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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gnarls Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gnarls Ford has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gnarls Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juliano Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdum ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Ford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Werdum in his tracks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Werdum.
Werdum moves into full mount!
Ford trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Werdum on the ground.
Ford tries to reverse the position but Werdum maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werdum tries to control but Ford wriggling away.
Werdum unloads with some shots from mount but Ford bucks and avoids them well.
Ford's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ford is squirming around, avoiding Werdum's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Werdum throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ford is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ford avoids a series of strikes thrown by Werdum.
Ford tries to reverse the position but Werdum maintains control.
Ford is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Werdum with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ford wants to control but Werdum is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Werdum sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ford is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ford tries to lock up and control but Werdum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ford really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Werdum there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Werdum content just to control the position here.
Ford squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is wriggling around trying to escape.
Werdum trying to control but Ford is having none of it.
Ford sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Werdum perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ford wants to stand back up but Werdum manages to pass into side control.
Ford prevents Werdum from improving position.
Ford tries to bench press Werdum off him but Werdum keeps the position.
Ford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ford tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werdum stands up.
Werdum slips a jab from Ford.
Werdum with a poor takedown
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford lands with an uppercut that bounces Werdum off the cage and back into range.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Ford jabs at Werdum's body.
Gnarls Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ford connects with a body shot that sends Werdum's belly button to the back.
We've been told by Ford's head coaches at Julius Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Werdum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ford counters with a straight right hand.
Werdum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Werdum looks winded!
Ford cracks Werdum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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 Gnarls Ford will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ford drops Werdum with a beautiful combination! Werdum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ford is looking for the KO!
Ford is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Werdum like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Werdum from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gnarls Ford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uppoamaton Titanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bennet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uppoamaton Titanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet throws a body kick that misses
and Titanic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Bennet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Titanic doesn't seem phased though.
Titanic thumps Bennet with a low kick.
Bennet checks a low kick from Titanic.
Titanic throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Titanic clinches with his opponent.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Uppoamaton Titanic has been cut.
Titanic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Titanic blocking some punches.
Titanic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Titanic tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Titanic back against the cage.
Titanic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Titanic misses its intended target.
Bennet counters with a body kick.
Titanic misses with a right hand
and Bennet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Titanic thinking.
Bennet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Titanic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennet staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Titanic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Titanic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Titanic lands with a hook. Bennet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Titanic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bennet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Titanic tries to clinch up but Bennet circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennet! But no joy.
Bennet scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Titanic. That's going to slow Bennet down.
Bennet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Titanic misses the shot to the body.
Bennet appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titanic moves in looking to clinch but Bennet pushes him off.
Titanic has closed the distance and engaged Bennet in a clinch.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Titanic.
Bennet has a couple of punches blocked by Titanic.
Titanic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Titanic.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Titanic lands with a light punch inside.
Titanic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennet presses Titanic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Titanic takes a shot to the head.
Titanic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Titanic.
A body shot lands from Bennet.
Bennet lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Titanic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Titanic avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Titanic controls the action.
Titanic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Titanic.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Titanic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Titanic controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Titanic fails to land.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Titanic avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet tries to work over Titanic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Titanic's elbow.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Titanic misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titanic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bennet.
Bennet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Titanic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet has a couple of punches blocked by Titanic.
Titanic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
Titanic throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Titanic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennet.
Good body shot from Bennet.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Titanic avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Titanic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Titanic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennet counters with a nice leg kick.
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 Uppoamaton Titanic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bennet throws a hook but Titanic blocks it.
Titanic throws a shot to the body.
Titanic misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Bennet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Titanic punishes Bennet's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Titanic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bennet thinking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Titanic.
Good work by Bennet as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Titanic misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bennet misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titanic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennet is out of range and Titanic settles back down.
A nice side step and Bennet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Titanic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Titanic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennet gets tackled into the cage by Titanic. Titanic maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanic lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennet has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Titanic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Titanic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Titanic misses
and Bennet counters with a straight that turns Titanic's legs to rubber! Bennet pushes forward with more strikes and Titanic goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Bennet!
In his post fight interview, Michael Bennet started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holton Hamburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xerxes Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holton Hamburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hamburger.
No joy there for Hamburger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamburger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamburger darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Hamburger into the cage.
Hamburger needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Holton Hamburger has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamburger is defended easily by Anderson.
