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KOFC 74 - Doolittle v Leonidas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Klokov (ranked 3680 p4p, 402 weight class) and Gabriel Menezes (ranked 9432 p4p, 721 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Klokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Menezes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Menezes.
Menezes misses with a body punch.
Klokov has Menezes pressed against the cage.
Menezes slowing the pace effectively.
Klokov blocks an uppercut.
Klokov misses with a punch to the body.
Klokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menezes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menezes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Klokov wants to get back to striking at distance but Menezes won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klokov tries to break the clinch but Menezes is controlling the position.
Menezes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klokov backwards.
Klokov is trying to maintain a safe position but Menezes gets an underhook and turns Klokov into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Menezes - that landed with a thud.
Klokov misses with some punches.
Klokov is trying to break the clinch but Menezes is controlling him.
Klokov blocks an uppercut.
Klokov misses with some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Klokov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Menezes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Menezes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menezes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Menezes keeps control of Klokov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Menezes on the inside.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes can't find room to land a body shot as Klokov controls the action.
Menezes struggles to land a body shot inside as Klokov controls his hands.
Klokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Menezes.
Klokov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Menezes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Menezes's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Menezes working aggressively here.
Menezes misses with the head strike.
Menezes misses with a punch on the inside.
Menezes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Menezes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menezes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Menezes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klokov's efforts to push away.
Menezes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klokov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Menezes has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Menezes.
Menezes misses with some punches.
Menezes working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Klokov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Menezes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klokov's elbow.
Menezes misses with a body punch.
Menezes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Menezes pushes Klokov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Menezes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klokov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Klokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klokov misses with some punches.
Klokov is stalling here.
Menezes misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Menezes lands an uppercut.
Menezes tries to throw a body punch but Klokov avoids it by throwing Menezes back against the cage.
Menezes stalls.
Menezes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klokov blocks an uppercut.
Menezes tries to throw a body punch but Klokov avoids it by throwing Menezes back against the cage.
Klokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menezes swings wildly with an uppercut but Klokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klokov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Menezes taking a breather.
Klokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menezes misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Menezes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Menezes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Menezes is looking to clinch.
Klokov throws a series of punches but Menezes moves out of range.
Klokov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klokov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menezes clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Menezes fails to land.
Menezes misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Menezes misses with some punches.
Menezes scores with a hook to the body.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klokov has a couple of punches blocked by Menezes.
A shot in the inside from Menezes.
Klokov blocks a body shot from Menezes.
A body shot lands from Menezes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Klokov fails to land.
Klokov takes a shot to the head.
Menezes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klokov is trying to push Menezes away but Menezes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Klokov tries a body shot but Menezes blocks it.
Gabriel Menezes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Menezes tries to throw a body punch but Klokov avoids it by throwing Menezes back against the cage.
Menezes lands a body shot.
Menezes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Menezes.
Menezes struggles to land a body shot inside as Klokov controls his hands.
Klokov misses with a body punch.
Menezes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Klokov wants to break free but Menezes has control.
Klokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Menezes.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Klokov takes a shot to the head.
Menezes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Menezes misses with a punch on the inside.
Menezes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klokov backwards.
Klokov blocking some punches.
Menezes stalling the fight.
Klokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Menezes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klokov throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menezes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menezes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Menezes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menezes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Menezes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Menezes.
Klokov blocks an uppercut.
Klokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menezes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klokov's elbow.
Menezes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menezes tries to work over Klokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menezes swings wildly with an uppercut but Klokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Menezes fails to land.
Menezes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Menezes fails to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Menezes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes tries a body shot but Klokov blocks it.
Menezes leaning against his opponent.
Menezes lands an uppercut.
Klokov blocks a body shot from Menezes.
Klokov can't break the clinch.
Menezes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klokov working hard to break the clinch.
Menezes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klokov's elbow.
Menezes misses with some punches.
Klokov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klokov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menezes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klokov can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Menezes.
Menezes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menezes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klokov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Menezes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Menezes moves into the clinch.
Menezes misses with a body punch.
Menezes blocking some punches.
Klokov blocks a body shot from Menezes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klokov.
Menezes lands a left hand.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klokovs head.
Menezes misses with a body punch.
Klokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Menezes has a couple of punches blocked by Klokov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Klokov as Menezes tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Menezes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes swings wildly with an uppercut but Klokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menezes dips a shoulder and cracks Klokov with a mighty uppercut! Klokov falls back against the cage and Menezes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Klokov 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 - Menezes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Menezes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Miller (ranked 2279 p4p, 288 weight class) and Orion Soulburn (ranked 5373 p4p, 574 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers. Randy Miller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Orion Soulburn's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orion Soulburn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soulburn just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soulburn misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Soulburn.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Soulburn's head but Soulburn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soulburn throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Soulburn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
A countering left hand to the body from Soulburn misses.
Miller tries to bum rush Soulburn with a series of wild strikes but Soulburn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soulburn.
Miller blocks a head kick by Soulburn.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soulburn misses with a shot to the body
and Soulburn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller throws a jab when Soulburn was well out of range.
Soulburn throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Soulburn lands with a cross.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soulburn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miller is in Soulburn's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller passes Soulburn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soulburn taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
Miller works his way into side control.
Miller throwing strikes but Soulburn manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Miller tries to bench press Soulburn off him but Soulburn keeps the position.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Miller manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is pressing down on Soulburn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soulburn's guard.
Soulburn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller passes into half guard.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Soulburn defends it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miller prevents Soulburn from improving his position.
Soulburn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to advance to full mount but Soulburn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soulburn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Soulburn is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller pushing down on Soulburn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soulburn is trying to control but can't.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miller is thwarting Soulburn's attempts to control the position.
Miller thows a huge punch but Soulburn dodges it nicely.
Miller wants to free his trapped foot but Soulburn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miller throwing shots but Soulburn is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller moves nicely into side control.
Soulburn is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soulburn moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Soulburn throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller is looking to counter punch.
Soulburn misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soulburn.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soulburn ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a jab when Soulburn was well out of range.
Soulburn throws a big shot that misses.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soulburn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miller scores with the left hand. Soulburn knows he should have avoided that one.
Soulburn is rocked!
Miller finds Soulburn's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Soulburn flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Miller lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Soulburn will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Miller!
An out of breath Randy Miller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 899 p4p, 142 weight class) and Paulo Gracie (ranked 2864 p4p, 397 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Balayan missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balayan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Balayan slips the punch.
Balayan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Garegin Balayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Balayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie throws a jab when Balayan was well out of range.
Balayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Balayan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balayan throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balayan misses with a looping left.
Balayan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balayan lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Balayan saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Balayan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Balayan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Balayan.
Balayan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Balayan!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Balayan is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Balayan has one of Gracie's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow but Balayan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracie wants to control but Balayan is keeping him busy.
Balayan is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balayan wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balayan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Balayan controls the position for a moment.
Balayan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balayan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balayan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Balayan's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balayan has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Balayan misses its intended target.
Gracie cracks Balayan with an open hand slap.
Balayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Balayan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balayan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balayan misses with a hook.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Balayan avoids it easily.
Balayan throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie checks a low kick from Balayan.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Balayan pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Balayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Balayan.
Balayan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balayan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balayan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Balayan.
Balayan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Balayan moved out of range.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Balayan.
Balayan sets himself, and Gracie steps forward looking for the clinch! Balayan avoids it this time.
Balayan misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balayans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Balayan pushes him away.
Balayan throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balayan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Balayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Balayan.
Balayan throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Balayan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Balayan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Balayan.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Garegin Balayan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Balayan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balayan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Balayan misses with a straight right.
Balayan sets himself, and Gracie steps forward looking for the clinch! Balayan avoids it this time.
Balayan ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Balayan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Balayan misses with the head strike.
Balayan scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balayan misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that second round.
That's time! Balayan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gracie sizes up Balayan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balayan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Balayan counter with a right hand.
Balayan misses with a wild combination.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Balayan shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Balayan misses with a straight right.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Balayan misses.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Balayan.
Balayan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balayan throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Balayan throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Balayan.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Balayan.
Balayan throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Balayan.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Balayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Balayan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Balayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Balayan's shoulder, as Balayan tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balayan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Balayan shakes him off and moves away.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balayan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Balayan moved out of range nicely.
