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DUEL#48 Army vs Lapu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raine Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparring Fighter 1 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter 1 is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lou Reed - The day John Kennedy Died. Raine Lovelair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sparring Fighter 1's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparring Fighter 1!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fighter 1 misses with an elbow strike.
Lovelair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Lovelair has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fighter 1 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter 1 takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Fighter 1.
Lovelair working aggressively here.
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
Lovelair throws a body shot but no joy.
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter 1 working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter 1 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter 1 throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 digs a right hand into Lovelair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lovelair's gas tank.
Lovelair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fighter 1 gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Fighter 1.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter 1 lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Fighter 1 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Fighter 1 avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair is trying to drag Fighter 1 to the mat but Fighter 1 just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fighter 1 is trying to stand back up but Lovelair is controlling him
Fighter 1 kicks Lovelair off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter 1 clinches with his opponent.
Fighter 1 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lovelair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter 1 lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fighter 1 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter 1 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
Fighter 1 scoring well with a low kick there.
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lovelair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fighter 1 prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raine Lovelair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lovelair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lovelair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
Lovelair lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lovelair.
Lovelair leaves Fighter 1 with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fighter 1 connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Lovelair as Fighter 1 shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fighter 1 has Lovelair up against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter 1 tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter 1 lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Raine Lovelair has been cut.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter 1 scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Fighter 1.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter 1 throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 presses Lovelair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch.
Fighter 1 clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fighter 1 throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovelair dodges an elbow strike from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter 1 with a knee to the head.
Fighter 1 scores with a shot to the side of Lovelair's head.
Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
Lovelair lands with a nice combination. Fighter 1 backs away looking to recover.
Fighter 1 throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lovelair.
Fighter 1 drives through and clinches with Lovelair against the cage.
Fighter 1 works on Lovelair's body with a couple of short punches.
Fighter 1 digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lovelair is breathing heavily.
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and presses him up against the cage.
Lovelair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter 1 manages to break the clinch.
Fighter 1 has closed the distance and engaged Lovelair in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring Fighter 1 dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fighter 1 darts in and clinches Lovelair up against the cage.
Fighter 1 lands a left hand.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fighter 1 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovelair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter 1 was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovelair.
Fighter 1 has closed the distance and engaged Lovelair in a clinch.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter 1 prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter 1 lands a good knee to the midsection. Lovelair won't want to take too many of those.
Lovelair scores with a shot to the side of Fighter 1's head.
Fighter 1 scores with a shot to the side of Lovelair's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lovelair avoids the head kick by Fighter 1.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lovelair.
Fighter 1 gets a clinch.
Fighter 1 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter 1 scores with a shot to the side of Lovelair's head.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter 1 avoids it.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Fighter 1 has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fighter 1 tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
Fighter 1 has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighter 1 lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment.
Fighter 1 throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovelair.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter 1 blocks a body shot from Lovelair.
Fighter 1 has a couple of punches blocked by Lovelair.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Lovelair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter 1 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lovelair's face.
Raine Lovelair's cut is getting worse.
Lovelair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter 1 backwards.
A knee to the head by Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter 1 takes the fight into the clinch.
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lovelair closes the distance and clinches.
Lovelair tries for a takedown but Fighter 1 manages to get underhooks.
Fighter 1 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 lands with a left to the head.
Fighter 1 misses with an elbow strike.
Sparring Fighter 1 seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fighter 1 struggles to land a body shot inside as Lovelair controls his hands.
Fighter 1 pushes Lovelair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter 1 clinches.
Fighter 1 misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fighter 1 blocks it with crossed arms.
Fighter 1 lands a right hand.
Lovelair lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fighter 1 manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lovelair keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter 1 digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter 1.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
Lovelair looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter 1 is blocking nicely.
Fighter 1 manages to break the clinch.
Fighter 1 moves into the clinch.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fighter 1 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 digs a right hand underneath Lovelair's ribcage. Lovelair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fighter 1 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter 1 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter 1 has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter 1 lands a left hand.
Fighter 1 misses with a body punch.
Fighter 1 gets through Lovelair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Fighter 1 scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lovelair misses with a body punch.
Fighter 1 tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fighter 1 - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter 1.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fighter 1 throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring Fighter 1 showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raine Lovelair's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fighter 1 darts in and clinches Lovelair up against the cage.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter 1 lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair avoids a wild elbow strike from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter 1 fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Lovelair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighter 1 dives in and scores a takedown into Lovelair's guard.
Lovelair is trying to control the position but Fighter 1 postures up.
Fighter 1 won't allow Lovelair to sweep him here.
