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Syn 498 - Wein vs Saibot PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Touch This. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Santo Cristo's choice of entrance music: Que país é esse?. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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179 lbs
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165 lbs
11 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell throws a hook but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo is out of range.
De Santo Cristo ducks under a wild hook from Burrell .
Burrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from De Santo Cristo misses its intended target.
It looked like Burrell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo has managed to clinch.
De Santo Cristo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Santo Cristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Santo Cristo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Santo Cristo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Burrell takes a shot to the head.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell is trying to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from De Santo Cristo misses the target.
Burrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Santo Cristo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burrell .
De Santo Cristo dives in and grabs Burrell 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burrell pushes down on De Santo Cristo's head and hops out.
De Santo Cristo instigates a clinch.
Burrell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but De Santo Cristo avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burrell s head.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Santo Cristo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burrell controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De Santo Cristo manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell is looking to reverse the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Burrell 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
De Santo Cristo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by De Santo Cristo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Santo Cristo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burrell is working hard here to advance position.
De Santo Cristo wants to control but Burrell is keeping him busy.
De Santo Cristo working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on De Santo Cristo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
De Santo Cristo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Burrell is pushing De Santo Cristo's head away, looking to escape. De Santo Cristo manages to hold on to the position though.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position but Burrell is working away.
Burrell stops De Santo Cristo from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is putting a hurting on Burrell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Burrell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Santo Cristo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Santo Cristo working the head and body with strikes.
De Santo Cristo winds up and cracks Burrell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo thows a huge punch but Burrell dodges it nicely.
Burrell is doing well to control the position and prevent De Santo Cristo from advancing to side control.
Burrell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
De Santo Cristo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is trying to push De Santo Cristo away but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Santo Cristo misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Burrell regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santo Cristo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burrell controls De Santo Cristo momentarily but De Santo Cristo frees himself.
De Santo Cristo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burrell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Santo Cristo is looking to work some ground and pound but Burrell has wrist control.
Burrell trying to control the position.
De Santo Cristo stands up over Burrell , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao De Santo Cristo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Santo Cristo lands with an uppercut that bounces Burrell off the cage and back into range.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
De Santo Cristo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burrell slips a straight right by De Santo Cristo.
Burrell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burrell looks for the body kick but De Santo Cristo saw that one coming.
De Santo Cristo rushes Burrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burrell wants to get back to striking at distance but De Santo Cristo won't allow it.
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Burrell controls the action.
De Santo Cristo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Santo Cristo scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santo Cristo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Santo Cristo tries a body shot but Burrell blocks it.
Burrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo throws a lazy right hand but Burrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo moves into range and clinches up with Burrell .
Burrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Santo Cristo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrell .
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
Burrell with a knee to the head.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Burrell .
De Santo Cristo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Burrell after a bit of a struggle.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Santo Cristo avoids it.
De Santo Cristo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
Burrell tries to work over De Santo Cristo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Santo Cristo is keeping busy.
De Santo Cristo lands a right hand.
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Santo Cristo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burrell 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Santo Cristo moves away.
Burrell misses with a hook.
Burrell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Santo Cristo.
Burrell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Santo Cristo misses with a two punch combination.
De Santo Cristo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burrell has time to react.
Burrell is rocked!
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santo Cristo.
Oh Burrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick from De Santo Cristo.
Burrell gets tackled into the cage by De Santo Cristo. De Santo Cristo maintains the clinch.
Burrell seems to have got his legs back now.
Burrell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Burrell .
Burrell trying to stall but De Santo Cristo improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santo Cristo controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown.
Stanley Burrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Burrell .
De Santo Cristo has hold of one of Burrell 's legs. Burrell is fighting the takedown attempt but De Santo Cristo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo postures up.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burrell working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is standing up over Burrell . Burrell looks to escape but De Santo Cristo dives into side control.
Burrell wants to control but De Santo Cristo postures up.
Burrell bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Burrell misses with a looping left.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrell looks to throw the jab but De Santo Cristo is out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Santo Cristo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jab from De Santo Cristo.
Burrell throws a big shot that misses.
De Santo Cristo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but Burrell moves out of range.
Burrell throws a big shot that misses.
De Santo Cristo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Santo Cristo throws a leg kick
and Burrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao De Santo Cristo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Santo Cristo delivers a nice body kick.
Burrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Santo Cristo.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santo Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Santo Cristo moves away.
Burrell slaps away a takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burrell wants to slow De Santo Cristo down by chopping away at his legs.
Burrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by De Santo Cristo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell throws a lazy right hand but De Santo Cristo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Burrell .
The crowd cheers as De Santo Cristo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burrell doesn't seem phased though.
De Santo Cristo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell throws a body shot but no joy.
De Santo Cristo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Santo Cristo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burrell momentarily.
De Santo Cristo looks to clinch
and Burrell counters with a nice body shot.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and pushes Burrell back into the cage.
Burrell can't break the clinch.
De Santo Cristo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burrell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Santo Cristo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stanley Burrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joao De Santo Cristo.
Burrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Burrell breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Burrell .
Burrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Santo Cristo throws out the jab.
Burrell lands with a shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo lands with an overhand left.
De Santo Cristo takes the fight into the clinch.
Stanley Burrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo has picked Burrell up - he's going for a ride! De Santo Cristo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Burrell has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but De Santo Cristo is on him like a limpet, forcing Burrell back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burrell is looking to break free of the clinch but De Santo Cristo has double underhooks.
De Santo Cristo is working for takedown but Burrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Santo Cristo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burrell s head.
Burrell tries to circle away but De Santo Cristo has him pinned against the cage.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Burrell avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by De Santo Cristo.
Burrell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Santo Cristo goes for a takedown attempt but Burrell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Santo Cristo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell loads up on a big right hand but De Santo Cristo slips the punch.
De Santo Cristo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burrell .
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santo Cristo.
Burrell misses with a low kick.
Burrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo blocks a jab.
Burrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burrell throws a lazy body kick
and De Santo Cristo counters with a stiff right hand.
De Santo Cristo feints and then cracks Burrell 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burrell down.
De Santo Cristo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burrell 's head.
De Santo Cristo rushes Burrell and presses him up against the cage.
De Santo Cristo is working for takedown but Burrell is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Santo Cristo blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by De Santo Cristo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo is defended easily by Burrell .
De Santo Cristo gets a clinch.
Burrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Santo Cristo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burrell 's elbow.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch to the body.
De Santo Cristo pushes Burrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Santo Cristo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Santo Cristo has Burrell pressed against the cage, preventing Burrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burrell breaks the clinch.
Burrell missing with a left hand there. De Santo Cristo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell 's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Santo Cristo under the eye.
Burrell 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao De Santo Cristo.
Well De Santo Cristo 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
A victorious Joao De Santo Cristo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen You Could Be Mine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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171 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiddi.
Kiddi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiddi works the jab nicely.
Kiddi misses the shot to the body.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kiddi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose lands with a right hand.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Kiddi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kiddi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kiddi tries to clinch up.
Kiddi thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws the left hand but Kiddi avoids the punch easily.
Kiddi with a nice cross.
Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiddi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiddi 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.
Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiddi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Axl Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kiddi lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Kiddi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Kiddi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiddi misses with a looping right.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiddi steps away.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Kiddi persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi staying out of range there.
Kiddi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Kiddi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiddi.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rose throws a low kick but Kiddi moves out of range easily.
Kiddi feinted with a counter takedown.
Kiddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiddi.
Rose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiddi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiddi tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose slips a jab and a cross from Kiddi.
Kiddi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rose avoids the head kick by Kiddi.
Rose moves out of range as Kiddi throws a body kick.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiddi 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.
Kiddi throws a push kick but Rose slaps the foot to one side.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Rose throws out a counter right but Kiddi avoids it with no problem.
Kiddi closes the distance and clinches.
Kiddi tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Kiddi misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiddi tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Kiddi back against the cage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Kiddi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiddi swings widly with a right hand
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiddi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiddi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rose misses with a hook.
Kiddi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiddi throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Kiddi lands a slapping body shot.
Kiddi feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Kiddi throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose thumps Kiddi with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Galdra Kiddi's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiddi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose blocks a head kick by Kiddi.