Gracie misses with a leg kick
and Balayan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balayan throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Balayan misses with a head kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Balayan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Balayan avoids it easily.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Balayan misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Balayan shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Balayan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Balayan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Balayan defends it well.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Balayan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Balayan misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garegin Balayan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balayan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garegin Balayan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bendayho (ranked 4517 p4p, 537 weight class) and Mister Dee (ranked 5350 p4p, 618 weight class). Tomas Bendayho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Bendayho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Dee!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee shoots and misses
and Bendayho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dee thinking.
Dee dives in for a single leg takedown but Bendayho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bendayho counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomas Bendayho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Dee.
Dee staying out of range there.
Bendayho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bendayho catches Dee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bendayho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Dee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bendayho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bendayho wants to control but Dee postures up.
Dee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bendayho has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dee but great work by Bendayho.
Dee told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendayho wants to stand but Dee has his arm trapped.
Dee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dee 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.
Dee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bendayho defends it well.
Dee in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bendayho tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mister Dee!
Mister Dee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Tomas Bendayho stepped up to the mic, saying 'If a dog licks your naked feet and u like it....what does that mean?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Lopez (ranked 1676 p4p, 233 weight class) and Lakoj Dresden (ranked 1557 p4p, 221 weight class). Lakoj Dresden has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martez Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lakoj Dresden!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dresden.
Dresden throws out a counter right but Lopez avoids it with no problem.
Dresden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dresden slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dresden.
Dresden misses with a hook.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dresden.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Dresden is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopez just leaning against Dresden, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden misses with the head strike.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dresden backwards.
Lopez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dresden.
I was talking to Lopez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Dresden back against the cage.
Dresden misses with the head strike.
Dresden throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez is stalling here.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Dresden.
Lopez wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopez cracks Dresden with a nice body shot.
Lopez stalling in the clinch.
Lopez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dresden.
It looks like Martez Lopez has been cut.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dresden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Dresden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez has Dresden pressed against the cage.
Lopez is struggling to control the position.
Lopez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dresden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dresden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to take the fight to the mat but Dresden manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez lands with a left to the head.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Lopez.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez tries to work over Dresden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Dresden avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Dresden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dresden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is stalling here.
Lopez gets through Dresden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez tries a body shot but Dresden blocks it.
Dresden misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dresden backwards.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez is trying to drag Dresden to the mat but Dresden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martez Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lopez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dresden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dresden misses with a straight left.
Lopez scores with a takedown into Dresden's guard.
Dresden has control of Lopez's left arm, preventing Lopez from doing any damage.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Dresden is keeping the position.
Dresden has Lopez pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Dresden has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dresden has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lopez has passed into side control.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Dresden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dresden taking a bit of punishment here - Lopez scoring with strikes.
Lopez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to advance to mount but Dresden instead regains half guard.
Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lopez prevents Dresden from improving his position.
Lopez slows the pace down in half guard.
Dresden is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard.
Lopez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez winds up and cracks Dresden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dresden is looking to improve his position.
Lopez is looking to pass Dresden's guard but actually Dresden recovers to full guard.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Dresden.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez works over Dresden with some ground and pound from guard.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden trying to control the position.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dresden is keeping the position for now.
Dresden has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Lopez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lopez wants to control for a moment but Dresden uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dresden is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dresden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Lopez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dresden defends well and Lopez ends up having to push Dresden into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Dresden.
Lopez moves to clinch but Dresden breaks away
and Dresden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Dresden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martez Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dresden lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez drives through and clinches with Dresden against the cage.
Lopez lands a shot to the body.
Dresden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dresden is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dresden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Lopez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dresden pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martez Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Dresden missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
Dresden takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dresden to the ground. Lopez is now in Dresden's guard.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dresden can do to turn this around?
Lopez trying to control but Dresden is working from the bottom.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dresden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lakoj Dresden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden looking for a sweep. Not yet Dresden, not yet.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dresden keeps moving.
Dresden seems keen to control Lopez's posture.
Dresden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dresden is trying to keep Lopez in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lopez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dresden manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dresden wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Dresden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Dresden controlling him for the moment.
Lopez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dresden's guard.
Lopez lands a couple of digs.
Lopez won't allow Dresden to sweep him here.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Dresden is keeping the position.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez stays in close to Dresden's body and controls the position.
