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UGD 91:Dykstra Vs Benvenuti PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karlsson (ranked 2586 p4p, 335 weight class) and Ben Breeze (ranked 3410 p4p, 416 weight class). Karlsson comes into the arena with Nemesis by Arch Enemy blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson drives through and clinches with Breeze against the cage.
Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Breeze is working for takedown but Karlsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Breeze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karlsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Breeze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karlsson is fending him off so far but Breeze persists. Nope, Karlsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Karl Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breeze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Breeze tries for a takedown but Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Breeze keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Breeze is avoiding it.
And Breeze tries to counter it with a takedown but Karlsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Breeze closes the distance and clinches up with Karlsson, looking for a takedown. Breeze pushes Karlsson against the cage but Karlsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Karlsson as Breeze shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Karlsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze jumps guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Karlsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Breeze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlsson walks away with a smile on his face. Breeze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Breeze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Breeze scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Breeze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breeze with a poor takedown
and Karlsson counters with a leg kick.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Breeze is having none of it.
Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Breeze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Breeze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlsson walks away with a smile on his face. Breeze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karlsson gets tackled into the cage by Breeze. Breeze maintains the clinch.
Karlsson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Karlsson.
Breeze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Breeze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breeze fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Karlsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Breeze looking for a takedown.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Breeze is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karlsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Karlsson to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Breeze.
Breeze wants a takedown but no success here.
Karlsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Breezes head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze can't get the takedown.
Karlsson stalls.
Breeze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karlsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Breeze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karlsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ben Breeze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breeze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karlsson swivels and escapes.
Karlsson has Breeze up against the cage in a clinch.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Breeze.
Breeze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Breeze looking for a takedown.
Breeze is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karlsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Breeze looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Breeze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karlsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karlsson forces Breeze back against the cage and clinches.
Breeze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Breeze is trying to pull guard but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage.
Breeze is trying to pull guard but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Breeze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Breeze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karlsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karlsson gets a clinch.
Breeze tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Karlsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breeze can do to turn this around?
Breeze can't get the takedown.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breeze.
Karlsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Breeze.
Karl Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
Breeze wants to take the fight to the mat but Karlsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breeze is trying to pull guard but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Breeze is trying to trip Karlsson. He has hold of a leg but Karlsson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Breeze persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Breeze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Breeze won't allow Karlsson to get back to his feet.
Breeze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Breeze throws an elbow that misses. Karlsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breeze's guard. Nice move by Karlsson!
Breeze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breeze looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Breeze throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Karlsson escapes and throws Breeze's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Breeze is breathing heavily.
Karlsson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze takes the fight into the clinch.
Breeze is trying to drag Karlsson to the mat but Karlsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karlsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Breeze.
Karlsson gets through Breeze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Breeze tries to pull guard but Karlsson won't allow it.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Breeze is looking for a takedown.
Karlsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlsson is pushing Breeze up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karlsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Breeze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karlsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Breeze blocking some punches.
Breeze is working for takedown but Karlsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karlsson slowing the pace effectively.
Karlsson gets through Breeze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Breeze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Breeze decides to pull guard.
Breeze has a closed guard, preventing Karlsson from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breeze looking for a sweep. Not yet Breeze, not yet.
Breeze is working an open guard so Karlsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Breeze instigates a clinch.
Breeze blocks an uppercut.
Breeze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Breeze is trying to pull guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Karlsson prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karlsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Breeze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Karlsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Breeze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlsson.
Breeze tries a head kick but it misses.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Breeze is having none of it.
Karlsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlsson effectively controlling the action here.
Breeze blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karlsson.
Breeze jumps guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson is pressed up against the cage. Breeze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karlsson down to the mat. Karlsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Breeze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karlsson is looking to counter the offense by Breeze and move into the clinch.
Karl Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
Breeze gets a clinch.
A short right from Karlsson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karlsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Breeze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Breeze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Breeze.
Karlsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Breeze is rocked!
A short left from Karlsson.
Breeze is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Karlsson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Breeze's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Breeze drops to his knees and Karlsson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Karlsson!
Karl Karlsson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 1339 p4p, 188 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 1082 p4p, 152 weight class). Stern comes to the cage accompanied by The Great American Nightmare. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Stern, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Stern saw it coming and moves away.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates throws a head kick but Stern moves out of range.
Yates moves out of range as Stern throws a body kick.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
Stern closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Stern.
Stern has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
Yates is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yates misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Yates landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates with a knee to the head.
It looks like Howard Stern has been cut.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stern dodges an elbow strike from Yates.