It seemed like Anderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holton Hamburger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamburger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Hamburger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamburger gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamburger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamburger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Hamburger ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamburger doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamburger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamburger is breathing heavily.
Hamburger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hamburger is posturing up here but Anderson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hamburger tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hamburger has to tap! Slick submission there by Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xerxes Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Xerxes Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Tapaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapaus stalks Frost and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frost's face. Frost staggers backwards, shaken.
Tapaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tapaus's knee momentarily.
Tapaus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tapaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tapaus's corner calls for a 1-2. Tapaus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tapaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tapaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tapaus fails to land with a series of punches.
Tapaus throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tapaus misses with a double jab
and Frost counters with a body kick that stops Tapaus in his tracks momentarily.
Tapaus looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tapaus misses with a jab to the body
and Frost counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tapaus throws out the jab.
Frost thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tapaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tapaus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tapaus scores with a decent looking hook.
Tapaus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
Frost moves out of range of the leg kick from Tapaus.
Frost thinks about countering with a head kick.
Frost looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tapaus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tapaus throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Frost tried to counter with a leg kick but Tapaus avoided it.
Frost tries to sprawl but Tapaus drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking to improve his position.
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!
Tapaus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Frost to regain full guard.
Tapaus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tapaus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tapaus postures up.
Tapaus is looking to work some ground and pound but Frost has wrist control.
Frost wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tapaus misses with a jab to the body
and Frost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tapaus's knee momentarily.
Tapaus throws a poor cross that misses
and Frost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tapaus throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost slips a jab from Tapaus.
Tapaus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tapaus showed some decent athleticism there.
Tapaus trying to control from half guard but Frost is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost gets back to full guard.
Tapaus looking to pass the guard.
Tapaus is fighting to break Frost's control of his arms but Frost is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Tapaus from controlling successfully.
Frost is looking for a triangle but Tapaus pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Tapaus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tapaus swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a body kick that stops Tapaus in his tracks momentarily.
Tapaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tapaus.
Frost avoids the body shot from Tapaus.
Tapaus misses with an uppercut
and Frost counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tapaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tapaus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
Tapaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Tapaus swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tapaus throws a big shot that misses.
Frost looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Xavier Frost is winning the standup battle so far.
Tapaus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Tapaus misses
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Keijo Tapaus has been cut.
Tapaus stalks Frost and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frost's face. Frost staggers backwards, shaken.
Tapaus lands a right hook to the body.
Frost defending well as Tapaus loads up on a big left hand.
Frost throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tapaus avoids it.
Tapaus lands a nice hook to Frost's body. Frost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tapaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tapaus loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Frost throws a big counter combination but Tapaus scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus with a jab.
Tapaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tapaus tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tapaus throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapaus misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Tapaus is rocked!
Tapaus misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a low kick, right behind Tapaus 's knee.
Tapaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Tapaus is breathing heavily.
Frost fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Tapaus out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Xavier Frost!
During a confident post fight interview, Xavier Frost thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleister Cadaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes into the arena with he's a beast, he looks like he's about to kick ass blaring out of the sound system. Aleister Cadaver will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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247 lbs
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285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleister Cadaver!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadaver throws a nice looking combination but Marciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Cadaver blocks the leg kick.
Marciano throws a wild body kick that Cadaver sees coming a mile off.
Cadaver looks to clinch
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marciano throws a wild body kick that Cadaver sees coming a mile off.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cadaver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadaver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
Cadaver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marciano. That one must have hurt.
We've been told by Marciano's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Cadaver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cadaver looks winded!
Cadaver 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.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. Cadaver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marciano scores with a nice strike.
Nice body kick from Marciano.
Crunch! Marciano slams his shin into Cadaver's torso.
Marciano scores with the left hand. Cadaver knows he should have avoided that one.
Cadaver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Marciano!
A very excited looking Rocco Marciano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteus Oxadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matteus Oxadus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrovs just misses with a punch to the body.
Oxadus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrovs at a distance.
Petrovs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Matteus Oxadus has been cut.
Petrovs just misses with a punch to the body.
Oxadus slips a jab from Petrovs.
Kaspars Petrovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovs throws a hook to the side of Oxadus's head but Oxadus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oxadus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs blocks a head kick by Oxadus.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrovs. That snapped Oxadus's head back.