Lopez is working Dresden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dresden keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez trying to control but Dresden is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martez Lopez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martez Lopez!
Martez Lopez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 886 p4p, 140 weight class) and Mallador Locke (ranked 1723 p4p, 261 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mallador Locke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Locke does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Rones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rones.
Nice cross by Rones.
Locke is rocked!
Locke has his takedown stuffed
and Rones counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Locke! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Rones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joy Rones!
An out of breath Joy Rones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Mallador Locke stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back. Simple. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cracker Barrel (ranked 1324 p4p, 155 weight class) and Baruch Zahav (ranked 2527 p4p, 288 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Baruch Zahav was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cracker Barrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baruch Zahav!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahav misses with a hook
enabling Barrel to counter with a crisp jab.
Zahav throws a hook to the side of Barrel's head but Barrel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zahav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrel.
Zahav slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zahav throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barrel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barrel punishes Zahav's body with a nice straight punch.
Zahav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barrel.
Barrel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zahav.
Zahav dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Zahav.
Zahav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zahav has time to react.
Barrel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrel misses with a body shot.
Baruch Zahav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zahav fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Zahav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrel.
Zahav misses with a left hand
and Barrel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrel misses the shot to the body.
Zahav blocks a jab.
Zahav throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Zahav misses.
Barrel tries to counter by clinching up but Zahav breaks away and moves out of range.
Barrel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Zahav.
Barrel working aggressively here.
Zahav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrel throws a head punch that misses.
Barrel throws a head punch that misses.
Zahav misses with a punch to the body.
Barrel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zahav's efforts to push away.
Barrel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zahav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zahav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zahav manages to break the clinch.
Barrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zahav misses with a hook.
As Zahav tries to get set, Barrel tries to push him back and clinch up but Zahav manages to avoid the attempt.
Barrel clinches with his opponent.
Barrel pushes Zahav back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zahav looks winded!
Zahav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Barrel.
Barrel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zahav backwards.
Barrel tries to work over Zahav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrel scores with a shoulder strike.
Barrel lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrel.
Barrel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barrel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Barrel.
Barrel throws a punch but it's blocked by Zahav.
Barrel lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zahav.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrel pushes Zahav back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrel misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barrel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zahav's elbow.
Barrel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrel misses with a body punch.
Barrel tries to throw a body punch but Zahav avoids it by throwing Barrel back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrel.
Barrel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barrel working aggressively here.
Zahav wants to get back to striking at distance but Barrel won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zahav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrel's elbow.
A short right from Barrel.
Barrel lands with a light punch inside.
Barrel scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Barrel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barrel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrel misses with the head strike.
Barrel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zahav has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barrel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zahav can turn it around.
Barrel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barrel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zahav backwards.
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!
Barrel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barrel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barrel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrel digs a right hand underneath Zahav's ribcage. Zahav let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barrel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zahav backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrel has a couple of punches blocked by Zahav.
Barrel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zahav backwards.
Barrel presses Zahav against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Barrel.
Zahav takes a shot to the head.
Barrel lands with a short shot to the head.
Zahav is rocked!
Zahav blocking some punches.
Barrel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zahav backwards.
Zahav is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrel finish him?
Zahav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zahav backwards.
Barrel drops Zahav onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zahav is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Barrel unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zahav! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Barrel is unloading with more strikes now! Zahav drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cracker Barrel!
Cracker Barrel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition - Q160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bilda Kryger (ranked 653 p4p, 78 weight class) and Qhorin Halfhand (ranked 859 p4p, 96 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Halfhand's choice of entrance music: Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilda Kryger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qhorin Halfhand!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halfhand lands a glancing blow to the side of Kryger's head.
It looks like Bilda Kryger has been cut.
Kryger throws the left hand but Halfhand avoids the punch easily.
Kryger throws a hook but Halfhand avoids it easily.
Kryger lands a head shot.
A big left from Halfhand misses.
Kryger is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Halfhand.
Halfhand lands a really nice looking cross but Kryger seems unphased.
Halfhand cracks Kryger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halfhand lands with a right and another and another! Kryger is in big trouble! Halfhand lands again and this time it's lights out for Kryger! A quality knockout there for Halfhand.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Qhorin Halfhand!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Bylund (ranked 747 p4p, 126 weight class) and Mister Bean (ranked 1463 p4p, 215 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Bylund!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Bean!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Bylund.
