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OFC 295: City of Angels PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Cartagena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartagena comes to the cage accompanied by The Crack Attack. Ryback has chosen Superstition - Stevie Wonder as his entrance music. Casey Ryback will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cartagena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Ryback!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryback misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryback looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartagena looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryback takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cartagena misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cartagena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cartagena throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryback counters with a right hand to the body.
Cartagena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartagena misses with a hook. Ryback ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryback connects with a looping right hand.
Ryback throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cartagena is looking to counter punch.
Ryback scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cartagena doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryback clinches up with Cartagena and pushes him back against the cage.
Cartagena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback works over Cartagena's head and body with a nice combination.
Ryback has Cartagena up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartagena is trying to break free.
Cartagena is trying to force a seperation but Ryback has the dominant position.
Ryback is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cartagena is defending well.
Ryback tries for a takedown but Cartagena manages to get underhooks.
Cartagena prevents the takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Ryback has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Don Cartagena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Ryback.
Ryback is trying to pull guard but Cartagena turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ryback is trying to drag Cartagena to the mat but Cartagena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cartagena can't break the clinch.
Cartagena breaks the clinch.
Ryback ducks under a wild hook from Cartagena.
Cartagena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryback moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback tries to clinch but Cartagena moves out of range.
Ryback clinches.
Cartagena is trying to push Ryback away but Ryback has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cartagena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryback has him pressed against the cage.
Ryback is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cartagena gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ryback is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cartagena to keep the fight standing.
Cartagena working hard to break the clinch.
Ryback wants to take the fight to the mat but Cartagena manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cartagena is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryback has double underhooks.
Ryback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Cartagena. Those never looked like landing.
Cartagena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryback.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryback clinches.
Ryback turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cartagena is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback trying to control the position but Cartagena is working away.
Cartagena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cartagena tries to get out of the position.
Cartagena tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ryback wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cartagena is not content to let Ryback control the position.
Cartagena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cartagena throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Don Cartagena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartagena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Ryback. That snapped Cartagena's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cartagena has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryback finds it's way round the side to connect with Cartagena's head.
Cartagena throws a shot from downtown. Ryback moves away and avoids it.
Ryback misses with an uppercut.
Cartagena loads up on a big right hand but Ryback slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Ryback.
Cartagena is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ryback staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Ryback misses.
As Ryback looks to move away, Cartagena throws a big counter combo but Ryback just gets out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryback misses with a series of wild punches.
Cartagena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Cartagena 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cartagena shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Ryback dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Ryback misses.
Ryback staying out of range there.
Ryback wants to clinch but Cartagena slips to the side
and Cartagena counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryback misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ryback darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ryback fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryback has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cartagena keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartagena throws a big counter combination but Ryback scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cartagena moves out of range as Ryback strikes.
Cartagena was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Casey Ryback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cartagena throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryback tries to bum rush Cartagena with a series of wild strikes but Cartagena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cartagena was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryback tries to clinch up.
Cartagena throws a body punch but Ryback moves out of range.
Cartagena throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Ryback crashing down! Ryback tries to stagger back to his feet but Cartagena just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Ryback asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Cartagena!
Don Cartagena 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.
The defeated Casey Ryback had this to say: 'Another cold day in Hell. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Buckets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasumi has chosen Lunchmoney Lewis-Real Thing as his entrance music. Bobby Buckets has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Buckets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckets misses with a body shot
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Yasumi moves away from the strike by Buckets.
Buckets moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
Buckets misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Yasumi moves out of range as Buckets strikes.
Buckets throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buckets misses with a leg kick
and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown. Buckets fights it but they end up in guard.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yasumi manages to pass to side control.
Yasumi is looking to take a break and control but Buckets is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yasumi controlling the action here.
Yasumi working Buckets over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckets has a hand on Yasumi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yasumi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yasumi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Buckets tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi with good strikes from the mount here!
Buckets is trying desperately to improve position.
Buckets knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yasumi on the ground.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yasumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buckets is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yasumi working for a guillotine from mount but Buckets is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckets is trying desperately to improve position.
Yasumi lands a big shot there that rocks Buckets but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yasumi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yasumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buckets keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yasumi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buckets is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buckets misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a left to the body.
Buckets throws a right hand that misses
and Yasumi counters with a right hand to the body.
Buckets throws out a loose jab but Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckets throws a leg kick
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Buckets manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Buckets tries to work over Yasumi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasumi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi breaks the clinch.
Buckets dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yasumi. That did some damage!
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasumi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buckets.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Buckets throws a solid leg kick but Yasumi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckets.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Buckets avoids it easily.