Yates lands a shoulder strike.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates misses with a knee strike.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but Stern blocks with his arms.
Stern fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stern.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Stern avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Stern.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Yates is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stern blocks a body shot from Yates.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Yates landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.
Stern gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stern wants to control but Yates is keeping him busy.
Stern is looking to stall here but Yates recovers full guard.
Yates pulls Stern in close to his closed guard and prevents Stern from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern looking to pass the guard.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Stern from controlling successfully.
Yates controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stern engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yates thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stern if he has to take too many more of those.
Yates slips a jab from Stern.
Yates avoids the body shot from Stern.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stern takes one on the button.
Stern lands an overhand right.
Stern darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stern looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stern tests Yates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stern looks for the body kick but Yates saw that one coming.
Yates looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stern throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Yates works Stern's body with a nice hook.
Stern checks a leg kick nicely.
Stern blocks a head kick by Yates.
Sloppy strikes from Stern. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yates! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Stern moves out of range easily.
A big right from Yates misses.
Stern has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stern there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates tries a low kick but Stern avoids it.
Stern is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Yates.
Yates throws the left hand but Stern avoids the punch easily.
Yates leaves Stern with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stern misses with a body kick.
Stern scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stern throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stern avoids the head kick by Yates.
Stern throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Stern lands a jab to the head.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stern.
As Yates looks to move away, Stern throws a big counter combo but Yates just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Stern blocks the low kick.
That kick from Yates tenderised Stern's leg. Stern is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stern tries to clinch up.
Stern lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stern avoids the body shot from Yates.
Stern takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stern lands the left hand.
A lazy left from Yates finds it's target.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Yates scores with the left hand. Stern knows he should have avoided that one.
Stern looking to score a takedown here. Yates is defending well but Stern drives through and ends up in Yates's guard.
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!
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stern is pushing down on Yates's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yates is fighting to maintain full guard but Stern has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stern is looking to stall here but Yates recovers full guard.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates is pulling down on Stern's head to control his posture.
Stern wants to control from the top but Yates keeps moving.
Stern with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yates is keeping the position for now.
Yates trying to keep a closed guard but Stern is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern stays in close to Yates's body and controls the position.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Yates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stern misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stern cracks Yates with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Stern.
Stern's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stern duly obliges.
Stern slips under a jab.
Yates defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stern.
Yates misses with a series of wild punches.
Yates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Stern misses
and Yates makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern throws a series of punches but Yates avoids them all with ease.
Stern fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yates sprawls well initially but Stern persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yates trying to hold on to Stern's head to control him but Stern postures up.
Stern wants to pass to mount but Yates is defending the position.
Stern looks to land a strike but Yates avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Howard Stern will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern'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. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Stern throws a counter high kick but Yates was just alert enough to avoid it.
Stern has closed the distance and engaged Yates in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yates.
Yates lands an elbow that stopped Stern in his tracks for a moment.
Yates lands an uppercut.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yates just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stern's brow.
Stern is trying to maintain a safe position but Yates gets an underhook and turns Stern into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern blocking some punches.
Yates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Yates.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yates with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern jumps guard but Yates stands there with Stern around his waist. Stern gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates lands a shot to the body.
Harrison Yates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stern takes a shot to the head.
Yates gets underhooks to prevent Stern's takedown attempt.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stern blocks an uppercut.
Yates tries to work over Stern's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stern tries to break the clinch but Yates is controlling the position.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stern is defending well for now.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stern blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stern lands an elbow inside that Yates shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Yates.
Stern on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stern managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Stern controls the action.
Yates working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern blocks a body shot from Yates.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stern lands an elbow just above Yates 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stern managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stern lands a damaging elbow.
Yates lands a knee to the head.
Yates lands a nice knee to the body.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yates looking to throw knees to the head but Stern is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Yates.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Yates tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Yates tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Yates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yates crunches a lovely knee into Stern's ribcage.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!
In defeat, Howard Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Fuller (ranked 747 p4p, 77 weight class) and Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 1047 p4p, 109 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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148 lbs
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Fuller blocks the low kick.
Tyraanicao missing with a left hand there. Fuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Fuller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tyraanicao.
Fuller throws a hook to the side of Tyraanicao's head but Tyraanicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyraanicao throws a body kick that misses
and Fuller counters with a head kick.
Fuller blocks the body kick.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but Fuller moved away.
