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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Spies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spies's choice of entrance music: Wretched of the Earth - When Tyranny is Law Revolution is Order. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Spies!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spies moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
August Spies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Spies.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Spies to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Spies finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Spies there.
Spies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spies to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Spies.
Spies lands a nice shot to the body.
Spies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spies lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Spies's body. Spies takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson moves out of range as Spies strikes.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Spies is quick to defend against it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spies lands with a right hand.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spies circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spies.
Spies lands a jab.
Spies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spies scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spies is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheers as Spies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies slips under a jab from Johnson.
Spies swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spies throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Spies might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spies getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spies takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Spies throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spies.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Spies misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Spies. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spies.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Spies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Spies.
Good exchange - Spies coming out on top.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spies fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spies misses with a straight left.
Spies loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Spies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Spies.
Spies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spies takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spies avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spies avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Spies scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spies connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spies jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spies throws out the jab.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spies!
Spies just misses with a punch to the body.
Spies misses with a left hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spies throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Spies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spies lands a lovely overhand right.
Spies punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Spies connects with a crisp jab.
Spies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Spies 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.
Spies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spies lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
August Spies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Spies.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Spies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Spies jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Jab from Spies.
Spies fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spies throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Spies avoids them all with ease.
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!
Spies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Spies scores with a nice strike.
Spies throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spies cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spies.
Spies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Spies off the cage and back into range.
Spies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spies.
Spies throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Spies connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spies misses with a body punch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spies scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spies slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to wear down Spies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Spies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Spies is just out of range.
Spies swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Spies.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spies connects with the punch.
Spies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spies lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spies lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spies lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spies stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Spies there.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Spies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spies thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Spies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spies lands with a nice body punch.
Spies misses with a few strikes there.
Spies misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spies scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Spies finds it's target.
Johnson swings for the body but Spies moves out of range.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spies is able to avoid easily.
A lazy left from Spies finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spies with a jab.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spies cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Spies.
Spies misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Spies manages to avoid it.
Spies lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson moves forwards but Spies connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spies avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Spies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spies scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spies lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Spies just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Spies.
A punch combination from Spies misses.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spies misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Spies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson throws a right hand that Spies ducks under and follows up with a left that Spies also avoids with ease.
Spies misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Spies avoids it well and moves away.
Spies with a jab.
Spies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Spies misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Spies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spies.
Spies cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spies throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Spies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Spies.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spies lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spies.
Johnson takes a swing at Spies's ribcage but misses.
Spies lands a nice shot to the body.
George Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spies slips under a jab.
Spies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Spies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spies lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Spies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spies cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spies was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Spies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spies connects with a looping right hand.
Spies takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spies connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Spies lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spies punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Spies slips the punch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Spies goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spies lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spies scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Spies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson defending well as Spies loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spies punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Spies misses with a looping right.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spies.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
George Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spies scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Spies is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spies.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Spies had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spies avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spies fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spies lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by Spies - just one landing.
August Spies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spies stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Spies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spies 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Spies!
August Spies thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alen Zalac was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diesel Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalac slips a jab and a cross from Owens.
Zalac let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Owens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zalac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owens.
Owens throws an overhand right that lands on Zalac's shoulder, as Zalac tries to avoid the shot.
Zalac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owens circles away quickly and effectively.
Owens lands the left hand.
Owens takes a swing at Zalac's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Owens. Zalac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Owens swinging wildly here.
Owens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Zalac misses.
Owens misses with a body shot.
Zalac is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Owens with a body shot.
Owens stalks Zalac and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zalac's face. Zalac staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zalac closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Owens's guard.
Owens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zalac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Owens keeping moving, preventing Zalac from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zalac got a little sloppy there for a moment and Owens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zalac has managed to get both his arms back between Owens's legs - danger averted.
Owens has his foot on Zalac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zalac works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zalac is aware though and is defending well.
Zalac landing some decent shots from guard.
Owens working for a triangle but Zalac defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zalac cracks Owens with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalac scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Owens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zalac is aware though and is defending well.
Zalac connects with a couple of short punches.
Zalac working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zalac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Owens keeping moving, preventing Zalac from controlling successfully.
Owens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zalac defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zalac got a little sloppy there for a moment and Owens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zalac has managed to get both his arms back between Owens's legs - danger averted.