Bylund digs a good body shot into Bean's ribs.
Bean misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bylund misses the target.
Bean misses with a hook. Bylund ducked under it nicely.
Bean slips a jab from Bylund.
Bean has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bylund.
Bean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bylund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bylund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bylund throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bylund.
Good shot there by Bean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bylund cracks Bean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bylund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
It looked like Bylund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bylund walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bylund. Bylund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bean throws a lazy uppercut
and Bylund counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mister Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bylund was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Bylund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bean throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Bylund.
Bylund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Bean misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bylund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bylund.
A little jabbing left from Bean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bean throws a lazy uppercut
and Bylund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Bean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bean misses the jab.
Bylund takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bylund takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bylund throws a jab but it's blocked by Bean.
Bylund throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Bylund.
Bean missing with a left hand there. Bylund was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean misses with a double jab
and Bylund counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean misses with a double jab
and Bylund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bean gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bylund thuds his right hand into Bean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bylund throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
Bylund lands a nice hook to Bean's body. Bean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bean throws a hook but Bylund avoids it easily.
Bylund swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bean throws a jab but it's blocked by Bylund.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bylund circles away quickly and effectively.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean stalks Bylund and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bylund's face. Bylund staggers backwards, shaken.
Bylund is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bylund slips under a jab.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean walks into a jab.
Bylund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bylund lands with a straight right. Bean didn't see that one coming.
Bylund loads up on a big right hand but Bean slips the punch.
Bean blocks a jab.
Bylund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bylund throws a body shot but no joy.
Bylund connects with a right hand. Bean shakes it off.
Bylund slips under a jab from Bean.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bylund.
Bean throws a series of punches but Bylund avoids them all with ease.
Bylund scores with a body shot.
Bean lands with an uppercut that bounces Bylund off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Bean misses.
Bylund misses with a looping left.
Bean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bylund throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bean scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bylund pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bean back to the cage. Bylund follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bylund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bylund scores with a shot to the body.
Bean slips a jab from Bylund.
Bean cracks Bylund with a good jab.
Bean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bylund misses with an uppercut.
Bylund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean misses with a hook. Bylund ducked under it nicely.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bylund.
Bylund lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bylund gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
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 David Bylund will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bylund manages to avoid it.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bylund lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bylund.
Bylund throwing a counter right hand but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bylund misses with a straight right.
Bean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bylund lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bylund. Bylund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bylund is rocked!
Bylund misses the jab.
Bean lands a glancing blow to the side of Bylund's head.
Oh Bylund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bean fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bylund to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bylund looks to clinch but Bean throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bylund taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mister Bean!
Mister Bean is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mister Bean thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Doolittle (ranked 161 p4p, 8 weight class) and Zeus Leonidas (ranked 463 p4p, 20 weight class). Zeus Leonidas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle checks a leg kick nicely.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doolittle.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Leonidas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doolittle.
Doolittle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doolittle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas catches Doolittle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Doolittle. Beautiful body shot.
Leonidas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doolittle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doolittle throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the body
and Doolittle counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leonidas.
Nice body punch from Leonidas.
Leonidas slips a straight right by Doolittle.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Doolittle moved out of range.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Doolittle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle misses the jab.
Doolittle throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a low kick, right behind Doolittle 's knee.
Doctor Doolittle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonidas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas throws a jab when Doolittle was well out of range.
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Leonidas connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas lands the left hand.
Leonidas throws a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Doolittle blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Doolittle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doolittle slips under a jab from Leonidas.
Doolittle throws a shot from downtown. Leonidas moves away and avoids it.
Leonidas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leonidas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Doolittle if he has to take too many more of those.
Leonidas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle checks a leg kick nicely.
Doolittle throwing a counter right hand but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doolittle walks into a jab.
Leonidas misses with a hook. Doolittle ducked under it nicely.
Doolittle moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonidas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonidas looks for a takedown but Doolittle sprawls well.
Leonidas drops his hands momentarily and Doolittle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonidas throws a front kick aimed at Doolittle's knee but Doolittle avoids it well.
Doolittle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doolittle connects with a solid leg kick.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doolittle throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Zeus Leonidas has been cut.
