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OFC 280: Rio PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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192 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy slips under a jab.
Steel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steel scrambles back to his feet.
Steel moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Steel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Steel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Steel misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Steel.
Steel looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
A short left from Steel.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Steel.
Steel misses with a punch to the body.
Steel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Steel has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Steel.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel taking a breather.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Steel scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel lands an uppercut.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Murphy walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy slips a straight right by Steel.
Steel cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Steel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy clobbers Steel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Steel slips a straight right by Murphy.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy feints a counter leg kick.
Butch Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steel looking to slow down the pace here.
Steel lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel taking a breather.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Butch Steel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steel has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Steel.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Steel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel slips a jab from Murphy.
Steel throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Steel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Steel connects with a body shot.
Steel throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
A good leg kick by Steel.
Steel wants to clinch.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Steel steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Steel connects with a solid leg kick.
Steel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Steel checks it
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy cracks Steel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cedric Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cedric Murphy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Murphy lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Steel clinches up against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Steel tries to tie him up.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Steel.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steel is looking to counter punch.
Steel throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Murphy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Steel misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
It looked like Steel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Steel.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Steel blocks the body kick.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Murphy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steel misses with a jab to the body
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Steel avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Steel.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Steel blocks a jab.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Steel.
A big left from Steel misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Butch Steel.
Well Steel 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Steel!
Butch Steel 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.
Cedric Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Keep Ridin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
34 - 21 - 0 |
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184 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sheehan Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Bryant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sheehan Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Bryant.
Bryant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickolas Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant goes for a double leg but Sheehan Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sheehan Jr continues to drive forward.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickolas Bryant.
Sheehan Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Nickolas Bryant has been cut.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bryant.
Bryant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sheehan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bryant moves away from the strike by Sheehan Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Sheehan Jr misses.
Sheehan Jr cracks Bryant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sheehan Jr gets caught napping as Bryant dives in and scores a takedown. Sheehan Jr manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Sheehan Jr has wrist control.
Bryant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheehan Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sheehan Jr wants to stand but Bryant is controlling the position.
Bryant won't allow Sheehan Jr to sweep him here.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Sheehan Jr keeps moving.
Sheehan Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Sheehan Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Bryant avoids them all with ease.
Bryant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sheehan Jr defends well and Bryant ends up having to push Sheehan Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sheehan Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sheehan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Sheehan Jr slips the punch.
Sheehan Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant throws a body shot but no joy.
As Bryant looks to move away, Sheehan Jr throws a big counter combo but Bryant just gets out of the way.
Bryant scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Justus Sheehan Jr has been cut.
Bryant misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheehan Jr misses the target.
Sheehan Jr tries to score with a low kick but Bryant moves his leg out of the way.
Bryant is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sheehan Jr with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sheehan Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Bryant is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sheehan Jr.
Bryant fails with the takedown
letting Sheehan Jr counter with a right hand.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehan Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bryant feints and then cracks Sheehan Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheehan Jr down.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
Sheehan Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sheehan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Sheehan Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Bryant's shoulder, as Bryant tries to avoid the shot.
Sheehan Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryant's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehan Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bryant dodges the punch combination from Sheehan Jr.
Bryant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sheehan Jr on the side of the head.
Bryant missing with a left hand there. Sheehan Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Bryant avoids them all with ease.
Sheehan Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Bryant as he connects with a hook.
Bryant looks to throw the jab but Sheehan Jr is out of range.
Sheehan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bryant is defended easily by Sheehan Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justus Sheehan Jr dominated that 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.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Bryant releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sheehan Jr lands with a nice combination. Bryant backs away looking to recover.
Bryant swings for the body but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bryant's head.
Sheehan Jr walks into a jab.
Sheehan Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Bryant lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheehan Jr's head.
Sheehan Jr throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehan Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sheehan Jr throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant swings for the body but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant shoots in and drives through. Sheehan Jr sprawls well.
Sheehan Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sheehan Jr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fighters circling - Sheehan Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheehan Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sheehan Jr takes one to the chin there.
Bryant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheehan Jr.
Bryant slips under a jab.
Bryant is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sheehan Jr with a body shot.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehan Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bryant momentarily.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Bryant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sheehan Jr at a distance.