Zalac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Owens has momentary wrist control but Zalac slips an elbow through the middle.
Zalac working some strikes from top position.
Zalac is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Owens is looking to cinch up a triangle. Zalac throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Owens's body to avoid the submission. Owens has instead reached around Zalac's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Owens arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diesel Owens!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Samm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucifer Samm!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trotter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Samm connects with a looping right hand.
Trotter blocks a jab.
Trotter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Samm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trotter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Trotter working over Samm with some ground and pound. Samm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trotter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trotter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Samm taking some punishment here, with Trotter in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samm can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trotter prevents Samm from standing back up.
Samm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trotter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trotter winds up and cracks Samm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trotter lands a nice short elbow.
Samm is rocked!
Samm is trying to get back to full guard.
Samm is trying to control but Trotter passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trotter cracks Samm with a big elbow.
Samm is still in real trouble! Can Trotter finish him?
Samm on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Trotter trying to control the action but Samm is working from the bottom.
Samm defending against the ground and pound.
Trotter working the head with strikes.
Trotter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trotter is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter cracks Samm with a big elbow.
Samm tries to buck Trotter off but Trotter is having none of it.
Trotter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Samm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Samm seems to have recovered his senses.
Trotter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trotter cracks Samm with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Samm is working to avoid the ground and pound but Trotter connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trotter lands a strong strike to the head of Samm. That's dazed him! Trotter looking to finish here. Samm is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Trotter lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Trotter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zack Kittel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kittel comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Kittel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Dangle!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kittel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Dangle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dangle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dangle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dangle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kittel's head backwards.
Both fighters circling a little - Dangle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dangle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dangle avoiding damage.
Kittel gets control of Dangle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kittel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kittel keeping moving, preventing Dangle from controlling successfully.
Dangle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kittel's head.
Dangle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kittel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kittel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kittel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dangle wants to stand and escape but instead Kittel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kittel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dangle tries to escape but Kittel is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dangle struggling a bit here.
Dangle is trying to buck Kittel off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kittel controlling from side mount.
Kittel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kittel clinches.
Dangle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kittel backwards.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
Dangle blocks an elbow strike from Kittel.
Kittel is trying to break the clinch but Dangle has him pressed against the cage.
Dangle scores with a shot to the side of Kittel's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kittel is trying to break the clinch but Dangle has him pressed against the cage.
Dangle lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dangle lands an elbow inside that Kittel shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dangle.
Dangle scores with a shoulder strike.
Dangle lands a left hand.
Kittel is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Dangle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
Kittel is breathing heavily.
Dangle lands a right hand.
Dangle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dangle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kittel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dangle lands a knee to the body.
Dangle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kittel is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangle lands a knee to the head.
Oh Kittel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dangle landing knees to the head.
Kittel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dangle scores with a shoulder strike.
Dangle lands a damaging elbow.
Kittel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kittel fails to pull guard.
Dangle has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Kittel - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dangle, and another! Kittel is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jim Dangle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoyce Graciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hoyce Graciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Ward!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graciano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ward tries to avoid it but Graciano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ward to the ground. Ward escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ward displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Graciano.
Graciano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ward counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyce Graciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graciano has his takedown stuffed
and Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graciano fails with the takedown.
Ward looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graciano tries for a takedown but Ward circles away easily
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graciano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graciano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Graciano shoots in but no luck this time.
Graciano fails with the takedown
and Ward counters with a nice right hand that sends Graciano toppling to the canvas! Graciano scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ward finish him?!
Graciano is rocked!
It looks like Hoyce Graciano has been cut.
Graciano misses with a takedown
and Ward counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Graciano badly! Ward follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Graciano out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Ward finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aaron Ward!
A very excited looking Aaron Ward made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Octavian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pollo Tropical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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208 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quintus Octavian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Octavian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tropical moves away.
Octavian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Octavian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tropical throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Octavian connects with a body shot that sends Tropical's belly button to the back.
Octavian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tropical moves away.
Tropical is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Octavian.
Tropical gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pollo Tropical seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Octavian lands a nice looking body shot.
Tropical gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tropical has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Octavian finds it's way round the side to connect with Tropical's head.
Octavian blocks a jab.
Octavian throwing a counter right hand but Tropical manages to avoid it.
Octavian throws a hook but Tropical avoids it easily.
Tropical unleashes a big counter combination but Octavian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tropical moves into range and clinches up with Octavian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Octavian stalling.
