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Aspire 80: Yew v Sklemin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Neil (ranked 1287 p4p, 178 weight class) and Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 1247 p4p, 172 weight class). Neil comes to the cage accompanied by Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
Neil tries to counter with a takedown but Davidyan is quick to defend against it.
Davidyan misses with a hook.
A big right from Davidyan misses.
Neil feinted with a counter takedown.
Neil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davidyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davidyan scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Davidyan does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a leg kick
and Neil counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Neil postures up in Davidyan's guard and throws a big left but Davidyan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil throws a big elbow that misses.
Neil postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Neil has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Neil throws a big right hand that misses.
Neil lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neil throws a strike but Davidyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Neil looking for a guillotine here but Davidyan defends easily.
Davidyan postures up.
Neil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davidyan manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but Davidyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidyan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Neil throwing strikes but missing.
Neil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davidyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neil postures up in Davidyan's guard and throws a big left but Davidyan blocks it.
Neil lands a couple of elbows.
Neil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil throwing strikes but missing.
Neil looking to pass the guard.
Davidyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davidyan keeping moving, preventing Neil from controlling successfully.
Neil looking to sit in guard and control but Davidyan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Neil working a defensive guard here.
Davidyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan stands up and waves to Neil to follow him.
Davidyan stuns Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Neil half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidyan is looking to clinch.
Neil appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davidyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Neil.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Neil tries to counter with a takedown but Davidyan is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Neil.
Davidyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidyan scores with a nice right hand.
Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidyan lands an overhand right.
Davidyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Neil attempts a counter takedown but Davidyan avoids it well and moves away.
Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidyan throws out the jab.
Neil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a jab when Neil was well out of range.
Neil attempts a counter takedown but Davidyan avoids it well and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Davidyan.
Davidyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Davidyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davidyan scores with a hook to the body. Neil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davidyan lands a jab to the head.
Davidyan digs a good hook to Neil's body.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neil slips a jab from Davidyan.
Neil feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Neil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Davidyan sprawls and moves away.
Davidyan pushes Neil away with a front kick.
A low kick from Davidyan is predictable there
and Neil counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidyan controlling Neil's posture.
Neil wants to control from the top but Davidyan keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil throws a strike but Davidyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Neil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidyan is one step ahead there.
Neil is looking to sweep but instead, Davidyan has passed into half guard.
Neil actively working from the bottom here.
Davidyan wants to stand but Neil has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Neil is looking for a sweep. Davidyan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Neil working for a triangle but Davidyan defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neil is looking for a triangle but Davidyan pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neil is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Davidyan scores with the left hand. Neil knows he should have avoided that one.
Davidyan tries to clinch but Neil is having none of it.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Davidyan.
Neil feinted with a counter takedown.
Neil slips a jab from Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidyan misses the shot to the body.
Neil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Davidyan sprawls and moves away.
Davidyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Neil feinted with a counter takedown.
A leg kick checked by Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil misses with a body shot.
Davidyan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davidyan.
Davidyan swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
Davidyan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Neil is able to avoid easily.
Neil half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Davidyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davidyan swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
Davidyan throws a big shot that misses.
Neil attempts a counter takedown but Davidyan avoids it well and moves away.
Neil checks a leg kick.
Neil attempts a counter takedown but Davidyan avoids it well and moves away.
James Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Neil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davidyan scrambles back to his feet.
Davidyan throws a shot from downtown. Neil moves away and avoids it.
Neil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Davidyan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Neil. Neil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davidyan tests Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neil moves out of range as Davidyan strikes.
Davidyan lands with a cross.
Neil misses with a left hand
and Davidyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davidyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan looks to land a left hand but Neil moved out of range nicely.
Neil half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Davidyan cracks the inside of Neil's front leg.
A bone on bone clash there as Neil blocks the leg kick.
Neil attempts a counter takedown but Davidyan avoids it well and moves away.
Davidyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davidyan. That's going to slow Neil down.
Davidyan tests Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davidyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neil tries to counter with a takedown but Davidyan is quick to defend against it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davidyan.
Davidyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neil attempts a counter takedown but Davidyan avoids it well and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Davidyan - the referee stops the clock and Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Davidyan. Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davidyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davidyan loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
Neil feinted with a counter takedown.
Davidyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Gurgen Davidyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Davidyan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neil takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurgen Davidyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davidyan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurgen Davidyan!
Gurgen Davidyan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
James Neil was interviewed post fight and said 'No comment.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vito Scaletta (ranked 1038 p4p, 163 weight class) and Winslow Berhardt (ranked 1742 p4p, 267 weight class). Scaletta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i kill cause im hungry. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta throws an overhand right that lands on Berhardt's shoulder, as Berhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Berhardt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Scaletta tries to sprawl but Berhardt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Scaletta is looking to improve his position.
Berhardt trying to control from half guard but Scaletta is working away.
Berhardt prevents Scaletta from improving his position.
Berhardt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Berhardt is keen to just control but Scaletta is a slippery customer.
Berhardt slows the pace down in half guard.