Bryant throws a hook but Sheehan Jr blocks it.
As Bryant looks to move away, Sheehan Jr throws a big counter combo but Bryant just gets out of the way.
Bryant scores with a body shot.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheehan Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Sheehan Jr misses its target.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sheehan Jr.
That has opened up Nickolas Bryant's cut even more.
Sheehan Jr moves forwards but Bryant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bryant tries to clinch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr 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.
A big right from Sheehan Jr misses.
Bryant jabs Sheehan Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bryant dives in for a single leg takedown but Sheehan Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Sheehan Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bryant throws a right hand that misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Bryant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheehan Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Bryant misses the body punch
and Sheehan Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
The cut above Nickolas Bryant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sheehan Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Nickolas Bryant's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant fails with the takedown.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nickolas Bryant.
Bryant avoids the head kick by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Bryant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryant looks for the body kick but Sheehan Jr saw that one coming.
Sheehan Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheehan Jr feints a jab promting Bryant to slip. Sheehan Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bryant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant jabs Sheehan Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Justus Sheehan Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Sheehan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryant throws out a powerful jab.
Bryant misses with a hook to the body
and Sheehan Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Bryant catches Sheehan Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bryant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bryant misses with a jab to the body
and Sheehan Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Sheehan Jr - just one landing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nickolas Bryant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justus Sheehan Jr!
An out of breath Justus Sheehan Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slater has chosen Stop What Ya Doin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Landon Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike connects with the punch.
Pike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Pike moves away and avoids it.
Pike throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Pike misses with a looping right.
And Slater tries to counter it with a takedown but Pike pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Slater looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pike is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pike forces Slater back against the cage and clinches.
Slater has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pike is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pike manages to break the clinch.
Landon Pike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater throws a jab but it's blocked by Pike.
Slater just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater goes for a double leg but Pike avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pike continues to drive forward.
Pike was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pike slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pike looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Slater's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pike scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pike displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Landon Pike has been cut.
Pike throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Pike throws a shot to the body.
Pike lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pike.
A right-left combo lands from Pike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike lands a jab to the nose.
Slater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pike.
Slater scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slater trying to control the action but Pike is working from the bottom.
Pike is looking to regain half guard here but Slater keeps moving and retains side control.
Pike is trying to control Slater's posture but Slater avoids it.
Slater working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater in side control, throwing shots but Pike defends.
A lull in the action here as Slater stalls from top position.
Pike is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pike looking for submissions off his back.
Slater throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pike's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pike is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slater pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pike has hold of Slater's hands but Slater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Landon Pike's cut is getting worse.
Slater controlling the action here.
Slater missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pike is trying to get back to full guard.
Slater seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pike does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Pike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Pike's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slater on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slater throws the left hand but Pike avoids the punch easily.
Pike seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Slater checks a low kick from Pike.
Slater fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pike on the side of the head.
A big left from Slater misses.
Pike is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slater avoids the body shot from Pike.
Slater drops Pike with a naaaaasty hook - Pike is in real trouble here! Slater dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AC Slater!
AC Slater 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Corozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Luigi Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Corozzo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corozzo ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Bates misses with a double jab.
Corozzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corozzo.
Corozzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corozzo scores with a jab to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Corozzo misses with an uppercut.
Bates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corozzo throws a hook but Bates avoids it easily.
Bates on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corozzo misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bates.
A little jabbing left from Corozzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corozzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corozzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bates connects with a right hand. Corozzo shakes it off.
Corozzo throws a hook but Bates avoids it easily.
Bates shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corozzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corozzo.
Corozzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Bates.
Bates misses with a wild combination.
Corozzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Corozzo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Corozzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corozzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salvatore Corozzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates slips a jab from Corozzo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corozzo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Corozzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corozzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corozzo lands a slapping body shot.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Corozzo.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corozzo has time to react.
Salvatore Corozzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo connects with the punch.
Corozzo lands with a hook. Bates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corozzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Corozzo lands a jab to Bates's midsection.
Bates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corozzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates lands a body shot.
Corozzo misses with a few strikes there.
Corozzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corozzo feints and then cracks Bates's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bates down.
Corozzo throws out a loose jab but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corozzo walks into a jab.
Corozzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Bates coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Bates - just one landing.
Corozzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bates is out of range and Corozzo settles back down.
Bates is trying hard to land a takedown here. Corozzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bates jabs at Corozzo's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Corozzo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Corozzo throws a nice looking combination but Bates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bates tries to counter with a takedown but Corozzo is quick to defend against it.
Corozzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corozzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bates stops Corozzo from getting back to his feet.
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but Corozzo defends the submission attempt.
Corozzo wants to get back to his feet.
Corozzo is not content to let Bates control the position.
Bates prevents Corozzo from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to pass to full mount but Corozzo defends it.
Corozzo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bates keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Corozzo can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Bates prevents a body shot from Corozzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates blocks a body shot from Corozzo.
Corozzo misses with the head strike.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates works on Corozzo's body with a couple of short punches.
Bates goes for a takedown attempt but Corozzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corozzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bates is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Corozzo. Those never looked like landing.
Bates moves out of range as Corozzo strikes.
Corozzo misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Corozzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corozzo throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Corozzo 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.
Corozzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corozzo throws a sloppy head kick
and Bates counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Corozzo wants to stand up but Bates is controlling him.
Corozzo keeping full guard, as Bates tries to pass.
Bates trying to control but Corozzo is working from the bottom.
Corozzo can't keep his opponent in guard - Bates advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corozzo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A big left from Corozzo misses.
Bates checks a low kick from Corozzo.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corozzo.
Corozzo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corozzo lands with an overhand left.
Corozzo is looking to land body kicks.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Corozzo sprawls and moves away.
Corozzo ducks right into an uppercut from Bates.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corozzo. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates doesn't manage to clinch there - Corozzo circles away.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corozzo manages to avoid it.
A big right from Corozzo misses.
Corozzo blocks a jab.
Bates throws out a loose jab but Corozzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Corozzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates is looking to slow Corozzo down with leg kicks.
Corozzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Corozzo staying out of range there.
Corozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates moves out of range as Corozzo throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Bates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corozzo.
A jab from Corozzo finds it's way through Bates's defenses.
Corozzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Corozzo.
Bates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corozzo.
Bates throws a hook but Corozzo avoids it easily.
Corozzo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bates changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Corozzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corozzo tries to escape but Bates is in control.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Corozzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corozzo is trying to buck Bates off.
Bates looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Corozzo, who protects the arm well.
Bates prevents Corozzo from escaping the position.
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Corozzo tries to escape but Bates is in control.
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corozzo keeps working.
Luigi Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Corozzo wants to get back to his feet but Bates drags him back down.
Bates trying to control the position but Corozzo is working away.
Bates taking a breather here.
Bates wants to control but Corozzo is keeping him busy.
Bates looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bates tries for a kimura but Corozzo is defending well.
Bates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luigi Bates will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Corozzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bates circles away quickly and effectively.
Corozzo throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Corozzo throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Bates feinted with a counter takedown.
Bates looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corozzo is fending him off so far but Bates persists. Nope, Corozzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Corozzo ducks right into an uppercut from Bates.
Corozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Corozzo misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bates.
Corozzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bates misses with a jab to the body
and Corozzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bates fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Corozzo sprawls well initially but Bates persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bates is pressing down on Corozzo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Corozzo is holding on for now.
Corozzo is trying to stand up here but Bates is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates tries to pass to full mount but Corozzo defends it.
Corozzo has one foot on Bates's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bates throws a body kick that misses.
Corozzo lands with a nice body kick.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corozzo.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
Corozzo lands a leg kick that knocks Bates off balance momentarily.
Corozzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Bates.
Corozzo lands with a shot to the body.
Bates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corozzo throws a head kick that misses.
Corozzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates attempts a counter takedown but Corozzo avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo 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!
Corozzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Corozzo is out of range.
Bates works the jab nicely.
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Corozzo's waist but Corozzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
Bates avoids a kick to the body.
Corozzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bates swinging wildly here.
Bates staying out of range there.
Salvatore Corozzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corozzo looks to land a body kick but Bates moved away.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Corozzo throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bates.
Corozzo moves out of range as Bates strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corozzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Bates throws a hook but Corozzo avoids it easily.