Buckets throws a leg kick
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buckets won't be happy with that.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is dominant here and he's now got Buckets's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yasumi controlling the positon.
Yasumi working for the choke.
Yasumi tries to get the hooks in deep but Buckets pushed the leg off.
Buckets tries to break free.
Yasumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buckets fending off the submission attempt from Yasumi.
Yasumi is persistently looking for the submission but Buckets is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Yasumi.
Buckets staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Yasumi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Buckets!
Buckets wants to escape the position.
What can Buckets do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi has the hooks in. Buckets is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckets covers up after that shot from Yasumi.
Yasumi keeps control of the position easily here as Buckets tries to buck him off.
Buckets is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet.
Yasumi has Buckets flattened out and is raining down punches.
Buckets staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Buckets is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Yasumi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Buckets could be in trouble here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckets is in bad spot here.
Yasumi has good solid back control here.
Yasumi is looking for the choke from the back position but Buckets is controlling his hands well.
Buckets tries to escape but Yasumi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yasumi is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yasumi is hanging on to Buckets's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buckets scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Buckets.
Yasumi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buckets.
Buckets throws an overhand right that lands on Yasumi's shoulder, as Yasumi tries to avoid the shot.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buckets defends it well.
Buckets throws a solid leg kick but Yasumi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckets.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Buckets pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Buckets throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasumi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Yasumi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buckets sizes up Yasumi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckets throws a leg kick
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buckets won't be happy with that.
Buckets tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckets keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yasumi lands a heavy elbow.
Buckets tries to reverse the position but Yasumi maintains control.
Yasumi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buckets can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yasumi trying to control but Buckets is having none of it.
Yasumi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bobby Buckets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi with a couple of short strikes.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
Buckets slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yasumi is working for a submission of some sort.
Buckets has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Yasumi is on him like a limpet, forcing Buckets back against the cage.
Buckets escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckets is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buckets misses with a body shot.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buckets. Buckets obviously looking to wear him down.
Buckets tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasumi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yasumi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buckets will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buckets swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yasumi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Buckets wants to stand and escape but Yasumi is having none of it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yasumi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yasumi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Yasumi seems content to control.
Buckets tries to roll over but Yasumi keeps him under control.
Yasumi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yasumi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi is taking a breather. Buckets says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yasumi passes into side control, despite Buckets's attempt to control the position.
Yasumi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buckets is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Buckets is looking for a sweep.
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 Bobby Buckets.
I think Yasumi 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Original Nuttah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lee Sin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Luigi Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Luigi Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Sin is defending well.
Bates goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bates's guard! Nice work there by Sin!
Bates keeping full guard, as Sin tries to pass.
Bates had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sin defends it easily.
Bates keeping full guard, as Sin tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sin wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Bates being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bates throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sin uses it to pass to side control.
Bates is trying to escape the position but Sin is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sin is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates is looking for a sweep.
Sin controls the position.
Sin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bates keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bates tries to bench press Sin off him but Sin keeps the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bates lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bates misses with a straight left.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away.
Bates throws a right hand that misses
and Sin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bates wants to clinch.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Sin flicks out a counter leg kick but Bates steps away.
Bates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sin scores with a hook.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates tries to clinch there but Sin circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bates is defended easily by Sin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bates there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sin misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
Bates tries to counter by clinching up but Sin breaks away and moves out of range.
Bates tries to clinch up but Sin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sin on the side of the head.
Sin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bates.
Sin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bates lunges at Sin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sin's hand.
Sin moves away from the strike by Bates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin stuffs the takedown.
Bates changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
Sin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates gets a clinch.
Sin misses with a knee strike.
Sin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sin has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates pushes Sin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Sin controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bates takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bates blocks a body shot from Sin.
Sin gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bates.
Sin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bates is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sin is keeping busy.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Sin avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Sin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sin crunches a lovely knee into Bates's ribcage.
Bates managing to block the knees to the body from Sin.
Sin tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
Sin tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates has Sin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sin blocks an uppercut.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bates.
Sin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bates is defending well for now.
Sin blocks a body shot from Bates.
Sin blocks a body shot from Bates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sin.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates lands a right hand.
Sin gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bates pushes Sin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bates prevents a body shot from Sin.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates blocks a body shot from Sin.
Sin misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bates.
Sin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Sin.
A short uppercut from Bates.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Sin avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Bates blocking some punches.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sin's elbow.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Sin tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Sin back against the cage.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sin fails to land.
Sin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates throws a jab when Sin was well out of range.
Bates looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bates takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates lands a jab to Sin's midsection.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lee Sin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sin with a jab.
Bates misses with a combination
and Sin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bates really felt that one!
Sin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Sin. No joy for Bates on that attempt.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Sin misses.