Berhardt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berhardt prevents Scaletta from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta is pressing down on Berhardt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berhardt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berhardt postures up and lands a big shot to Scaletta's brow.
Berhardt throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta is trying to keep Berhardt in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berhardt is looking to advance position but Scaletta has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Berhardt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Berhardt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Berhardt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been hearing that Scaletta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Berhardt working for a triangle but Scaletta defends it easily.
Scaletta looking to pass the guard.
Berhardt looking for a guillotine here but Scaletta defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berhardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berhardt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scaletta is aware though and is defending well.
Scaletta trying to control the position from guard on top but Berhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scaletta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Berhardt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Berhardt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scaletta is fighting to break Berhardt's control of his arms but Berhardt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is looking for a triangle but Scaletta pushes his legs off easily.
Scaletta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Scaletta is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Scaletta wants to take a breather but Berhardt is having none of it.
Berhardt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Berhardt.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Berhardt holds on and takes a little breather.
Scaletta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berhardt is keeping the position for now.
Berhardt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Berhardt wants to control but Scaletta postures up.
Scaletta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berhardt keeps working.
Scaletta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Berhardt's legs.
Scaletta has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Berhardt!
Scaletta avoids the attempt from Berhardt to control.
Scaletta trying to control but Berhardt is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berhardt tries to reverse the position but Scaletta maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Winslow Berhardt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scaletta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berhardt misses with a hook
and Scaletta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scaletta throws a looping overhand right but Berhardt ducks down to avoid it.
Scaletta throws a jab but it's blocked by Berhardt.
A jab from Scaletta misses.
Scaletta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Berhardt misses with a looping right.
Scaletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berhardt is defended easily by Scaletta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta misses with a two punch combination.
Scaletta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berhardt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berhardt prevents Scaletta from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Berhardt.
Berhardt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Berhardt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Scaletta tries to roll over but Berhardt keeps him under control.
Scaletta is trying to maintain the position but Berhardt is very close to passing his half guard.
Berhardt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scaletta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Berhardt wants to take a breather but Scaletta is having none of it.
Scaletta trying to hold on to Berhardt's head to control him but Berhardt postures up.
Berhardt working Scaletta over with strikes.
Berhardt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Berhardt connects with a nice short shot to Scaletta's temple.
Scaletta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Scaletta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berhardt is working away from the top position though.
Winslow Berhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Berhardt there.
Berhardt wants to control but Scaletta is keeping him busy.
Scaletta is looking for a sweep. Berhardt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Berhardt wants to control but Scaletta is keeping him busy.
Berhardt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scaletta defends it well.
Scaletta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta trying to control but Berhardt postures up.
Berhardt lands strikes from half guard.
Berhardt wants to free his trapped foot but Scaletta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Berhardt slips a nice elbow through Scaletta's hands, connecting with Scaletta's forehead.
Scaletta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Scaletta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berhardt manages to get himself to full guard.
Scaletta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Scaletta trying to control but Berhardt is working from the bottom.
Scaletta stands and throws Berhardt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Scaletta trying to control the action but Berhardt is working from the bottom.
Scaletta happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is looking to take a break and control but Berhardt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scaletta tries to advance to mount but can't.
Berhardt is looking for a sweep.
Scaletta wants to control but Berhardt is keeping him busy.
Scaletta has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Berhardt tries to hold on but Scaletta pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winslow Berhardt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Scaletta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berhardt throws a low kick, looking for Scaletta's leg but Scaletta calmly moves out of range.
Scaletta throwing a counter right hand but Berhardt manages to avoid it.
Berhardt defending well as Scaletta loads up on a big left hand.
Berhardt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scaletta scores with a punch to the head.
Scaletta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Berhardt.
Scaletta cracks Berhardt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Winslow Berhardt has been cut.
Scaletta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berhardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Scaletta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vito Scaletta is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berhardt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berhardt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scaletta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berhardt wants to clinch.
Scaletta throwing a counter right hand but Berhardt manages to avoid it.
Berhardt instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Scaletta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scaletta is trying to keep Berhardt in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Scaletta has momentary wrist control but Berhardt slips an elbow through the middle.
Berhardt is in close to Scaletta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Berhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Berhardt lands a couple of elbows.
Berhardt postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scaletta is on top in guard.
Scaletta stands and throws Berhardt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Scaletta tries to advance to mount but can't.
Scaletta trying to control the position but Berhardt is working away.
Berhardt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scaletta off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berhardt lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Scaletta trying to control the action but Berhardt just sinks the hooks in.
Winslow Berhardt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Berhardt is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
A lull in the action here.
Can Scaletta hold on?! Berhardt is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Berhardt really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Scaletta.
Berhardt lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Scaletta hold on?!
Berhardt struggling to keep hold of the position.
Berhardt biding his time, looking for the opening.
Scaletta can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt doesn't have the hooks in and Scaletta manages to turn into his guard.
Berhardt is adopting a defensive guard.
Berhardt keeping full guard, as Scaletta tries to pass.