Bates slips a straight right by Corozzo.
Bates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corozzo keeps Bates at a distance using the push kick.
Bates 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.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Corozzo moved out of range nicely.
Corozzo throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Corozzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corozzo throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Bates checks a low kick from Corozzo.
Corozzo defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Corozzo throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corozzo scores with a nice strike.
Corozzo slips a jab from Bates.
Corozzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Bates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corozzo throws a lazy right hand but Bates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corozzo moves away.
Bates connects with the punch.
Bates cracks Corozzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bates throws out a loose jab but Corozzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corozzo.
Bates digs a good hook to Corozzo's body.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Corozzo.
Bates half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Corozzo misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bates, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Corozzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corozzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Corozzo is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Salvatore Corozzo.
I think Corozzo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Corozzo!
Salvatore Corozzo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryosuke Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryosuke Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Justice!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Justice tries for a takedown but Sato circles away easily
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sato finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato forces Justice back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Sato digs a right hand underneath Justice's ribcage. Justice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Justice told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Sato scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice working hard to break the clinch.
Justice tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Sato works on Justice's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Sato.
Sato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Justice looks winded!
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sato.
A hook to the body from Sato.
Sato lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice is trying to maintain a safe position but Sato gets an underhook and turns Justice into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
Justice is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
Justice is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Sato pushes Justice against the cage. Sato is working some dirty boxing. Sato pushes off with a quick right hook! Justice goes down! Justice tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sato moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryosuke Sato!
After the fight, Ryosuke Sato was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mujibur Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koba Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt has chosen Channel Zero as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mujibur Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koba Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman throws a nice head kick!
Wyatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rahman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rahman tries to clinch up.
Rahman tries a head kick but it misses.
Rahman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MM eh Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Wyatt misses with a body punch
and Rahman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wyatt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman is looking to land body kicks.
Wyatt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rahman throws a head kick but Wyatt moves out of range.
Rahman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Rahman is looking to counter punch.
Rahman connects with a solid leg kick.
Wyatt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rahman looks to land a body kick but Wyatt moved away.
Wyatt takes a swing at Rahman's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman wants to land a leg kick but Wyatt is out of range.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wyatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Wyatt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rahman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wyatt at a distance.
Rahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wyatt on the side of the head.
Wyatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wyatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mujibur Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wyatt.
Rahman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wyatt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rahman dodges the punch combination from Wyatt.
Rahman jabs Wyatt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rahman lands with a kick to the temple. Wyatt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahman lands a really nice looking cross but Wyatt seems unphased.
Rahman misses with a looping right.
Rahman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rahman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rahman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rahman thuds a left hand into Wyatt's body.
Wyatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wyatt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wyatt misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooh!!! Wyatt has knocked Rahman down with a huge combo! Wyatt steps away and waves a wobbly Rahman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rahman is rocked!
It looks like Mujibur Rahman has been cut.
Wyatt grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Rahman takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Wyatt cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Koba Wyatt!
Koba Wyatt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Mujibur Rahman spoke after the fight, saying 'Nekst time mi cut you, cut you baaad!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zoey Malone Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoey Malone Jr!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter tries to clinch but Malone Jr is having none of it.
Malone Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Shifter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Malone Jr throws a body punch but Shifter moves out of range.
Malone Jr moves in looking to clinch but Shifter pushes him off.
Shifter is looking to clinch but Malone Jr is avoiding it.
Shifter moves out of range of the body kick from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shifter moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malone Jr defends well and Shifter ends up having to push Malone Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Malone Jr tries to keep at a distance but Shifter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shifter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shape Shifter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Malone Jr.
Shifter tries to land a knee to the head but Malone Jr blocks with his arms.
Malone Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shifter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shifter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shifter jumps guard and drags Malone Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Malone Jr wants to control from the top but Shifter keeps moving.
Malone Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shifter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malone Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malone Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shifter is looking for a triangle but Malone Jr pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malone Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malone Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Shifter is retaining full guard.
Shifter has his foot on Malone Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malone Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Malone Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shifter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malone Jr is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Shifter has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Malone Jr is looking to defend but Shifter has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Malone Jr! Shifter pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Malone Jr taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shape Shifter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shape Shifter waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Tanahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by I Mother Earth - Not Quite Sonic. Tanahashi has chosen Blood Stain Child - Stargazer 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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28
216 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Satoshi Tanahashi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman scores with a head kick.
