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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Josh Miller enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Newman is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller is pushing Newman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Newman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Newman tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
A short left from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newman taking a breather.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newman throws a head punch that misses.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Miller tries to work over Newman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Newman.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Newman tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Newman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Newman effectively controlling the action here.
Newman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miller prevents a body shot from Newman.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Newman misses with a punch to the body.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Newman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Newman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paul Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Miller.
Newman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miller up against the cage.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman just leaning against Miller, taking a breather.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Newman in his tracks for a moment.
Newman taking a breather.
Miller controlling the action here for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
Miller receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newman taking a breather.
Newman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Newman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Miller.
Newman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
Miller is pressing down on Newman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Newman is holding on for now.
Miller passes the guard and advances to mount!
Miller tries to control but Newman wriggling away.
Miller content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Newman tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Miller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Newman to the ground. Miller is now in Newman's guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
Miller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miller tries to move to mount but Newman blocks the move with his legs.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller trying to control the action but Newman is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman prevents Miller from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Newman struggling a bit here.
Miller wants to control but Newman is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miller trying to control the position but Newman is working away.
Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Newman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Newman can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Miller politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Miller prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newman leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Josh Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Newman is trying to defend but Miller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Newman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Josh Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Newman wants to control but Miller passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Newman is trying to get back to half guard.
Newman is trying to escape the position but Miller is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller advances to full mount.
Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Newman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a series of punches but Newman avoids them all with ease.
Miller is looking to clinch but Newman is avoiding it.
Newman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Newman.
Newman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Miller sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Newman on the side of the head.
Miller lands with a hook. Newman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller clinches with his opponent.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller gets through Newman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Newman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller lands an elbow just above Newman 's eye.
Newman tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Paul Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Newman dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Newman lands a left hand.
Newman is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newman is stalling here.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller leaning his opponent against the cage.
Miller lands an elbow just above Newman 's eye.
Newman being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Newman fails to land.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Newman's takedown attempt.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Newman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miller lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents a body shot from Newman.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newman's elbow.
Miller lands an elbow just above Newman 's eye.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Newman tries to tie him up.
Miller just leaning against Newman, taking a breather.
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman taking a breather.
Miller is trying to drag Newman to the mat but Newman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paul Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Miller.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Miller!
A relieved looking Josh Miller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Musta Laine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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173 lbs
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171 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Symons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Symons scrambles back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Laine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Symons manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Laine on his heels. He'll look to pass Laine's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Symons not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Laine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Symons wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Symons trying to control but Laine is working from the bottom.
Symons preventing the sweep.
Laine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Symons is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Symons from controlling successfully.
Symons is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Symons closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Symons lands in his opponent's guard.
Laine lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Symons pulls Laine in close to prevent any damage.
Laine postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine being controlled here momentarily.
Symons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laine works over Symons with some ground and pound from guard.
Symons manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laine manages to get himself to full guard.
Laine looking for a sweep. Not yet Laine, not yet.
Symons looking to sit in guard and control but Laine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons working a defensive guard here.
Symons might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laine haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Laine postures up and lands a big shot to Symons's brow.
Symons throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Laine landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Symons wants to get back to his feet but Laine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Symons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Musta Laine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laine closes the distance and pushes Symons back into the cage.
Symons ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Symons no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Laine postures up.
Symons is pulling down on Laine's head. It's preventing any offense from Laine, at least for the moment.
Symons is trying to control the position but Laine postures up.
Symons wants to sweep but no luck.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graeme Symons has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Symons's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons has momentary wrist control but Laine slips an elbow through the middle.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Symons is retaining full guard.
Laine passes Symons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Laine is trying to control. Symons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Symons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laine.
Symons is looking to improve his position.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Symons can do to turn this around?
Laine throwing shots but Symons is blocking nicely.
Laine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Symons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laine's back!
Symons goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Laine escapes and is now in half guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Laine connects with a nice short shot to Symons's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laine lands a nice short elbow.
Symons is refusing to be controlled, as Laine sits in half guard.
Symons is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Laine scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Symons is looking to improve his position.
Laine works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands an elbow.
Laine is working Symons over with some ground and pound from side control.
Symons struggling a bit here.
Laine 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.
Laine is putting a hurting on Symons here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Laine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Laine landing a few strikes.
Laine is working Symons over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Symons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Symons taking punishment in the form of punches.
Laine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Symons keeps working.
Symons keeping his opponent close.
Symons regains half guard, as Laine was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Symons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Laine!
Laine tries to buck Symons off but Symons is having none of it.
Symons tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Symons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine tries to buck Symons off but Symons is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons taking a break here but Laine is having none of it and regains half guard.
Laine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laine has a closed guard, preventing Symons from standing up.
Symons won't allow Laine to sweep him here.
Laine working a defensive guard here.
Symons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laine is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Symons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Symons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Symons moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Symons is on top in guard.
Symons engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graeme Symons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Symons stands up over Laine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Symons preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Symons working some strikes from top position.
Laine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Symons controls the pace.
Symons throws a big right hand that misses.
Symons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Symons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laine is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Symons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Symons has managed to get both his arms back between Laine's legs - danger averted.
Laine wants to sweep here but Symons controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Symons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Laine!
Musta Laine decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonna Spanked will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dong Hyuk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spanked loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
Spanked takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been hearing reports that Dong Hyuk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dong Hyuk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spanked backs up against the cage.
Spanked throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dong Hyuk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spanked moves out of range of the strikes.
Spanked uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a low kick but Spanked moves his leg out of the way.
Spanked throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Spanked is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dong Hyuk cracks Spanked with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spanked misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spanked throws a lazy right hand but Dong Hyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong Hyuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Spanked counters with a stiff right hand.
Spanked throws a series of punches but Dong Hyuk avoids them all with ease.