Scaletta is stalling in the full guard.
Berhardt wants to sweep here but Scaletta controlling him for the moment.
Berhardt is trying to control the position but Scaletta postures up.
Scaletta stands and throws Berhardt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Berhardt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scaletta off and has taken his back!
Vito Scaletta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berhardt controlling well, preventing Scaletta from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winslow Berhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Berhardt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winslow Berhardt!
Winslow Berhardt gave a mention to Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Vito Scaletta spoke after the fight, saying 'You know when we first started out, I thought I was gonna be the biggest, baddest wiseguy in the world'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Aquila Corvus (ranked 1131 p4p, 156 weight class) and Pierce Quincy (ranked 1278 p4p, 175 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Aquila Corvus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierce Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy works Aquila Corvus's body with a nice hook.
Quincy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quincy throws a front kick that sends Aquila Corvus stumbling back into the cage.
Aquila Corvus moves into the clinch successfully.
Aquila Corvus digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
Aquila Corvus digs a right hand underneath Quincy's ribcage. Quincy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aquila Corvus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aquila Corvus scores with a shoulder strike.
Aquila Corvus digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
Aquila Corvus lands a shot to the body.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Aquila Corvus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Aquila Corvus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aquila Corvus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aquila Corvus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Aquila Corvus.
A short body shot lands from Quincy as the two fighters clinch.
Aquila Corvus manages to break the clinch.
Quincy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aquila Corvus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aquila Corvus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aquila Corvus lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus lands a jab to Quincy's midsection.
Quincy keeps Aquila Corvus at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aquila Corvus blocks a leg kick.
Aquila Corvus lands a leg kick that knocks Quincy off balance momentarily.
Quincy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quincy looks winded!
Aquila Corvus connects with a nice looking jab.
Quincy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aquila Corvus connects with a solid leg kick.
Quincy tests Aquila Corvus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aquila Corvus throws a looping overhand right but Quincy ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quincy throws a body shot but no joy.
Aquila Corvus swings for the body but Quincy moves out of range.
It seemed like Quincy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aquila Corvus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aquila Corvus misses with a body shot.
Quincy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aquila Corvus, as that shot connected.
Aquila Corvus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus takes a swing at Quincy's ribcage but misses.
Quincy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aquila Corvus is looking to land body kicks.
Aquila Corvus connects with a body shot that sends Quincy's belly button to the back.
Aquila Corvus swats away the attempt to clinch by Quincy.
Aquila Corvus swings for the body but Quincy moves out of range.
Quincy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aquila Corvus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quincy.
Aquila Corvus lands with a shot to the body.
Quincy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aquila Corvus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quincy's calf.
Aquila Corvus takes a swing at Quincy's ribcage but misses.
Quincy gets tackled into the cage by Aquila Corvus. Aquila Corvus maintains the clinch.
Aquila Corvus cracks Quincy with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aquila Corvus as Quincy tries to tie him up.
Aquila Corvus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aquila Corvus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Quincy prevents a body shot from Aquila Corvus.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Aquila Corvus controls the action.
Aquila Corvus lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Aquila Corvus on the inside.
A short right from Aquila Corvus.
Quincy lands with a right to the head.
Quincy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aquila Corvus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aquila Corvus avoiding damage.
Aquila Corvus throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aquila Corvus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aquila Corvus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Quincy up against the cage.
We've been informed that Quincy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aquila Corvus breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Quincy.
Aquila Corvus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aquila Corvus throws the left hand but Quincy avoids the punch easily.
Quincy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aquila Corvus.
Quincy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aquila Corvus. Aquila Corvus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aquila Corvus throws a hook but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aquila Corvus swings for the body but Quincy moves out of range.
Quincy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quincy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quincy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquila Corvus scores with a decent looking hook.
Aquila Corvus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quincy misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajax Aquila Corvus 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.
Aquila Corvus misses with a wild body shot.
Quincy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aquila Corvus was well out of range. Poor timing from Quincy.
Quincy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aquila Corvus.
Quincy slips a jab and a cross from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quincy.
Quincy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quincy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ajax Aquila Corvus is winning the standup battle so far.
Quincy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quincy takes one to the side of the head.
Quincy avoids the body shot from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Quincy misses the target.
Aquila Corvus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aquila Corvus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Aquila Corvus.
Quincy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quincy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Aquila Corvus throws a low kick, looking for Quincy's leg but Quincy calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Quincy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aquila Corvus lands a nice shot that snaps Quincy's head back.
Aquila Corvus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quincy slips a jab from Aquila Corvus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quincy! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quincy pushes Aquila Corvus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aquila Corvus lands a left hand.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus controlling the action here for a moment.
Quincy lands a nice shot to the body.
Ajax Aquila Corvus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Aquila Corvus - that landed with a thud.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Aquila Corvus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus blocks a body shot from Quincy.
Aquila Corvus throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Aquila Corvus lands a shoulder strike.
Aquila Corvus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aquila Corvus.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aquila Corvus slowing the pace effectively.