Kiddi jabs at Rose's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
That's time! Kiddi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kiddi misses with a kick to the body.
Kiddi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiddi tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Kiddi throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Kiddi lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Kiddi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kiddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Kiddi moved out of range.
Kiddi lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Kiddi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roses head.
Rose blocks a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Rose.
A head punch on the inside from Kiddi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiddi.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiddi lands a shoulder strike.
Kiddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Kiddi tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiddi throws a body kick that misses
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose checks a low kick from Kiddi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Galdra Kiddi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kiddi is able to avoid easily.
Rose on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiddi tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Kiddi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rose at a distance.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Kiddi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Kiddi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Kiddi tries to counter with a takedown but Rose is quick to defend against it.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiddi can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Kiddi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rose throws a leg kick which misses Kiddi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiddi tries to avoid it.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiddi counters with a takedown into side control.
Rose struggling a bit here.
Kiddi throws an elbow but Rose slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rose takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Rose's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rose taking a bit of punishment here - Kiddi scoring with strikes.
Rose manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kiddi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose fails to move to back control.
Kiddi working to try and regain half guard.
Rose avoids the attempt from Kiddi to control.
Kiddi is looking to get to half guard.
Kiddi tries to lock up and control but Rose gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kiddi working to try and regain half guard.
Rose wants to finish this one by submission but Kiddi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rose.
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 Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
That's time! Kiddi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Rose smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kiddi is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Kiddi.
Kiddi swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Kiddi throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose drops Kiddi with a naaaaasty hook - Kiddi is in real trouble here! Rose dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axl Rose!
Axl Rose bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by country boy. Falcao has chosen Charon - Sorrow Song as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Falcao!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Landry misses.
Falcao throws out a loose jab but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry misses with a combination
and Falcao counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Landry!
Landry is looking to reverse the position.
Falcao in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Landry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Falcao in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Falcao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falcao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Landry keeps working.
Falcao is trying to get an arm triangle but Landry is defending well.
Falcao working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Landry takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Falcao is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Landry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Landry is not content to let Falcao control the position.
Landry wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry is trying to improve his position.
Landry is trying to control Falcao's posture but Falcao avoids it.
Falcao tries to score with some ground and pound. Landry controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Landry is trying to get back to half guard.
Landry is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Falcao is controlling him well.
Landry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry is not content to let Falcao control the position.
Landry tries to buck Falcao off but Falcao is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry is trying to control Falcao's posture but Falcao avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Falcao seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Landry is trying to improve his position.
Falcao throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Landry works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Landry moves into full guard.
Landry is pulling down on Falcao's head to control his posture.
Landry is trying to control the position but Falcao postures up.
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.
Falcao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Falcao with a nice head shot there.
Landry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Falcao manages to get himself to full guard.
Falcao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Landry tries to stand but Falcao is controlling from the bottom.
Landry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falcao is keeping the position for now.
Landry wants to stand but Falcao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Landry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Falcao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Landry has managed to get both his arms back between Falcao's legs - danger averted.
Falcao keeping moving, preventing Landry from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Falcao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Landry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falcao's hands.
Falcao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falcao misses with a looping right.
Landry jabs Falcao right on the nose. Falcao blinks but takes it well.
Landry with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcao.
Landry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Landry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Falcao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Landry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Falcao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landry stuffs the takedown attempt from Falcao. Falcao gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Falcao connects with a leg kick. Landry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Falcao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Landry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Falcao both land. Nice combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Landry checks a leg kick.
Landry feints and then cracks Falcao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao down.
Falcao throws a hook but Landry avoids it easily.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landry cracks Falcao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Landry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry throws a leg kick but Falcao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Falcao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry connects with the punch.
Landry lands a really nice looking cross but Falcao seems unphased.
Falcao throws a leg kick but Landry checks it.
A combination from Landry does no damage.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Falcao.
Falcao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cletus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Falcao.
Landry throws a hook but Falcao blocks it.
Falcao is looking to score with low kicks.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Falcao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cletus Landry is winning the standup battle so far.
Landry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws a leg kick but Landry checks it.
Landry connects with the punch.
Falcao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Falcao tries to get set, Landry tries to push him back and clinch up but Falcao manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Landry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Falcao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick from Landry.
Falcao looks to land a body kick but Landry moved away.
Landry slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Landry. That snapped Falcao's head back.
Falcao checks a leg kick.
Landry throws a leg kick but Falcao checks it.
Falcao missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Falcao on the side of the head.
Landry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao connects with a solid leg kick.
Landry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landry throws a leg kick
and Falcao counters with a three punch combo that has Landry backing up. Landry nods at Falcao to acknowledge the strikes.
Falcao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circle momentarily. Landry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Landry lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circling - Landry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landry misses with a straight right.
Landry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Landry looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Falcao passes into half guard.
Falcao scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry wants to control but Falcao is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Landry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Falcao misses with a straight right.
Landry tries to counter by clinching up but Falcao breaks away and moves out of range.
Falcao throws a hook but Landry blocks it.
Landry scores with a leg kick.
Landry cracks a nice hook into Falcao's ribs.
Landry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
As Falcao looks to move away, Landry throws a big counter combo but Falcao just gets out of the way.
Falcao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Falcao misses with a hook.
Landry cracks Falcao with a good jab.
Falcao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Landry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Landry misses with a straight right.
Landry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Landry throws a hook but Falcao avoids it easily.
Falcao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Landry is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falcao throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Falcao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Landry scores with a punch to the head.
Landry rushes Falcao and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falcao.
Falcao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Falcao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Landry or not.
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Falcao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao blocks the elbow strike.
Landry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falcao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Landry throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to Landry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Landry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Falcao's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Landry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Falcao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Landry.
Falcao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Landry lands an overhand right.
Landry throws a series of punches but Falcao avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Landry.
Landry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Falcao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Landry.
A head kick misses from Falcao.
Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Landry misses the target.
The fighters circling - Landry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcao dodges the punch combination from Landry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Landry throws a combination. Falcao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Landry darts in trying to clinch
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab.
Landry throws a leg kick
and Falcao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Landry lands a nice shot that snaps Falcao's head back.
Falcao misses the jab.
Landry throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Landry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landry misses with a looping right.
Landry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Landry misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Landry blocking some punches.
Falcao scores with a shoulder strike.
Falcao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Falcao pushes Landry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Falcao lands a right hand.
Landry tries a body shot but Falcao blocks it.
Falcao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao can't break the clinch.
Falcao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falcao.
Falcao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Landry obliges.
Landry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Landry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Falcao wants to get back to striking at distance but Landry won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus Landry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Landry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Landry!
A victorious Cletus Landry 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Icky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wrecking Ball. This should be fireworks!
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Icky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Artie DeVanzo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icky cracks DeVanzo with an open hand slap.
Icky throws a low kick, looking for DeVanzo's leg but DeVanzo calmly moves out of range.
DeVanzo 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.
DeVanzo slips under a jab.
DeVanzo misses with a body kick.
DeVanzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Icky counters with a straight right hand.
Icky checks a low kick from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Icky throws out a loose jab but DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeVanzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Icky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Icky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and DeVanzo is able to avoid easily.
Icky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Icky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on DeVanzo. That did some damage!
DeVanzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Icky swings away with a body shot that misses
and DeVanzo counters with a thumping low kick.
DeVanzo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ricky Icky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from DeVanzo does no damage.
DeVanzo misses with a head kick.
DeVanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Icky.
Jab by Icky.
Icky scores with a leg kick.
Ricky Icky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Icky tries to land a front kick but DeVanzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeVanzo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Icky misses with a right hand
and DeVanzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Icky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Icky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeVanzo missing with a left hand there. Icky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Icky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Icky throws a looping overhand right but DeVanzo ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icky looks for the body kick but DeVanzo saw that one coming.
DeVanzo ducks under a wild hook from Icky.
Icky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo staying out of range there.
Icky ducks under a wild hook from DeVanzo.
Icky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeVanzo unleashes a big counter combination but Icky bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Icky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crunch! Icky slams his shin into DeVanzo's torso.
Icky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeVanzo.
And DeVanzo tries to counter it with a takedown but Icky pushes his down on his head and steps out.
DeVanzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Icky. Beautiful body shot.
Icky throws a leg kick which misses DeVanzo's front leg but catches the back leg as DeVanzo tries to avoid it.
DeVanzo connects with a jab.
DeVanzo with a poor takedown
and Icky counters with a stiff right hand.
Icky throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Icky finds it's target.
Icky loads up on a big right hand but DeVanzo slips the punch.
Icky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and DeVanzo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Icky controlling the position for now.
Icky is trying to stand back up but DeVanzo is controlling him
DeVanzo thows a huge punch but Icky dodges it nicely.
Icky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeVanzo is in close to Icky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Icky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Icky is trying to keep DeVanzo in close.
DeVanzo is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
DeVanzo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
DeVanzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Icky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Icky dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Icky circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Icky lands.
DeVanzo throws a series of punches but Icky avoids them all with ease.
Ricky Icky is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Icky. That snapped DeVanzo's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Icky.
Icky thows a leg kick but DeVanzo checks it
and DeVanzo counters with a one-two to the body.
DeVanzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Icky digs a good body shot into DeVanzo's ribs.
DeVanzo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Icky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeVanzo misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from DeVanzo. Icky shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Icky misses with a low kick as DeVanzo jumps back.
Icky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeVanzo can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Icky as he connects with a hook.
Icky with a hook.
DeVanzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
DeVanzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeVanzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
DeVanzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
DeVanzo misses with a hook
and Icky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Icky misses with a lunging right hand
and DeVanzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Icky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from DeVanzo finds it's way through Icky's defenses.
Icky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icky misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeVanzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Icky as he jumps to the side.
Icky throws a hook to the side of DeVanzo's head but DeVanzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like DeVanzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Icky. That snapped DeVanzo's head back.
DeVanzo slips under a jab.
Icky connects with a looping right hand.
Icky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeVanzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Icky counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeVanzo's knee momentarily.
Icky falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeVanzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeVanzo ducks under a wild hook from Icky.
Icky throws a body shot but no joy.
Icky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVanzo manages to avoid it.
DeVanzo scores with a jab to the head.
Icky moves out of range of the body kick.
Icky catches DeVanzo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Icky misses with a left hand
and DeVanzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeVanzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Icky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
DeVanzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Icky tries a head kick but it misses.
And DeVanzo tries to counter it with a takedown but Icky pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Icky.
DeVanzo feints a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Icky.
DeVanzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Icky connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icky misses with a hook.
DeVanzo throws out a powerful jab.
Icky tries to land a front kick but DeVanzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeVanzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Icky should have avoided that one.
Icky is looking to slow DeVanzo down with leg kicks.
DeVanzo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
DeVanzo throws a hook to the side of Icky's head but Icky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Icky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Icky.
DeVanzo lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Icky dominated that second round.
That's time! Icky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Icky checks a leg kick nicely.
Icky thows a leg kick but DeVanzo checks it
and DeVanzo counters with a single leg into guard. Icky didn't expect that.
DeVanzo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
DeVanzo wants to control from the top but Icky keeps moving.
Icky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Icky is trying to keep DeVanzo in close.
Icky being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVanzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Icky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo trying to control but Icky is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
DeVanzo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Icky tries to land a leg kick but DeVanzo saw it coming and moves away.
DeVanzo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from DeVanzo misses
and Icky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Icky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Icky misses with a low kick.
Icky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo misses with a head kick.
DeVanzo blocks a jab.
Icky dips to his left and cracks DeVanzo with an uppercut!
Icky tries to score with a low kick but DeVanzo moves his leg out of the way.
Icky tried to score with a low kick but DeVanzo checks it.
DeVanzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Icky throws a leg kick which misses DeVanzo's front leg but catches the back leg as DeVanzo tries to avoid it.
DeVanzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
DeVanzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Icky counters with a nice body kick.
Icky moves out of range as DeVanzo throws a body kick.
Icky throws a low kick but DeVanzo avoids it.
DeVanzo throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Icky misses with a combination
and DeVanzo counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo moves forwards but Icky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
DeVanzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Icky's hands.
DeVanzo lands with a kick to the temple. Icky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Icky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
DeVanzo thows a leg kick but Icky checks it
and Icky counters with a good low kick that DeVanzo was not able to check.
DeVanzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Icky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Icky misses.
DeVanzo throws a wild body kick that Icky sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of DeVanzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
DeVanzo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Icky is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icky misses with an uppercut.
Icky throws a body punch but DeVanzo moves out of range.
Icky misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeVanzo.
Icky fires out a quick counter leg kick but DeVanzo just manages to avoid it.
Icky scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeVanzo in his tracks.
DeVanzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Icky counters with a straight right hand.
Icky throws a leg kick
and DeVanzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Icky moves away from the strike by DeVanzo.
Icky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeVanzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Icky throws a lazy uppercut
and DeVanzo counters with a thumping low kick.
DeVanzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Icky counters with a three punch combo that has DeVanzo backing up. DeVanzo nods at Icky to acknowledge the strikes.
Artie DeVanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Ricky Icky.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Icky, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Icky!
An out of breath Ricky Icky thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Artie DeVanzo spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: South Texas Death Ride. Dean Corll is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
200 lbs
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193 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Dean Corll!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll takes one to the chin there.
Corll avoids the head kick by Decimus Meridius.
Corll blocks a head kick by Decimus Meridius.
Corll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up but Corll circles away and keeps his distance.
Corll takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Decimus Meridius doesn't manage to clinch there - Corll circles away.
Decimus Meridius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Corll.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Decimus Meridius avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Corll misses with a body punch.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Decimus Meridius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Decimus Meridius misses with the head strike.
Corll misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Corll misses with the head strike.
Corll tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corll.
Decimus Meridius scores with a shot to the side of Corll's head.
Corll blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Decimus Meridius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius is leaning against Corll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Corll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corll tries a body shot but Decimus Meridius blocks it.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Corll scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corll.
Corll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll misses with a punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Decimus Meridius prevents a body shot from Corll.
Corll is leaning against Decimus Meridius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Decimus Meridius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corlls head.
Corll works on Decimus Meridius's body with a couple of short punches.
Corll throws a head punch that misses.
Corll lands with a light punch inside.
Corll gets through Decimus Meridius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
Corll lands with a short shot to the head.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimus Meridius's elbow.
Corll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Decimus Meridiuss head.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus Meridius controls his hands.
Corll prevents a body shot from Decimus Meridius.
Corll throws a punch but it's blocked by Decimus Meridius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corll throws a head punch that misses.
Corll lands with a right to the head.
Decimus Meridius lands an uppercut.
Decimus Meridius stalling in the clinch but Corll improves position.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll working aggressively here.
Corll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Decimus Meridius's elbow.
Corll throws a head punch that misses.
Corll swings wildly with an uppercut but Decimus Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimus Meridius wants to stall.
Decimus Meridius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decimus Meridius lands a left hand.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Corll.
Decimus Meridius working aggressively here.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corll - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Corll lands with a left to the head.
Decimus Meridius gets through Corll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimus Meridius stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll.
Decimus Meridius prevents a body shot from Corll.
Corll has Decimus Meridius pushed against the cage.
Decimus Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
Decimus Meridius lands with a light punch inside.
Decimus Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corll blocking some punches.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus Meridius controls his hands.
Decimus Meridius taking a breather.
Decimus Meridius pressing his opponent against the cage.
Corll misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Corll will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Decimus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decimus Meridius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Decimus Meridius throws a leg kick but Corll checks it.
Decimus Meridius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corll's hands.
Corll misses with a head kick.
Decimus Meridius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decimus Meridius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maximus Decimus Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decimus Meridius just misses with a punch to the body.
Corll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corll throws a head kick that misses.
Corll moves out of range as Decimus Meridius strikes.
Corll feints a counter leg kick.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up but Corll circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Corll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decimus Meridius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corll counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corll misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Decimus Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Corll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Decimus Meridius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corll goes for a takedown in the clinch but Decimus Meridius prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corll looking to slow down the pace here.
Corll can't find room to land a body shot as Decimus Meridius controls the action.
Decimus Meridius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decimus Meridius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll wants to take the fight to the mat but Decimus Meridius manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Corll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Decimus Meridius throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Corll.