Sin throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates jabs Sin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Sin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bates thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee Sin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates shoots in for a takedown but Sin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates slips under a jab from Sin.
Bates defending well as Sin loads up on a big left hand.
Bates closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bates moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Sin misses its intended target.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Sin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bates with a body shot.
Bates moves to clinch but Sin breaks away
and Sin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Sin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Sin misses with a hook.
Bates pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sin back to the cage. Bates follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Sin pushes him off.
Sin throws a counter combo.
Sin stuffs the takedown.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sin blocks a jab.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bates is looking to wear down Sin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bates looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sin is fending him off so far but Bates persists. Nope, Sin circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
Sin takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Bates walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Luigi Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates shoots in and drives through. Sin sprawls well.
Sin misses with a body shot.
Bates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bates there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bates cracks a nice hook into Sin's ribs.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away.
Bates takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Bates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bates looks to land a combination but Sin avoids it well.
Sin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot lands for Sin.
Bates throws a combination that misses
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bates's knee momentarily.
Bates throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates doesn't manage to clinch there - Sin circles away.
Bates tries for a takedown but Sin circles away easily
and Sin counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Bates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sin works Bates's body with a nice hook.
Sin tests Bates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bates leaves his chin hanging out and Sin seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bates crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Sin!
A victorious Lee Sin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Achab Denis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Freeman staying out of range there.
Denis swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman scores with a hook.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Freeman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Denis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Denis misses
and Freeman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Freeman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Denis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freeman or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denis.
Denis lands a right hand.
Denis being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis lands an elbow inside that Freeman shrugs off.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Freeman in his tracks for a moment.
Freeman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denis is defending well for now.
Freeman misses with the head strike.
Freeman takes an elbow to the temple.
Freeman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Denis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denis lands an elbow inside.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Denis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Denis.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freeman tries to stall but Denis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman lands a right hand.
Freeman tries to stall but Denis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Denis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freeman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Denis up against the cage.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freeman.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Denis misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
Denis lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Freeman.
Denis blocking some punches.
Denis struggles to land a body shot inside as Freeman controls his hands.
Denis lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Denis lands an elbow inside that Freeman shrugs off.
Denis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Freeman.
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis throws an elbow that misses.
Freeman takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Gavin Freeman has been cut.
Freeman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Denis avoids the damage to the body.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Denis working aggressively here.
Freeman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Freeman lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman avoiding damage.
Freeman blocks the elbow strike.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freeman.
A nice left hand lands by Denis.
Freeman lands with a light punch inside.
Freeman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freeman's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Freeman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Freeman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Denis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Freeman can turn it around.
Denis misses with a punch on the inside.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Denis throws a head punch that misses.
Denis lands a damaging elbow.
Freeman is trying to stall.
Freeman throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gavin Freeman will probably get the nod.
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.
Freeman throws a body shot but no joy.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Freeman misses the shot to the body.
Denis throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Denis throws a series of punches but Freeman moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Freeman misses
and Denis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Denis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Freeman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Denis rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Denis.
Freeman dips to his left and cracks Denis with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Freeman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Freeman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Denis's hands.
Denis takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman connects with a body shot that sends Denis's belly button to the back.
Freeman just misses with a punch to the body.
Denis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Freeman misses with an uppercut. Denis saw that one coming.
Freeman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denis.
Denis misses with a jab to the body
and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch.
Gavin Freeman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Denis lands a right hand.
Freeman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Freeman missing with knees to the body.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Freeman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Freeman lands with a short shot to the head.
Denis throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman wants to stall.
Denis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freeman stalling against the cage.
Denis blocking some punches.
Freeman blocks an elbow strike from Denis.
Denis throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Denis.
Denis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Freeman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Denis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Freeman blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Denis.
Freeman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Denis lands with a short shot to the head.
Denis tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Denis fails to land.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freeman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Denis.
Denis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Denis throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Nice body punch from Denis.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Freeman blocks an uppercut.
Denis lands with a light punch inside.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Denis blocks with his arms.
Denis scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Denis fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman trying to land knees to the body.
Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Freeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Freeman.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Denis as Freeman tries to tie him up.
Denis works on Freeman's body with a couple of short punches.
Denis lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
Freeman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Denis throws a head punch that misses.
Denis cracks Freeman with a nice body shot.
Freeman avoids the elbow strike from Denis, against the cage.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Denis.
Denis avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.
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 Achab Denis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
Freeman gets tackled into the cage by Denis. Denis maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Denis lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Denis on the inside.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Denis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denis cracks Freeman with a nice body shot.
Freeman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denis blocks it with crossed arms.
Denis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Denis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.