Oxadus gets a clinch.
Petrovs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrovs tries to circle away but Oxadus has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrovs.
Petrovs scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oxadus lands an uppercut.
Petrovs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrovs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but Oxadus blocks with his arms.
Oxadus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oxadus.
Oxadus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrovs.
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but Oxadus blocks it.
Oxadus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrovs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Oxadus 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.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oxadus swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrovs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oxadus lands a takedown into guard.
Oxadus trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovs is looking to stand up but Oxadus isn't so interested in that idea.
Petrovs keeping moving, preventing Oxadus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oxadus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oxadus postures up in Petrovs's guard and throws a big left but Petrovs blocks it.
Petrovs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oxadus.
Oxadus won't allow Petrovs to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oxadus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oxadus, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oxadus defending well as Petrovs loads up on a big left hand.
And Oxadus tries to counter it with a takedown but Petrovs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Oxadus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrovs misses with a straight left.
Oxadus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs misses with a straight right.
Oxadus ducks under a wild hook from Petrovs.
Oxadus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrovs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oxadus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oxadus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrovs throws a looping overhand right but Oxadus ducks down to avoid it.
Oxadus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrovs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oxadus moves out of range of the strikes.
Oxadus shoots in and drives through. Petrovs sprawls well.
Petrovs misses with a hook
and Oxadus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrovs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrovs looks to land a left hand but Oxadus moved out of range nicely.
Kaspars Petrovs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oxadus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Petrovs's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oxadus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petrovs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oxadus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oxadus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oxadus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oxadus is trying to control. Petrovs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oxadus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Oxadus working Petrovs over with strikes.
Oxadus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petrovs defending well though.
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 Kaspars Petrovs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matteus Oxadus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oxadus slips under a jab from Petrovs.
Petrovs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oxadus walks into a jab.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Oxadus got wobbled bad by a big combination! Petrovs presses forward with punches and knees until Oxadus stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Oxadus closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaspars Petrovs!
Kaspars Petrovs retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Kaspars Petrovs 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 Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Usikov connects with a right hand. Vermeulen shakes it off.
Vermeulen lunges at Usikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Usikov's hand.
Vermeulen tests Usikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermeulen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Usikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vermeulen swings for the body but Usikov moves out of range.
Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Usikov.
A quick step to the side and Vermeulen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usikov is looking to clinch but Vermeulen is avoiding it.
Usikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Usikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Usikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vermeulen throws out the jab.
Usikov tries to clinch but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen blocks a jab.
Usikov throws a right and a left that Vermeulen avoids nicely.
Usikov instigates a clinch.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov connects with a knee to the head.
Usikov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Usikov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vermeulen misses with a punch on the inside.
Vermeulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Vermeulen.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vermeulen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vermeulen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.
Usikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Vermeulen avoids the damage to the body.
Vermeulen throws a head punch that misses.
Usikov prevents a body shot from Vermeulen.
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen struggles to land a body shot inside as Usikov controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov blocking some punches.
Vermeulen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vermeulen lands a right hand.
Vermeulen lands an uppercut.
Usikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vermeulen.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov is trying to stall.
Usikov crunches a lovely knee into Vermeulen's ribcage.
Usikov looking to throw knees to the head but Vermeulen is blocking nicely.
Usikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Vermeulen avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vermeulen.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vermeulen blocks it with crossed arms.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usikov blocking some punches.
Vermeulen managing to block the knees to the body from Usikov.
A left hand lands to the body for Vermeulen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen digs a right hand underneath Usikov's ribcage. Usikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Usikov looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
I was talking to Vermeulen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks it.
Vermeulen lands with a short shot to the head.
Vermeulen lands with a left to the head.
Vermeulen managing to block the knees to the body from Usikov.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Vermeulen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Usikov or not.
Vermeulen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vermeulen works on Usikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Vermeulen pushes Usikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vermeulen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen is working Usikov over against the cage.
Vermeulen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vermeulen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen lands with a left to the head.
Vermeulen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Usikov prevents a body shot from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a punch on the inside.
Vermeulen lands a hook that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
Vermeulen lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Usikov.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vermeulen cracks Usikov with a nice body shot.
Vermeulen throws a head punch that misses.
Vermeulen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
Vermeulen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermeulen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Usikov throws an off balance right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Vermeulen there.