Aquila Corvus looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Aquila Corvus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Aquila Corvus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aquila Corvus stalling in the clinch.
Aquila Corvus prevents a body shot from Quincy.
Aquila Corvus blocks a body shot from Quincy.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aquila Corvus stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Quincy.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Aquila Corvus controls the action.
Quincy can't find room to land a body shot as Aquila Corvus controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aquila Corvus misses with the head strike.
Quincy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aquila Corvus slowing the pace effectively.
Aquila Corvus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quincy. Aquila Corvus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aquila Corvus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quincy with a hook.
Aquila Corvus rushes Quincy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus is trying to stall.
Aquila Corvus misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy tries a body shot but Aquila Corvus blocks it.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quincy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Quincy is working Aquila Corvus over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aquila Corvus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quincy pushes Aquila Corvus away with a front kick.
Aquila Corvus thows a leg kick but Quincy checks it
enabling Quincy to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquila Corvus misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Aquila Corvus.
Nice shot lands for Aquila Corvus.
Quincy misses with a wild body shot.
Quincy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aquila Corvus throws a head kick that misses.
Aquila Corvus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quincy feints and then cracks Aquila Corvus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aquila Corvus down.
Aquila Corvus tries to clinch but Quincy is having none of it.
Aquila Corvus throws a hook but Quincy blocks it.
Nice cross by Aquila Corvus.
Quincy throws a lazy uppercut
and Aquila Corvus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quincy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajax Aquila Corvus dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Quincy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quincy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus lands the left hand.
Aquila Corvus defending well as Quincy loads up on a big left hand.
Aquila Corvus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quincy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aquila Corvus.
Quincy misses the jab.
Aquila Corvus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quincy throws a leg kick that misses.
Aquila Corvus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quincy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus lands a jab to Quincy's midsection.
Quincy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aquila Corvus looks to score with a jab to the body but Quincy is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quincy! But no joy.
Aquila Corvus scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aquila Corvus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus rushes Quincy and presses him up against the cage.
Aquila Corvus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aquila Corvus lands with a short shot to the head.
Aquila Corvus lands a shoulder strike.
Aquila Corvus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Quincy up against the cage.
Aquila Corvus misses with a body punch.
Aquila Corvus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quincy.
Aquila Corvus stalling the fight.
Aquila Corvus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quincy can do to turn this around?
Aquila Corvus lands with a right to the head.
Quincy working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Aquila Corvus.
Quincy misses with a body punch.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy blocks a body shot from Aquila Corvus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy tries to work over Aquila Corvus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aquila Corvus lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Aquila Corvus.
Quincy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quincy taking a breather.
Aquila Corvus has Quincy pushed against the cage.
Quincy lands with a light punch inside.
Aquila Corvus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus has Quincy pressed against the cage.
Aquila Corvus gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Aquila Corvus on the inside.
Aquila Corvus effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aquila Corvus.
Quincy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus can't find room to land a body shot as Quincy controls the action.
Aquila Corvus digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
Aquila Corvus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Aquila Corvus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy is still on wobbly legs! Can Aquila Corvus finish him?
Aquila Corvus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quincy seems to have recovered his senses.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aquila Corvus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierce Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Aquila Corvus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quincy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aquila Corvus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aquila Corvus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aquila Corvus prevents a body shot from Quincy.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus lands a body punch.
Aquila Corvus struggles to land a body shot inside as Quincy controls his hands.
Aquila Corvus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Aquila Corvus misses with some punches.
Quincy pushes Aquila Corvus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aquila Corvus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quincy.
Aquila Corvus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quincy prevents a body shot from Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quincy struggles to land a body shot inside as Aquila Corvus controls his hands.
Aquila Corvus blocks an uppercut.
Ajax Aquila Corvus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aquila Corvus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aquila Corvus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ajax Aquila Corvus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aquila Corvus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ajax Aquila Corvus!
Ajax Aquila Corvus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spank Crank (ranked 2036 p4p, 287 weight class) and Third Round Romero (ranked 1766 p4p, 252 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spank Crank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Round Romero!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crank misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Spank Crank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero with a nice cross.
Crank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Spank Crank has been cut.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Crank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crank is rocked!
Romero shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Crank takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Romero sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Crank bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Round Romero!
After the fight, Third Round Romero was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Hayford (ranked 563 p4p, 64 weight class) and Kylar Sensei (ranked 851 p4p, 97 weight class). Isaac Hayford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Hayford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kylar Sensei!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei scores with a nice strike.
Sensei looks to land a right hand but Hayford moved out of range.
Hayford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sensei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sensei lands with a nice combination. Hayford backs away looking to recover.
Hayford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sensei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayford.
Sensei throws the left hand but Hayford avoids the punch easily.
Sensei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sensei walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hayford.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayford moves away.
Hayford appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hayford shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sensei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sensei takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Sensei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sensei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sensei tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hayford presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sensei is desperately trying to improve his position but Hayford has a good base and remains in mount.