Denis digs a right hand underneath Freeman's ribcage. Freeman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freeman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
Denis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Denis.
A right hand to the body from Denis.
Denis manages to break the clinch.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Denis throws a head kick that misses.
Freeman tests Denis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freeman stalks Denis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Denis's face. Denis staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Denis.
A little jabbing left from Freeman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws the kick towards the body but Freeman avoids it.
Freeman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Denis with a body shot.
Denis looks to throw the jab but Freeman is out of range.
Freeman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Denis misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Denis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Freeman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denis looks to land a left hand but Freeman moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Freeman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Freeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denis.
Denis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freeman misses with a body shot.
Freeman throws a series of punches but Denis moves out of range.
Denis throws a big counter combination but Freeman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Denis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Denis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Freeman misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Freeman blocks a head kick by Denis.
Gavin Freeman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denis misses with a hook
and Freeman counters by clinching up.
Denis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Denis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denis.
Denis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Freeman in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Denis.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freeman takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freeman's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Denis.
Denis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Freeman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Freeman takes a shot to the head.
Freeman has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
Denis lands an elbow inside.
Denis scores with a shoulder strike.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Denis pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Freeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Denis.
Denis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freeman's defenses.
Denis lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Achab Denis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Denis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achab Denis!
A victorious Achab Denis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wykyd Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Deadwood. Dall has chosen Attitude as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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33
192 lbs
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28
188 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wykyd Dall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall fails with the takedown.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall throws out a counter right but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dall 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.
Dall slips a straight right by Hawk.
Dall tests Hawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
Wykyd Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall throws a solid leg kick but Hawk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dall.
Dall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Hawk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawk tries to avoid it.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dall.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dall. Hawk shrugs it off though.
Jab by Dall.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall with the counter takedown but Hawk avoids it easily.
Hawk scores with a leg kick.
Hawk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Dall slips under a jab.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Hawk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dall only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Dall connects with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Dall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Hawk lands a head shot.
Dall tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice jab there from Dall.
Dall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dall connects with a body shot that sends Hawk's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
Dall scores with a kick to the body.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dall throws a solid leg kick but Hawk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dall.
Dall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hawk defends well and Dall ends up having to push Hawk into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hawk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Dall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hawk is looking to stand up but Dall isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is pushing down on Hawk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hawk is fighting to maintain full guard but Dall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hawk is just riding it out for now. Dall eventually gives up the hold.
Hawk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawk is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dall moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hawk.
Hawk is not content to let Dall control the position.
Dall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawk, who protects the arm well.
Dall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hawk!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wykyd Dall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Dall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Dall is looking to chop away at Hawk's legs.
Hawk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
Dall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dall fails to land with a series of punches.
Dall throws a low kick but Hawk moves out of range easily.
Dall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dall defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Dall.
Dall clinches.
Hawk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawk.
It looks like Wykyd Dall has been cut.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Dall.
Dall prevents a body shot from Hawk.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawk misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Dall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hawk up against the cage.
Dall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Dall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Dall.
Hawk misses with a punch to the body.
Dall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dall.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Hawk clobbers Dall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hawk will feel that in the morning.
Hawk throws a chopping leg kick but Dall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dall slips under a jab from Hawk.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hawk tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks it.
Dall walks into a stiff left hand from Hawk.
Hawk swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Hawk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dall back to the cage. Hawk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawk is able to avoid easily.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Hawk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dall lands a nice hook to Hawk's body. Hawk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dall 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 Hawk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Dall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall takes a swing at Hawk's ribcage but misses.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Thomas Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall misses the body punch
and Hawk counters with a thumping low kick.
Dall dodges the punch combination from Hawk.
Hawk misses the jab.
Dall lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Hawk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dall thuds his shin into the meat of Hawk's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Dall catches Hawk right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hawk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawk checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dall throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawk.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
Dall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall scrambles back to his feet.
Dall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dall throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Hawk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawk tries to avoid it.
Hawk throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall thumps Hawk with a low kick.
Dall misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dall throws a combination that misses
and Hawk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dall thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wykyd Dall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk throws a combination that misses
and Dall counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Dall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Dall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Dall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a push kick but Hawk slaps the foot to one side.
Dall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dall feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
Dall works the jab nicely.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Dall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dall jabs Hawk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hawk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dall lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hawk takes a step back to recover.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall keeps Hawk at a distance using the push kick.
Dall moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Dall. Beautiful body shot.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
As Dall tries to get set, Hawk tries to push him back and clinch up but Dall manages to avoid the attempt.
Hawk throws out a powerful jab.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wykyd Dall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dall.
Dall throws a poor cross that misses
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall takes one to the chin there.
Hawk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Dall. Beautiful body shot.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall misses with a two punch combination.