Fuller is looking to counter punch.
Chris Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyraanicao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fuller is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Fuller misses its target.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyraanicao.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuller.
Fuller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyraanicao throws a sloppy head kick and Fuller moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao walks into a left hand.
Fuller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fuller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fuller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyraanicao has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyraanicao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fuller's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but Fuller checks it.
Fuller is looking to counter punch.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuller just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyraanicao unleashes a big counter combination but Fuller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tyraanicao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tyraanicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fuller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyraanicao.
Fuller jabs at Tyraanicao's body.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyraanicao throws out the jab.
Fuller cracks Tyraanicao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fuller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tyraanicao tries to work over Fuller's front leg with a kick but Fuller checks it.
Tyraanicao looks to throw a body kick
and Fuller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuller swings for the body but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller slips under a jab.
Tyraanicao just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuller misses the shot to the body.
Tyraanicao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fuller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyraanicao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyraanicao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyraanicao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fuller scores with the left hand. Tyraanicao knows he should have avoided that one.
Fuller lands with an overhand left.
Fuller jabs at Tyraanicao's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyraanicao misses the target.
Fuller throws out a leg kick but Tyraanicao moves out of range and Fuller only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao tries to work over Fuller's front leg with a kick but Fuller checks it.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick and Tyraanicao moves out of range easily.
Fuller connects with a high kick.
Fuller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good work by Fuller as he checks the leg kick.
Fuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuller just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyraanicao avoids the body shot from Fuller.
Fuller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tyraanicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyraanicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyraanicao jabs Fuller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyraanicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fuller works Tyraanicao's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuller moves out of range of the body kick from Tyraanicao.
Fuller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fuller checks a leg kick.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyraanicao should have avoided that one.
Tyraanicao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fuller throws a quick counter head kick but Tyraanicao was just out of range.
Tyraanicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuller.
Fuller lands with a right hand.
Fuller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyraanicao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Tyraanicao.
It looks like Chris Fuller has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Fuller.
Fuller misses with a wild body shot.
Fuller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyraanicao.
Fuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuller. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Fuller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fuller thuds a left hand into Tyraanicao's body.
Fuller scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyraanicao should have avoided that one.
Tyraanicao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fuller stalks Tyraanicao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyraanicao's face. Tyraanicao staggers backwards, shaken.
Fuller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyraanicao can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Fuller as he connects with a hook.
Fuller lands with a kick to the temple. Tyraanicao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyraanicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Fuller walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.
Fuller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyraanicao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Fuller.
Fuller cracks the inside of Tyraanicao's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuller, right into the meat.
Tyraanicao darts in and clinches Fuller up against the cage.
Tyraanicao manages to pull guard.
Fuller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tyraanicao's guard.
Tyraanicao is looking for a triangle but Fuller pushes his legs off easily.
Fuller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyraanicao. Fuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao misses with a body kick.
Tyraanicao throws a front kick aimed at Fuller's knee but Fuller avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuller misses the target.
Fuller clobbers Tyraanicao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fuller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Fuller.
Tyraanicao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyraanicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fuller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fuller's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyraanicao misses with a hook.
Fuller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyraanicao manages to avoid it.
Tyraanicao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tyraanicao ducks under a wild hook from Fuller.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Fuller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyraanicao looks for the body kick but Fuller saw that one coming.
Tyraanicao lands a nice hook to Fuller's body. Fuller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands a head kick. Tyraanicao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Fuller misses.
Fuller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuller, right into the meat.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyraanicao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fuller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyraanicao doesn't seem bothered though.
Fuller scores with the left hand. Tyraanicao knows he should have avoided that one.
Fuller throws out a powerful jab.
Fuller misses with a head kick.
Tyraanicao misses with a looping left.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick and Tyraanicao moves out of range easily.
Fuller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyraanicao's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuller moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyraanicao at a distance.
Tyraanicao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but Fuller moved away.
Fuller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fuller drops his hands momentarily and Tyraanicao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuller misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Tyraanicao misses.
Tyraanicao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuller tries to work over Tyraanicao's front leg with a kick but Tyraanicao checks it.
Tyraanicao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fuller.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Tyraanicao counters with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fuller.
Fuller lands a head kick!
Fuller avoids the body shot from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyraanicao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuller. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Fuller's cut.
That's time! Fuller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fuller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyraanicao checks it well.
Tyraanicao misses with a looping left.
Fuller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyraanicao 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.