Spanked misses with a combination
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spanked's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dong Hyuk does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Spanked.
Spanked 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.
Dong Hyuk looks for a takedown but Spanked sprawls well.
Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from Spanked.
Dong Hyuk misses with a looping left.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spanked has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spanked throws out a counter right but Dong Hyuk avoids it with no problem.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spanked's sensitive parts.
A jab from Spanked misses.
Spanked works the jab nicely.
Dong Hyuk is looking to chop away at Spanked's legs.
Spanked swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanked.
A leg kick checked by Spanked.
Spanked misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanked throws a body shot but no joy.
Spanked misses with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong Hyuk misses the target.
Spanked bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spanked walks into a straight right hand from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dong Hyuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spanked goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - Spanked throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spanked gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spanked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spanked looks to land a combination. Dong Hyuk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spanked is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spanked doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spanked connects with a single shot there.
Dong Hyuk cracks a nice hook into Spanked's ribs.
Spanked throws an off balance right hand
and Dong Hyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Spanked with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spanked. Dong Hyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spanked lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dong Hyuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Spanked takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spanked shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spanked moves away.
Dong Hyuk lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Spanked.
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!
Dong Hyuk cracks Spanked with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dong Hyuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spanked looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dong Hyuk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dong Hyuk duly obliges.
Dong Hyuk looks to land a left hand but Spanked moved out of range nicely.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick
and Spanked cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanked moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spanked defending well as Dong Hyuk loads up on a big left hand.
Dong Hyuk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spanked waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong Hyuk misses the target.
Dong Hyuk slips a jab from Spanked.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spanked's calf.
Dong Hyuk digs a good body shot into Spanked's ribs.
Gonna Spanked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dong Hyuk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dong Hyuk ducks right into an uppercut from Spanked.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Spanked's front leg but catches the back leg as Spanked tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spanked fails to land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong Hyuk, right into the meat.
Spanked's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dong Hyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dong Hyuk misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Spanked.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spanked was covering up waiting for the punch and Dong Hyuk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dong Hyuk trying to control but Spanked is working from the bottom.
Spanked is pulling down on Dong Hyuk's head to control his posture.
Dong Hyuk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk looking to pass the guard.
Dong Hyuk stays in close to Spanked's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spanked is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spanked has escaped and now he's on top!
Spanked pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dong Hyuk is keeping the position for now.
Dong Hyuk is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Spanked frees his head nicely. Oh but Dong Hyuk has switched to an armbar! Spanked is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shin Dong Hyuk!
A relieved looking Shin Dong Hyuk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rokicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokicki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rokicki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokicki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet throws a body punch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rokicki.
Bennet throws a lazy uppercut
and Rokicki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennet stuns Rokicki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rokicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rokicki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Bennet misses with a hook. Rokicki ducked under it nicely.
Rokicki wants to counter the offense by Bennet and move into the clinch position.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Rokicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokicki lands a nice shot that snaps Bennet's head back.
Bennet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rokicki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Rokicki moved out of range.
A slow jab from Bennet misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet lands a jab to the head.
Bennet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bennet misses with an uppercut
and Rokicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Bennet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Rokicki is out of range.
Rokicki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rokicki.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokicki blocks a jab.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
Rokicki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bennet misses with an uppercut
and Rokicki counters with a nice body shot.
Bennet misses with a jab to the body
enabling Rokicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennet moves out of range as Rokicki throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Bennet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokicki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rokicki counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheers as Rokicki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennet doesn't seem phased though.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scotty Bennet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Rokicki misses with a straight right.
Rokicki swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a body punch but Rokicki moves out of range.
Rokicki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rokicki momentarily.
Rokicki scores with a leg kick.
Bennet misses with an uppercut
enabling Rokicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
Rokicki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokicki is just out of range.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
And Rokicki responds with a good body kick, but Bennet manages to step out the way in time.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
Rokicki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennet throws out the jab.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rokicki.
Rokicki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bennet misses with a body shot
and Rokicki counters with a low kick, right behind Bennet 's knee.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Rokicki ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokicki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rokicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Bennet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennet takes one on the button.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Rokicki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rokicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Rokicki ducks down to avoid it.
Rokicki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bennet misses the body punch
and Rokicki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet misses with a body shot
and Rokicki counters with a big uppercut that knocks Bennet off his feet! Rokicki dives into side control looking to finish!
Bennet is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet is trying to control Rokicki's posture but Rokicki avoids it.
Oh Bennet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rokicki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bennet seems to have got his legs back now.
Rokicki lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bennet is avoiding damage well.
Rokicki happy to just control the position for now.
Rokicki working away.
Rokicki misses with the ground and pound.
Bennet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bennet tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rokicki easily slips into full mount!
Bennet is in a horrible position here. Rokicki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rokicki controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rokicki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rokicki 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 looping hook to the body misses from Rokicki. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet misses with a hook
and Rokicki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rokicki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bennet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bennet is trying to keep Rokicki in close.
Rokicki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bennet pulls Rokicki in close to his closed guard and prevents Rokicki from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rokicki works over Bennet with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki content to stall in guard here.
Rokicki wants to control from the top but Bennet keeps moving.
Rokicki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokicki pushing down on Bennet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rokicki is looking to take a break and control but Bennet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rokicki trying to control the pace.
Rokicki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bennet wants to get back to full guard but Rokicki has mounted him!
Bennet tries to reverse the position but Rokicki maintains control.
Bennet tries to hold on but Rokicki pushes him away.
Rokicki prevents Bennet from getting the reversal.
Rokicki scoring with strikes but Bennet is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennet working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bennet is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bennet wants to hold on but Rokicki pushes him away.
Rokicki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bennet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bennet is looking to get to half guard.
Rokicki landing strikes from the mount and Bennet is in trouble!