Leonidas wants to slow Doolittle down by chopping away at his legs.
Leonidas moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leonidas does it's job there.
Jab by Leonidas.
Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doolittle.
A little jabbing left from Leonidas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doolittle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doolittle misses with a body shot.
Leonidas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Doolittle misses.
Doolittle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonidas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leonidas lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries to bum rush Doolittle with a series of wild strikes but Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leonidas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doolittle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leonidas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doolittle.
Leonidas feints a jab promting Doolittle to slip. Leonidas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Doolittle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leonidas throws a hook but Doolittle avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Doolittle misses the target.
Leonidas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Doolittle to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doolittle. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leonidas defending well as Doolittle loads up on a big left hand.
Leonidas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doolittle but Doolittle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leonidas misses with a lunging right hand
and Doolittle counters with a left to the body.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doolittle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle is looking to score with low kicks.
Doolittle ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
A low kick from Doolittle misses
and Leonidas counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doolittle counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Leonidas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Leonidas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut.
Doolittle swings widly with a right hand
and Leonidas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
Leonidas misses with a hook. Doolittle ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.
Doolittle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonidas.
Doolittle scores with a punch to the head.
Leonidas throws a lazy right hand but Doolittle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doolittle.
Doolittle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doolittle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leonidas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonidas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doolittle on the side of the head.
Leonidas misses with a body shot
and Doolittle counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doolittle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leonidas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonidas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Doolittle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle connects with a leg kick. Leonidas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leonidas takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonidas.
Leonidas takes one on the button.
Doolittle misses with a right hand
and Leonidas counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonidas swinging wildly here.
Leonidas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leonidas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leonidas with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Doolittle. Beautiful body shot.
Doolittle throws an off balance right hand
and Doolittle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas is looking to chop away at Doolittle's legs.
Leonidas with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Doolittle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Doolittle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonidas throws a hook to the side of Doolittle's head but Doolittle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonidas slips under a jab.
Doolittle throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Doolittle moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas.
Doolittle is looking to slow Leonidas down with leg kicks.
Doolittle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doolittle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonidas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leonidas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.
Zeus Leonidas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Doolittle.
Leonidas moves out of range of the body kick from Doolittle.
Leonidas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Doolittle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonidas has time to react.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas lands a nice hook to Doolittle's body. Doolittle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doolittle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leonidas in his tracks.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doolittle half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doolittle, right into the meat.
Doolittle defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Doolittle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonidas on the side of the head.
Doolittle checks a leg kick.
Doolittle looks to throw the jab but Leonidas is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Leonidas. That snapped Doolittle's head back.
Leonidas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leonidas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Doolittle's shoulder, as Doolittle tries to avoid the shot.
Leonidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonidas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doolittle has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doolittle connects with a nice looking jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leonidas!
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doolittle is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doolittle.
Doolittle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonidas to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonidas looks to land a body kick but Doolittle moved away.
Leonidas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doolittle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leonidas counters with a nice leg kick.
Leonidas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonidas, as that shot connected.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut.
Leonidas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doolittle, right into the meat.
Doolittle checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Leonidas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeus Leonidas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leonidas misses with a body kick.
Doolittle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas misses with a body punch
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doolittle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonidas moves out of range as Doolittle strikes.
Doolittle scores with a decent looking hook.
Doolittle jabs Leonidas right on the nose. Leonidas blinks but takes it well.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut. Leonidas saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas walks into a jab.
Doolittle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonidas's hands.
Leonidas throws a right hand that misses
and Doolittle counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonidas throws a front kick aimed at Doolittle's knee but Doolittle avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doolittle's head.
Doolittle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Leonidas throws a poor cross that misses
and Doolittle counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Doolittle moves away and avoids it.
Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Doolittle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leonidas throws a big shot that misses.
Doolittle misses with a body shot.
Doolittle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doolittle throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Doolittle jabs Leonidas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doolittle jabs Leonidas right on the nose. Leonidas blinks but takes it well.
Doolittle misses with an uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a left to the body.
Doolittle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doolittle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonidas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doolittle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doolittle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas is looking for the big counter here.
Doolittle misses the jab.
Leonidas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doolittle throws a right hand that misses
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doolittle wants to slow Leonidas down by chopping away at his legs.