Usikov is rocked!
Usikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vermeulen counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Vermeulen misses.
Usikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vermeulen throws a body punch but Usikov moves out of range.
Vermeulen throws a big shot that misses.
Usikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vermeulen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Usikov momentarily.
Vermeulen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Usikov can do to turn this around?
Vermeulen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Usikov.
Vermeulen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Usikov's head backwards.
Usikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usikov misses with a combination
and Vermeulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Usikov throws a hook but Vermeulen avoids it easily.
Usikov moves into range and clinches up with Vermeulen.
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!
Vermeulen misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov is trying to stall.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Vermeulen.
Usikov misses with a knee to the head.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vermeulen avoids it.
Vermeulen lands with a left to the head.
Vermeulen lands a body punch.
Usikov is breathing heavily.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vermeulen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Usikov or not.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a hook that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
A short left from Vermeulen.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vermeulen is leaning against Usikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeulen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vermeulen swings wildly with an uppercut but Usikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen swings wildly with an uppercut but Usikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen lands a nice uppercut.
Vermeulen lands a nice shot to the body.
Vermeulen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vermeulen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vermeulen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vermeulen.
Usikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Vermeulen finish him?
Vermeulen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vermeulen lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
Vermeulen scores with a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen throws a big uppercut that drops Usikov! More strikes from Vermeulen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Usikov lies dazed against the cage as Vermeulen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Vermeulen!
A victorious Hendrik Vermeulen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strauss has chosen Root Of All Evil as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strauss. That's going to slow Sharp down.
Strauss lands a nice shot that snaps Sharp's head back.
Strauss defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Strauss delivers a nice body kick.
Strauss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
A jab from Strauss misses.
Strauss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharp's hands.
Some bone on bone action there as Sharp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp tests Strauss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Strauss.
Sharp tries to keep at a distance but Strauss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss lands with a hook. Sharp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strauss loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
A big right from Strauss misses.
Strauss slips under a jab from Sharp.
Sharp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strauss throws a leg kick
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Strauss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strauss throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Strauss throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Strauss loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
Strauss throws a hook but Sharp avoids it easily.
Strauss throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strauss fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Strauss misses the target.
Sharp lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sharp.
Strauss slips under a jab from Sharp.
Sharp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sharp there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Strauss. Beautiful body shot.
Strauss throws a low kick but Sharp avoids it.
It looked like Sharp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strauss scores with a nice head shot.
Sharp checks a leg kick nicely.
Sharp with a hook.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strauss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sharp.
A swing and a miss from Strauss.
Strauss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharp blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Strauss.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
Strauss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharp.
Strauss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Strauss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
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!
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sharp.
Sharp blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Strauss.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Strauss tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strauss backwards.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Strauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Sharp misses with a body punch.
A short right from Sharp on the inside.
Strauss lands an uppercut.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strauss darts in trying to clinch
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Strauss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Strauss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strauss tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Strauss.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strauss connects with a looping right hand.
Sharp scores with a jab to the body.
Strauss lands with a good body shot.
Strauss lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strauss.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Sharp's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Sharp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strauss throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss throws a shot to the body.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp throws a hook but Strauss blocks it.
Sharp scores with a nice head shot.
Strauss misses with an uppercut.
Strauss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
Strauss thuds a left hand into Sharp's body.
Sharp cracks a nice hook into Strauss's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Strauss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strauss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strauss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strauss connects with a leg kick. Sharp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Sharp coming out on top.
Donk. Sharp catches Strauss right on the button with a cross.
Sharp misses with a looping right.
Sharp scores with a jab.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
Strauss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp throws a lazy uppercut
and Strauss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharp connects with a jab.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Nice cross by Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strauss misses with a wild combination.
Sharp is looking to counter punch.
Strauss moves forwards but Sharp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sharp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strauss lands a jab to Sharp's midsection.
Sharp swings for the body but Strauss moves out of range.
Sharp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sharp throws a body punch but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Strauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asa Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
Strauss looks for the body kick but Sharp saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a good body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Strauss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strauss connects with an inside leg kick.
Sharp misses with a few strikes there.
Sharp walks into a left hand.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sharp lands a really nice looking cross but Strauss seems unphased.
Sharp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sharp scores with a nice strike.
Sharp scores with a one two! Strauss had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp slips under a jab from Strauss.