Sensei is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sensei keeps trying to improve his position.
Sensei is squirming around, avoiding Hayford's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei is looking to get to half guard.
Hayford looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sensei gets back to half guard.
Sensei regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hayford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sensei trying to control the position.
Hayford trying to control the position from guard on top but Sensei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hayford puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hayford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sensei with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hayford in particular looking to stall.
Hayford prevents Sensei from improving his position.
Sensei keeping control of the position.
Sensei tries to get to full guard but Hayford has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sensei trying to hold on to Hayford's head to control him but Hayford postures up.
Hayford prevents Sensei from improving his position.
Hayford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hayford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hayford is looking to take a break and control but Sensei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hayford is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayford seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sensei does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Hayford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sensei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sensei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayford counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sensei misses the target.
Sensei misses with a looping right.
Sensei is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hayford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hayford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayford takes a swing at Sensei's ribcage but misses.
Sensei decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hayford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hayford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sensei.
Sensei prevents Hayford from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayford keeping hold of Sensei's head, controlling as best he can.
Sensei sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hayford defending well though.
Hayford is pressing down on Sensei's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sensei keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayford's head.
Sensei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hayford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sensei stopping the sweep attempt from Hayford.
Isaac Hayford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayford looking for a guillotine here but Sensei defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sensei wants to control from the top but Hayford keeps moving.
Hayford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sensei wants to control from the top but Hayford keeps moving.
Sensei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayford pulls Sensei in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayford connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei misses with the combination.
Sensei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hayford has time to react.
Sensei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayford was well out of range. Poor timing from Sensei.
Hayford throws a body kick that misses.
Hayford tries to land a front kick but Sensei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayford loads up on a big right hand but Sensei slips the punch.
Sensei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sensei misses with a wild body shot.
Hayford shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hayford showed some decent athleticism there.
Sensei wants to get back to full guard but Hayford has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei regains half guard.
Hayford wants to take a breather but Sensei is having none of it.
Sensei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hayford scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayford content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hayford trying to mount his opponent but Sensei defends it.
Sensei is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sensei is not content to let Hayford control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kylar Sensei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sensei with a nice cross.
Sensei misses with a hook.
Sensei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sensei tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hayford defends well and Sensei ends up having to push Hayford into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hayford walks into a straight right hand from Sensei.
Hayford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sensei pinned against the cage. Sensei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sensei.
Kylar Sensei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sensei decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sensei seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayford does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayford is looking to improve his position.
Sensei controlling the pace.
Sensei drops an elbow to the side of Hayford's head.
Hayford is staying active underneath Sensei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sensei working over Hayford with some ground and pound. Hayford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sensei lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hayford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sensei wants to pass the guard but Hayford is defending well.
Sensei throwing shots but Hayford is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hayford gets back to full guard.
Sensei throws a big elbow that misses.
Hayford seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hayford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sensei.
Sensei is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sensei preventing the sweep.
Sensei throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sensei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayford is keeping the position for now.
Sensei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sensei.
Hayford looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayford, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sensei misses with a wild body shot.
Hayford attempts a counter takedown but Sensei avoids it well and moves away.
Hayford moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayford closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sensei quickly recovers to half guard.
Hayford wants to pass the guard but Sensei is defending well.
Sensei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sensei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hayford pulls his head out easily.
Sensei looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayford controlling the action here.
Sensei tries to get to full guard but Hayford has control of the leg.
Sensei tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hayford is taking a breather. Sensei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sensei looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kylar Sensei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sensei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kylar Sensei!
Kylar Sensei thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Furio Spartan (ranked 503 p4p, 71 weight class) and Cyril Westlake (ranked 967 p4p, 130 weight class). Spartan comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furio Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyril Westlake!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan misses with a body kick.
Westlake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spartan misses with a hook. Westlake ducked under it nicely.
Westlake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Westlake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spartan.
Spartan throws a head kick that half lands.
Spartan connects with a nice looking jab.
Spartan misses with a hook.
Spartan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spartan looks to throw the jab but Westlake is out of range.
Spartan tried to score with a low kick but Westlake checks it.
Westlake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spartan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan throws a lazy head kick
and Spartan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Westlake clobbers Spartan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Spartan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Westlake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Westlake throws a hook but Spartan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westlake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Westlake swings for the body but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan closes the distance and pushes Westlake back into the cage.
Westlake presses Spartan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Westlake fails to land.
Westlake can't find room to land a body shot as Spartan controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spartan.
Spartan has a couple of punches blocked by Westlake.
Westlake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spartan backwards.
Spartan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westlake backwards.
Spartan jumps guard but Westlake turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Westlake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spartan lands with a left to the head.
Westlake scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Westlake.
A short right from Spartan on the inside.
Westlake misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westlake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan blocks an uppercut.
Westlake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spartan backwards.
Westlake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spartans head.
Westlake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spartan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westlake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spartan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spartan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Westlake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spartan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spartan working aggressively here.