Fighter 1 decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lovelair, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter 1 showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovelair.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter 1 clinches.
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovelair looks to land a right hand but Fighter 1 moved out of range.
Fighter 1 closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lovelair did well to prevent Fighter 1 getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fighter 1 is continuing to stall.
Fighter 1 escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fighter 1 rushes Lovelair and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter 1 lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair tries to throw a body punch but Fighter 1 avoids it by throwing Lovelair back against the cage.
Fighter 1 lands a hook that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Fighter 1 lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter 1 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparring Fighter 1 seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter 1 has Lovelair up against the cage in a clinch.
Lovelair digs a right hand into Fighter 1's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter 1's gas tank.
Fighter 1 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lovelair's defenses.
Fighter 1 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter 1 breaks from the clinch.
Lovelair gets tackled into the cage by Fighter 1. Fighter 1 maintains the clinch.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Fighter 1 prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovelair.
Fighter 1 blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter 1 lands a knee to the body.
Lovelair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter 1 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter 1 manages to break the clinch.
Fighter 1 moves into the clinch.
Fighter 1 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter 1 shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lovelair as he avoids it easily.
Lovelair blocks a head kick by Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 clinches up against the cage.
Lovelair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovelair tries for a takedown but Fighter 1 manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter 1 lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Fighter 1 throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovelairs head.
Fighter 1 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lovelair backwards.
Lovelair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raine Lovelair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter 1's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lovelair works over Fighter 1's head and body with a nice combination.
Sparring Fighter 1 is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fighter 1 scores with a head kick.
Fighter 1 closes the distance and pushes Lovelair back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter 1.
Fighter 1 lands with a right to the head.
Fighter 1 avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Fighter 1 gets through Lovelair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fighter 1 prevents a body shot from Lovelair.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter 1 throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fighter 1 lands a body shot.
Fighter 1 lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparring Fighter 1 comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fighter 1 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparring Fighter 1!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Invaders must die - The prodigy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Timothy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux scores with a jab.
McGee keeps Dux at a distance using the push kick.
McGee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dux misses with a hook.
Dux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheers as McGee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dux doesn't seem phased though.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux tries to clinch but McGee moves out of range.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dux has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Dux throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dux throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGee digs a good body shot into Dux's ribs.
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!
Dux is looking to clinch but McGee is avoiding it.
Dux looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
McGee throws out a leg kick but Dux moves out of range and McGee only half commits.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dux thumps McGee with a low kick.
McGee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dux napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux taking punishment in the form of punches.
McGee is putting a hurting on Dux here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dux taking punishment in the form of punches.
McGee working the ground and pound.
Dux takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dux is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McGee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee scoring with punches and elbows.
McGee advances to mount.
McGee controlling from mount.
McGee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dux is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Dux in real trouble here! The ref calls for Dux to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy McGee!
During a confident post fight interview, Timothy McGee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Myles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myles comes into the arena with Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop blaring out of the sound system. Darren Myles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Myles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenberg swings for the body but Myles moves out of range.
Myles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stenberg looks to throw the jab but Myles is out of range.
Myles swinging wildly here.
Myles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stenberg defends well and Myles ends up having to push Stenberg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stenberg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stenberg misses the jab.
Stenberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Myles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Myles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stenberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Darren Myles has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stenberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stenberg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Myless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Myles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stenberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Myles counters with a two punch combo.
Stenberg drops his shoulder and cracks Myles with a huge uppercut! Myles goes down! Can Stenberg finish him?
Myles is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh Myles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stenberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Myles seems to have got his legs back now.
Let's hope that Stenberg has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Myles is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Myles has escaped and now he's on top!
Stenberg wants to control the position but Myles says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Myles lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Myles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg moves into full guard.
Stenberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Myles defends it easily.
Myles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Myles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stenberg trying to control the position.
Stenberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Myles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Myles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stenberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Myles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stenberg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Myles has managed to get both his arms back between Stenberg's legs - danger averted.
Myles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Myles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stenberg pulls Myles in close to prevent any damage.
Stenberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Myles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stenberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Myles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stenberg throws a right hand that misses
and Myles counters with a one-two to the body.
Stenberg throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Myles was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stenberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Myles avoids it really well and circles away.
Fredrik Stenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Myles shoots and misses
and Stenberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stenberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myles in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg lands the left hand.
Stenberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Myles counters with a two punch combo.
Darren Myles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myles throws a right hand that Stenberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Stenberg also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenberg.
Stenberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Myles defends it well.
Stenberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenberg cracks Myles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stenberg missing with a left hand there. Myles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stenberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Myles counters with a series of strikes that sends Stenberg to the canvas! Myles follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Stenberg is rocked!