Hawk misses the jab.
Dall slips a jab from Hawk.
Hawk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wykyd Dall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dall throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Dall throws a head kick that Hawk semi-blocks.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawk.
Thomas Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Hawk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawk tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a leg kick
and Dall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hawk won't be happy with that.
Hawk manages to get back to half guard.
Hawk has a hand on Dall's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dall takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hawk is trying to escape the mount but Dall keeps good control and instead manages to take Hawk's back.
Dall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hawk doesn't escape.
Hawk tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dall controlling the positon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall doesn't have the hooks in and Hawk manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wykyd Dall.
Well Dall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wykyd Dall!
Wykyd Dall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Thomas Hawk was interviewed post fight and said '/face-palm I will be back for you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King!. Eagle Loveladdy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagle Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Steel!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steel throws a right hand that Loveladdy ducks under and follows up with a left that Loveladdy also avoids with ease.
It looked like Loveladdy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steel misses with a low kick.
As Steel looks to move away, Loveladdy throws a big counter combo but Steel just gets out of the way.
Steel 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.
Steel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loveladdy.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel throws a leg kick that misses.
Steel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Steel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Steel working aggressively here.
Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel taking a breather.
Loveladdy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a body punch.
Loveladdy working aggressively here.
Loveladdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steel moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Loveladdy.
Loveladdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel misses with a shot to the body
and Loveladdy counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loveladdy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
and Loveladdy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
and Loveladdy counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Loveladdy to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Loveladdy is looking to counter punch.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loveladdy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Loveladdy is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loveladdy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Steel closes the distance and pushes Loveladdy back into the cage.
Steel managing to block the knees to the body from Loveladdy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Loveladdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Steel.
Steel has Loveladdy pressed against the cage.
Loveladdy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loveladdy tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steel.
Loveladdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loveladdy avoids the body shot from Steel.
Steel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Eagle Loveladdy has been cut.
Steel swings for the body but Loveladdy moves out of range.
As Steel looks to move away, Loveladdy throws a big counter combo but Steel just gets out of the way.
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 Eagle Loveladdy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Steel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Steel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Loveladdy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel throws the left hand but Loveladdy avoids the punch easily.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loveladdy is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Loveladdy as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Loveladdy misses the target.
Loveladdy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy ducks right into an uppercut from Steel.
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Loveladdy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
and Loveladdy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steel misses with a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Butch Steel has been cut.
Steel tries to clinch
and Loveladdy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steel's knee momentarily.
Steel throws a lazy uppercut
and Loveladdy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Steel misses with a combination
and Loveladdy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel takes a swing at Loveladdy's ribcage but misses.
Loveladdy is looking for a counter combo.
Crunch! Steel slams his shin into Loveladdy's torso.
Eagle Loveladdy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Loveladdy counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.
Loveladdy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steel just manages to avoid it.
Steel misses with a hook
and Loveladdy counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy tries to keep at a distance but Steel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Loveladdy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loveladdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Loveladdy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Loveladdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands with a nice body punch.
Steel takes a swing at Loveladdy's ribcage but misses.
Loveladdy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steel cracks Loveladdy with an open hand slap.
Loveladdy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
As Steel looks to move away, Loveladdy throws a big counter combo but Steel just gets out of the way.
Steel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loveladdy counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Butch Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loveladdy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loveladdy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steel just manages to avoid it.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steel throws an off balance right hand
and Loveladdy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Loveladdy moves out of range easily.
Steel just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLoveladdy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Loveladdy counters with a crisp one two that drops Steel! Loveladdy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steel to his feet! Steel is in big trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores with a punch to the head.
Loveladdy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Steel is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Butch Steel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Loveladdy missing with knees to the body.
Loveladdy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Steel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steel is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loveladdy cracks Steel with a nice body shot.
Eagle Loveladdy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loveladdy lands a right hand.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Loveladdy.
Steel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Loveladdy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loveladdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel throws a front kick aimed at Loveladdy's knee but Loveladdy avoids it well.
Butch Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loveladdy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Loveladdy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loveladdy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
It looks like Loveladdy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Loveladdy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Steel misses with a hook
and Loveladdy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steel's knee momentarily.
Butch Steel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Steel connects with a single shot there.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Loveladdy is out of range.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Loveladdy is out of range.
Nice body punch from Steel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy slips under a jab from Steel.
Loveladdy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steel connects with a solid leg kick.
Butch Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loveladdy checks a low kick from Steel.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loveladdy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch but Loveladdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel darts in and clinches Loveladdy up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Steel!
Butch Steel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ho's choice of entrance music: Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heim misses with a body shot.
Ho counters with a body kick.
Ho feints and then cracks Heim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heim down.
Ho is looking to clinch.