Rokicki scoring with strikes but Bennet is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokicki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bennet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bennet sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rokicki is taking a breather. Bennet says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rokicki thows a huge punch but Bennet dodges it nicely.
Rokicki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rokicki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet trying to control from the bottom.
Rokicki working over Bennet with some ground and pound. Bennet looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bennet has his hands clasped together around Rokicki's back. He's all about the action.
Bennet is looking to escape.
Rokicki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rokicki is continuing to stall.
Bennet trying to control but Rokicki postures up.
Rokicki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennet keeps working.
Rokicki is thwarting Bennet's attempts to control the position.
Rokicki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bennet is controlling Rokicki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rokicki trying to control the pace.
Bennet is trying to stand back up but Rokicki is controlling him
Rokicki trying to control the pace.
Rokicki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rokicki not doing much here.
Rokicki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennet slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rokicki throws a big right hand that misses.
Rokicki looking to pass the guard.
Bennet wants to sweep here but Rokicki controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rokicki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rokicki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bennet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rokicki's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rokicki.
Bennet cracks Rokicki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennet slips under a jab.
Bennet swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Rokicki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bennet is trying to control the position but Rokicki postures up.
Rokicki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Rokicki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rokicki won't allow Bennet to sweep him here.
Bennet controls Rokicki momentarily but Rokicki frees himself.
Bennet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokicki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rokicki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennet is controlling him.
Bennet wants to control from the top but Rokicki keeps moving.
Rokicki wriggles free and stands up.
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
Rokicki defending well as Bennet loads up on a big left hand.
Bennet misses with a right hand
and Rokicki moves into the clinch.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scotty Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokicki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Rokicki controls his hands.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rokicki lands an uppercut.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rokicki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rokicki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rokicki.
Rokicki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rokicki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rokicki to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bennet misses with a shot to the body
and Rokicki counters with a huge left! Bennet is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rokicki isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bennet from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rokicki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Rokicki!
During a confident post fight interview, Piotr Rokicki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Scotty Bennet had this to say: 'I want my mommy!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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272 lbs
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263 lbs
18 - 12 - 5 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick but Clay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clay dives in for a single leg takedown but Pagnozzi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pagnozzi lands with a shot to the body.
Clay blocks a low kick nicely.
Pagnozzi drops his hands momentarily and Clay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pagnozzi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Clay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pagnozzi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pagnozzi.
A nice left hand lands by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clay struggles to land a body shot inside as Pagnozzi controls his hands.
Clay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pagnozzi's elbow.
Pagnozzi misses with the head strike.
Clay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pagnozzi after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordus Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clay misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Pagnozzi is leaning against Clay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clay wants to take the fight to the mat but Pagnozzi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pagnozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clays head.
Clay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pagnozzi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Clay has closed the distance and engaged Pagnozzi in a clinch.
Pagnozzi lands a right hand.
Pagnozzi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pagnozzi grinds an elbow into Clay's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay is looking for a sweep.
Pagnozzi working the ground and pound from side control.
Pagnozzi trying to control the position but Clay is working away.
Pagnozzi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pagnozzi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pagnozzi happy to just control the position for now.
Clay is looking to regain half guard here but Pagnozzi keeps moving and retains side control.
Clay is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pagnozzi connects with a decent elbow.
Clay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pagnozzi drops an elbow to the side of Clay's head.
Clay gets full guard.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Pagnozzi from controlling successfully.
Pagnozzi lands a couple of elbows.
Pagnozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pagnozzi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pagnozzi has passed into half guard!
Ground and pound from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pagnozzi connects with a nice short shot to Clay's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pagnozzi.
Ground and pound from Pagnozzi.
Clay is rocked!
Pagnozzi lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Clay quite badly. Clay pulls Pagnozzi in close trying to recover. Pagnozzi postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Clay on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Clay doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Callum Pagnozzi!
A relieved looking Callum Pagnozzi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Crushman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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290 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Crushman.
Crushman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) in the buildup to the fight.
Hoyce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoyce feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crushman's calf.
Hoyce on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoyce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crushman swings for the body but Hoyce moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hoyce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Hennan Hoyce has been cut.
Crushman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoyce lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crushman misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoyce! But no joy.
Crushman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyce manages to avoid it.
Hoyce ducks right into an uppercut from Crushman.
A slow jab from Crushman misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crushman.
Crushman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoyce circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Hoyce catches Crushman right on the button with a cross.
Hennan Hoyce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crushman is looking to slow Hoyce down with leg kicks.
Hoyce scores with a sloppy right hand. Crushman should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Hoyce there.
Crushman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoyce sprawls well initially but Crushman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crushman wants to work for an arm triangle but Hoyce is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hoyce wants to get back to his feet.
Crushman passes to side control.
Crushman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crushman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoyce has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crushman laying and praying for a moment but Hoyce takes advantage and regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoyce is doing well to control the position and prevent Crushman from advancing to side control.
Hoyce is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoyce is defending against the submission attempts here by Crushman.
Crushman trying to control the action but Hoyce is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoyce kicks Crushman off and gets back to his feet.
Crushman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoyce.
Hoyce throws a head kick that misses
and Crushman counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Crushman misses.
A slow jab from Hoyce misses its intended target.
Hoyce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoyce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crushman. Crushman obviously looking to wear him down.
Crushman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daniel Crushman's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crushman or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoyce, which made it look bad.
Hoyce throws a right hand that Crushman ducks under and follows up with a left that Crushman also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Crushman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crushman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoyce moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Hoyce.
Crushman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyce manages to avoid it.
Hoyce now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoyce's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoyce duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Hoyce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crushman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crushman blocks a head kick by Hoyce.
Crushman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoyce is fending him off so far but Crushman persists. Nope, Hoyce circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Crushman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crushman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Crushman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoyce sizes up Crushman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crushman throws a sloppy head kick and Hoyce moves out of range easily.