Strauss looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strauss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Strauss drops his hands momentarily and Sharp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Strauss throws a leg kick that misses.
Strauss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strauss throws a one two combo.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strauss misses with a combination
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Sharp misses the target.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sharp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strauss looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Sharp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sharp tests Strauss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Strauss's belly button to the back.
Strauss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharp, pushing him back against the cage.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp misses with some punches.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strauss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strauss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strauss checks a leg kick.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharp jabs Strauss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses the jab.
Sharp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strauss doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp throws an off balance right hand
and Strauss counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strauss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strauss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sharp throws a series of punches but Strauss avoids them all with ease.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strauss.
Strauss is looking to clinch.
Strauss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sharp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strauss.
Sharp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strauss lands a jab.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
Strauss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Strauss connects with an inside leg kick.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Strauss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Strauss 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strauss scoring well with a low kick there.
Sharp throws a hook but Strauss avoids it easily.
Strauss wants to counter the offense by Sharp and move into the clinch position.
Sharp misses with an uppercut
and Strauss counters with a nice body shot.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Strauss is just out of range.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Sharp is avoiding it.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Strauss lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Strauss misses.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Strauss moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss works the jab nicely.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Strauss jabs Sharp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sharp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Sharp.
Sharp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strauss moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strauss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strauss tries to clinch but Sharp moves away
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Strauss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strauss doesn't seem bothered though.
Strauss throws an off balance right hand
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharp swings widly with a right hand
and Strauss finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Strauss clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strauss.
Nice body punch from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strauss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strauss lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss prevents a body shot from Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss throws a big shot that misses.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Strauss uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Sharp is looking to chop away at Strauss's legs.
Nice shot lands for Sharp.
Strauss throws a sloppy body shot
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sharp tries to move into range but Strauss moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strauss has Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Sharp lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharp blocks a body shot from Strauss.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp throws the left hand but Strauss avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Strauss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Strauss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strauss looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
Sharp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sharp walks into a straight right hand from Strauss.
Strauss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strauss lands a lovely overhand right.
Sharp is rocked!
Sharp throws a one two combo.
Oh Sharp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strauss.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strauss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharp lands a body shot.
A cross from Strauss lands.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Strauss tries to clinch but Sharp moves away
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strauss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sharp lands a glancing blow to the side of Strauss's head.
Strauss walks into a straight right hand from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp scores with a body shot.
Strauss clinches.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sharp.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strauss scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Strauss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sharp.
Strauss bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sharp's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp had his way with Wilhelm Strauss in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Strauss tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strauss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp swings for the body but Strauss moves out of range.
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strauss.
Strauss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Sharp throws a jab when Strauss was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp moves out of range of the leg kick from Strauss.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Sharp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sharp scores with a hook.
Sharp misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss throws a combination that misses
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
Strauss scores with a sloppy right hand. Sharp should have avoided that one.
A big right from Sharp misses.
Sharp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Strauss takes one on the button.
Strauss staying out of range there.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sharp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strauss counters by clinching up.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharp tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Sharp lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Wilhelm Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp tries to break free but Strauss pushes him back against the cage.
Strauss lands a nice uppercut.
Sharp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strauss looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strauss is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strauss.
Strauss throws a leg kick
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Strauss does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp throws the left hand but Strauss avoids the punch easily.
Strauss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
A punch combination from Strauss misses.
Strauss takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Strauss misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strauss.
A clash of legs there as Strauss blocks the low kick.
Strauss misses the jab.
Sharp misses with a few strikes there.
Strauss moves out of range of the strikes.
Strauss throws a combination that misses
and Sharp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strauss scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp walks straight into a right hand from Strauss - that's dropped him! Strauss jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sharp from any more punishment! Sharp complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wilhelm Strauss!
Wilhelm Strauss is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Wilhelm Strauss, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Correira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Correira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira cracks Duggan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Correira swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan thinks about the counter body kick.
Duggan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correira.
Correira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Correira throws out the jab.
Correira with a jab.
Duggan misses with a hook.
Correira throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Correira moves in looking to clinch but Duggan pushes him off.
Correira has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Correira fails to land.
Correira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggan.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duggan tries a body shot but Correira blocks it.
Duggan blocking some punches.
Duggan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Correira regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira wants to stand up but Duggan is controlling him.