Ho throws a low kick, looking for Heim's leg but Heim calmly moves out of range.
Ho throws the kick towards the body but Heim avoids it.
Ho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Heim takes a kick to the side of the head.
Heim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho.
Heim is looking to wear down Ho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho avoids the body shot from Heim.
Heim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ho slips under a jab.
Ho misses with a leg kick.
Ho tries to move into range but Heim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heim throwing a counter right hand but Ho manages to avoid it.
Phat Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho at a distance.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho misses with a combination
and Heim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Heim misses the target.
Heim misses the jab.
Ho looks to land a body kick but Heim moved away.
It looked like Heim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ho.
Decent striking displayed by Heim there.
Heim gets a takedown into half guard.
Ho makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho under the eye.
Heim misses the shot to the body.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heim moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Heim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Ho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho can pounce on him.
Ho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho misses the target.
Heim throws out a powerful jab.
Ho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heim throws a right hand that misses
and Ho counters with a nice leg kick.
Heim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho tried to score with a low kick but Heim checks it.
Heim avoids the head kick by Ho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice cross by Heim.
Ho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ho lands a leg kick that knocks Heim off balance momentarily.
Heim shoots in but no luck this time.
Ho shapes to counter with a head kick.
Heim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heim, right into the meat.
A jab from Heim misses.
Heim misses the body punch
and Ho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heim thuds his right hand into Ho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Heim.
Heim moves out of range of the body kick from Ho.
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!
Heim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho.
Heim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho under the eye.
Heim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ho - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho thumps Heim with a low kick.
Heim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho is looking to slow Heim down with leg kicks.
Ho tries to clinch there but Heim circles away.
Ho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Heim scores with a body shot.
Ho avoids the body shot from Heim.
Ho only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heim attempts a counter takedown but Ho avoids it well and moves away.
Heim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heim checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ho.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aribert Heim will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho.
Heim misses with a wild combination.
Ho lands a leg kick that knocks Heim off balance momentarily.
Heim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heim shoots in looking for a takedown. Ho tries to sprawl out of it but Heim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ho tries a quick counter leg kick but Heim is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho throws the kick towards the body but Heim avoids it.
Heim moves out of range as Ho throws a body kick.
Ho misses with a leg kick.
Heim throws the left hand but Ho avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho looks for the body kick but Heim saw that one coming.
Heim blocks the body kick.
Ho lands with an uppercut that bounces Heim off the cage and back into range.
Ho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heim throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Heim.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heim throws a strike aimed at the side of Ho's head but Ho avoids it well.
Ho parries the strikes from Heim easily there. Heim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ho to escape.
Heim is chipping away with strikes.
Aribert Heim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heim tries to score with some ground and pound. Ho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Heim misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Heim lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heim with the ground and pound but Ho regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Heim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heim.
Heim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heim.
Ho wants to get back to full guard.
Ho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heim.
Heim is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ho sees it coming and defends easily.
Heim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heim with the ground and pound but Ho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heim.
Heim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heim throws a big elbow that misses.
Ho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Heim throwing strikes from guard but Ho blocks nicely.
Heim lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ho is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Heim throwing strikes from guard but Ho blocks nicely.
Heim working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heim with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho pulls Heim in close to prevent any damage.
Heim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heim throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Heim shoots for a takedown but Ho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ho misses with a head kick.
Ho staying out of range there.
Ho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ho circles away.
Ho looks to land a body kick but Heim moved away.
Heim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho on the side of the head.
Heim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heim misses with a wild body shot.
Heim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Heim passes the guard and advances to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ho?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim landing punches.
Heim breaks from Ho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Heim misses with a head shot.
Heim sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Heim lands a big elbow.
Ho wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heim.
Ho has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Heim scoring with strikes but Ho is staying in there.
Heim looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim landing strikes from the mount and Ho is in trouble!
Heim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ho's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Heim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Heim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Heim lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ho avoids a series of strikes thrown by Heim.
Heim lands a nice shot to the head.
Ho is rocked!
Heim misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Heim lands a couple of good shots and Ho has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ho is still in real trouble! Can Heim finish him?
Heim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho can do to turn this around?
Heim lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Heim gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heim is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ho covering up well under a series of strikes from Heim.
Heim lands strikes from the back and Ho isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aribert Heim!
Aribert Heim retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Aribert Heim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Phat Ho was interviewed post fight and said 'maybe i should switch to vapes?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krejzi Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilkki comes to the cage accompanied by Fintelligens - Sori. Kure has chosen BIG SHUG - who's hard as his entrance music. Krejzi Kure will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pikku Nilkki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Krejzi Kure!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kure swings for the body but Nilkki moves out of range.
Nilkki lands a jab to Kure's midsection.