Coleman takes a swing at Tanahashi's ribcage but misses.
Tanahashi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tanahashi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Decent striking displayed by Tanahashi there.
Coleman moves out of range of the body kick from Tanahashi.
Coleman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coleman ducks right into an uppercut from Tanahashi.
Coleman scores with a jab to the body.
Tanahashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Coleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Coleman lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanahashi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tanahashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coleman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tanahashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coleman.
Greg Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanahashi 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.
Coleman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Tanahashi.
Tanahashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Coleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coleman lands a body shot.
Coleman has managed to clinch.
Coleman scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Coleman.
Coleman lands with a left to the head.
Tanahashi tries to pull guard but Coleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanahashi drops back down to his feet.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tanahashi tries to pull guard but Coleman holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanahashi drops back down to his feet.
Greg Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satoshi Tanahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
Coleman scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanahashi is trying to drag Coleman to the mat but Coleman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coleman drops Tanahashi with a big knee straight up the middle! Tanahashi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tanahashi is rocked!
It looks like Satoshi Tanahashi has been cut.
Coleman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coleman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coleman has Tanahashi pushed against the cage.
Coleman lands a body punch.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Coleman.
Our sources have told us that Coleman has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tanahashi looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Coleman.
Coleman lands a good knee to the midsection. Tanahashi won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a right hand.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coleman is working Tanahashi over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Coleman as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Coleman as the two fighters clinch.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman drops Tanahashi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tanahashi is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tanahashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coleman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Coleman.
Coleman works on Tanahashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Coleman.
Coleman connects with a knee right up the middle! Tanahashi tumbles to the floor and Coleman stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Greg Coleman!
Greg Coleman retains his light heavyweight title!
Greg Coleman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Satoshi Tanahashi was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for opportunity'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin's entrance music is The time has come.... A fine choice. Al Qarni has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35
174 lbs
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187 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin tries to clinch up.
Al Qarni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luzhin is looking to clinch.
Luzhin thumps Al Qarni with a low kick.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Al Qarni is looking for the big counter here.
Luzhin with a hook.
A big right from Al Qarni misses.
Luzhin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Qarni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Qarni slips under a jab.
Luzhin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Qarni misses with a right hand
and Luzhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luzhin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jab, jab by Al Qarni - just one landing.
Al Qarni throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luzhin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Luzhin. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses with a hook
and Luzhin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luzhin.
Al Qarni breaks from the clinch.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Al Qarni.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for Al Qarni.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Qarni throws a low kick but Luzhin avoids it.
Luzhin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luzhin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Qarni. That did some damage!
Luzhin throws a leg kick
and Al Qarni counters with a nice uppercut.
Luzhin throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Qarni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Al Qarni has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Al Qarni misses with a hook
and Luzhin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Qarni goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Al Qarni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Al Qarni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Qarni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Qarni thuds a left hand into Luzhin's body.
Luzhin drives through and clinches with Al Qarni against the cage.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni blocking some punches.
Al Qarni blocking some punches.
Al Qarni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Qarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Qarni is defending well for now.
Al Qarni misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni tries for a takedown but Luzhin manages to get underhooks.
Al Qarni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Qarni is defending well for now.
Al Qarni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Al Qarni is leaning against Luzhin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Qarni misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Qarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
Luzhin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a body punch.
Al Qarni swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Qarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Al Qarni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin tries to pull guard but Al Qarni holds him up against the cage and eventually Luzhin drops back down to his feet.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fahad Al Qarni 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.
Al Qarni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Qarni drops his hands momentarily and Luzhin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al Qarni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luzhins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Qarni 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 Luzhin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luzhin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luzhin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Qarni in his tracks.
Luzhin throws a nice looking combination but Al Qarni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luzhin slips a jab and a cross from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni throws a shot from downtown. Luzhin moves away and avoids it.
Al Qarni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luzhin lands a nice looking body kick.
Luzhin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick from Al Qarni misses.
Luzhin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Al Qarni.
Luzhin tries to clinch there but Al Qarni circles away.