Tropical tries to work over Octavian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Octavian takes a shot to the head.
Tropical lands an elbow just above Octavian 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tropical misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Octavian.
Tropical makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Octavian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Octavian misses with some punches.
Tropical creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Octavian is trying to push Tropical away but Tropical has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Tropical lands a right hand that snaps the head of Octavian backwards.
Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Octavian blocks the elbow strike.
Tropical is working Octavian over against the cage.
Tropical prevents a body shot from Octavian.
Tropical tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tropical misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Octavian.
Octavian scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Tropical.
Octavian stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tropical just misses with a elbow thrown towards Octavian's brow.
A shot in the inside from Tropical.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tropical wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tropical goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tropical goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tropical lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tropical.
Tropical lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Octavian prevents a body shot from Tropical.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Tropical prevents a body shot from Octavian.
Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Octavian takes a shot to the head.
Octavian pushes Tropical back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tropical prevents a body shot from Octavian.
Octavian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tropical scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Octavian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tropical looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Octavian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tropical creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tropical creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Octavian's defenses.
Octavian blocks a body shot from Tropical.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Octavian struggles to land a body shot inside as Tropical controls his hands.
Tropical lands an elbow inside that Octavian shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Tropical.
Tropical misses with an elbow strike.
Tropical misses with a hook from the clinch.
Octavian throws a head punch that misses.
Octavian prevents a body shot from Tropical.
Tropical lands a damaging elbow.
Tropical scores with a shot to the side of Octavian's head.
Tropical lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Octavian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tropical lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tropical swings wildly with an uppercut but Octavian uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tropical.
Tropical lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tropical works on Octavian's body with a couple of short punches.
Tropical lands a body shot.
Octavian is breathing heavily.
Tropical lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tropical blocks a body shot from Octavian.
Tropical misses with a body punch.
Octavian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Octavian scores with a shot to the side of Tropical's head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Octavian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tropical.
Tropical goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Octavian blocks a body shot from Tropical.
Tropical lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tropical tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Octavian's elbow.
Tropical presses Octavian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tropical takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Octavian does no damage.
It seemed like Tropical was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tropical 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.
Octavian throws a lazy head kick
and Tropical counters by clinching up.
A right hand to the body from Tropical.
Tropical lands with a short shot to the head.
Tropical lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tropical struggles to land a body shot inside as Octavian controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tropical.
Tropical goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Octavian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical.
It looks like Quintus Octavian has been cut.
Tropical lands an elbow inside.
Tropical lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Tropical.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropical swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Octavian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tropical has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavian misses with a punch on the inside.
Tropical lands a shot to the body.
Octavian has a couple of punches blocked by Tropical.
Tropical lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tropical gets through Octavian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Octavian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Octavian takes an elbow to the temple.
Octavian can't find room to land a body shot as Tropical controls the action.
Tropical breaks from the clinch.
Octavian scores with a body shot.
Octavian throws a body punch but Tropical moves out of range.
Octavian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tropical misses with an uppercut.
Octavian is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the liver by Tropical. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Octavian.
Tropical throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tropical.
Tropical lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Octavian throws a body shot but no joy.
Octavian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tropical sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tropical lands a nice hook to Octavian's body. Octavian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Octavian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tropical.
Tropical takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Tropical. That snapped Octavian's head back.
Octavian throws a right hand that misses
and Tropical connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tropical lunges at Octavian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Octavian's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Octavian. Tropical does a little dance to reset his feet.
Octavian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tropical.
Octavian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Octavian needs to keep his hands up - Tropical had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Octavian finds it's way through Tropical's defenses.
Octavian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tropical throws a lazy right hand but Octavian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tropical misses with an uppercut
and Octavian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tropical slips a jab from Octavian.
Tropical lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Octavian at a distance.
Octavian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Octavian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tropical counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Octavian thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tropical, as that shot connected.
Tropical throws a hook but Octavian avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Octavian.
Tropical lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Octavian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tropical.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tropical throws a big shot that misses.
Tropical throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tropical walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tropical looks to land a left hand but Octavian moved out of range nicely.
Octavian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Octavian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Octavian misses.
Octavian misses with a wild body shot.
Octavian slips under a jab from Tropical.
Octavian looks to land a right hand but Tropical moved out of range.
Tropical throws out a counter right but Octavian avoids it with no problem.
Octavian walks into a straight right hand from Tropical.