Myles postures up in Stenberg's guard and throws a big left but Stenberg blocks it.
Stenberg is still in real trouble! Can Myles finish him?
Myles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stenberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenberg stalling away here and it's allowed Myles to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stenberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Stenberg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stenberg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Myles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Myles is keeping the position for now.
Stenberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stenberg looking to sit in guard and control but Myles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Myles postures up.
Stenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myles looking to sit in guard and control but Stenberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stenberg content to stall in guard here.
Stenberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Stenberg content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Stenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darren Myles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stenberg misses with a body shot.
Stenberg is looking to slow Myles down with leg kicks.
Myles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Myles tries for a takedown but Stenberg circles away easily
and Stenberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Stenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myles throws a nice looking combination but Stenberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stenberg! But no joy.
Fredrik Stenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg misses with a straight right.
Myles feinted with a counter takedown.
Myles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stenberg.
Jab, jab by Stenberg - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles tries for a takedown but Stenberg circles away easily
letting Stenberg counter with a right hand.
Myles shoots in and bounces Stenberg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Myles wants to control from the top but Stenberg keeps moving.
Myles stopping the sweep attempt from Stenberg.
Stenberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Myles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stenberg is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myles wants to control from the top but Stenberg keeps moving.
Stenberg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Myles stacks Stenberg on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Myles!
Stenberg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Myles connects with a decent elbow.
Stenberg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Myles's best efforts.
Myles wants to control but Stenberg is keeping him busy.
Stenberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Myles is working away from the top position though.
Myles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Myles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Myles is one step ahead there.
Stenberg has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Myles doesn't defend quickly enough and Stenberg has managed to lock this one up! Can Myles escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Stenberg on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fredrik Stenberg!
In his post fight interview, Fredrik Stenberg started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan The Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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48
210 lbs
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216 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 48 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer swinging wildly here.
Blyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Tall dips to his left and cracks Blyer with an uppercut!
The Tall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blyer misses the jab.
Blyer throws a hook but The Tall blocks it.
The Tall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blyer misses with an uppercut
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from The Tall. Those never looked like landing.
The Tall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Tall cracks a nice hook into Blyer's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range.
The Tall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Tall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Tall moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Tall misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer jabs The Tall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Tall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Tall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like The Tall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blyer takes a swing at The Tall's ribcage but misses.
Blyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Tall counters with a left and a right that stings Blyer.
Blyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blyer is breathing heavily.
The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Tall has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Tall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Tall lands a lovely overhand right.
The Tall misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Blyer moves out of range.
The Tall misses with the combination.
Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Tall works Blyer's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from The Tall misses.
Blyer misses with a looping right.
The Tall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Tall slips a jab from Blyer.
Blyer drops his hands momentarily and The Tall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blyer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Blyer misses.
The Tall catches Blyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blyer throws a sloppy body shot
and The Tall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Tall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blyer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blyer swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range.
Blyer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut there from The Tall.
The Tall cracks Blyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blyer is rocked!
Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Tall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Tall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Tall scores with a jab to the head.
The Tall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Tall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Blyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blyer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Tall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tall manages to avoid it.
The Tall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blyer seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Tall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Tall misses with a two punch combination.
Blyer swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
Blyer throws the left hand but The Tall avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for The Tall. That snapped Blyer's head back.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Tall lands a head shot.
Blyer dodges the punch combination from The Tall.
An attempted straight right counter from Blyer misses the target.
The Tall 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.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
The Tall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Tall lands a nice hook to Blyer's body. Blyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blyer moves forwards but The Tall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Tall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan The Tall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blyer misses with a combination
and The Tall counters with a one-two to the body.
Blyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for The Tall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Tall avoids the body shot from Blyer.
The Tall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tall manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from The Tall misses.
Blyer misses with a straight right.
The Tall 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.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
A combination from The Tall does no damage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blyer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The Tall scores with a jab to the body.
Blyer drops his hands momentarily and The Tall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall catches Blyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blyer swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall misses with a jab to the body
and Blyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Tall avoids the body shot from Blyer.
Blyer looks to land a combination but The Tall avoids it well.
The Tall scores with a three punch combo!
The Tall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Blyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Tall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Blyer. Those never looked like landing.
The Tall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Tall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Tall throws a series of punches but Blyer moves out of range.
The Tall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tall dips to his left and cracks Blyer with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for The Tall. That snapped Blyer's head back.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! The Tall has cracked Blyer with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! The Tall lands another huge swinging hook and Blyer tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Blyer, before The Tall can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duncan The Tall!