Dean Corll seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corll misses with a punch on the inside.
Corll swings wildly with an uppercut but Decimus Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll lands a body punch.
Corll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll lands a left hand.
Corll pushes Decimus Meridius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll.
Decimus Meridius blocks a body shot from Corll.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Corll struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus Meridius controls his hands.
Decimus Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Corll.
Decimus Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Decimus Meridius fails to land.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corll is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Decimus Meridius is defending well.
Maximus Decimus Meridius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Corll.
Corll misses with some punches.
Decimus Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Corll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corll tries to throw a body punch but Decimus Meridius avoids it by throwing Corll back against the cage.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Decimus Meridius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Decimus Meridius.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Decimus Meridius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corll misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Decimus Meridius.
Corll stalling in the clinch but Decimus Meridius improves position.
Decimus Meridius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius misses with the head strike.
Corll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corll prevents a body shot from Decimus Meridius.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Decimus Meridius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimus Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decimus Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corll misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corll.
Corll tries to work over Decimus Meridius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Maximus Decimus Meridius will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot by Corll.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch but Corll moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corll! But no joy.
Decimus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Corll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decimus Meridius throws a nice looking combination but Corll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corll appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maximus Decimus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimus Meridius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corll's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decimus Meridius under the eye.
It looks like Maximus Decimus Meridius has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Decimus Meridius is predictable there
and Corll comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Decimus Meridius stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Corll is on him like rabid pit bull! Decimus Meridius slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Corll!
Dean Corll decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Son. Donowitz has chosen JEW FLOW as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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39
153 lbs
36 - 22 - 2 |
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148 lbs
32 - 13 - 0 |
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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
36 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Anders misses
and Donowitz counters by moving into the clinch.
Donowitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donowitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz is leaning against Anders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Donowitz controls the action.
Anders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anders.
A right handed body shot lands from Anders.
Anders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders breaks from the clinch.
Anders misses with a looping left.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Donowitz.
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donowitz swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
Anders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anders throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a nice body shot.
Nice jab there from Anders.
Anders checks a leg kick nicely.
Donowitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz wants to land a leg kick but Anders is out of range.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Anders.
Donowitz rushes Anders and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donowitz throws a poor cross that misses
letting Anders counter with a right hand.
Anders throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anders doesn't manage to clinch there - Donowitz circles away.
A leg kick checked by Anders.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Anders.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Anders moves his leg out of the way.
Anders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anders throws a good cross that connects.
Donowitz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donowitz thinking.
Donowitz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anders wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Anders blocks a jab.
Anders fires out a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a jab.
Anders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Anders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Donowitz finds it's way through Anders's defenses.
Anders misses the jab.
Anders throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Anders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donowitz throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Anders is predictable there
and Donowitz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anders really felt that one!
Donowitz rushes Anders and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anders prevents a body shot from Donowitz.
Anders prevents a body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donowitz's elbow.
Anders throws a head punch that misses.
Anders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donowitz has him pressed against the cage.
Donowitz tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donowitz has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Anders blocking some punches.
Anders lands with a left to the head.
Anders is trying to force a seperation but Donowitz has the dominant position.
Anders tries to circle away but Donowitz has him pinned against the cage.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Donowitz controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Anders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anders blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donowitz slips a straight right by Anders.
Donowitz throws a body kick that misses
and Anders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anders feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donowitz closes the distance and clinches.
Anders tries a body shot but Donowitz blocks it.
Donowitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anders lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anders.
Anders blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders misses with a punch on the inside.
Donowitz works on Anders's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz blocks an uppercut.
Anders blocks an uppercut.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anders misses with a knee to the head.
Donowitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donowitz prevents Anders from breaking the clinch.
Anders blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
Donowitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anders pushes off an throws an elbow but Donowitz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anders takes a shot to the head.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donowitz gets through Anders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anders misses with the head strike.
Donowitz lands with a light punch inside.
Donowitz pushes Anders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donowitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Donowitz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anders.
Abraham Donowitz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Anders fails to land.
Anders misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
Donowitz tries to pull guard but Anders holds him up against the cage and eventually Donowitz drops back down to his feet.
Anders tries to break the clinch but Donowitz is controlling the position.
Donowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anders connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donowitz's face.
Donowitz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with some punches.
Donowitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Anders misses with the head strike.
Donowitz tries to work over Anders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz blocks an uppercut.
Donowitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anders is trying to break the clinch but Donowitz has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Anders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donowitz misses with a body punch.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Anders swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Donowitz cracks Anders with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Donowitz controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Donowitz moves out of range as Anders throws a body kick.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Anders. Beautiful body shot.
Ingemar Anders is winning the standup battle so far.
Anders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donowitz. That did some damage!
Anders lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donowitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donowitz clinches up with Anders and pushes him back against the cage.
Anders throws a punch but it's blocked by Donowitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anders takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Anders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 looks to land a body kick but Anders moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anders.
Donowitz tries to land a leg kick but Anders saw it coming and moves away.
Donowitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anders jabs Donowitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Anders fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donowitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donowitz throws an off balance right hand
and Anders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donowitz rushes Anders and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anders is trying to break free.
Anders blocking some punches.
Anders takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donowitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Donowitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donowitz keeps control of Anders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donowitz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anders gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anders breaks from the clinch.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Donowitz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donowitz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donowitz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donowitz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donowitz wants to counter with a clinch but Anders pushes him away.
Donowitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Anders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donowitz avoids a kick to the body.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Anders is predictable there
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anders throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a hook but Anders blocks it.
Donowitz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anders moves forwards but Donowitz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Donowitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donowitz tries to clinch but Anders moves away
and Anders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anders tries to score with a low kick but Donowitz moves his leg out of the way.
Anders misses the body punch
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donowitz closes the distance and clinches.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Ingemar Anders.
I think Donowitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pandahammer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heart - Alone. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandahammer ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Pandahammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A good leg kick by Pandahammer.
Carr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandahammer.
Carr looks to throw the jab but Pandahammer is out of range.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.
Pandahammer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Pandahammer 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.
Carr swings for the body but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Carr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Carr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Pandahammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandahammer lands a really nice looking cross but Carr seems unphased.
Carr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carr throws a looping overhand right but Pandahammer ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Pandahammer misses its target.
Pandahammer slips a jab from Carr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr misses with a hook.
Carr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Pandahammer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandahammer moves away from the strike by Carr.
Carr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Grigol Pandahammer has been cut.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandahammer stuns Carr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pandahammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carr throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pandahammer.
Pandahammer lands a body shot.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It appears Pandahammer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carr misses with a left hand
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Carr misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandahammer. Carr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer throws a sloppy head kick and Carr moves out of range easily.
Pandahammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pandahammer with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandahammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Carr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carr lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandahammer's head.
Pandahammer is looking to wear down Carr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Carr with a hook.
Pandahammer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carr on the side of the head.
Carr throws a looping overhand right but Pandahammer ducks down to avoid it.
Pandahammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carr.
Carr digs a good hook to Pandahammer's body.
Pandahammer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carr checks it well.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carr was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cornelius Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Pandahammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pandahammer's head backwards.
Pandahammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab, jab by Carr - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.
Pandahammer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandahammer slips under a jab.
Pandahammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carr.
Carr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Pandahammer slips the punch.
Pandahammer works the jab nicely.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Pandahammer moved out of range nicely.
Carr throws a right and a left that Pandahammer avoids nicely.
Carr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pandahammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Carr misses with an uppercut.
As Carr backs away, Pandahammer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good shot there by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws an overhand right that lands on Carr's shoulder, as Carr tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carr blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandahammer.
Carr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandahammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pandahammer misses the body punch
and Carr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carr throws a hook but Pandahammer blocks it.
Pandahammer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Carr misses.
Pandahammer walks into a jab.
Carr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left and a right from Pandahammer both land. Nice combination.
Carr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carr looks to land a right hand but Pandahammer moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandahammer jabs Carr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pandahammer throws a looping overhand right but Carr ducks down to avoid it.
Pandahammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pandahammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cornelius Carr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carr misses with an uppercut.