Tropical scoring well with a low kick there.
Octavian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
Tropical fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tropical scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Octavian doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropical. Octavian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tropical tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Octavian was well out of range. Poor timing from Tropical.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tropical misses with a body shot.
Octavian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tropical.
Octavian throws a looping overhand right but Tropical ducks down to avoid it.
Tropical scores with a crisp jab that stopped Octavian in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quintus Octavian's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tropical keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Octavian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Octavian misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Tropical misses.
Tropical slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tropical misses the shot to the body.
Tropical lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Octavian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tropical swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Octavian ducks right into an uppercut from Tropical.
Octavian works Tropical's body with a nice hook.
Octavian moves out of range as Tropical strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Octavian misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavian throws a jab when Tropical was well out of range.
Tropical ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tropical connects with a body shot that sends Octavian's belly button to the back.
Octavian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Tropical misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavian throws a lazy right hand but Tropical sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tropical checks a low kick from Octavian.
Octavian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tropical gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tropical works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Tropical.
Tropical gets through Octavian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Octavian takes a shot to the head.
Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pollo Tropical seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Octavian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tropical has him pressed against the cage.
Octavian tries to break the clinch but Tropical is controlling the position.
Tropical lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tropical holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tropical lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Octavian blocks a body shot from Tropical.
Pollo Tropical is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavian misses with some punches.
Octavian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Octavian.
Octavian trying to stall but Tropical improves his position.
Octavian tries to stall but Tropical uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Octavian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tropical prevents a body shot from Octavian.
A short body shot lands from Tropical as the two fighters clinch.
Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Octavian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tropical or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Octavian.
Octavian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Octavian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tropical.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Octavian struggles to land a body shot inside as Tropical controls his hands.
Octavian effectively controlling the action here.
Octavian swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
Octavian misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical prevents Octavian from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Tropical on the inside.
Tropical letting Octavian take a breather here.
Octavian misses with some punches.
Tropical lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Octavian lands a hook that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Tropical lands an uppercut.
Quintus Octavian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Octavian tries to work over Tropical's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pollo Tropical comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tropical 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pollo Tropical!
A pretty intense looking Pollo Tropical took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Quintus Octavian was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you all'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devon King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Chester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Chester has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Devon King's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Chester!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chester misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chester shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chester.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King sets himself, and Chester steps forward looking for the clinch! King avoids it this time.
John Chester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chester shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Chester's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Devon King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Chester.
Chester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Chester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chester's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chester scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with an uppercut.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chester.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chester.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chester.
King throws a lazy right hand but Chester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chester shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Chester is proving a slippery customer.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Chester trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Chester chips away with some ground and pound.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chester trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chester on the ground.
Chester throws a big right hand that misses.
Chester makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chester puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chester seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. King is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Chester!
John Chester 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mnajdra Sheze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Walker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mnajdra Sheze!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Sheze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker misses with a combination
and Sheze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Johnny Walker has been cut.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Sheze moved out of range.
Sheze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Sheze throws out a counter right but Walker avoids it with no problem.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and Sheze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker works Sheze's body with a nice hook.
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!
Walker misses with a straight left.
Sheze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Sheze saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands with a hook. Sheze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnny Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Sheze's shoulder, as Sheze tries to avoid the shot.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sheze counter with a right hand.
Sheze drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sheze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheze's corner calls for a 1-2. Sheze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sheze! But no joy.
Walker swings for the body but Sheze moves out of range.
Sheze looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Sheze counters with a huge left! Walker is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sheze isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Walker from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sheze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mnajdra Sheze!
In his post fight interview, Mnajdra Sheze 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Grogory Damkratov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milorad Djapic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grogory Damkratov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milorad Djapic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Djapic, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Djapic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Damkratov walks into a left hand.
Djapic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Djapic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Damkratov throws a hook to the side of Djapic's head but Djapic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damkratov just misses with a punch to the body.
Djapic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damkratov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Djapic ducks under a wild hook from Damkratov.
Djapic ducks under a wild hook from Damkratov.
A shot to the body from Damkratov misses
and Djapic counters with a body kick.
Djapic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damkratov throws out the jab.
Djapic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damkratov looks to throw the jab but Djapic is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damkratov throws a body shot but no joy.
Damkratov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Djapic cracks the inside of Damkratov's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damkratov lands a left and a right that send Djapic crashing to the mat, dazed. Damkratov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Djapic is rocked!