Duncan The Tall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Komaroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasparaitis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gotta Get Away. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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34
149 lbs
29 - 11 - 1 |
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28
151 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Komaroff!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komaroff throws a series of punches but Kasparaitis avoids them all with ease.
Kasparaitis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by Komaroff.
A slapping leg kick lands for Komaroff.
Kasparaitis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Komaroff was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Komaroff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kasparaitis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Komaroffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kasparaitis tried to score with a low kick but Komaroff checks it.
Kasparaitis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Komaroff.
Komaroff misses with a low kick.
Kasparaitis moves out of range as Komaroff throws a body kick.
Kasparaitis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasparaitis throws a low kick, looking for Komaroff's leg but Komaroff calmly moves out of range.
Kasparaitis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kasparaitis gets caught flat footed, as Komaroff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Kasparaitis is pulling down on Komaroff's head to control his posture.
Kasparaitis looking for a guillotine here but Komaroff defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Komaroff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kasparaitis is tightening it up a little... Komaroff has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Komaroff reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Komaroff taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kasparaitis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Darius Kasparaitis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Persecutioned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raise Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rather Unique - AZ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
199 lbs
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32
186 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Persecutioned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raise Hell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Persecutioned connects with a high kick.
Hell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hell throws a shot to the body.
Persecutioned walks into a jab.
Hell defending well as Persecutioned loads up on a big left hand.
Hell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Persecutioned quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Persecutioned lands a nice shot that snaps Hell's head back.
Raise Hell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned cracks Hell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hell throws the kick towards the body but Persecutioned avoids it.
Hell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Persecutioned looks to score with a jab to the body but Hell is just out of range.
A big left from Persecutioned misses.
A good leg kick by Hell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hell works over Persecutioned's head and body with a nice combination.
Hell lands an overhand right.
A clash of legs there as Hell blocks the low kick.
Hell looks to throw the jab but Persecutioned is out of range.
Hell throws a combination that misses
and Hell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hell tried to score with a low kick but Persecutioned checks it.
Persecutioned thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell misses with a straight right.
Persecutioned walks into a straight right hand from Hell.
Persecutioned is rocked!
Persecutioned misses with a wild body shot.
Hell tries to counter with a clinch but Persecutioned shakes him off and moves away.
Persecutioned is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Persecutioned, right into the meat.
Good work by Hell as he checks the leg kick.
Hell throws the left hand but Persecutioned avoids the punch easily.
Hell lands a nice hook to Persecutioned's body. Persecutioned takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Persecutioned throws a leg kick but Hell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Persecutioned takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Persecutioned moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Persecutioned was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hell.
Hell misses with a low kick.
Hell throws a jab when Persecutioned was well out of range.
Hell looks to score with a jab to the body but Persecutioned is just out of range.
Persecutioned is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hell.
Persecutioned showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with a looping left.
Persecutioned checks a low kick from Hell.
Hell throws a chopping leg kick but Persecutioned manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persecutioned connects with a body shot.
Hell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Persecutioned swings away with a body shot that misses
so Hell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hell throws a big right hand that misses.
Hell stopping the sweep attempt from Persecutioned.
Hell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Persecutioned trying to strike off his back.
Persecutioned looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hell is one step ahead there.
Persecutioned doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Persecutioned throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hell passes Persecutioned's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned is looking for a sweep. Hell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hell seems to be working for a kimura but Persecutioned defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hell lands a nice short elbow.
Persecutioned moves into full guard.
Hell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hell chips away with some ground and pound.
Persecutioned throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hell scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Persecutioned trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hell pushes down on Persecutioned's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hell is nestled in close to Persecutioned, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Persecutioned has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hell wants to pass the guard but Persecutioned is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raise Hell 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.
Hell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Persecutioned throws a hook to the side of Hell's head but Hell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Persecutioned on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Hell is predictable there
and Persecutioned counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hell thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Hell misses the target.
Persecutioned shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hell eats them both and turns towards Persecutioned to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Persecutioned fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hell on the side of the head.
Hell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Persecutioned quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Persecutioned trying to control here.
Persecutioned misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Persecutioned with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Persecutioned punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persecutioned looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hell thows a huge punch but Persecutioned dodges it nicely.
Hell working the head and body with strikes.
Persecutioned blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hell.
Hell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Persecutioned is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Persecutioned missing with punches from the bottom.
Hell is nestled in close to Persecutioned, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Persecutioned is trying to control but can't.
Hell is looking for a kimura here.
Persecutioned seems to have got his legs back now.
Persecutioned trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hell blocks the strikes from Persecutioned.
Hell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Persecutioned is just riding it out for now. Hell eventually gives up the hold.
Persecutioned is looking to control Hell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Persecutioned avoid being mounted?
Hell is trying to work for a kimura but Persecutioned is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Hell raining down shots from the mount!