Crushman knocks Hoyce to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Hoyce is looking for a sweep.
Crushman trying to control the position but Hoyce is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoyce felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hoyce is trying to get back to half guard.
Crushman takes a little break here. Hoyce wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoyce is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crushman off and has taken his back!
Crushman tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce missing with strikes.
Crushman just trying to survive but Hoyce is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A lull in the action here.
Hoyce missing with punches from the back.
Hoyce is trying to stick to Crushman's back but Crushman is turning into Hoyce. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hoyce's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Crushman.
Crushman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoyce is keeping the position for now.
Hoyce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crushman stops Hoyce from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce keeping moving, preventing Crushman from controlling successfully.
Hoyce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoyce controls Crushman momentarily but Crushman frees himself.
Crushman passes Hoyce's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoyce is defending against the submission attempts here by Crushman.
Hoyce regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoyce keeping full guard, as Crushman tries to pass.
Crushman controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoyce slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Crushman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crushman throws a leg kick but Hoyce moved away.
Crushman feints and then cracks Hoyce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoyce down.
Crushman walks into a stiff left hand from Hoyce.
Crushman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoyce defends it nicely.
Crushman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Crushman.
Crushman throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Hoyce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoyce with a hook.
Hoyce 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.
Crushman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoyce tries to avoid it but Crushman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoyce to the ground. Hoyce escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crushman pushes Hoyce away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hoyce. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoyce.
Hoyce looks to land a combination but Crushman avoids it well.
Hoyce swings for the body but Crushman moves out of range.
Crushman scores with a jab. Hoyce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crushman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyce manages to avoid it.
Hoyce throws a jab when Crushman was well out of range.
Crushman looks to land a left hand but Hoyce moved out of range nicely.
As Crushman backs off Hoyce throws a huge counter combo but Crushman manages to avoid it all.
Crushman misses with a hook. Hoyce ducked under it nicely.
Crushman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoyce.
Hoyce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crushman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crushman throws a body shot but no joy.
Crushman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crushman drops Hoyce with a right and a left! Crushman comes rushing in but Hoyce regains his composure and manages to keep Crushman in guard.
Hoyce is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoyce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crushman's guard.
Crushman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crushman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoyce trying to control the position from guard on top but Crushman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoyce stands up and waves to Crushman to follow him.
Crushman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoyce doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crushman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crushman slips a straight right by Hoyce.
Crushman connects with a crisp jab.
Hoyce leaves Crushman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Crushman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoyce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crushman's head backwards.
Crushman takes a swing at Hoyce's ribcage but misses.
Daniel Crushman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoyce lands with a nice combination. Crushman backs away looking to recover.
Daniel Crushman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoyce scores with a four punch combination!
Hoyce slips a jab from Crushman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crushman throws a hook but Hoyce blocks it.
Crushman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoyce to the mat! Hoyce manages to get full guard.
Crushman won't allow Hoyce to get back to his feet.
Crushman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hoyce is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hoyce has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crushman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hoyce defends it easily.
Hennan Hoyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Crushman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoyce throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Crushman.
Well Crushman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Crushman!
Daniel Crushman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pierno's choice of entrance music: Umberto Tozzi - Gloria. Tim Pierno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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180 cm
30
175 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Mosby moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Pierno as Mosby shoots in.
Pierno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mosby throws an overhand right that lands on Pierno's shoulder, as Pierno tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno has managed to clinch.
Mosby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Mosby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pierno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mosby tries for a takedown but Pierno manages to get underhooks.
Mosby tries to score a body lock takedown but Pierno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby is working for takedown but Pierno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pierno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mosby wants to get back to striking at distance but Pierno won't allow it.
Mosby is trying to drag Pierno to the mat but Pierno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.
Pierno scores with a shot to the side of Mosby's head.
Mosby fails to pull guard.
Pierno has Mosby pressed against the cage, preventing Mosby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mosby breaks from the clinch.
Mosby throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Pierno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pierno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
Pierno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pierno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Pierno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mosby loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
Mosby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pierno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.
Mosby is looking to counter punch.
Pierno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mosby can pounce on him.
Mosby misses with a looping left.
Pierno steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mosby.
Pierno clobbers Mosby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mosby cracks a nice hook into Pierno's ribs.
Pierno throws a right hand that Mosby ducks under and follows up with a left that Mosby also avoids with ease.
Pierno checks a low kick from Mosby.
Pierno throws a shot to the body.
Pierno lands a nice hook to Mosby's body. Mosby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierno misses with a body shot
and Mosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Mosby.
Mosby scores with a hook to the body. Pierno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mosby.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Mosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierno swings for the body but Mosby moves out of range.
Mosby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pierno's head backwards.
Pierno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pierno misses with a hook. Mosby ducked under it nicely.
Mosby lands with a right hand.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Mosby moved out of range.
Mosby staying out of range there.
Pierno checks the leg kick.
Mosby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mosby throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosby drives through with a takedown into Pierno's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pierno keeping full guard, as Mosby tries to pass.
Mosby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pierno trying to keep a closed guard but Mosby is proving a slippery customer.
Pierno has his foot on Mosby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mosby works his way back into a safe position though.
Mosby wants to pass the guard but Pierno is keeping the position.
Mosby throws a big elbow that misses.
Mosby throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Pierno 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.
Nice body punch from Pierno.
Mosby loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
A nice side step and Pierno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pierno ducks right into an uppercut from Mosby.
Mosby lands with a straight right. Pierno didn't see that one coming.
Mosby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pierno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pierno scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Pierno misses.
Pierno throws a jab when Mosby was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mosby misses with a takedown
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
A big right from Pierno misses.
Mosby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno looks to land a left hand but Mosby moved out of range nicely.
Mosby connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mosby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mosby misses with a low kick.