Djapic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Djapic is still on wobbly legs! Can Damkratov finish him?
Damkratov throws a right hand that misses
and Djapic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Djapic seems to have recovered his senses.
Damkratov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Djapic to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damkratov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Djapic.
Djapic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damkratov misses with a few strikes there.
Djapic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Damkratov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Djapic.
Djapic throws a body shot but no joy.
Damkratov tries to counter with a takedown but Djapic is quick to defend against it.
Djapic scoring well with a low kick there.
Djapic pushes Damkratov away with a front kick.
Djapic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damkratov at a distance.
Damkratov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damkratov misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Djapic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damkratov misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djapic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Damkratov misses the target.
Djapic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Damkratov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damkratov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Djapic.
Djapic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Djapic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damkratov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damkratov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damkratov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Damkratov throws an overhand right that lands on Djapic's shoulder, as Djapic tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Damkratov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Djapic scores with a one two! Damkratov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damkratov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grogory Damkratov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djapic scores with a head kick. Damkratov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Djapic.
Djapic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damkratov's sensitive parts.
Damkratov misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djapic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damkratov lands a left and a right that send Djapic crashing to the mat, dazed. Damkratov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Damkratov throws a hook but Djapic avoids it easily.
Damkratov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Djapic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Djapic feints and then cracks Damkratov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damkratov down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Djapic lands with a slapping head kick.
Djapic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Djapic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Damkratov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damkratov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damkratov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Damkratov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Djapic connects with a solid leg kick.
Damkratov misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Djapic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djapic scores with a leg kick.
Damkratov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Djapic can pounce on him.
A cross from Djapic lands.
Damkratov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Damkratov.
Damkratov looks to land a combination but Djapic avoids it well.
Djapic scores with a one two! Damkratov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Damkratov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Djapic throws a counter combo.
Damkratov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Djapic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Damkratov misses with an uppercut. Djapic saw that one coming.
Damkratov jabs Djapic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djapic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Djapic.
Djapic connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Djapic.
Djapic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Djapic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Milorad Djapic will probably get the nod.
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.
A combination from Damkratov does no damage.
Damkratov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Djapic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damkratov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damkratov moves away from the strike by Djapic.
Damkratov throws a hook but Djapic avoids it easily.
Djapic looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Damkratov throws a shot from downtown. Djapic moves away and avoids it.
Damkratov missing with a left hand there. Djapic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Djapic tenderised Damkratov's leg. Damkratov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Djapic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damkratov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A big right from Damkratov misses.
A little jabbing left from Djapic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Djapic delivers a nice body kick.
Damkratov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Damkratov, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damkratov misses the jab.
Djapic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Damkratov throws a jab but it's blocked by Djapic.
A slow jab from Damkratov misses its intended target.
Djapic looks to score with a jab to the body but Damkratov is just out of range.
Damkratov misses with a hook.
Djapic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Djapic delivers a nice body kick.
Djapic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damkratov throws a jab when Djapic was well out of range.
Djapic tries a quick counter leg kick but Damkratov is wise to it.
Damkratov misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Djapic.
Damkratov avoids the head kick by Djapic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djapic connects with a solid leg kick.
Milorad Djapic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Djapic connects with a high kick.
Djapic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damkratov drops Djapic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Djapic looks back up at him and smiles so Damkratov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Djapic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Djapic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damkratov.
Djapic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damkratov.
Djapic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Djapic lands a body shot.
Djapic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damkratov misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Djapic.
Damkratov misses with a hook.
Djapic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Damkratov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Djapic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damkratov.
Damkratov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Djapic sprawling to the canvas! Djapic rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Damkratov finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djapic lands a head kick!
Damkratov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Djapic was well out of range. Poor timing from Damkratov.
Djapic misses with a body shot.
Djapic takes a swing at Damkratov's ribcage but misses.
Djapic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damkratov.
Damkratov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Djapic counters with a leg kick.
Damkratov loads up on a big right hand but Djapic slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Djapic, right into the meat.
Damkratov misses with an uppercut. Djapic saw that one coming.
Damkratov misses with a right hand
and Djapic counters with a body kick.
Damkratov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damkratov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damkratov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djapic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Djapic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damkratov.
Djapic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djapic ducks under a wild hook from Damkratov.
A little jabbing left from Djapic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Djapic.
Damkratov throws a hook but Djapic avoids it easily.