Hell with good strikes from the mount here!
Hell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Persecutioned's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Persecutioned is trying to escape the mount.
Hell with a couple of short strikes.
Persecutioned is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Persecutioned is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hell. What's that going to do exactly?
Persecutioned looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Persecutioned throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hell lands a big elbow - Persecutioned is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Persecutioned is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Raise Hell!
Raise Hell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Round Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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30
214 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
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34
210 lbs
17 - 14 - 4 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Round Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Pick!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pick moves into the clinch.
Romero prevents a body shot from Pick.
Pick lands a shoulder strike.
Pick throws a head punch that misses.
Romero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Pick breaks from the clinch.
Pick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
A left lands for Romero.
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Romero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pick on the side of the head.
Pick misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero tries to clinch up
and Pick counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pick scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pick misses with a looping left.
Pick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
The crowd cheers as Pick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romero doesn't seem phased though.
Romero has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pick.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pick's elbow.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pick's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pick.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
A short right from Pick.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pick.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pick just leaning against Romero, taking a breather.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pick's elbow.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
Romero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Pick lands a right hand.
Pick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero prevents a body shot from Pick.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pick lands a nice shot to the body.
Pick breaks from the clinch.
Pick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pick.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pick.
Romero misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Pick fails to land.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as Pick controls his hands.
Pick lands an uppercut.
Pick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands an elbow just above Pick 's eye.
That has opened up Steve Pick's cut even more.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Romero throws an elbow but it misses.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Pick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero misses with a body shot.
Pick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The cut above Steve Pick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Pick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Pick misses.
We've been told by Romero's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Romero misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Romero misses.
Pick misses with the combination.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Pick ducks down to avoid it.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pick.
Pick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero wants to clinch but Pick slips to the side
and Pick counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Romero.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Romero prevents Pick from breaking the clinch.
Pick misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Pick controls the action.
Pick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero has Pick pressed against the cage, preventing Pick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Pick will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romero throws a leg kick but Pick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pick is looking for the big counter here.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Pick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romero with a jab.
A slow jab from Pick misses its intended target.
Pick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Romero.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
Pick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pick in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Pick.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Pick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Third Round Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero cracks Pick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero scores with a jab to the body.
Pick is breathing heavily.
Romero pushes Pick up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Pick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero lands with a light punch inside.
Steve Pick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Romero blocks a body shot from Pick.
Pick working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Pick.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Pick.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Pick lands with a right to the head.
Romero keeps control of Pick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pick struggles to land a body shot inside as Romero controls his hands.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Romero is leaning against Pick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pick fails to land.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pick dodges an elbow strike from Romero.
Romero cracks Pick with a nice body shot.
Pick swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Pick's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushes Pick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Pick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Third Round Romero!
A very excited looking Third Round Romero rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Steve Pick was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time I will beat this weirdo'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dante Esposito has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dante Esposito seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
161 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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30
163 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Esposito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito thumps Allen with a low kick.
A left lands for Esposito .
Esposito cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allen punishes Esposito 's body with a nice straight punch.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dante Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito keeps the fight on the outside.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esposito appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Allen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Esposito .
Allen slips under a jab.
Esposito tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Allen prevents a body shot from Esposito .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen taking a breather.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Allen stalling.
Allen scores with a shot to the side of Esposito 's head.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Allen.
A right hand to the body from Esposito .
Esposito prevents a body shot from Allen.
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as Allen tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Esposito seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Allen can turn it around.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito is leaning against Allen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Allen prevents a body shot from Esposito .
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Allen blocking some punches.
Esposito pushes Allen 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 Allen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito .
Allen misses with some punches.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito .
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito .
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Esposito 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Esposito tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Esposito .
Esposito misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito is working Allen over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito .
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Esposito slips a straight right by Allen.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Allen misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Esposito misses the body punch
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Esposito throws a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Esposito checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Allen! But no joy.
Allen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esposito .
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito connects with the punch.
Esposito throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Esposito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a lazy body kick
and Esposito counters with an inside leg kick.
Esposito thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
A leg kick checked by Allen.
Esposito thows a body kick. Allen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Esposito as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito .
Esposito cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Esposito moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esposito lands a nice hook to Allen's body. Allen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Esposito .
Esposito defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito slips a jab from Allen.
Esposito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Allen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Allen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Esposito .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Allen will feel that in the morning.
Allen connects with a jab.
Esposito moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick.
Esposito tries to land a body kick
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Esposito throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Allen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Allen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Esposito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen connects with a high kick.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Esposito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Esposito s head.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito is rocked!
Esposito lands a left hand.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
A short right from Esposito .