Carr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pandahammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Pandahammer cracks the inside of Carr's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Carr.
Pandahammer throws a front kick that sends Carr stumbling back into the cage.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Pandahammer moved out of range nicely.
Pandahammer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carr just manages to avoid it.
Pandahammer needs to keep his hands up - Carr had a free shot at his head there.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Carr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carr.
Carr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandahammer, right into the meat.
Carr moves into the clinch.
Carr cracks Pandahammer with a nice body shot.
Carr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pandahammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pandahammer's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pandahammer prevents a body shot from Carr.
Pandahammer has a couple of punches blocked by Carr.
Pandahammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pandahammer wants to break free but Carr has control.
Carr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carr pushes Pandahammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carr manages to break the clinch.
Carr misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandahammer. That's going to slow Carr down.
Carr thuds his right hand into Pandahammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pandahammer misses with a wild body shot.
Carr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Pandahammer misses its target.
Carr throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandahammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pandahammer scores with a leg kick.
Pandahammer looks for the body kick but Carr saw that one coming.
Carr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandahammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carr.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
Carr needs to keep his hands up - Pandahammer had a free shot at his head there.
Carr thuds his right hand into Pandahammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pandahammer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandahammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carr.
Carr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandahammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pandahammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cornelius Carr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandahammer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pandahammer slips a jab from Carr.
Pandahammer tries to move into range but Carr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pandahammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carr.
Carr throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Carr.
Pandahammer walks into a straight right hand from Carr.
Pandahammer throws the kick towards the body but Carr avoids it.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Pandahammer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Good shot there by Carr.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Pandahammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pandahammer misses with a low kick.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Pandahammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pandahammer's hands.
Pandahammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandahammer throws a lazy right hand but Carr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandahammer ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Carr throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Pandahammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carr. Carr obviously looking to wear him down.
Carr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandahammer throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carr throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer'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.
Pandahammer thows a body kick. Carr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Pandahammer misses with a low kick.
Pandahammer looks to land a body kick but Carr moved away.
Carr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Pandahammer loads up on a big right hand but Carr slips the punch.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Pandahammer moved out of range nicely.
Pandahammer misses with a hook.
A jab from Carr finds it's way through Pandahammer's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer walks into a jab.
Pandahammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carr misses with a looping left.
Pandahammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carr misses the body punch
and Pandahammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Carr both land. Nice combination.
Carr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carr connects with a body shot.
Pandahammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pandahammer pushes Carr away with a front kick.
Pandahammer scores with a nice head shot.
Carr punishes Pandahammer's body with a nice straight punch.
Pandahammer 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.
Carr throws a right hand that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a low kick, right behind Carr 's knee.
Carr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pandahammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandahammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pandahammer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Carr. That snapped Pandahammer's head back.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
A little feinted left hand from Pandahammer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pandahammer misses with a left hand
and Carr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandahammer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carr.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carr.
Pandahammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Carr misses the jab.
Carr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandahammer works Carr's body with a nice hook.
Pandahammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Pandahammer.
Carr misses with a body punch
enabling Pandahammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Pandahammer moves away and avoids it.
Pandahammer is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Carr looks to land a combination but Pandahammer avoids it well.
A left and a right from Pandahammer both land. Nice combination.
Pandahammer lunges at Carr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carr's hand.
Pandahammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Pandahammer moves away and avoids it.
Carr throws a big shot that misses.
Pandahammer cracks Carr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandahammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Carr throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandahammer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pandahammer.
Carr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Pandahammer misses with a straight left.
Carr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Pandahammer.
Good work by Carr as he checks the leg kick.
Pandahammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carr manages to avoid it.
Carr missing with a left hand there. Pandahammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandahammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carr jabs Pandahammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carr jabs at Pandahammer's body.
Pandahammer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carr checks it well.
Carr throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandahammer lunges at Carr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carr's hand.
Carr misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Cornelius Carr just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carr scores with a body shot.
Carr misses with a straight left.
Pandahammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Carr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandahammer. Carr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carr misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Pandahammer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Carr throws a body punch but Pandahammer moves out of range.
A jab from Carr misses.
Pandahammer misses with a low kick.
Carr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pandahammer is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carr misses the jab.
Pandahammer tests Carr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pandahammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Pandahammer counters with a quick kick to the body but Carr blocks it.
Carr throws a body punch but Pandahammer moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandahammer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Carr throws a hook but Pandahammer blocks it.
Carr takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pandahammer loads up on a big right hand but Carr slips the punch.
Carr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carr was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carr.
Pandahammer slips under a jab from Carr.
Pandahammer tries to score with a low kick but Carr moves his leg out of the way.
Pandahammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Carr.
Pandahammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carr throws a jab when Pandahammer was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Pandahammer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Carr lands with a nice body punch.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Carr throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Carr misses.
Pandahammer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pandahammer.
Carr throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Pandahammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandahammer needs to keep his hands up - Carr had a free shot at his head there.
Pandahammer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pandahammer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr lunges at Pandahammer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pandahammer's hand.
Carr clinches up against the cage.
Pandahammer misses with some punches.
Carr lands a left hand.
Pandahammer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carr misses with a punch on the inside.
Carr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pandahammer manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Carr.
Pandahammer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Carr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandahammer.
Carr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Pandahammer misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Carr just misses with a punch to the body.
Carr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandahammer.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Pandahammer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Carr avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.
Carr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandahammer throws a jab when Carr was well out of range.
A cross from Carr lands.
Good leg kick by Pandahammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pandahammer avoids the body shot from Carr.
Pandahammer feints a jab promting Carr to slip. Pandahammer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jab from Carr.
Pandahammer avoids the body shot from Carr.
Carr takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carr just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandahammer is looking to counter punch.
Pandahammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carr. Carr obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carr. Pandahammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer defending well as Carr loads up on a big left hand.
Pandahammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carr looks to land a right hand but Pandahammer moved out of range.
Pandahammer is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Carr misses.
It looked like Pandahammer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carr.
Carr moves out of range of the leg kick from Pandahammer.
Carr moves away from the strike by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandahammer is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr throws a hook but Pandahammer blocks it.
Carr's corner calls for a 1-2. Carr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandahammer.
Carr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandahammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pandahammer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr wants to clinch but Pandahammer slips to the side
and Pandahammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carr thinking.
Nice body kick there by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandahammer. Carr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carr throws a body punch but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Carr slips under a jab from Pandahammer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pandahammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carr. That did some damage!
Carr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandahammer lands an overhand right.
Grigol Pandahammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr checks a low kick from Pandahammer.
A swing and a miss from Pandahammer.
Carr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandahammer.
Carr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Carr misses.
Pandahammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carr's head backwards.
Carr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Carr throws a looping overhand right but Pandahammer ducks down to avoid it.
Pandahammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carr doesn't seem bothered though.
Carr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pandahammer. Pandahammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Pandahammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carr throws a hook to the side of Pandahammer's head but Pandahammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandahammer lands with a nice body kick.
Carr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer throws a hook but Carr avoids it easily.
Pandahammer lands a nice looking body kick.
Carr misses with a jab to the body
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
Carr throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandahammer.
Carr lands a nice hook to Pandahammer's body. Pandahammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Carr misses.
Pandahammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
You can see that Carr has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Pandahammer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carr misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Pandahammer swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
Carr throws out a counter right but Pandahammer avoids it with no problem.
Pandahammer throws out a loose jab but Carr uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Pandahammer misses.
Carr lands a right hook to the body.
Carr scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pandahammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carr connects with a right hand. Pandahammer shakes it off.
Pandahammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carr lands a glancing blow to the side of Pandahammer's head.
A jab lands there for Pandahammer.
Nice defenses there by Pandahammer.
Carr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carr looks to land a right hand but Pandahammer moved out of range.
Carr digs a good hook to Pandahammer's body.
Carr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carr throws a hook to the side of Pandahammer's head but Pandahammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandahammer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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 Grigol Pandahammer.
Well Carr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cornelius Carr!
A victorious Cornelius Carr 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vivaldi's Winter. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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276 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bull Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Cross Furia!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hurley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cross Furia.