Fuller lands a really nice looking cross but Tyraanicao seems unphased.
Fuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyraanicao forces Fuller back against the cage and clinches.
Tyraanicao has Fuller pressed against the cage, preventing Fuller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuller wants to get back to striking at distance but Tyraanicao won't allow it.
Tyraanicao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller throws a head punch that misses.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyraanicao counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuller is rocked!
Fuller blocks a head kick by Tyraanicao.
Oh Fuller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick from Fuller lands but Tyraanicao takes it in his stride.
Fuller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuller seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyraanicao fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fuller to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fuller looks to clinch but Tyraanicao throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fuller taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bostar Tyraanicao!
Bostar Tyraanicao took some time post fight to say the following; 'welcome to the big leagues Marky boy'.
Chris Fuller was interviewed post fight and said 'Motha motha fuck, motha motha fuck, motha fuck motha fuck, fuck fuck fuck'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 674 p4p, 82 weight class) and Three Dog (ranked 901 p4p, 103 weight class). Dog is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fallout. 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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265 lbs
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266 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoleon throws a lazy body kick
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Napoleon.
Napoleon walks into a straight right hand from Dog.
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Napoleon throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
Napoleon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Napoleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Napoleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Napoleon cracks Dog with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Three Dog has been cut.
Buster Napoleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napoleon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napoleon misses with a wild combination.
Napoleon looks to land a left hand but Dog moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog moves away from the strike by Napoleon.
Dog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Napoleon lands a nice looking body kick.
Dog steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Napoleon. That one must have hurt.
Dog throws a hook to the side of Napoleon's head but Napoleon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Napoleon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dog will feel that in the morning.
Dog looks winded!
Dog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Napoleon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napoleon.
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Napoleon catches Dog right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napoleon lands a leg kick that knocks Dog off balance momentarily.
Napoleon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Napoleon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Napoleon throws the kick towards the body but Dog avoids it.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Napoleon.
Jab by Napoleon.
Napoleon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dog.
Dog only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Napoleon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon misses with a jab to the body
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Napoleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Napoleon scores with a sloppy right hand. Dog should have avoided that one.
Napoleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Dog feints a counter leg kick.
Three Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napoleon checks a low kick from Dog.
Napoleon thuds a left hand into Dog's body.
Napoleon throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
Napoleon lands a nice hook to Dog's body. Dog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Napoleon.
Napoleon sizes up Dog with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Napoleon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dog 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.
Dog swings for the body but Napoleon moves out of range.
Napoleon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Napoleon lands with a right hand.
A jab from Dog misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dog, as that shot connected.
Dog is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Napoleon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dog tries to land a body kick
and Napoleon counters with a stiff right hand.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Napoleon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dog slips under a jab from Napoleon.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Napoleon connects with a leg kick. Dog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog misses with a hook.
Dog throws a chopping leg kick but Napoleon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Napoleon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dog's head.
Napoleon throws a lazy uppercut
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Napoleon misses with a body punch
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Napoleon thuds a left hand into Dog's body.
Dog avoids the body shot from Napoleon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon fails to land with a series of punches.
Napoleon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dog can do to turn this around?
Napoleon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Napoleon closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Napoleon.
Napoleon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Napoleon stalling in the clinch but Dog improves position.
Napoleon tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog wants to get back to striking at distance but Napoleon won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Napoleon as Dog tries to tie him up.
Dog'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.
Napoleon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Napoleon pulls guard successfully.
Napoleon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Napoleon keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog stands and throws Napoleon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Napoleon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Napoleon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Napoleon tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dog tries to control but Napoleon wriggling away.
Dog working for a guillotine from mount but Napoleon is in no mood to give up.
Dog sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Dog has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dog jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Napoleon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is looking to take a break and control but Napoleon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Napoleon tries to improve position but can't.
Dog wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Napoleon, who protects the arm well.
Napoleon tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Napoleon stops Dog from passing to mount.
Napoleon tries to improve position but can't.
Dog tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Napoleon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Napoleon looking for submissions off his back.
Dog is keen to just control but Napoleon is a slippery customer.
Napoleon is looking for a sweep. Dog is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dog is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Napoleon is just riding it out for now. Dog eventually gives up the hold.
Napoleon won't allow Dog to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Napoleon is trying to control but can't.
Dog is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Buster Napoleon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Napoleon.
Dog has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Napoleon finds it's way round the side to connect with Dog's head.
Napoleon throws a big shot that misses.