Esposito 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
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 Dante Esposito will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Allen avoids the body shot from Esposito .
Allen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Esposito .
Esposito digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Esposito with a body shot.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Esposito is looking to wear down Allen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Allen throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen catches Esposito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Dante Esposito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Esposito .
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Esposito .
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen misses with some punches.
Esposito misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen blocks a body shot from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Esposito tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito pushes Allen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Esposito .
Allen tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito .
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen prevents a body shot from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Esposito swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esposito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body 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 Dante Esposito .
Well Esposito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Esposito !
Dante Esposito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puck Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Puck Heidegger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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28
264 lbs
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250 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger digs a good hook to Vakarchuk's body.
Vakarchuk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vakarchuk lands in his opponent's guard.
Vakarchuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heidegger 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.
Heidegger has control of Vakarchuk's left arm, preventing Vakarchuk from doing any damage.
Vakarchuk is in close to Heidegger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vakarchuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vakarchuk is in close to Heidegger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Heidegger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vakarchuk throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vakarchuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Heidegger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vakarchuk drops back looking for a leg! Heidegger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heidegger manages to kick Vakarchuk off! Vakarchuk jumps back into Heidegger's guard.
Vakarchuk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heidegger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vakarchuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vakarchuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vakarchuk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heidegger controlling the position.
Vakarchuk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heidegger has Vakarchuk pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vakarchuk landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vakarchuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heidegger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vakarchuk advances to half guard.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but Heidegger is blocking nicely.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vakarchuk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vakarchuk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vakarchuk wants to pass the guard but Heidegger is defending well.
Vakarchuk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vakarchuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heidegger's head.
Heidegger wants to improve his position but Vakarchuk is controlling well.
Vakarchuk seems to be working for a kimura but Heidegger defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger tries to get to full guard but Vakarchuk has control of the leg.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but Heidegger is blocking nicely.
Vakarchuk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but Heidegger is blocking nicely.
Heidegger trying to control here.
Vakarchuk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heidegger defending well though.
Vakarchuk looks to land a strike but Heidegger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vakarchuk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heidegger trying to control the position.
Vakarchuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk throwing strikes from guard but Heidegger blocks nicely.
Vakarchuk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vakarchuk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vakarchuk stands up over Heidegger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vakarchuk working his ground and pound in the gym.
Heidegger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heidegger is really struggling to control Vakarchuk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vakarchuk is working Heidegger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heidegger controls Vakarchuk momentarily but Vakarchuk frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vakarchuk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heidegger keeping moving, preventing Vakarchuk from controlling successfully.
Vakarchuk being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Heidegger is predictable there
and Vakarchuk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heidegger's head.
Heidegger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vakarchuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vakarchuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Heidegger has wrist control.
Heidegger looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vakarchuk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vakarchuk passes Heidegger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vakarchuk is keen to just control but Heidegger is a slippery customer.
Vakarchuk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heidegger is just riding it out for now. Vakarchuk eventually gives up the hold.
Heidegger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vakarchuk on the ground.
Vakarchuk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk trying to control the action but Heidegger is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk passes to full mount!
Heidegger can't escape the position.
Heidegger is bucking up trying to escape but Vakarchuk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Heidegger is in a horrible position here. Vakarchuk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vakarchuk scoring with strikes but Heidegger is staying in there.
Vakarchuk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heidegger is looking to escape.
Vakarchuk with a couple of short strikes.
Vakarchuk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Heidegger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vakarchuk is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Vakarchuk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
Puck Heidegger spoke after the fight, saying 'lol @ this matchup. Enjoy.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapu Lapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Army might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vagina Coastguard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lapu Lapu!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Army was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapu.
Lapu tests Army's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lapu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lapu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lapu throws a body kick that misses
enabling Army to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lapu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Army scores with a hook.
Army scores with a head kick.
It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Lapu misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Army swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lapu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lapu! But no joy.
Lapu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Army's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Army misses the target.
Lapu throws a poor cross that misses
and Lapu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Army.
Lapu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lapu Lapu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapu throws a hook but Army avoids it easily.
Army looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Army lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lapu is looking to slow Army down with leg kicks.
Army throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lapu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Army tries to work over Lapu's front leg with a kick but Lapu checks it.
Lapu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lapu throws a leg kick
and Army moves into the clinch.
Army lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lapu backwards.
Army swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Army breaks the clinch.
Lapu throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Army misses the target.
Lapu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Army feints and then cracks Lapu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lapu down.
Army attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lapu throws a lazy head kick
and Army counters by clinching up.
Lapu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu connects with an inside leg kick.
Lapu throws a leg kick
and Army counters with a solid body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lapu.