Hurley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Dante Cross Furia has been cut.
Cross Furia closes the distance and pushes Hurley back into the cage.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hurley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that Cross Furia 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.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Hurley breaks from the clinch.
Hurley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross Furia.
Hurley lands a jab to Cross Furia's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross Furia tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hurley throws a body punch but Cross Furia moves out of range.
Cross Furia tries to counter with a clinch but Hurley shakes him off and moves away.
Cross Furia moves out of range of the body kick from Hurley.
Hurley is looking to land body kicks.
Hurley throws a push kick but Cross Furia slaps the foot to one side.
Hurley misses with a body shot.
Cross Furia tries to counter with a clinch but Hurley shakes him off and moves away.
Cross Furia lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hurley staying out of range there.
Hurley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hurley tries to land a front kick but Cross Furia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cross Furia moves into the clinch successfully.
Cross Furia working aggressively here.
A short left from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Hurley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cross Furia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurley tries a body shot but Cross Furia blocks it.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Hurley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Hurley avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Hurley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross Furia avoids the damage to the body.
Cross Furia lands a nice shot to the body.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross Furia digs a right hand underneath Hurley's ribcage. Hurley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cross Furia.
Hurley has a couple of punches blocked by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
Cross Furia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Cross Furia avoids the damage to the body.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia avoiding damage as Hurley throws knees to the body.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but Cross Furia blocks it.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Cross Furia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hurley is breathing heavily.
Cross Furia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a body punch.
Cross Furia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cross Furia scores with a shot to the side of Hurley's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross Furia lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia avoiding damage as Hurley throws knees to the body.
Hurley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross Furia's elbow.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia scores with a shot to the side of Hurley's head.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hurleys head.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross Furia misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cross Furia avoiding damage as Hurley throws knees to the body.
Cross Furia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Cross Furia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Cross Furia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Cross Furia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cross Furia lands with an uppercut that bounces Hurley off the cage and back into range.
Hurley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hurley walks into a left hand.
Hurley is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Cross Furia blocks the low kick.
Cross Furia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hurley. Hurley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Hurley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cross Furia moves into the clinch.
Hurley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross Furia is defending well for now.
Hurley seems to have got his legs back now.
Dante Cross Furia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hurley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Hurley.
Hurley lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross Furia.
A right hand to the body from Cross Furia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross Furia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross Furia controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Cross Furia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Cross Furia tries to throw a body punch but Hurley avoids it by throwing Cross Furia back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Cross Furia.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
Hurley takes a shot to the head.
Hurley misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross Furia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
Hurley misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia has a couple of punches blocked by Hurley.
Cross Furia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a head punch that misses.
Cross Furia gets through Hurley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia prevents a body shot from Hurley.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
Hurley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cross Furia is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurley.
Hurley blocks a body shot from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurley.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Cross Furia fails to land.
Cross Furia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cross Furia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hurley lands with a left to the head.
Cross Furia tries to work over Hurley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
Cross Furia misses with some punches.
Hurley misses with a punch to the body.
Cross Furia tries a body shot but Hurley blocks it.
Hurley can't find room to land a body shot as Cross Furia controls the action.
Nice body punch from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia misses with the head strike.
Cross Furia lands with a light punch inside.
Hurley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cross Furia gets through Hurley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Cross Furia as the two fighters clinch.
Cross Furia lands with a light punch inside.
Cross Furia scores with a hook to the body.
Cross Furia tries to work over Hurley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross Furia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross Furia misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross Furia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross Furia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurley controls his hands.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Cross Furia on the inside.
Cross Furia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cross Furia lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands with a light punch inside.
Cross Furia lands a shoulder strike.
Cross Furia pushes Hurley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross Furia presses Hurley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Cross Furia.
Cross Furia lands a nice uppercut.
Cross Furia lands a big right hand that drops Hurley! The killer instinct kicks in and Cross Furia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cross Furia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cross Furia!
An out of breath Dante Cross Furia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rumlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford misses with a two punch combination.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Rutherford's head coaches at The Charles Martel School of Greatness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rumlow throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rumlow.
Rumlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutherford is just out of range.
Rumlow throws a sloppy head kick and Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Rumlow throws a sloppy head kick and Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Rutherford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutherford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumlow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutherford lands a really nice looking cross but Rumlow seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Rumlow scores with the left hand. Rutherford knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab by Rutherford.
Rumlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutherford blocks a leg kick.
Rumlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutherford's sensitive parts.
Rumlow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rutherford is able to avoid easily.
Rutherford throws a good cross that connects.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rumlow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutherford.
Rumlow lands with an overhand left.
Rutherford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brock Rumlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rutherford finds it's way through Rumlow's defenses.
Rutherford connects with a body shot that sends Rumlow's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumlow lands with a nice body kick.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Rumlow's shoulder, as Rumlow tries to avoid the shot.
Rumlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands an overhand right.
Rutherford connects with a nice looking jab.
Rumlow throws a body punch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rumlow misses with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a nice body kick.
Rumlow throws a jab when Rutherford was well out of range.
Rumlow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rumlow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rutherford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rumlow throws a combination that misses
and Rutherford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Rumlow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rumlow is looking to land body kicks.
Rumlow gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumlow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rumlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutherford lands a shot to the body.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
Rumlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumlow lands with a light punch inside.
Rutherford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow lands with a short shot to the head.
Rumlow takes a shot to the head.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutherford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rutherford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rumlow cracks the inside of Rutherford's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutherford.
Rumlow throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Rumlow connects with a solid leg kick.
Rumlow 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.
Rutherford takes one to the side of the head.
Rumlow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutherford is looking to counter punch.
Rutherford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rumlow can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutherford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rumlow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutherford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rumlow.
Rumlow has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rutherford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rutherford.
Rumlow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Rutherford slams his shin into Rumlow's torso.
Rumlow motions for Rutherford to come forward. Rumlow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford throws a low kick, looking for Rumlow's leg but Rumlow calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body. Rumlow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Rumlow is just out of range.
Rutherford jabs at Rumlow's body.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rumlow is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Rumlow is predictable there
and Rumlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutherford checks a low kick from Rumlow.
Rutherford scores with a nice head shot.
Rumlow looks for the body kick but Rutherford saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rumlow.
Rutherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Rutherford moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rutherford. That one must have hurt.
Rumlow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutherford quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rumlow tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rutherford - that will leave a mark!
Rumlow connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rumlow manages to avoid it.
Good work by Rumlow as he checks the leg kick.
Rutherford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rumlow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rumlow flicks out a counter leg kick but Rutherford steps away.
A combination from Rutherford does no damage.
Rutherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Rumlow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rutherford cracks the inside of Rumlow's front leg.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
Rumlow misses with a low kick.
Rutherford tried to counter with a leg kick but Rumlow avoided it.
Rutherford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Rumlow's shoulder, as Rumlow tries to avoid the shot.
Rutherford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rumlow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rumlow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rutherford - the referee stops the clock and Rumlow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rutherford. Rumlow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rumlow.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Rumlow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rutherford's head.
Donk. Rumlow catches Rutherford right on the button with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Rumlow is just out of range.
Rutherford throws an off balance right hand
and Rumlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rumlow cracks Rutherford with an open hand slap.
Rumlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rumlow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rumlow throws a leg kick
and Rutherford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steven Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutherford throws a push kick but Rumlow slaps the foot to one side.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Rumlow tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Rutherford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rumlow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutherford swings widly with a right hand
and Rumlow counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rutherford. That snapped Rumlow's head back.
Rutherford lands a really nice looking cross but Rumlow seems unphased.
Rumlow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow tries to score with a low kick but Rutherford moves his leg out of the way.
Rumlow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutherford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Rutherford.
Rumlow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rutherford.
Rumlow blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford 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.
Rumlow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Rumlow is predictable there
and Rutherford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford throws a hook but Rumlow blocks it.
Rutherford fakes the leg kick and cracks Rumlow in the body.
Rumlow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rumlow misses with a few strikes there.
And Rutherford counters with a quick kick to the body but Rumlow blocks it.
Rumlow throws a body shot but no joy.
Rumlow connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Rumlow.