Djapic scores with a spinning back kick!
Damkratov misses with a wild combination.
Djapic lands a really nice looking cross but Damkratov seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damkratov takes a swing at Djapic's ribcage but misses.
Damkratov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Djapic was well out of range. Poor timing from Damkratov.
Damkratov misses with a few strikes there.
Damkratov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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 Grogory Damkratov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Damkratov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Djapic counters with a series of strikes. Damkratov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Damkratov cracks Djapic with a good jab.
Damkratov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Djapic. That one must have hurt.
A nice combination there by Djapic.
Damkratov misses with a wild combination.
Djapic connects with an inside leg kick.
Djapic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Djapic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Djapic punishes Damkratov's body with a nice straight punch.
Djapic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Djapic digs a good body shot into Damkratov's ribs.
A big left from Damkratov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damkratov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Djapic finds it's way round the side to connect with Damkratov's head.
Damkratov scores with a nice strike.
Damkratov looks to score with a jab to the body but Djapic is just out of range.
Damkratov misses with a hook. Djapic ducked under it nicely.
Djapic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damkratov.
Nice defenses there by Djapic.
Djapic throws a body punch but Damkratov moves out of range.
Djapic lunges at Damkratov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damkratov's hand.
Damkratov misses with a series of wild punches.
Damkratov backing away here, and Djapic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Damkratov misses with a wild body shot.
Djapic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Djapic staying out of range there.
Djapic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Damkratov avoids the body shot from Djapic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov throws a big shot that misses.
Djapic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Damkratov misses with a right hand
and Djapic counters with a leg kick.
Djapic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damkratov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damkratov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Djapic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Djapic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Djapic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damkratov's calf.
Damkratov throws the left hand but Djapic avoids the punch easily.
Damkratov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Djapic. Djapic obviously looking to wear him down.
Djapic digs a good hook to Damkratov's body.
Grogory Damkratov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damkratov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Djapic throws a head kick that misses.
Damkratov misses with a right hand
and Djapic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Djapic ducks under a wild hook from Damkratov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djapic ducks under a wild hook from Damkratov.
Djapic clobbers Damkratov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Damkratov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Djapic ducks under a wild hook from Damkratov.
Djapic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Damkratov throws a right and a left that Djapic avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Damkratov. Those never looked like landing.
Damkratov backing away here, and Djapic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damkratov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Djapic manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Djapic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Djapic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damkratov loads up on a big right hand but Djapic slips the punch.
As Damkratov backs off Djapic throws a huge counter combo but Damkratov manages to avoid it all.
Damkratov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Damkratov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Damkratov. Those never looked like landing.
Djapic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Djapic.
Nice uppercut lands for Djapic. That snapped Damkratov's head back.
Damkratov misses with an uppercut.
Djapic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Damkratov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damkratov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Djapic counters with a left to the body.
Djapic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damkratov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Djapic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Djapic lands with a nice body kick.
Djapic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Djapic scores with a head kick. Damkratov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damkratov throws out a loose jab but Djapic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djapic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Damkratov misses the target.
Djapic moves away from the strike by Damkratov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milorad Djapic really 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.
A slow jab from Damkratov misses its intended target.
Djapic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Djapic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damkratov swinging wildly here.
Djapic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damkratov.
Damkratov throwing a counter right hand but Djapic manages to avoid it.
Djapic digs a good hook to Damkratov's body.
Damkratov misses with a left hand
and Djapic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Damkratov's knee momentarily.
Damkratov misses with a shot to the body
and Djapic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Djapic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A combination from Djapic does no damage.
Damkratov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djapic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Djapic.
Djapic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damkratov misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damkratov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Djapic throws a body punch but Damkratov moves out of range.
Damkratov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Djapic manages to avoid it.
Djapic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Djapic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damkratov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Djapic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damkratov on the side of the head.
Djapic jabs Damkratov right on the nose. Damkratov blinks but takes it well.
Damkratov misses with a few strikes there.
Damkratov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Djapic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damkratov.
Djapic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Damkratov back to the cage. Djapic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Damkratov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djapic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damkratov's sensitive parts.
Damkratov looks to land a right hand but Djapic moved out of range.
Djapic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Djapic thumps Damkratov with a low kick.
Damkratov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damkratov throws a hook but Djapic avoids it easily.
Djapic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damkratov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damkratov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Djapic moves away.
Djapic scores with a body shot.
Damkratov just misses with a punch to the body.