Army doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Army throws a jab when Lapu was well out of range.
Lapu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Army counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Army looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapu.
Lapu misses with an uppercut.
Army thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lapu - just one landing.
Lapu misses with a leg kick
and Army counters with a low kick, right behind Lapu 's knee.
Army throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Lapu.
A low kick from Lapu misses
and Army counters with a series of strikes. Lapu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Army on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lapu. Lapu obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Army.
Army misses with a body kick.
Lapu moves out of range of the body kick.
Army is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lapu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lapu thows a leg kick but Army checks it
and Army counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Army takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Army takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lapu lands a front kick.
Army on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Army wants to clinch but Lapu slips to the side
and Lapu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lapu thumps Army with a low kick.
Army moves into the clinch.
Lapu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Army. That did some damage!
Army forces Lapu back against the cage and clinches.
Lapu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lapu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Army backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Army digs a right hand into Lapu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lapu's gas tank.
Lapu misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lapu Lapu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Army throws a leg kick but Lapu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dick Army is winning the standup battle so far.
Army throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lapu throws a leg kick but Army checks it.
Army fails with an attempt to clinch.
Army misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lapu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Army.
A low kick from Army misses
and Lapu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lapu throws a solid leg kick but Army takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lapu.
Lapu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Army blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Army misses its target.
Lapu loads up on a big right hand but Army slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Army lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lapu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lapu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lapu feints a counter leg kick.
Lapu misses the jab.
Army tries to clinch there but Lapu circles away.
Lapu throws a big counter head kick but Army avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lapu counter with a right hand.
Army is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lapu.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Lapu.
Army throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapu.
Army avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Army was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lapu thumps Army with a low kick.
Army throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army scores with a nice head shot.
Lapu scores with a shot to the body.
Lapu motions for Army to come forward. Lapu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Army throws a hook to the side of Lapu's head but Lapu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lapu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lapu.
Army misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lapu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lapu.
Lapu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Army.
Army misses with a body kick.
Army avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lapu.
Army throws a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Army crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lapu - the referee stops the clock and Army gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lapu. Army manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Army wants to slow Lapu down by chopping away at his legs.
Lapu wants to land a leg kick but Army is out of range.
Army is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lapu throws a leg kick which misses Army's front leg but catches the back leg as Army tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Army misses
and Lapu counters with a thumping low kick.
Lapu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Army.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army lands a head kick. Lapu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lapu throws a wild body kick that Army sees coming a mile off.
Army feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Army tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Army tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lapu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters circling a little - Army finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lapu misses with a left hand
enabling Army to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapu blocks the body kick.
Army moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLapu.
Nice body kick from Army.
A lazy left from Army finds it's target.
Army lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good shot there by Army.
A swing and a miss from Lapu.
Army tries to land a body kick
and Lapu counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Lapu misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Army on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Army is predictable there
and Lapu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Army swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lapu connects with a body shot that sends Army's belly button to the back.
Lapu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Army counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lapu lands a high kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Lapu.
Army looks to land a right hand but Lapu moved out of range.
Army takes the fight into the clinch.
Army lands a left hand.
Lapu throws a punch but it's blocked by Army.
Lapu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lapu Lapu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lapu Lapu's cut.
That's time! Army's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Army takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lapu is looking to slow Army down with leg kicks.
Army is looking to slow Lapu down with leg kicks.
Lapu connects with a jab.
Lapu lands a leg kick that knocks Army off balance momentarily.
Army throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lapu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Army is looking to clinch.
Lapu misses with a kick to the body.
Army looks to land a body kick but Lapu moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapu tries a low kick but Army avoids it.
Army throws a quick counter head kick but Lapu was just out of range.
Army punishes Lapu's body with a nice straight punch.
Lapu thows a leg kick but Army checks it
and Army counters with an outside leg kick.
Army scores with the left hand. Lapu knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army pushes Lapu up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lapu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army's elbow.
Lapu can't break the clinch.
Lapu stalling the fight.
Lapu misses with a body punch.
Army lands a nice uppercut.
Army lands a body punch.
Army can't find room to land a body shot as Lapu controls the action.
Lapu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lapu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lapu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lapu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Army.
Lapu throws a big shot that misses.
Army is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lapu lands a head kick!
Army lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lapu.
Lapu slips a jab from Army.
Lapu misses with a leg kick
and Army makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapu throws a leg kick but Army sees it coming and moves out of range.
Army uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lapu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lapu is looking to land body kicks.
Army lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Army takes one on the button.
Lapu throws a sloppy head kick
and Army counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lapu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lapu throws out a loose jab but Army uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Army on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lapu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Army misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lapu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Lapu.