Nilkki walks into a stiff left hand from Kure.
Nilkki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kure scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kure takes one to the side of the head.
Nilkki throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilkki cracks Kure with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Nilkki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilkki tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Nilkki's head coaches at The Performance Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nilkki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilkki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nilkki scores with the left hand. Kure knows he should have avoided that one.
Nilkki closes the distance and pushes Kure back into the cage.
Kure has had enough of the clinch but Nilkki keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kure digs a right hand underneath Nilkki's ribcage. Nilkki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kure looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Nilkki.
A short right from Nilkki on the inside.
Kure misses with the head strike.
Kure misses with the head strike.
Kure is leaning against Nilkki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kure is trying to break free.
Nilkki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Nilkki.
Kure trying to control the position but instead, Nilkki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kure into the cage.
Kure working aggressively here.
Kure misses with some punches.
Nilkki has Kure pressed against the cage.
Nilkki misses with an elbow over the top.
Kure breaks from the clinch.
Nilkki connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kure throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kure throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilkki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilkki wants to clinch
letting Kure counter with a right hand.
Kure jabs Nilkki right on the nose. Nilkki blinks but takes it well.
Nilkki misses with a leg kick
and Kure counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Kure.
Nilkki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilkki misses with a looping right.
Kure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
Nilkki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kure rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nilkki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilkki throws the left hand but Kure avoids the punch easily.
Kure tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilkki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kure lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nilkki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kure.
Nilkki with a jab.
and Nilkki counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kure! He's just covering up as Nilkki starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pikku Nilkki!
Pikku Nilkki retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Pikku Nilkki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Barca has chosen Carthage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca misses with a straight left.
Davis attempts a counter takedown but Barca avoids it well and moves away.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Barca is out of range.
Barca is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barca scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Davis wants to control but Barca is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is holding on to half guard well.
Barca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barca thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barca is controlling the pace.
Barca throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Barca content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barca wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
Barca working Davis over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Davis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Barca there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barca connects with a nice short shot to Davis's temple.
Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Barca.
Barca has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barca lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barca landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barca throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barca misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davis blocking the ground and pound.
Barca throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barca tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davis tries to hold on but Barca pushes him away.
Barca putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barca looking to finish with strikes here!
Barca is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Barca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis tries to counter with a takedown but Barca is quick to defend against it.
Barca misses with a straight left.
Barca lands a head shot.
Davis lands a head kick. Barca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Barca throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barca just manages to avoid it.
Barca scores with a decent looking hook.
Barca throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca connects with a jab.
Barca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Davis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barca feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Barca changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has his hands on Barca's head, controlling the position.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis can't keep his opponent in guard - Barca advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hannibal Barca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Barca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Barca is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Davis reverses the position - he's now on top in Barca's guard.
Barca has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barca working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davis has passed into half guard!
Barca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barca wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barca strikes from the bottom but Davis uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Barca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barca manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davis's best efforts.
Barca wants to get back to full guard but Davis has mounted him!
Barca working to try and regain half guard.
Barca gets back to half guard.
Barca manages to get to full guard.
Barca working for submissions but it's allowed Davis to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca looking for subs from the bottom but Davis mounts him!
Davis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Barca to take his back!
I really don't envy Barca right now.
Barca is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis controls the position.
Davis is not going to allow Barca to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis is hanging on to Barca's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barca throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barca throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Davis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barca throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Barca 's knee.
Davis moves away from the strike by Barca.
Davis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barca sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Barca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barca looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Davis is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Davis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barca.
Davis is not content to let Barca control the position.
Barca throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barca tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barca creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca is chipping away with strikes.
Barca working the ground and pound from side control.
Barca misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
Barca trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Barca landing strikes.
Barca lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barca landing a few strikes.
Barca working the ground and pound.
Davis is rocked!
Barca looks up at the clock and then as Davis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barca smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Davis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barca is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barca working the head and body with strikes.
Barca cracks Davis with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Barca immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Davis is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Barca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca is the new lightweight champion!
Hannibal Barca bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Corey Davis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Coming in jet lagged sucks man'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankoli comes to the cage accompanied by Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Potter!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter misses with a body shot
and Shankoli counters with a straight right hand.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Shankoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Potter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shankoli defends well and Potter ends up having to push Shankoli into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shankoli lands a leg kick that knocks Potter off balance momentarily.
Shankoli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shankoli staying out of range there.
Potter throws a body punch but Shankoli moves out of range.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Ravi Shankoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Potter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shankoli was covering up waiting for the punch and Potter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli seems keen to control Potter's posture.
Shankoli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Potter looking to pass the guard.
Potter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shankoli has control of Potter's left arm, preventing Potter from doing any damage.