Damkratov misses with a hook. Djapic ducked under it nicely.
Djapic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Djapic with a nice cross.
Damkratov misses with a left hand
and Djapic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov throws a hook but Djapic avoids it easily.
Djapic throws out a counter right but Damkratov avoids it with no problem.
Damkratov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Djapic counters with a one-two to the body.
Djapic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damkratov misses with a wild body shot.
Damkratov works over Djapic's head and body with a nice combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Djapic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Djapic.
Djapic moves out of range as Damkratov strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Djapic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Djapic.
Djapic scores with a nice body kick.
Damkratov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Djapic counters with a good low kick that Damkratov was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Damkratov.
Djapic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damkratov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djapic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damkratov looks to score with a jab to the body but Djapic is just out of range.
Damkratov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Damkratov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Djapic. Djapic obviously looking to wear him down.
Djapic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damkratov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Djapic scores with a leg kick.
Djapic moves out of range as Damkratov strikes.
Djapic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Djapic staying out of range there.
Djapic moves out of range of the strikes.
Djapic throws a leg kick which misses Damkratov's front leg but catches the back leg as Damkratov tries to avoid it.
Damkratov just misses with a punch to the body.
Damkratov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Djapic lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milorad Djapic dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Djapic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Djapic throws an overhand right that lands on Damkratov's shoulder, as Damkratov tries to avoid the shot.
Damkratov is looking for a counter combo.
Damkratov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Djapic.
A jab from Damkratov misses.
Djapic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Damkratov misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Damkratov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Djapic defending well as Damkratov loads up on a big left hand.
Damkratov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Djapic connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djapic takes a swing at Damkratov's ribcage but misses.
Damkratov misses with a hook
and Djapic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Damkratov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Djapic was well out of range. Poor timing from Damkratov.
Damkratov throws a body shot but no joy.
Djapic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damkratov throws an off balance right hand
and Djapic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Damkratov thinking.
Damkratov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damkratov misses the jab.
Damkratov throws a hook to the side of Djapic's head but Djapic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damkratov throws a shot from downtown. Djapic moves away and avoids it.
Djapic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Damkratov does no damage.
Damkratov misses with a straight left.
Djapic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damkratov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Damkratov fails to land with a series of punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Damkratov misses with a double jab
and Djapic counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Djapic!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Djapic.
Djapic lunges at Damkratov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damkratov's hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Djapic.
Damkratov throws the left hand but Djapic avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Djapic.
Djapic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Damkratov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Djapic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Damkratov as he connects with a hook.
Damkratov misses with a looping right.
Damkratov throws a hook but Djapic avoids it easily.
Damkratov misses with an uppercut. Djapic saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Djapic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Djapic.
Djapic throws out a counter right but Damkratov avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Damkratov. Those never looked like landing.
Damkratov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damkratov throws a looping overhand right but Djapic ducks down to avoid it.
Damkratov misses with a double jab.
Djapic connects with a body shot that sends Damkratov's belly button to the back.
Nice body kick from Djapic.
Both fighters circling a little - Djapic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Damkratov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Djapic.
Djapic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Djapic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Djapic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Djapic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damkratov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Djapic was well out of range. Poor timing from Damkratov.
Djapic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Djapic lands a jab to Damkratov's midsection.
Djapic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Damkratov misses.
Damkratov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Damkratov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Djapic manages to avoid it.
Damkratov with a jab.
A cross from Djapic lands.
Djapic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damkratov throws out the jab.
Damkratov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Djapic right on the button. Djapic goes down! Damkratov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Damkratov gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grogory Damkratov!
Grogory Damkratov retains his lightweight title!
Grogory Damkratov 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 Jimmy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Stanns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by The Animals - House of the Rising Sun. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murphy Stanns!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryan swings for the body but Stanns moves out of range.
Stanns throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanns moves away.
Ryan throws the left hand but Stanns avoids the punch easily.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Stanns moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Stanns has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stanns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Stanns.
Stanns misses with the head strike.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan motions for Stanns to come forward. Ryan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stanns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Ryan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stanns eats them both and turns towards Ryan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stanns's calf.
Stanns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stanns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanns backwards.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Ryan leaning against his opponent.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanns.
Stanns works on Ryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ryan tries to work over Stanns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Stanns working aggressively here.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanns controls his hands.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stanns moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Stanns! Ryan dives in looking to finish! Stanns is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Ryan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jimmy Ryan thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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