Dog throws out a leg kick but Napoleon moves out of range and Dog only half commits.
Napoleon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Napoleon swings widly with a right hand
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Napoleon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Dog misses
and Napoleon moves into the clinch.
Napoleon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Napoleon lands a right hand.
Dog is pushing Napoleon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon manages to break the clinch.
Napoleon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napoleon digs a good body shot into Dog's ribs.
Napoleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Napoleon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Dog misses
and Napoleon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Napoleon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Napoleon.
Dog breaks from the clinch.
Napoleon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Three Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Napoleon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Napoleon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog avoids a kick to the body.
Dog throws out a counter right but Napoleon avoids it with no problem.
Dog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napoleon.
Dog lands a jab.
Buster Napoleon's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napoleon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Napoleon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buster Napoleon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a leg kick
and Napoleon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Napoleon misses the shot to the body.
Napoleon throws a front kick aimed at Dog's knee but Dog avoids it well.
Napoleon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Napoleon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dog's calf.
Napoleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Napoleon scores with a sloppy right hand. Dog should have avoided that one.
Dog walks into a jab.
Napoleon is looking to slow Dog down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon lands with a good body shot.
Dog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Napoleon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dog if he has to take too many more of those.
Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Napoleon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dog under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoleon connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Napoleon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dog plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Napoleon lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Napoleon slips under a jab from Dog.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Napoleon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Napoleon, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Napoleon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Buster Napoleon thanked KAISER Nutrition - Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Barrera (ranked 189 p4p, 26 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 524 p4p, 73 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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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
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Barrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrera seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrera.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrera throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez is looking to slow Barrera down with leg kicks.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Barrera throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Barrera misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barrera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Barrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrera lands with a cross.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Barrera is wise to it.
Barrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Barrera stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez jabs at Barrera's body.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Barrera slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrera.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrera.
Barrera scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Barrera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barrera slips a jab from Sanchez.
Barrera takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Barrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Barrera tries to tie him up.
Barrera is trying to break free.
Barrera misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Barrera.
Barrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Barrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Barrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Barrera blocking some punches.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Barrera's head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Barrera's ribcage. Barrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barrera tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Barrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barrera checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Barrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Barrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Barrera misses its target.
Barrera misses with a double jab
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Barrera slips the punch.
As Sanchez tries to get set, Barrera tries to push him back and clinch up but Sanchez manages to avoid the attempt.
Barrera is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barrera.
Barrera lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barrera backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a hook. Barrera ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrera explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Barrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barrera - that will leave a mark!
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez has Barrera up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrera.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Barrera is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez is working Barrera over against the cage.
Barrera prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! Barrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Barrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barrera misses with a body kick.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barrera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Barrera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Barrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Barrera.
Barrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mario Barrera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Barrera - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Barrera lands an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Still in the clinch, Barrera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrera scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Barrera misses with some punches.
Barrera throws a head punch that misses.
Barrera has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
Barrera has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Barrera's ribcage. Barrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Barrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrera.
Barrera prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Barrera scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrera.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Barrera has him pressed against the cage.
Barrera lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrera.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrera misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Barrera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barrera blocking some punches.
Barrera slows down the pace here.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrera.
Barrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrera slips a jab from Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Barrera.
Nice defenses there by Barrera.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings for the body but Barrera moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrera clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Barrera connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
Barrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Barrera counters with a nice body shot.
Barrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrera lands the left hand.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barrera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
Sanchez with a jab.
Barrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Barrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Barrera ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Barrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barrera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Barrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Barrera tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Barrera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barrera lands an uppercut.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Barrera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Barrera.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrera lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Barrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrera breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera slips under a jab from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Barrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrera.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Barrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barrera. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Barrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Barrera counters with a head kick that drops Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez glances at the clock... BAM! Barrera nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Sanchez crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Sanchez is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Barrera!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sang Seok (ranked 119 p4p, 10 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 176 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coker misses with an uppercut.
Seok misses the shot to the body.
Coker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coker throws a body kick that misses
and Seok counters with a shoot takedown. Coker fights it but they end up in guard.
Seok throws an elbow that misses. Coker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seok's guard. Nice move by Coker!
Seok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coker trying to control the position from guard on top but Seok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seok looking to control.
Seok 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.
Coker looking to pass the guard.
Coker trying to control but Seok is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Coker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seok swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seok will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coker postures up.
Coker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Seok looking for a guillotine here but Coker defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Seok keeping moving, preventing Coker from controlling successfully.