Spartan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spartan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spartan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan goes for a takedown attempt but Westlake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spartan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Furio Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Cyril Westlake has been cut.
A jab from Westlake misses.
Spartan lands a leg kick that knocks Westlake off balance momentarily.
Westlake misses with a wild body shot.
As Westlake tries to get set, Spartan tries to push him back and clinch up but Westlake manages to avoid the attempt.
Westlake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spartan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Westlake throws the left hand but Spartan avoids the punch easily.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westlake misses with a wild body shot.
Westlake walks into a left hand.
Spartan misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartan throws out a leg kick but Westlake moves out of range and Spartan only half commits.
Spartan staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Spartan misses the target.
Spartan scores with a kick to the body.
Cyril Westlake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Westlake drops his hands momentarily and Spartan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Westlake takes one to the chin there.
Westlake lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Spartan misses the target.
Westlake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spartan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westlake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spartan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Westlake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Westlake scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westlake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furio Spartan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyril Westlake's cut.
That's time! Spartan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spartan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Westlake.
Spartan throws a lazy right hand but Westlake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spartan staying out of range there.
Westlake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spartan throws out the jab.
Spartan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy body kick from Spartan
and Westlake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spartan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Westlake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spartan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spartan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westlake can do to turn this around?
Westlake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spartan misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Spartan misses
and Westlake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spartan throws the left hand but Westlake avoids the punch easily.
Westlake blocks a leg kick.
Westlake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Westlake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spartan can pounce on him.
Furio Spartan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake swinging wildly here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spartan.
Spartan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spartan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spartan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Westlake's calf.
Westlake misses with an uppercut
and Spartan counters by clinching up.
Spartan lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Westlake.
Spartan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spartan.
Spartan blocks an uppercut.
Spartan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Westlakes head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westlake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spartan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with the head strike.
Westlake tries a body shot but Spartan blocks it.
Westlake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spartan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westlake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spartan slips a jab from Westlake.
Spartan misses with a series of wild punches.
Spartan wants to clinch.
Spartan thuds his right hand into Westlake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spartan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Westlake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Westlake takes a step back to recover.
Spartan lands with a nice combination. Westlake backs away looking to recover.
Westlake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spartan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Westlake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spartan misses with a hook.
Spartan lands the left hand.
Spartan throws a leg kick
letting Westlake counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Spartan is predictable there
and Westlake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spartan pushes Westlake away with a front kick.
Spartan misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westlake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Westlake thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan throws a combination. Westlake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spartan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Westlake counter with a right hand.
Westlake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spartan cracks Westlake with an open hand slap.
Spartan misses with a combination
and Westlake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Westlake misses the shot to the body.
Westlake moves out of range as Spartan throws a body kick.
Spartan misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westlake! But no joy.
Spartan doesn't manage to clinch there - Westlake circles away.
Westlake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spartan throws a body kick that misses
and Westlake counters with a straight right hand.
Westlake looks to land a left hand but Spartan moved out of range nicely.
Spartan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Westlake manages to circle out of the way.
Spartan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Westlake's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furio Spartan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cyril Westlake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Westlake misses with a body shot.
Spartan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Westlake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Westlake.
Spartan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Westlake on the side of the head.
Spartan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spartan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Westlake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Westlake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spartan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spartan throws a hook to the side of Westlake's head but Westlake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westlake missing with a left hand there. Spartan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan missing with a left hand there. Westlake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spartan throws a series of punches but Westlake avoids them all with ease.
Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Westlake.
Spartan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spartan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Westlake throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan throws the left hand but Westlake avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Westlake! But no joy.
Spartan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spartan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Westlake counters with a straight right hand.
Spartan lands a head kick. Westlake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Westlake tries to move into range but Spartan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spartan misses with a looping left.
Westlake avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Westlake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spartan connects with a body shot that sends Westlake's belly button to the back.
Spartan looks to throw the jab but Westlake is out of range.
Westlake lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spartan slips under a jab.
Spartan misses with a hook
and Westlake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westlake lands a slapping body shot.
Cyril Westlake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan forces Westlake back against the cage and clinches.
Westlake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartan instigates a clinch.
Spartan tries a body shot but Westlake blocks it.
Westlake misses with a punch on the inside.
Westlake takes a shot to the head.
Westlake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westlake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spartan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westlake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Westlake throws a punch but it's blocked by Spartan.
Spartan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spartan has a couple of punches blocked by Westlake.
A head punch on the inside from Spartan fails to land.
Spartan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlake has had enough of the clinch but Spartan keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Westlake.
Westlake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Spartan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Westlake doesn't seem phased though.
Spartan tries to clinch there but Westlake circles away.
Spartan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Westlake.
Spartan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Westlake misses the jab.
Spartan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spartan wants to pass to mount but Westlake is defending the position.
Westlake kicks Spartan off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westlake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spartan was well out of range. Poor timing from Westlake.
Spartan throwing a counter right hand but Westlake manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Westlake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spartan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Westlake looks to land a left hand but Spartan moved out of range nicely.