Luzhin delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin jabs at Al Qarni's body.
Nikolai Luzhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Qarni loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Luzhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Qarni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Qarni throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Qarni in the body.
Luzhin moves into range and clinches up with Al Qarni.
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Qarni controls his hands.
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Qarni.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
Al Qarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
Al Qarni blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Al Qarni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Al Qarni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin has a couple of punches blocked by Al Qarni.
Luzhin is pressed up against the cage. Al Qarni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Luzhin down to the mat. Luzhin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Luzhin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luzhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni fails with a takedown attempt.
As Al Qarni looks to move away, Luzhin throws a big counter combo but Al Qarni just gets out of the way.
Luzhin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands with a kick to the temple. Al Qarni shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luzhin tries to work over Al Qarni's front leg with a kick but Al Qarni checks it.
Al Qarni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luzhin!
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Al Qarni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Qarni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Al Qarni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Al Qarni works on Luzhin's body with a couple of short punches.
Luzhin tries to work over Al Qarni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Qarni is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nikolai Luzhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fahad Al Qarni.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Qarni avoids the damage to the body.
Luzhin prevents Al Qarni from breaking the clinch.
Luzhin is trying to pull guard but Al Qarni has him pressed against the cage.
Al Qarni misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin is leaning against Al Qarni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni tries for a takedown but Luzhin manages to get underhooks.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Luzhin.
Al Qarni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luzhin lands a shot to the body.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
Al Qarni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luzhin lands an uppercut.
Al Qarni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Qarni throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luzhin scores with the left hand. Al Qarni knows he should have avoided that one.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Al Qarni connects with a leg kick. Luzhin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al Qarni throws a head kick but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Al Qarni.
Luzhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luzhin.
Al Qarni tries a head kick but it misses.
Luzhin scores with a kick to the body.
Al Qarni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Qarni is looking to land body kicks.
Luzhin connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Qarni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luzhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Qarni.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luzhin.
Luzhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al Qarni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Al Qarni misses.
Al Qarni lands with a good body shot.
Luzhin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luzhin fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Qarni in the body.
Al Qarni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Qarni goes for a double leg but Luzhin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luzhin continues to drive forward.
A nice combination there by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Qarni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Qarni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luzhin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Al Qarni can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Luzhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Al Qarni's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Qarni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni has Luzhin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Al Qarni pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Luzhin tumbling to the mat - Al Qarni dives into Luzhin's guard.
Luzhin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Al Qarni wants to control from the top but Luzhin keeps moving.
Luzhin looking for subs off his back but Al Qarni has passed one foot through into half guard.
Luzhin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Al Qarni passes into side control!
Luzhin is looking for a sweep.
Luzhin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Luzhin tries to roll over but Al Qarni keeps him under control.
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.
Al Qarni is looking to advance position but Luzhin won't allow it.
Luzhin wants to get back to full guard.
Luzhin actively working from the bottom here.
Luzhin tries to get to full guard but Al Qarni has control of the leg.
Al Qarni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luzhin defends it well.
Luzhin wants to improve his position but Al Qarni is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nikolai Luzhin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Al Qarni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luzhin.
As Al Qarni tries to get set, Luzhin tries to push him back and clinch up but Al Qarni manages to avoid the attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luzhin.
Al Qarni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Qarni jabs at Luzhin's body.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin tries to clinch up.
Al Qarni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luzhin's head backwards.
Al Qarni scores with a nice head shot.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Qarni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Qarni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Qarni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Luzhin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luzhin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luzhin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luzhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Qarni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nikolai Luzhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luzhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luzhin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al Qarni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Qarni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luzhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Al Qarni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Al Qarni punishes Luzhin's body with a nice straight punch.
Al Qarni works Luzhin's body with a nice hook.
Crunch! Luzhin slams his shin into Al Qarni's torso.
Al Qarni is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Luzhin staying out of range there.
Luzhin lands a head kick!
Luzhin tries to clinch there but Al Qarni circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin cracks Al Qarni with a good jab.
Luzhin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luzhin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Al Qarni.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luzhin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luzhin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Qarni checks the leg kick.
Al Qarni throws a big counter head kick but Luzhin avoids it with no problem.
Al Qarni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luzhin.