Pierno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mosby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniel Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby fails with the takedown
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mosby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mosby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierno's sensitive parts.
Pierno just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno misses with a right hand
and Mosby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pierno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mosby circles away quickly and effectively.
Mosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mosby half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mosby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mosby closes the distance and clinches up with Pierno, looking for a takedown. Mosby pushes Pierno against the cage but Pierno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mosby at a distance.
Pierno takes a jab right on the kisser.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierno blocks the leg kick.
Pierno forces Mosby back against the cage and clinches.
Mosby is trying to pull guard but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Mosby jumps guard but Pierno turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Pierno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierno stalling.
A short uppercut from Pierno.
Mosby breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Mosby there.
Pierno misses with a lunging right hand
and Mosby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mosby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierno.
Mosby avoids the body shot from Pierno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno misses the body punch
and Mosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mosby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pierno defends well and Mosby ends up having to push Pierno into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pierno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosby connects with a jab.
Mosby drives through with a takedown into Pierno's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mosby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierno is keeping the position for now.
Mosby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierno trying to control the position.
Pierno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mosby is now in half guard.
Pierno is refusing to be controlled, as Mosby sits in half guard.
Mosby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierno's head.
Mosby prevents Pierno from improving his position.
Mosby is trying to work for a kimura but Pierno is defending well.
Pierno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Daniel Mosby will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierno.
Pierno misses with a hook. Mosby ducked under it nicely.
Pierno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mosby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Pierno lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Mosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mosby darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pierno has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mosby stalling away here and it's allowed Pierno to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mosby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mosby throwing strikes from guard but Pierno blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mosby trying to control but Pierno is working from the bottom.
Pierno pulls Mosby in close to prevent any damage.
Mosby is pushing down on Pierno's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pierno is fighting to maintain full guard but Mosby has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mosby is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pierno sees it coming and defends easily.
Mosby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierno defending well though.
Daniel Mosby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mosby moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Pierno.
Pierno can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierno gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pierno wants to control but Mosby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mosby is looking to advance position but Pierno won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby is just content to waste time from the top position. Pierno takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mosby content to stall in guard here.
Pierno trying to control the position.
Mosby slips nicely into half guard.
Pierno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mosby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mosby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mosby wants to control from the top but Pierno keeps moving.
Mosby is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierno has wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pierno looking for a guillotine here but Mosby defends easily.
Mosby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierno keeping full guard, as Mosby tries to pass.
Pierno looking for a guillotine here but Mosby defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mosby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mosby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
31 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Theodorou!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou looks to land a right hand but Sandman moved out of range.
Theodorou avoids the body shot from Sandman.
Theodorou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandman feinted with a counter takedown.
Sandman lands a jab.
Theodorou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sandman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Theodorou.
Theodorou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sandman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Theodorou quickly recovers to half guard.
Theodorou wants to control but Sandman is keeping busy.
Theodorou has his hands clasped together around Sandman's back. He's all about the action.
Sandman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Theodorou defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman seems to be looking for submissions.
Sandman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sandman is working for a submission of some sort.
Sandman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Theodorou gets back to full guard.
Sandman wants to control from the top but Theodorou keeps moving.
Theodorou is pulling down on Sandman's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Theodorou is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sandman keeping full guard, as Theodorou tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Theodorou.
Theodorou chips away with some ground and pound.
Theodorou got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sandman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Theodorou has managed to get both his arms back between Sandman's legs - danger averted.
Theodorou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Theodorou got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sandman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Theodorou has managed to get both his arms back between Sandman's legs - danger averted.
Theodorou with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Theodorou landing with the ground and pound.
Sandman has his foot on Theodorou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Theodorou works his way back into a safe position though.
Theodorou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sandman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Theodorou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Theodorou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Theodorou stopping the sweep attempt from Sandman.
Sandman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Theodorou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sandman is on top in guard.
Sandman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Theodorou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandman distracts Theodorou with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sandman wants to control from the top but Theodorou keeps moving.
Sandman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Theodorou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandman looking to pass the guard.
Sandman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sandman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sandman shoots in looking for a takedown. Theodorou tries to sprawl out of it but Sandman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Theodorou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Theodorou scores with a jab. Sandman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Theodorou looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sandman!
Sandman sneaks back into half guard.
Sandman has hold of Theodorou's hands but Theodorou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theodorou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Theodorou lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sandman is rocked!
Theodorou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Sandman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sandman seems to have got his legs back now.
Theodorou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Theodorou preventing the sweep.
Sandman is looking for a triangle here but Theodorou uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sandman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Theodorou pulls his head out easily.
Sandman is staying active underneath Theodorou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Theodorou winds up and cracks Sandman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Theodorou winds up and cracks Sandman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Theodorou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sandman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Theodorou sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Sandman! Oh, Sandman is in big trouble! Theodorou lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Theodorou!
After winning the bout, Jake Theodorou thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, The Sandman stepped up to the mic, saying 'cunt was doped up'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sito's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - What's my name?. Ridgeway has chosen The Forgotten War as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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157 lbs
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164 lbs
26 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridgeway tries a low kick but Sito avoids it.
Sito walks into a stiff left hand from Ridgeway.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgeway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sito motions for Ridgeway to come forward. Sito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Sito is having none of it.
Ridgeway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ridgeway has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sito is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ridgeway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Sito's front leg.
Sito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tests Sito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ridgeway tries to work over Sito's front leg with a kick but Sito checks it.
Sito tries a low kick but Ridgeway avoids it.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ridgeway digs a good hook to Sito's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut
and Sito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ridgeway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Sito sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Sito wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sito moves away from the strike by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sito manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway rushes Sito and presses him up against the cage.
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sito blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sito's elbow.
Sito blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Sito lands with a left to the head.
Sito scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sito blocking some punches.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a shot to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway avoids a wild elbow strike from Sito.