Westlake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spartan throws a looping overhand right but Westlake ducks down to avoid it.
Spartan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Westlake.
Westlake lands a body shot.
Spartan blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Spartan.
Westlake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Westlake just misses with a punch to the body.
Westlake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Westlake misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Furio Spartan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spartan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furio Spartan!
Furio Spartan 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casper Timmermans (ranked 461 p4p, 67 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 592 p4p, 84 weight class). Winston has chosen The Lost Boy as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casper Timmermans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Timmermans coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Timmermans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Timmermans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.
Winston feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Timmermans misses.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
Timmermans looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Winston tests Timmermans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
enabling Timmermans to counter with a crisp jab.
Timmermans has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Winston.
Winston goes for a double leg but Timmermans avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Timmermans continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Timmermans misses the target.
Timmermans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Timmermans throws a leg kick
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston moves out of range as Timmermans strikes.
Timmermans connects with a solid leg kick.
Winston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winston checks the leg kick.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston catches Timmermans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winston misses with a jab to the body
and Timmermans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Timmermans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Timmermans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winston looks to throw the jab but Timmermans is out of range.
Good leg kick by Timmermans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Timmermans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Timmermans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winston.
Timmermans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Winston sprawls well initially but Timmermans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston is looking for a sweep. Timmermans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Timmermans is trying to control. Winston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Timmermans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winston actively working from the bottom here.
Timmermans sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Timmermans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Winston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Timmermans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Timmermans trying to control the pace.
Winston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Timmermans's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Timmermans's back!
Timmermans is in bad spot here.
Winston throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Winston tightening his grip on Timmermans, looking for the choke.
Timmermans is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Timmermans fending off the submission attempt from Winston.
Timmermans wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Winston landing strikes from the mount and Timmermans is in trouble!
Winston dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmermans is wriggling around trying to escape.
Winston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Winston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Timmermans looks a forlorn figure.
Winston punishing his opponent with strikes.
Timmermans is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Winston will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winston throws a hook but Timmermans avoids it easily.
Timmermans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Winston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmermans manages to avoid it.
Timmermans moves into the clinch.
Winston jumps guard but Timmermans turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Winston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Timmermans smiles and moves away.
Casper Timmermans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmermans moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Timmermans scores with a punch to the head.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
It appears Timmermans was looking to counter with a kick there.
Winston punishes Timmermans's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans leaves Winston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Winston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winston shoots in and drives through. Timmermans sprawls well.
Timmermans fires out a quick counter leg kick but Winston just manages to avoid it.
Timmermans throws a hook but Winston blocks it.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Timmermans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Winston.
Winston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Timmermans wants to sweep here but Winston controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winston won't allow Timmermans to sweep him here.
Timmermans keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Timmermans wants to sweep here but Winston controlling him for the moment.
Timmermans keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Timmermans wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throwing strikes but missing.
Timmermans trying to keep a closed guard but Winston is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timmermans.
Winston avoids the head kick by Timmermans.
Winston with a nice cross.
Winston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Timmermans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Winston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Timmermans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Timmermans can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans parries the strikes from Winston easily there. Winston is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Timmermans to escape.
Winston is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Timmermans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winston looks up at the clock and then as Timmermans takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Winston smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Timmermans taking a bit of punishment here - Winston scoring with strikes.
Timmermans is trying to control Winston's posture but Winston avoids it.
Winston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Timmermans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Winston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Winston throws a poor cross that misses
letting Timmermans counter with a right hand.
Winston throws a jab but it's blocked by Timmermans.
Timmermans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Timmermans throwing a counter right hand but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston works the jab nicely.
Timmermans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Timmermans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Timmermans moves away from the strike by Winston.
Winston looks for a takedown but Timmermans sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmermans throws a head kick but Winston moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timmermans throws a quick counter kick to the body but Winston avoids it.
Winston throws a jab when Timmermans was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans scores with a jab. Winston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winston tries to sprawl but Timmermans drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Winston tries to roll over but Timmermans keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timmermans is trying to control the action in half guard but Winston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Timmermans performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Winston tries to roll over but Timmermans keeps him under control.
Winston is looking to get back to full guard here but Timmermans has managed to pass to side control instead.
Timmermans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winston keeps working.
Casper Timmermans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston sneaks back into half guard.
Winston looking for subs from the bottom but Timmermans mounts him!
Winston is looking to improve his position but Timmermans isn't that keen on the idea.
Winston tries to hold on but Timmermans postures up.
Harry Winston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winston is squirming around, avoiding Timmermans's attempts to control the action.
Winston is desperately trying to improve his position but Timmermans has a good base and remains in mount.
Timmermans with shots to the head and body - Winston looks very uncomfortable down there.
Winston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans wants to control the pace but Winston is squirming around nicely.
Winston working to try and regain half guard.
Timmermans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winston tries to lock up and control but Timmermans gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Winston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Timmermans tries to control but Winston wriggling away.