Both fighters circling a little - Rumlow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rumlow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rumlow blocks the body kick.
Rumlow ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Rumlow connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumlow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rutherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow misses with a low kick as Rutherford jumps back.
Rumlow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutherford loads up on a big right hand but Rumlow slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutherford as he connects with a hook.
Rumlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
As Rumlow backs away, Rutherford returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Rumlow misses.
Rumlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a straight right.
Rutherford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rumlow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutherford feints and then cracks Rumlow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rumlow down.
Rumlow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutherford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rutherford fakes the leg kick and cracks Rumlow in the body.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Rumlow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Rumlow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumlow tries to land a front kick but Rutherford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rumlow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutherford throws out the jab.
Rutherford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rumlow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutherford. That did some damage!
Rutherford slips a jab from Rumlow.
Rumlow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutherford.
A low kick from Rumlow misses
and Rutherford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford cracks Rumlow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rutherford connects with a looping right hand.
Rumlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Rumlow counters with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rumlow!
Donk. Rutherford catches Rumlow right on the button with a cross.
Rutherford 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.
Rumlow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow throws a leg kick
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Rumlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Good work by Rutherford as he checks the leg kick.
Rumlow misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Rutherford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutherford cracks Rumlow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rumlow is rocked!
Rumlow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Rutherford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rumlow.
A head kick misses from Rumlow.
Rumlow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutherford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutherford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rumlow can pounce on him.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Rutherford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutherford lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutherford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rumlow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumlow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rutherford counters with a leg kick.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the head.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumlow scores with the left hand. Rutherford knows he should have avoided that one.
Rumlow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutherford if he has to take too many more of those.
Rumlow misses with a looping left.
Rumlow misses with a leg kick
and Rutherford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but Rutherford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutherford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rumlow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rumlow tries to clinch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford blocks a leg kick.
Rumlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice jab there from Rutherford.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Rumlow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rumlow throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rumlow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Rutherford scores with a nice strike.
Rumlow throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Rumlow looks to throw a body kick
and Rumlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rumlow with a hook.
Rumlow misses with a hook. Rutherford ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumlow checks a leg kick.
Rumlow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutherford.
Rutherford tests Rumlow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutherford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rumlow under the eye.
Rumlow moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rumlow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Rumlow avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow.
Rutherford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rutherford tries to work over Rumlow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rumlow fails to land.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford digs a right hand underneath Rumlow's ribcage. Rumlow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumlow tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Rumlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rumlow takes a shot to the head.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of Rumlow's head.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rumlow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumlow.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Steven Rutherford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rumlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow misses with a body punch.
A short right from Rumlow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
Rumlow is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford blocks an elbow strike.
Rutherford presses Rumlow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Rumlow.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford had his way with Brock Rumlow in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Donk. Rumlow catches Rutherford right on the button with a cross.
Rutherford throws a hook but Rumlow avoids it easily.
Rumlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford lands with a right hand.
Rutherford takes a swing at Rumlow's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Rumlow wants to land a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range.
Rumlow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rumlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rumlow manages to avoid it.
Rutherford looks to throw a body kick
and Rumlow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rutherford!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford misses with a body shot.
Rumlow throws a wild body kick that Rutherford sees coming a mile off.
Rutherford cracks a nice hook into Rumlow's ribs.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Rutherford.
Rutherford walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rumlow.
Rumlow scores with a hook.
Rumlow throws a low kick but Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Rumlow blocks a jab.
Rutherford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rumlow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rumlow.
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. Rutherford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford thumps Rumlow with a low kick.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Rumlow is looking to land body kicks.
Rutherford scores with a leg kick.
Brock Rumlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Rumlow is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumlow avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Rumlow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rutherford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rumlow can pounce on him.
Rutherford lands a leg kick that knocks Rumlow off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rumlow.
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. Rutherford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rumlow is looking to land body kicks.
Rutherford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rumlow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rumlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumlow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rutherford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steven Rutherford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rutherford keeps Rumlow at a distance using the push kick.
Rumlow darts in and clinches Rutherford up against the cage.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Rumlow lands a left hand.
Rumlow lands a left hand.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow misses with a body punch.
Rumlow lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
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!
Rutherford lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Rumlow is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rumlows head.
Rumlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rumlow scores with a hook to the body.
Rumlow working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumlow tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Steven Rutherford.
Well Rutherford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Rutherford!
Steven Rutherford is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Steven Rutherford, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wilder Wein. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Noob Saibot was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saibot throws out a leg kick but Wein moves out of range and Saibot only half commits.
Wein misses the jab.
Saibot has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wein is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Wein is just out of range.
Wein takes a swing at Saibot's ribcage but misses.
Saibot misses the jab.
Wein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wein throws a jab when Saibot was well out of range.
Saibot wants to land a leg kick but Wein is out of range.
Wein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wein definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wein throws a front kick aimed at Saibot's knee but Saibot avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saibot flicks out a counter leg kick but Wein steps away.
Nice body kick there by Wein.
Wein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saibot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wein.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Wein is just out of range.
Wein throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saibot manages to avoid it.
Saibot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Wein throws the kick towards the body but Saibot avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Wein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein is looking to counter punch.
Saibot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wein circles away quickly and effectively.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Wein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saibot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saibot throws a poor cross that misses
and Wein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wein manages to avoid it.
Saibot misses with an uppercut. Wein saw that one coming.
Saibot avoids the body shot from Wein.
Saibot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wein throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Saibot misses.
A left lands for Wein.
Wein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saibot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein connects with a right hand. Saibot shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wein throws a leg kick that misses.
Saibot flicks out a counter leg kick but Wein steps away.
Saibot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wein.
Wein drives through and clinches with Saibot against the cage.
Wein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Wein.
Wein misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wein.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wein's elbow.
Saibot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saibot misses with a punch on the inside.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wein's elbow.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Wein.
Wein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wein lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wein fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Wein.
Wein lands a hook that snaps the head of Saibot backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wein fails to land.
Wein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wein tries a body shot but Saibot blocks it.
Saibot misses with a punch on the inside.
Saibot breaks from the clinch.
Wein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wein lands a nice looking body shot.
Wein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saibot.
Wein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saibot misses with a straight right.
Wein avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Wein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for Saibot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Saibot misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein blocks a leg kick.
Wein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saibot.
Wein throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Saibot blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wein.
Wein blocks a jab.
Saibot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wein moves in looking to clinch but Saibot pushes him off.
Saibot misses with a right hand
and Wein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saibot thinking.
Saibot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Wein misses with a looping right.
As Wein backs off Saibot throws a huge counter combo but Wein manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Saibot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saibot.
A little jabbing left from Saibot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saibot punishes Wein's body with a nice straight punch.
Wein swings for the body but Saibot moves out of range.
Wein misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilder Wein dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saibot scores with a shot to the body.
Saibot 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.
Wein misses with a looping left.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot jabs at Wein's body.
Saibot throws a right hand that misses
and Wein counters with a nice uppercut.
Saibot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wein tries to clinch up but Saibot circles away and keeps his distance.
Wein throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Saibot.
Saibot checks a low kick from Wein.
Saibot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wein slips a straight right by Saibot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saibot throws a body punch but Wein moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saibot - the referee stops the clock and Wein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saibot. Wein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saibot misses with a looping left.
Wein seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saibot on the side of the head.
Saibot throws a big shot that misses.
Saibot scores with a leg kick.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
A bone on bone clash there as Saibot blocks the leg kick.
Wein misses with a body kick.
Wein slips under a jab.
Wein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saibot can do to turn this around?
Saibot misses with a right hand
and Wein counters with a nice uppercut.
Saibot blocks the body kick.
Saibot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Wein as he checks the leg kick.
Wein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saibot throws an off balance right hand
letting Wein counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wein scores with a decent looking hook.
Saibot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saibot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saibot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
Saibot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wein's sensitive parts.
Wein throws an off balance right hand
and Saibot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saibot feints a counter leg kick.
Wein misses with an uppercut. Saibot saw that one coming.
Saibot throws a right hand that misses
and Wein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wein throws a right hand that Saibot ducks under and follows up with a left that Saibot also avoids with ease.
Saibot ducks right into an uppercut from Wein.