Ridgeway blocks the elbow strike.
Ridgeway lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sito fails to land.
Sito misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway pushes Sito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Sito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ridgeway fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sito on the side of the head.
Sito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ridgeway feints a counter leg kick.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Sito's front leg but catches the back leg as Sito tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito tries to keep at a distance but Ridgeway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ridgeway is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sito blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway cracks Sito with a nice body shot.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Sito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Sito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sito tries to land a knee to the head but Ridgeway blocks with his arms.
Sito wants to break free but Ridgeway has control.
Sito can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sito.
A right handed body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sito's elbow.
Sito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito lands with a straight right. Ridgeway didn't see that one coming.
Ridgeway blocks a head kick by Sito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway cracks Sito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ridgeway misses with a hook.
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Sito.
Ridgeway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sito ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway checks a low kick from Sito.
Ridgeway doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sito misses with an uppercut. Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Ridgeway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Sito is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway cracks Sito with a good jab.
Sito throws a big shot that misses.
Ridgeway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sito with a body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sito.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
That's time! Sito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sito keeps the fight on the outside.
Sito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sito takes one to the chin there.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Sito saw it coming and moves away.
Sito avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Sito misses with a looping left.
Sito looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Sito strikes.
Sito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway cracks a nice hook into Sito's ribs.
Sito lands a slapping body shot.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ridgeway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ridgeway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito ducks right into an uppercut from Ridgeway.
A leg kick checked by Sito.
Sito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ridgeway in his tracks.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sito was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway is looking to clinch but Sito is avoiding it.
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ridgeway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Ridgeway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut
and Sito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ridgeway lands with a hook. Sito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Sito went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Sito saw it coming and moves away.
A quick step to the side and Sito tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sito avoids the head kick by Ridgeway.
Sito blocks a head kick by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick that knocks Sito off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sito throws an overhand right that lands on Ridgeway's shoulder, as Ridgeway tries to avoid the shot.
Ridgeway counters with a body kick.
Sito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ridgeway is rocked!
Sito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridgeway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy body kick from Ridgeway
and Sito counters with a crisp right that sends Ridgeway to the canvas! Sito follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sito!
Robert Sito retains his lightweight title!
Robert Sito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico World Citizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolek comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem. World Citizen has chosen Rich Bitch as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
146 lbs
31 - 5 - 0 |
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28
143 lbs
18 - 8 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nico World Citizen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
World Citizen cracks Wolek with an open hand slap.
Wolek throws a wild body kick that World Citizen sees coming a mile off.
Good exchange - Wolek coming out on top.
A big right from Wolek misses.
World Citizen throws a chopping leg kick but Wolek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A quick step to the side and Wolek tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
World Citizen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wolek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolek throws a head kick but World Citizen moves out of range.
Wolek throws a head kick that misses
and World Citizen counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolek throws a big shot that misses.
Wolek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from World Citizen.
World Citizen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wolek misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek tries to close the distance and clinch but World Citizen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
World Citizen throws a one two combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolek.
World Citizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
World Citizen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
World Citizen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
World Citizen misses with a body shot.
Wolek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wolek scores with a kick to the midsection.
World Citizen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
World Citizen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from World Citizen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Wolek as he checks the leg kick.
Wolek throws a body punch but World Citizen moves out of range.
Wolek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
World Citizen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolek to score with a decent uppercut.
World Citizen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches World Citizen on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of World Citizen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolek lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Wolek as he checks the leg kick.
Wolek ducks under a wild hook from World Citizen.
Wolek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
World Citizen throws a leg kick that misses.
Wolek takes one to the chin there.
World Citizen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolek's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen tries to score with a low kick but Wolek moves his leg out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
World Citizen connects with the punch.
Wolek misses with a hook. World Citizen ducked under it nicely.
World Citizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolek.
Wolek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
World Citizen scores with a jab. Wolek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
World Citizen cracks Wolek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
World Citizen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wolek throws a low kick, looking for World Citizen's leg but World Citizen calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as World Citizen blocks the leg kick.
World Citizen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wolek.
World Citizen throws a looping overhand right but Wolek ducks down to avoid it.
World Citizen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolek to score with a decent uppercut.
Wolek needs to keep his hands up - World Citizen had a free shot at his head there.
Wolek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut there from World Citizen.
Wolek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
World Citizen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek throws a hook to the side of World Citizen's head but World Citizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolek cracks World Citizen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
World Citizen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Wolek scores with a four punch combination!
Wolek throws a chopping leg kick but World Citizen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
World Citizen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wolek with a body shot.
Wolek slips under a jab from World Citizen.
Wolek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolek just misses with a punch to the body.
World Citizen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolek.
Wolek checks a leg kick nicely.
Wolek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by World Citizen.
World Citizen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
World Citizen lands a body shot.
Wolek closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
World Citizen can't find room to land a body shot as Wolek controls the action.
Wolek lands a body punch.
World Citizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen has a couple of punches blocked by Wolek.
Wolek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
World Citizen misses with a punch on the inside.
World Citizen manages to break the clinch.
Wolek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolek. World Citizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from World Citizen.
World Citizen misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from World Citizen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wolek lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and World Citizen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from World Citizen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
World Citizen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
World Citizen staying out of range there.
A cross from World Citizen lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
World Citizen misses with a leg kick
and Wolek counters with a slapping leg kick.
World Citizen misses with a hook. Wolek ducked under it nicely.
World Citizen slips a jab from Wolek.
World Citizen misses with an uppercut. Wolek saw that one coming.
Wolek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from World Citizen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lukasz Wolek 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 jab lands there for Wolek.
World Citizen throws a body punch but Wolek moves out of range.
Wolek looks to land a right hand but World Citizen moved out of range.
World Citizen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wolek checks a leg kick.
World Citizen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wolek misses with a looping right.