Lapu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Army is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lapu throws a big shot that misses.
Army throwing a counter right hand but Lapu manages to avoid it.
Lapu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Army scores with a jab to the head.
Lapu throws a leg kick
and Army counters with a leg kick.
Lapu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Army as he checks the leg kick.
Army ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lapu throws a leg kick but Army moved away.
A leg kick checked by Army.
Army bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lapu's head backwards.
That has opened up Lapu Lapu's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army lands a big head kick that sends Lapu tumbling to the mat! Army takes a step backwards and waves Lapu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lapu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapu thows a leg kick but Army checks it
and Army holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Army lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lapu blocks an uppercut.
Lapu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Army pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lapu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lapu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Army pushes Lapu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Army throws an elbow that misses.
Army fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lapu swings wildly with an uppercut but Army uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lapu can't find room to land a body shot as Army controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Lapu fails to land.
Army throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lapu Lapu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Army avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Lapu.
Army lands a nice shot that snaps Lapu's head back.
Lapu slips a straight right by Army.
Lapu misses with a head kick.
Army turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Lapu catches Army right on the button with a cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lapu. Army shrugs it off though.
Lapu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Army counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Army lands a really nice looking cross but Lapu seems unphased.
Lapu is still on wobbly legs! Can Army finish him?
Army cracks the inside of Lapu's front leg.
Lapu seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Lapu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Army.
Lapu lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Army swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lapu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Lapu is predictable there
and Army counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Lapu Lapu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Army with a nice cross.
Lapu wants to slow Army down by chopping away at his legs.
Lapu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lapu with a hook.
Army misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Army.
Lapu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Army.
Army keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Army wants to clinch up but Lapu keeps it at a distance.
That's two 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!
Lapu takes a swing at Army's ribcage but misses.
Lapu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Army swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lapu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lapu slips a straight right by Army.
Lapu lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Army. That snapped Lapu's head back.
Lapu misses with a low kick.
Army fails in his attempt to clinch.
Army just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Lapu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lapu connects with an inside leg kick.
Lapu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu slips a straight right by Army.
Lapu misses with a body kick.
Army seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lapu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Army.
Lapu with a nice cross.
Army will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Army misses with a kick to the body.
Army lands with an overhand left.
Lapu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lapu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Army has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Army pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Army lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lapu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lapu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Army on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lapu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lapu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Army throws a poor cross that misses
and Lapu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lapu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Army lunges at Lapu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lapu's hand.
Lapu Lapu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A jab lands there for Army.
Lapu misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Army misses the target.
Army throws a hook to the side of Lapu's head but Lapu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lapu moves out of range as Army strikes.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Lapu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lapu Lapu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lapu Lapu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lapu scores with a shot to the body.
Lapu tries to land a front kick but Army steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Army fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lapu, pushing him back against the cage.
Lapu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lapu throws a low kick but Army moves out of range easily.
Army throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lapu swings for the body but Army moves out of range.
Lapu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Army takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lapu.
Lapu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking cross lands there for Army.
Lapu misses with a wild body shot.
Army appears to be looking for a big counter.
Army takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Army does no damage.
Lapu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Army at a distance.
Army checks a leg kick.
Army appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lapu is looking to slow Army down with leg kicks.
Lapu ducks under a wild hook from Army.
Lapu misses with a wild combination.
Lapu takes a swing at Army's ribcage but misses.
Army uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lapu.
Lapu connects with a crisp jab.
Lapu throws a low kick, looking for Army's leg but Army calmly moves out of range.
Army appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu moves out of range as Army strikes.
Lapu with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Army.
A leg kick checked by Army.
Lapu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Army was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapu.
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!
Lapu scores with a hook.
A big left from Army misses.
Army moves away from the strike by Lapu.
Army dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Army steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lapu.
Army takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Army avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lapu misses the body punch
letting Army counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Army quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lapu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Army tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Army chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lapu can pounce on him.
Army ducks right into an uppercut from Lapu.
Army misses with a body punch
and Lapu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Army's knee momentarily.
Army looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Army lands with a shot to the body.
Lapu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Lapu.
Lapu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Army lands a leg kick that knocks Lapu off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lapu throws a leg kick but Army sees it coming and moves out of range.
Army half committed to a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Army.
Lapu throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Army checks a leg kick.
Army fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lapu is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Army lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lapu doesn't seem phased though.
Army throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lapu misses with a low kick as Army jumps back.
Lapu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Army moves into the clinch.
Army lands an elbow just above Lapu 's eye.
Lapu has a couple of punches blocked by Army.
Lapu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lapu Lapu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lapu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lapu Lapu!
Lapu Lapu is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Lapu Lapu, 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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