Doolittle looks to throw the jab but Leonidas is out of range.
Doolittle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Doolittle misses with a hook
and Leonidas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot lands for Leonidas.
Leonidas connects with a looping right hand.
Doolittle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leonidas throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Doolittle to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonidas throws a right hand that misses
and Doolittle counters with a body kick that stops Leonidas in his tracks momentarily.
Leonidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doolittle moves away.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Doolittle moves out of range.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doolittle misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonidas takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by Doolittle. Beautiful body shot.
Leonidas connects with a looping right hand.
Leonidas thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
and Doolittle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leonidas's knee momentarily.
Doolittle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonidas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonidas misses with a combination
and Doolittle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leonidas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doolittle.
Sloppy strikes from Leonidas. Those never looked like landing.
Doolittle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leonidas throws a hook but Doolittle blocks it.
Doolittle throws a big counter combination but Leonidas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses the jab.
Doolittle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doolittle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonidas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonidas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Doolittle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Doolittle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonidas at a distance.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doolittle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doolittle throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
Doolittle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
Doolittle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doolittle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leonidas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doolittle counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Doolittle clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Leonidas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doolittle lands with a straight right. Leonidas didn't see that one coming.
Leonidas misses the shot to the body.
Doolittle throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas defending well as Doolittle loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonidas! But no joy.
Doolittle lands with an overhand left.
Leonidas misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut there from Leonidas.
Doolittle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonidas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doolittle lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Doolittle.
Doolittle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leonidas counters with a series of strikes. Doolittle will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doolittle can pounce on him.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Leonidas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leonidas throws a hook but Doolittle avoids it easily.
Leonidas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Doolittle misses.
Leonidas scores with a jab. Doolittle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
Leonidas drops his hands momentarily and Doolittle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonidas throws a solid leg kick but Doolittle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leonidas.
Doolittle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Doolittle slips the punch.
Doolittle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doolittle throws a low kick, looking for Leonidas's leg but Leonidas calmly moves out of range.
Leonidas scores with a body shot.
Doolittle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonidas.
Leonidas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leonidas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doolittle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doolittle is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doolittle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Doolittle moved out of range nicely.
Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries to move into range but Doolittle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doolittle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A leg kick checked by Doolittle.
Leonidas throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonidas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Doolittle misses.
Doolittle misses the shot to the body.
Leonidas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Doolittle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle missing with a left hand there. Leonidas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doolittle throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leonidas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doolittle.
Leonidas throws a body shot but no joy.
Doolittle cracks Leonidas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doolittle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonidas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doolittle misses the jab.
Doolittle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonidas lands a nice shot to the body.
Doolittle throws a hook but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Doolittle's shoulder, as Doolittle tries to avoid the shot.
Doolittle throwing a counter right hand but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the body.
Doolittle swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doolittle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Doolittle.
Leonidas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doolittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonidas.
Doolittle throws an overhand right that lands on Leonidas's shoulder, as Leonidas tries to avoid the shot.
Leonidas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Leonidas misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Doolittle. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leonidas.
Doolittle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonidas throws a lazy right hand but Doolittle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Zeus Leonidas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zeus Leonidas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leonidas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Leonidas tries to advance to mount but can't.
Doolittle is not content to let Leonidas control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doolittle prevents Leonidas from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas advances to mount.
Leonidas controlling from the full mount.
Leonidas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Doolittle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Doolittle and Leonidas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Leonidas tries to advance to mount but Doolittle denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leonidas trying to control the action but Doolittle is working from the bottom.
Leonidas tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Zeus Leonidas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leonidas is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas trying to control the action but Doolittle is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doolittle scores with a kick to the body.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doolittle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leonidas under the eye.
Doctor Doolittle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doolittle in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doolittle, right into the meat.
Leonidas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
Doolittle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Leonidas just manages to avoid it.
Leonidas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doolittle throws a leg kick
and Leonidas counters with a solid body kick.
Leonidas with a hook.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Doolittle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doolittle thows a leg kick but Leonidas checks it
and Leonidas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonidas works the jab nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doolittle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas thows a body kick. Doolittle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doolittle throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonidas throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeus Leonidas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leonidas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Leonidas!
Zeus Leonidas is the new super heavyweight champion!
Zeus Leonidas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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