Correira keeping full guard, as Duggan tries to pass.
Correira keeping moving, preventing Duggan from controlling successfully.
Duggan working some strikes from top position.
Correira is looking to stand up but Duggan isn't so interested in that idea.
Duggan tries to free his leg and advance position but Correira is retaining full guard.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Correira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Correira wants to stand up but Duggan is controlling him.
Correira is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Duggan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Correira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duggan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Duggan connects with a right hand. Correira shakes it off.
Correira throws a sloppy body shot
and Duggan counters with a right hand to the body.
Duggan looks for the body kick but Correira saw that one coming.
Correira is looking to counter punch.
Wesley Correira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correira forces Duggan back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggan.
Duggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan tries to work over Correira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan blocking some punches.
Duggan wants to break free but Correira has control.
Correira scores with a shot to the side of Duggan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Duggan.
Correira throws a punch but it's blocked by Duggan.
Duggan tries a body shot but Correira blocks it.
A hook to the body from Correira.
Correira tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan breaks from the clinch.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Correira blocks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Correira. Duggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duggan delivers a nice body kick.
Correira stuns Duggan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duggan thuds his right hand into Correira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duggan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duggan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duggan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Correira avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Correira scores with a jab.
Correira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Duggan counters with a nice body kick.
Duggan misses with an uppercut.
Correira moves away from the strike by Duggan.
Duggan scores with a jab to the head.
Correira ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Correira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duggan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Correira has closed the distance and engaged Duggan in a clinch.
Duggan blocks a body shot from Correira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Duggan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duggan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Correira counters with a series of strikes. Duggan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Duggan!
Duggan tries to work over Correira's front leg with a kick but Correira checks it.
Duggan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Correira tries to clinch up.
Duggan misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Correira misses the target.
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Correira moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Correira.
Correira lands a nice looking body shot.
Correira lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Duggan.
Duggan shoots in and drives through. Correira sprawls well.
Correira is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Correira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duggan throws a poor cross that misses
and Correira counters with a one-two to the body.
Correira blocks a jab.
Correira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duggan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch but Duggan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Correira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duggan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Correira slips a jab from Duggan.
Correira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duggan lands a really nice looking cross but Correira seems unphased.
Correira thuds a left hand into Duggan's body.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Correira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correira lunges at Duggan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duggan's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Correira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duggan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Correira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duggan throws out the jab.
Correira lunges at Duggan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duggan's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Correira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Correira instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Duggan.
Correira throws a punch but it's blocked by Duggan.
Duggan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Correira backwards.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duggan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Duggan.
Duggan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Duggan to work.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Correira backwards.
Correira has a couple of punches blocked by Duggan.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correira tries to clinch up.
Correira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duggan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duggan throws the left hand but Correira avoids the punch easily.
Correira blocks the body kick.
Correira gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duggan.
Wesley Correira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correira misses with some punches.
Correira pushes Duggan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duggan taking a breather.
Correira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correira tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Correira throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Correira.
Correira moves out of range as Duggan strikes.
Correira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duggan.
Despite the aggression on Duggan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Correira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Correira misses its target.
Duggan throws a looping overhand right but Correira ducks down to avoid it.
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 Wesley Correira will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice straight punches there by Duggan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duggan.
Correira misses with an uppercut. Duggan saw that one coming.
Duggan ducks right into an uppercut from Correira.
Correira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Correira missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Correira moves away.
Wesley Correira is winning the standup battle so far.
Duggan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Correira connects with a body shot.
Correira throws a sloppy body shot
and Correira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Correira wants to clinch but Duggan slips to the side
and Duggan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Correira.
Duggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Correira.
Duggan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duggan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Correira scrambles back to his feet.
Correira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duggan counters with an outside leg kick.
Correira throws out a powerful jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duggan.
Wesley Correira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Correira is just out of range.
Correira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Correira connects with a body shot that sends Duggan's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Duggan.
No joy there for Correira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duggan misses with a hook
and Correira counters with a right hand to the body.
Duggan keeps the fight on the outside.
Correira forces Duggan back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Correira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correira misses with a punch on the inside.
Correira misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira throws a head punch that misses.
Correira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Correira throws a punch but it's blocked by Duggan.
Duggan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Correira.
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Correira fails to land.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Correira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duggan, pushing him back against the cage.