World Citizen moves out of range as Wolek strikes.
World Citizen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wolek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but World Citizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolek.
A slow jab from World Citizen misses its intended target.
World Citizen throws a series of punches but Wolek moves out of range.
Wolek staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
World Citizen throws a body kick that misses.
World Citizen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wolek throws a head kick but World Citizen moves out of range.
World Citizen scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
World Citizen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wolek with a body shot.
World Citizen slips under a jab from Wolek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from World Citizen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wolek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wolek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wolek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
World Citizen moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolek.
Wolek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from World Citizen.
Wolek tries to clinch up but World Citizen circles away and keeps his distance.
World Citizen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolek misses with a leg kick.
World Citizen avoids the body shot from Wolek.
Wolek scores with a nice head shot.
World Citizen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for World Citizen.
Wolek throws a jab when World Citizen was well out of range.
Wolek scores with a punch to the head.
World Citizen throws a right and a left that Wolek avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent World Citizen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
World Citizen blocks a jab.
That kick from World Citizen tenderised Wolek's leg. Wolek is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
World Citizen misses with an uppercut. Wolek saw that one coming.
Wolek looks to throw a body kick
and World Citizen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wolek is looking to score with low kicks.
World Citizen scores with the left hand. Wolek knows he should have avoided that one.
Wolek avoids the head kick by World Citizen.
Wolek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolek throws a body punch but World Citizen moves out of range.
A big left from Wolek misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from World Citizen! But no joy.
Wolek throws a half hearted mid kick.
World Citizen misses with a low kick.
World Citizen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wolek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and World Citizen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
World Citizen clobbers Wolek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wolek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from World Citizen.
Wolek is looking to counter with a body kick.
World Citizen lands a really nice looking cross but Wolek seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek slips a straight right by World Citizen.
Wolek connects with a looping right hand.
World Citizen misses with an uppercut
and Wolek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
World Citizen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolek moves away from the strike by World Citizen.
Wolek lands a head shot.
World Citizen throws a right hand that Wolek ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolek also avoids with ease.
Wolek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
World Citizen throws out a counter right but Wolek avoids it with no problem.
World Citizen avoids the head kick by Wolek.
Wolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by World Citizen there.
Wolek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wolek throws a leg kick but World Citizen checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from World Citizen. Wolek shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
World Citizen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
World Citizen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
World Citizen avoids the head kick by Wolek.
World Citizen feints a counter leg kick.
World Citizen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lukasz Wolek is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolek scores with a jab to the jaw.
World Citizen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wolek misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolek.
World Citizen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolek throws the left hand but World Citizen avoids the punch easily.
World Citizen cracks Wolek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
World Citizen ducks under a wild hook from Wolek.
World Citizen throws out a counter right but Wolek avoids it with no problem.
World Citizen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wolek throws a body shot but no joy.
World Citizen throws an overhand right that lands on Wolek's shoulder, as Wolek tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Wolek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wolek tries to clinch but World Citizen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolek throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
World Citizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
World Citizen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lukasz Wolek will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wolek swings for the body but World Citizen moves out of range.
World Citizen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
World Citizen moves out of range as Wolek throws a body kick.
World Citizen cracks Wolek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wolek checks a low kick from World Citizen.
World Citizen lands with a nice body kick.
World Citizen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolek.
World Citizen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolek misses with a straight right.
Wolek scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from World Citizen. Wolek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolek ducks right into an uppercut from World Citizen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolek. World Citizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolek lands with a nice body punch.
World Citizen misses with a hook. Wolek ducked under it nicely.
Wolek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping World Citizen at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by World Citizen - just one landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolek.
And World Citizen responds with a good body kick, but Wolek manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
World Citizen misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
World Citizen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
World Citizen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
World Citizen throws a leg kick that misses.
World Citizen dodges the punch combination from Wolek.
A nice inside leg kick there by World Citizen. That's going to slow Wolek down.
World Citizen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
World Citizen connects with a solid leg kick.
World Citizen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
World Citizen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
World Citizen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolek misses the target.
World Citizen lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen throws the left hand but Wolek avoids the punch easily.
Wolek fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from World Citizen lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by World Citizen as he checks the leg kick.
Wolek with a hook.
A swing and a miss from World Citizen.
Wolek slips a straight right by World Citizen.
A slow jab from World Citizen misses its intended target.
World Citizen misses the shot to the body.
Wolek throws a sloppy head kick
and World Citizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolek slips a jab from World Citizen.
World Citizen throws a hook but Wolek avoids it easily.
Wolek dips to his left and cracks World Citizen with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from World Citizen. Wolek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from World Citizen.
World Citizen slips a straight right by Wolek.
Wolek thows a body kick. World Citizen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wolek misses with a right hand
and World Citizen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek walks into a left hand.
World Citizen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wolek lands a right hook to the body.
Wolek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but World Citizen manages to avoid it.
Wolek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wolek misses with a straight left.
World Citizen feints and then cracks Wolek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wolek down.
World Citizen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wolek digs a good body shot into World Citizen's ribs.
Wolek tries to land a front kick but World Citizen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wolek cracks World Citizen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wolek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
World Citizen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
World Citizen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
World Citizen throws an off balance right hand
and Wolek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
World Citizen throws a hook to the side of Wolek's head but Wolek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen dips to his left and cracks Wolek with an uppercut!
Wolek wants to clinch up but World Citizen keeps it at a distance.
Wolek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wolek misses with an uppercut. World Citizen saw that one coming.
Wolek scores with a one two! World Citizen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wolek closes the distance and clinches.
World Citizen takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Wolek as the two fighters clinch.
Wolek misses with a knee to the head.
Wolek has a couple of punches blocked by World Citizen.
Wolek lands a right hand that snaps the head of World Citizen backwards.
World Citizen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
World Citizen avoiding damage as Wolek throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from World Citizen.