Potter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shankoli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Potter controls the pace.
Potter trying to control but Shankoli is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Potter being controlled here momentarily.
Potter throws a big elbow that misses.
Potter looking to pass the guard.
Shankoli is pulling down on Potter's head. It's preventing any offense from Potter, at least for the moment.
Potter trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shankoli has Potter pulled in close to control his posture.
Shankoli trying to control the position.
My spies in LOD Gym of the Gods inform me that Potter has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shankoli is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shankoli holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter feints and then cracks Shankoli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shankoli down.
Potter misses the body punch
and Shankoli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shankoli takes one on the button.
A jab from Potter misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shankoli tries to work over Potter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Potter is working for takedown but Shankoli is calmly controlling the position for now.
Potter pulls Shankoli into guard.
Shankoli tries to stand but Potter is controlling from the bottom.
Potter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potter seems keen to control Shankoli's posture.
Potter working a defensive guard here.
Potter has Shankoli pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shankoli preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Potter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shankoli lands a jab to Potter's midsection.
Potter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shankoli as he avoids it easily.
Potter stuns Shankoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Potter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexander Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Potter is looking to clinch but Shankoli is avoiding it.
Shankoli is looking for a counter combo.
Potter cracks Shankoli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter looks for a takedown but Shankoli sprawls well.
Ravi Shankoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Potter.
Shankoli misses with a looping right.
Potter thows a leg kick but Shankoli checks it
and Shankoli counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Potter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Potter.
Nice sprawl there from Shankoli as Potter shoots in.
Potter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shankoli to the mat! Shankoli manages to get full guard.
Shankoli controlling Potter's posture.
Potter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Potter is looking to work some ground and pound but Shankoli has wrist control.
Shankoli controlling Potter's posture.
Shankoli continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli looking to control.
Shankoli has control of Potter's left arm, preventing Potter from doing any damage.
Potter is in close to Shankoli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Potter trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shankoli managing to control the position.
Potter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shankoli is keeping the position for now.
Potter throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shankoli holds on and takes a little breather.
Potter looking to pass the guard.
Shankoli is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shankoli counter with a right hand.
Potter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Potter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shankoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Potter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shankoli did well to prevent Potter getting side control.
Shankoli tries to kick Potter off in order to stand up. Potter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Shankoli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Shankoli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shankoli regains half guard.
Shankoli controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli tries to roll over but Potter keeps him under control.
Potter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Potter wants to pass the guard but Shankoli is defending well.
Potter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shankoli trying to control here.
Potter wants to work for an arm triangle but Shankoli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shankoli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Potter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Potter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Potter misses with a low kick.
Shankoli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Potter.
Potter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Potter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shankoli!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli is trying to control Potter's posture but Potter avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Potter stalls from top position.
Shankoli can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shankoli is trying is best to control the position here.
Shankoli wants to get back to full guard.
Shankoli makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shankoli.
Potter tries to free his leg and advance position but Shankoli is retaining full guard.
Shankoli keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.
Shankoli working a defensive guard here.
Potter being controlled here momentarily.
Potter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shankoli is trying to keep Potter in close.
Shankoli keeping moving, preventing Potter from controlling successfully.
Potter throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alexander Potter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Potter trying to control but Shankoli is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shankoli lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Potter backs up against the cage.
Potter misses with a straight left.
Shankoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potter misses with a double jab
and Shankoli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shankoli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws out a powerful jab.
Potter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Potter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shankoli explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Potter looks for a takedown but Shankoli sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Potter.
Shankoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Shankoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter looks for a takedown but Shankoli sprawls well.
It looked like Shankoli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ravi Shankoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a hook but Shankoli blocks it.
Shankoli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Potter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shankoli.
Potter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shankoli doesn't seem bothered though.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Shankoli.
Shankoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Potter with the counter takedown but Shankoli avoids it easily.
Potter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shankoli counters with a straight right hand.
Potter tries a head kick but it misses.
Shankoli is looking for a counter combo.
Shankoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Potter.
Potter fails with the takedown
and Shankoli counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Potter tries for a takedown but Shankoli circles away easily
and Shankoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shankoli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shankoli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shankoli throwing a counter right hand but Potter manages to avoid it.
Ravi Shankoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Potter.
Shankoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Shankoli as he connects with a hook.
Potter is rocked!
Shankoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Potter is still on wobbly legs! Can Shankoli finish him?
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Potter.
Potter seems to have recovered his senses.
Shankoli with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli connects with a body shot.
Potter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Potter misses with a body punch
and Shankoli counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Potter! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Ravi Shankoli gave a big smile as he said 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel strongly against animal violence, but in this case taking the hammer to the panda wa'.
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