Correira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duggan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Correira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duggan blocking some punches.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correira misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Correira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correira.
Duggan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duggan lands a body punch.
Correira blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Correira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
Duggan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Correira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duggan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duggan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duggan slips a jab from Correira.
Correira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Correira duly obliges.
Correira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Duggan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan trying to control but Correira is working from the bottom.
Duggan prevents Correira from getting back to his feet.
Correira uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Correira throws a right hand that misses
and Duggan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Correira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Correira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duggan.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Correira throws out the jab.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Wesley Correira did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Correira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duggan counters with a low kick, right behind Correira 's knee.
Correira looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan blocks a jab.
Duggan throws a leg kick that misses.
Duggan throws a poor cross that misses
and Correira counters with a stiff right hand.
Correira looks to land a left hand but Duggan moved out of range nicely.
Correira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Duggan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Correira with a body shot.
Duggan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Correira wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Correira coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Correira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Correira.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Correira.
Correira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Correira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duggan defending well as Correira loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Duggan misses.
Correira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duggan throws out the jab.
Correira misses with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Correira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Duggan misses with a hook.
Duggan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duggan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Correira looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Correira defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correira throws a hook but Duggan blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Duggan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Correira doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.
Duggan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duggan slips under a jab.
Correira closes the distance and clinches.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Correira's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Correira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Correira throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duggan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duggan blocks an uppercut.
Correira lands a body punch.
Duggan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Duggan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Correira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duggan's elbow.
Correira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Correira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correira misses with a punch on the inside.
Correira has a couple of punches blocked by Duggan.
Correira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duggans head.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correira misses with some punches.
Correira tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Correira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Correira controls his hands.
Duggan is struggling to control the position.
Correira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Correira.
Correira scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Correira.
Duggan trying to stall but Correira improves his position.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duggan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duggan blocking some punches.
Duggan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Correira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Correira cracks Duggan with a nice body shot.
Correira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correira misses with the head strike.
Correira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Correira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Correira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Correira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Correira had his way with Jim Duggan in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Correira tries to bum rush Duggan with a series of wild strikes but Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Correira moves out of range.
Duggan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Correira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duggan can do to turn this around?
Correira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Correira.
Correira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Correira tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Correira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duggan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Correira.
Duggan keeps the fight on the outside.
Duggan looks to land a body kick but Correira moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan shoots in for a double leg but Correira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duggan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duggan lands with a straight right. Correira didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Correira.
Duggan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan with the counter takedown but Correira avoids it easily.
Correira instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggan.
Duggan gets through Correira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan works on Correira's body with a couple of short punches.
Correira misses with a punch on the inside.
Correira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggan.
Correira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan taking a breather.
Correira misses with the head strike.
Correira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duggan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Correira or not.
Correira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan taking a breather.
Correira lands with a short shot to the head.
Duggan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Correira is defending well.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Correira misses with some punches.
Correira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Correira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Correira.
Correira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Jim Duggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correira.
Correira struggles to land a body shot inside as Duggan controls his hands.
A short right from Correira.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Correira controls his hands.
Duggan blocking some punches.
Correira blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duggan.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Correira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Correira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Correira misses with the head strike.
Duggan blocks a body shot from Correira.
Wesley Correira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correira working aggressively here.
Correira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duggan slips a straight right by Correira.
Correira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Correira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duggan to score with a decent uppercut.
Duggan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan walks into a straight right hand from Correira.
Duggan gets tackled into the cage by Correira. Correira maintains the clinch.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan tries to pull guard but Correira won't allow it.
Wesley Correira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Duggan.
Correira can't find room to land a body shot as Duggan controls the action.
A short right from Correira.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duggan.
Duggan pushes Correira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Correira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Correira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Correira!
Wesley Correira retains his heavyweight title!
Wesley Correira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lew Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Rock. 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lew Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo clobbers Rockwell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rockwell looks to clinch
and Bravo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rockwell blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Bravo as Rockwell shoots in.
Bravo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bravo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Bravo has knocked Rockwell down with a huge combo! Bravo steps away and waves a wobbly Rockwell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rockwell is rocked!
It looks like Lew Rockwell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockwell switches off momentarily and Bravo cracks him with a monster right hand! Rockwell topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bravo dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bravo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Bravo!
Johnny Bravo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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