Al Qarni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Qarni looks for a takedown but Luzhin sprawls well.
Al Qarni avoids the head kick by Luzhin.
Al Qarni scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin avoids the head kick by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Qarni lands with an overhand left.
Al Qarni misses with a body shot.
Al Qarni lands with a kick to the ribs.
Luzhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Qarni gets a clinch.
Luzhin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Al Qarni walks away with a smile on his face. Luzhin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luzhin wants to slow Al Qarni down by chopping away at his legs.
Luzhin avoids the head kick by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni jabs Luzhin right on the nose. Luzhin blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Luzhin.
Al Qarni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luzhin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws the kick towards the body but Al Qarni avoids it.
Al Qarni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin is looking to score with low kicks.
Luzhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin darts in trying to clinch
and Al Qarni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Qarni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Qarni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Al Qarni blocks the low kick.
Luzhin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Qarni, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Qarni.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Qarni is defending well for now.
Al Qarni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Qarnis head.
Luzhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fahad Al Qarni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Luzhin slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Qarni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Luzhin wants to clinch up but Al Qarni keeps it at a distance.
Al Qarni clobbers Luzhin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Luzhin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Qarni scores with a hook to the body. Luzhin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luzhin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Al Qarni will feel that in the morning.
Luzhin throws a sloppy head kick
and Al Qarni counters with a straight right hand.
Luzhin slips a jab and a cross from Al Qarni.
Luzhin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luzhin clinches up with Al Qarni and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Qarni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luzhin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Luzhin cracks Al Qarni with a nice body shot.
Al Qarni tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Qarni avoids it.
Luzhin is working Al Qarni over against the cage.
Al Qarni is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Luzhin lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Al Qarni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luzhin obliges.
Luzhin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luzhin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al Qarni's efforts to push away.
Al Qarni prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Qarnis head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Luzhin.
Luzhin lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Al Qarni.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Luzhin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Al Qarni walks away with a smile on his face. Luzhin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Al Qarni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Qarni connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Qarni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Luzhin slams his shin into Al Qarni's torso.
Luzhin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Qarni clinches up against the cage.
Luzhin lands a body shot.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luzhin gets through Al Qarni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Al Qarni's face.
Al Qarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
Luzhin lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Luzhin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Qarni to keep the fight standing.
Al Qarni misses with the head strike.
Luzhin jumps guard.
Luzhin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Al Qarni trying to control but Luzhin is working from the bottom.
Al Qarni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luzhin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Qarni has managed to get both his arms back between Luzhin's legs - danger averted.
Al Qarni wants to control from the top but Luzhin keeps moving.
Al Qarni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Luzhin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luzhin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Nikolai Luzhin retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riccuito has chosen walk hard as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cinder Smaug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito staying out of range there.
Riccuito tries to land a front kick but Smaug steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riccuito clinches.
Smaug misses with some punches.
Smaug lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smaug scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riccuito lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smaug.
Riccuito trying to land knees to the body.
Smaug blocking some punches.
Riccuito lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Riccuito.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
Riccuito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riccuito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smaug's defenses.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riccuito lands a body shot.
Smaug takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smaug lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riccuito or not.
Riccuito lands a nice uppercut.
Riccuito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smaug.
Riccuito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smaug swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smaug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cinder Smaug's cut is getting worse.
Smaug lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smaug blocks an elbow strike.
Riccuito trying to land knees to the body.
Riccuito lands a nice elbow.
Smaug blocks an elbow strike.
Smaug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riccuito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riccuito as Smaug tries to tie him up.
Riccuito working aggressively here.
Smaug tries to throw a body punch but Riccuito avoids it by throwing Smaug back against the cage.
Smaug working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smaug misses with some punches.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
Smaug avoids a wild elbow strike from Riccuito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smaug tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smaug.
Nice body punch from Riccuito.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smaug avoiding damage as Riccuito throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccuito.
Cinder Smaug's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
Smaug leaning against his opponent.
Riccuito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smaug is breathing heavily.
Smaug takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Cinder Smaug's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short right from Riccuito on the inside.
Riccuito lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cinder Smaug's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Riccuito!
Mark Riccuito is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Mark Riccuito was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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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
36% |
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