Wein misses with a low kick as Saibot jumps back.
Wein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saibot doesn't seem bothered though.
Wein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saibot is looking to chop away at Wein's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wein misses with a right hand
and Saibot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wein throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range.
Wein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saibot.
Wein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saibot will feel that in the morning.
Wein moves out of range as Saibot strikes.
Saibot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saibot checks a leg kick nicely.
Wilder Wein is winning the standup battle so far.
Saibot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Saibot throws a body punch but Wein moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wein.
Jab, jab by Wein - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Wein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saibot throws an overhand right that lands on Wein's shoulder, as Wein tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Saibot finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wein moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saibot misses with a hook.
Wein 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.
Wein lands a nice shot that snaps Saibot's head back.
Wein connects with a leg kick. Saibot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Saibot - just one landing.
Saibot lands with a straight right. Wein didn't see that one coming.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Saibot throws out a counter right but Wein avoids it with no problem.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saibot.
Saibot misses with a looping left.
Saibot throws a body punch but Wein moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saibot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wein, as that shot connected.
Saibot throws a lazy uppercut
and Wein holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saibot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilder Wein dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
Saibot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saibot lands a jab to Wein's midsection.
Wein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saibot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wein scores with a nice strike.
Saibot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wein takes a swing at Saibot's ribcage but misses.
Saibot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wein connects with a solid leg kick.
Wein moves in looking to clinch but Saibot pushes him off.
Saibot moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wein. That one must have hurt.
Wein misses with a right hand
and Saibot counters with a straight right hand.
Saibot looks to land a right hand but Wein moved out of range.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Saibot ducks down to avoid it.
Saibot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wein manages to avoid it.
Wein seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein thows a leg kick but Saibot checks it
and Saibot counters with a stiff right hand.
Saibot wants to slow Wein down by chopping away at his legs.
Wein has Saibot up against the cage in a clinch.
Saibot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saibot prevents a body shot from Wein.
Wein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saibot tries to break free but Wein pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Saibot fails to land.
Wein digs a right hand underneath Saibot's ribcage. Saibot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Wein controls his hands.
Wein throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wein.
Wein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot swings wildly with an uppercut but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein misses with a punch on the inside.
Saibot misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot blocks a body shot from Wein.
Wein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wein prevents a body shot from Saibot.
Wein tries to work over Saibot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saibot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saibot struggles to land a body shot inside as Wein controls his hands.
Saibot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wein.
Wein blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Saibot.
Saibot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wein's elbow.
Saibot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wein blocks the body kick.
Saibot moves out of range of the body kick from Wein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Wein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein checks a leg kick.
And Wein counters with a quick kick to the body but Saibot blocks it.
Good leg kick by Wein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Wein.
Wein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wein throws an overhand right that lands on Saibot's shoulder, as Saibot tries to avoid the shot.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Saibot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wein is looking to chop away at Saibot's legs.
Wein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saibot.
Wein jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wein, right into the meat.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Wein misses.
Wein throws a hook but Saibot avoids it easily.
Saibot looks for the body kick but Wein saw that one coming.
Wein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saibot. That did some damage!
Wein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saibot momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot checks a low kick from Wein.
Wein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saibot's hands.
Saibot looks to land a right hand but Wein moved out of range.
Wein throws out a leg kick but Saibot moves out of range and Wein only half commits.
Saibot misses with a hook to the body
and Wein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saibot moves out of range of the body kick from Wein.
Wein throws a jab but it's blocked by Saibot.
Saibot avoids the body shot from Wein.
Wein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wein moves away from the strike by Saibot.
Saibot throws a low kick but Wein avoids it.
Wein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saibot, pushing him back against the cage.
Saibot misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot tries to break the clinch but Wein is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Wilder Wein did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saibot checks a leg kick.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Wein slips under a jab from Saibot.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Saibot motions for Wein to come forward. Saibot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wein takes a swing at Saibot's ribcage but misses.
Saibot throws a right hand that misses
and Wein counters with an inside leg kick.
Saibot avoids a kick to the body.
Saibot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wein tries to clinch but Saibot moves out of range.
Wein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Saibot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saibot checks the leg kick.
Saibot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Saibot misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saibot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saibot lands a right hook to the body.
Wein moves forwards but Saibot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wein misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wein.
Wein blocks a low kick nicely.
Saibot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
Wein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saibot. Saibot obviously looking to wear him down.
Saibot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wein.
A cross from Saibot lands.
Saibot connects with a leg kick. Wein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saibot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wein lands a leg kick that knocks Saibot off balance momentarily.
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!
Wein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saibot moves out of range as Wein throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a lazy right hand but Wein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saibot throws a shot to the body.
Saibot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saibot tries to land a leg kick but Wein saw it coming and moves away.
Saibot cracks Wein with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saibot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Saibot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein stuns Saibot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wein misses with a low kick as Saibot jumps back.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Wein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wein throws out the jab.
Wein tries to clinch there but Saibot circles away.
Wein backing away here, and Saibot unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein walks into a stiff left hand from Saibot.
Saibot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saibot misses with a low kick.
Wein is looking to clinch.
Saibot throws out a loose jab but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wein connects with the punch.
Saibot scores with a kick to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saibot!
Wein feints a jab promting Saibot to slip. Wein then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saibot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wein throws a poor cross that misses
letting Saibot counter with a right hand.
Saibot throws a combination that misses
and Saibot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wein.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wein doesn't seem bothered though.
Wein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saibot missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wein feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Saibot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wein throwing a counter right hand but Saibot manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saibot throws a sloppy body shot
and Wein counters with a left to the body.
Wein scores with a decent looking hook.
Saibot misses with a left hand
and Wein counters with a body kick.
Saibot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saibot lands a jab to Wein's midsection.
Saibot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Saibot tenderised Wein's leg. Wein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saibot moves out of range of the strikes.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Saibot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wein misses with an uppercut.
Wein defending well as Saibot loads up on a big left hand.
Saibot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saibot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saibot motions for Wein to come forward. Saibot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Noob Saibot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saibot doesn't seem bothered though.
Saibot scores with a kick to the body.
Saibot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saibot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saibot looks to land a right hand but Wein moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wein.
Nice body punch from Saibot.
Wein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saibot.
Saibot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saibot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saibot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wein.
Nice jab there from Saibot.
Saibot throws an off balance right hand
and Wein counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot misses with an uppercut. Wein saw that one coming.
Wein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saibot throws out the jab.
Wein takes a swing at Saibot's ribcage but misses.
Saibot throws the kick towards the body but Wein avoids it.
Wein lands a slapping body shot.
Wein throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wein.
A big right from Saibot misses.
Wein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wein tries to work over Saibot's front leg with a kick but Saibot checks it.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Wein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saibot's sensitive parts.
Wein throws a leg kick but Saibot moved away.
Saibot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saibot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wein.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
Noob Saibot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein lands an overhand right.
Saibot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saibot cracks Wein 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!
Wein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wein moves out of range as Saibot strikes.
Wein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saibot throws out the jab.
Wein misses the shot to the body.
Saibot throws out a loose jab but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Saibot throws a leg kick but Wein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saibot misses with a low kick.
Wein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wein working aggressively here.
Wein misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot breaks the clinch.
Wein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wein connects with a leg kick. Saibot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saibot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wein misses with a low kick.
Wein lands a leg kick that knocks Saibot off balance momentarily.
Saibot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saibot misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wein.
Saibot throws an overhand right that lands on Wein's shoulder, as Wein tries to avoid the shot.
Wein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saibot.
Saibot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wein moves away.
Saibot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wein.
Wilder Wein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Wein throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saibot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Wilder Wein has been cut.
Wein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saibot will feel that in the morning.
A cross from Wein lands.
Wein takes one to the side of the head.
Wein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saibot.
Saibot throws a front kick aimed at Wein's knee but Wein avoids it well.
Saibot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wein finds it's way round the side to connect with Saibot's head.
Wein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Saibot misses.
Wein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saibot throws a jab when Wein was well out of range.
Wein moves out of range as Saibot throws a body kick.
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 Wilder Wein.
Well Wein has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilder Wein!
Wilder Wein retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Wilder Wein made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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