Wolek gets through World Citizen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and World Citizen avoids it.
World Citizen lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lukasz Wolek did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wolek swings for the body but World Citizen moves out of range.
World Citizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolek.
World Citizen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Wolek.
World Citizen staying out of range there.
World Citizen scores with a punch to the head.
Wolek with a nice cross.
World Citizen throws the kick towards the body but Wolek avoids it.
Wolek slips a jab from World Citizen.
World Citizen connects with a right hand. Wolek shakes it off.
Wolek wants to slow World Citizen down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
World Citizen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
World Citizen throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
World Citizen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wolek throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolek.
A quick uppercut on the inside from World Citizen.
Wolek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lukasz Wolek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Wolek.
A short right from Wolek.
Wolek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
World Citizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from World Citizen.
Wolek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
World Citizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
World Citizen pushes off an throws an elbow but Wolek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
World Citizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
World Citizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
World Citizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolek.
Wolek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wolek tries to stall but World Citizen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
World Citizen scores with a shot to the side of Wolek's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
World Citizen misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for World Citizen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolek blocks a body shot from World Citizen.
Wolek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Wolek on the inside.
World Citizen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
World Citizen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
World Citizen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wolek lands a body shot.
World Citizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolek blocking some punches.
Wolek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wolek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
World Citizen prevents a body shot from Wolek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen has a couple of punches blocked by Wolek.
Wolek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wolek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite World Citizen's efforts to push away.
World Citizen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
World Citizen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolek prevents a body shot from World Citizen.
World Citizen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
World Citizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolek struggles to land a body shot inside as World Citizen controls his hands.
Wolek lands a hook that snaps the head of World Citizen backwards.
Wolek misses with a hook to the ribs.
World Citizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wolek misses with some punches.
Wolek lands an uppercut.
Wolek missing with knees to the body.
World Citizen tries a body shot but Wolek blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen presses Wolek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
World Citizen is leaning against Wolek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wolek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
World Citizen lands a body shot.
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!
Wolek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wolek takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from World Citizen - that landed with a thud.
World Citizen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
World Citizen takes an elbow to the forehead.
World Citizen throws a head punch that misses.
World Citizen tries to work over Wolek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
World Citizen is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolek has double underhooks.
World Citizen tries a body shot but Wolek blocks it.
World Citizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
World Citizen misses with the head strike.
World Citizen blocks an elbow strike from Wolek.
World Citizen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolek backwards.
World Citizen pushes Wolek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nico World Citizen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
World Citizen connects with a leg kick. Wolek looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
World Citizen misses with a wild body shot.
Wolek misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wolek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A cross from Wolek lands.
Wolek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolek thuds a left hand into World Citizen's body.
Wolek tries to clinch there but World Citizen circles away.
A slow jab from World Citizen misses its intended target.
World Citizen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolek moves away.
It looked like Wolek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolek slips a jab from World Citizen.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolek misses the target.
World Citizen misses with a few strikes there.
Wolek throws a body punch but World Citizen moves out of range.
Wolek punishes World Citizen's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Wolek tenderised World Citizen's leg. World Citizen is trying to keep his angry face on.
World Citizen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
World Citizen throws out a loose jab but Wolek uses good head movement to avoid it.
World Citizen misses with an uppercut. Wolek saw that one coming.
Wolek connects with a good right hand that stumbles World Citizen. World Citizen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
World Citizen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wolek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of World Citizen's head.
World Citizen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wolek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
World Citizen misses with a looping left.
Wolek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wolek takes a swing at World Citizen's ribcage but misses.
World Citizen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
World Citizen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wolek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
World Citizen misses with a low kick.
World Citizen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolek looks to land a combination. World Citizen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
World Citizen lands with a nice combination. Wolek backs away looking to recover.
Nico World Citizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but World Citizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolek.
Wolek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but World Citizen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolek feints a jab promting World Citizen to slip. Wolek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. World Citizen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from World Citizen.
Wolek throws a body punch but World Citizen moves out of range.
World Citizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
World Citizen tries to move into range but Wolek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolek misses with an uppercut. World Citizen saw that one coming.
World Citizen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
World Citizen misses with a hook
and Wolek counters with a thumping low kick.
World Citizen checks a leg kick.
World Citizen misses with a looping left.
Wolek throws a low kick but World Citizen moves out of range easily.
World Citizen lands with a straight right. Wolek didn't see that one coming.
World Citizen throws a low kick, looking for Wolek's leg but Wolek calmly moves out of range.
Wolek lands with a hook. World Citizen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wolek moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
World Citizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolek scores with a decent looking hook.
World Citizen misses with a hook.
Wolek looks to score with a jab to the body but World Citizen is just out of range.
World Citizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Wolek.
World Citizen throws a half hearted mid kick.
World Citizen swings for the body but Wolek moves out of range.
Good shot there by Wolek.
World Citizen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
World Citizen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wolek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
World Citizen throws an overhand right that lands on Wolek's shoulder, as Wolek tries to avoid the shot.
Wolek tried to counter with a leg kick but World Citizen avoided it.
Wolek lands an overhand right.
Wolek misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolek lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
World Citizen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolek.
The fighters circling - Wolek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolek looks to throw the jab but World Citizen is out of range.
World Citizen lands with a thumping leg kick.
World Citizen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wolek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
World Citizen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lukasz Wolek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
World Citizen looks to land a right hand but Wolek moved out of range.
Wolek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
World Citizen misses with a left hand
and Wolek counters with a nice body kick.
Wolek scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from World Citizen misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
World Citizen misses the shot to the body.
Wolek works the jab nicely.
World Citizen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wolek. Wolek obviously looking to wear him down.
World Citizen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Wolek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lukasz Wolek!
Lukasz Wolek is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Lukasz Wolek 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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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
91% |
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