Winston gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans content to control rather than advance.
Winston is trying to maintain the position but Timmermans is very close to passing his half guard.
Winston gets back to full guard.
Winston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winston has momentary wrist control but Timmermans slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timmermans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harry Winston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Timmermans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winston's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casper Timmermans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Winston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry Winston!
An out of breath and clearly excited Harry Winston thanked Aspire Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Mazzini (ranked 225 p4p, 42 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 393 p4p, 58 weight class). Mazzini comes to the cage accompanied by Fade To Black. Tyrone Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Russell Tyrone Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vito Mazzini's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Mazzini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzini lunges at Tyrone Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyrone Jones's hand.
Tyrone Jones cracks Mazzini with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mazzini looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tyrone Jones finish him?
Mazzini is rocked!
It looks like Vito Mazzini has been cut.
Tyrone Jones measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Mazzini! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 282 p4p, 25 weight class) and Morrison Lee (ranked 453 p4p, 50 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Não Bate. Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Pretender kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rollo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Rollo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Gracie won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Gracie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gracie Jiu Jitsu Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stalling away here and it's allowed Gracie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lee trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Lee manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gracie is not content to let Lee control the position.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
Gracie is stalling here.
Gracie has Lee pressed against the cage.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Lee presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lee sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lee's thigh. Lee counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee wants to control for a moment but Gracie uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rollo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Lee.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee is still trying to improve position.
Lee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Gracie passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie wants to take Lee's back here but Lee is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Lee is trying to reverse the position but instead Gracie has taken his back - oops!
Lee tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Lee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Rollo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Lee!
A victorious Morrison Lee 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 Yef Yew (ranked 49 p4p, 8 weight class) and Sergey Sklemin (ranked 155 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yew misses with a wild body shot.
Sklemin misses with a hook. Yew ducked under it nicely.
Sklemin looks to score with a jab to the body but Yew is just out of range.
Yew throws a lazy right hand but Sklemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sklemin has Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Sklemin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Yew on the inside.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Sklemin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yew in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Sklemin lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sklemin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sklemin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yew is defending well for now.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin stalling in the clinch but Yew improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sklemin.
Sklemin tries to land knees in the clinch but Yew avoids the damage to the body.
Sklemin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sklemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Nice elbow from Sklemin.
It looks like Yef Yew has been cut.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew misses with some punches.
Sklemin stalling.
Sklemin trying to land knees to the body.
Yew lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Yew scores with a shoulder strike.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yew on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklemin's elbow.
Yew lands with a left to the head.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yew.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sklemin.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew misses with some punches.
Sklemin tries to land knees in the clinch but Yew avoids the damage to the body.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin gets through Yew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Sklemin avoids it by throwing Yew back against the cage.
Yew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Sklemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yews head.
Sklemin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yew's face.
Yew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sklemin can turn it around.
Sklemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sklemin lands a good knee to the midsection. Yew won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Yew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Sklemin working aggressively here.
Sklemin trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Yew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Sklemin.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin throws an elbow that misses.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklemin's elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sklemin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yew lands with a left to the head.
Yew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sklemin slowing the pace effectively.
Yew misses with some punches.
Sklemin looking to throw knees to the head but Yew is blocking nicely.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sklemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yew.
Sklemin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yew's defenses.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Yew working aggressively here.
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 Yef Yew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yef Yew's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sklemin throws out a powerful jab.
Yew sends Sklemin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Yew is motioning to the referee to let Sklemin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sklemin is rocked!
Sklemin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sklemin is still on wobbly legs! Can Yew finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Yew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yew.
Sklemin closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
A head punch on the inside from Sklemin fails to land.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sklemin looking to stall.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yef Yew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sklemin has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sklemin throws an elbow that misses.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sklemin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin is trying to stall.
Sklemin lands a left hand.
Sklemin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Sklemin digs a right hand underneath Yew's ribcage. Yew let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yew lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Sklemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Sklemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin missing with knees to the body.
Yew has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sklemin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yew working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin lands an elbow just above Yew 's eye.
Yew digs a right hand underneath Sklemin's ribcage. Sklemin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sklemin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yew's defenses.
Yew working aggressively here.
Yew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sklemin pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Sklemin lands a right hand.
Sklemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sklemin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yew misses with the head strike.
A short right from Yew on the inside.
Sklemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Yew blocks the elbow strike.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew avoiding damage as Sklemin throws knees to the body.
Yew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Yew.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sklemin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yew's brow.
Nice body punch from Yew - that landed with a thud.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yew struggles to land a body shot inside as Sklemin controls his hands.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Yew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a left hand.
Sklemin lands a shoulder strike.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sklemin throws an elbow but misses.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Yew misses with some punches.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Yew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Yew lands a left hand.
Yew lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
Yew dips a shoulder and cracks Sklemin with a mighty uppercut! Sklemin falls back against the cage and Yew unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sklemin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yew screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yef Yew!
Yef Yew retains his middleweight title!
Yef Yew 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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