Seok is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seok looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Coker is defending well. Seok quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Coker has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Seok celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Sang Seok!
A victorious Lee Sang Seok thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Akeen Coker spoke after the fight, saying 'The end has come far too soon but it is time to say goodbye the the fight game'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 65 p4p, 5 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 171 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Haze thumps Yuudai with a low kick.
Haze misses with a kick to the body.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Yuudai 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.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuudai. That did some damage!
Yuudai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haze. Haze obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuudai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuudai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yuudai.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Haze.
Yuudai misses with a low kick as Haze jumps back.
Yuudai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Yuudai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haze.
Haze connects with a nice looking jab.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuudai.
Good standup being displayed there by Yuudai as he connects with a hook.
Haze throws a body kick that misses
and Yuudai counters with a left to the body.
Yuudai connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuudai throws a push kick but Haze slaps the foot to one side.
Yuudai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yuudai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yuudai feints and then cracks Haze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haze down.
A big left from Yuudai misses.
Yuudai connects with a leg kick. Haze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
Yuudai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze walks into a jab.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Haze.
A little jabbing left from Yuudai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Yuudai moved out of range.
Haze slips a straight right by Yuudai.
Haze looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Haze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yuudai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai staying out of range there.
Yuudai throws out a counter right but Haze avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Haze.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yuudai - the referee stops the clock and Haze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yuudai. Haze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuudai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yuudai blocks a low kick nicely.
Yuudai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yuudai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haze swings for the body but Yuudai moves out of range.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Yuudai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yuudai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haze will feel that in the morning.
Haze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yuudai misses with the body kick
and Haze counters with an outside leg kick.
Yuudai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Haze lands a glancing blow to the side of Yuudai's head.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yuudai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yuudai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze scores with a jab. Yuudai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haze misses with a leg kick
and Yuudai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yuudai stuffs the takedown.
Yuudai misses with a left hand
and Haze counters with a single leg into guard. Yuudai didn't expect that.
Yuudai has his foot on Haze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haze works his way back into a safe position though.
Yuudai is controlling Haze's posture.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Yuudai blocks nicely.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuudai trying to control the position.
Haze is fighting to break Yuudai's control of his arms but Yuudai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yuudai has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
Haze landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuudai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
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 Jerry Haze 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 big left from Haze misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuudai.
Haze misses with a hook. Yuudai ducked under it nicely.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Haze.
Yuudai lands a body shot.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuudai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haze 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 Yuudai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yuudai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yuudai scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Yuudai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Yuudai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's 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!
Yuudai swings widly with a right hand
and Haze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yuudai's knee momentarily.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yuudai controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze working Yuudai over with strikes.
Haze with the ground and pound but Yuudai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuudai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuudai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yuudai controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is trying to hold Haze in close to prevent damage but Haze has managed to pass into half guard.
Haze is pressing down on Yuudai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yuudai is holding on for now.
Yuudai tries to kick Haze off but Haze keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Haze trying to control from half guard but Yuudai is working away.
Jerry Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yuudai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haze.
Haze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Haze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Haze cracks Yuudai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is looking to get to half guard.
Yuudai wants to control but Haze is having none of it.
Yuudai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Yuudai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yuudai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haze with shots to the head and body - Yuudai looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haze landing shots from mount.
Yuudai is desperately trying to improve his position but Haze has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai taking shots to the head.
Haze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Haze has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yuudai's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai wants to hold on but Haze pushes him away.
Haze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yuudai hang on?
Yuudai is looking to improve his position but Haze isn't that keen on the idea.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yuudai can do to turn this around?
Haze breaks from Yuudai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Haze lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yuudai hang on?
Yuudai tries to hold on but Haze pushes him away.
Haze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Haze tries to control but Yuudai wriggling away.
Yuudai tries to lock up and control but Haze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
That's time! Haze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze attempts a counter takedown but Yuudai avoids it well and moves away.
Haze is looking to score with low kicks.
Yuudai looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Haze tried to counter with a leg kick but Yuudai avoided it.
Yuudai throws a front kick aimed at Haze's knee but Haze avoids it well.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Yuudai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yuudai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haze on the side of the head.
Yuudai slips under a jab.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuudai as he jumps to the side.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuudai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Yuudai.
Haze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yuudai pinned against the cage. Yuudai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yuudai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yuudai lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai misses with a few strikes there.
Haze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yuudai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze drives through with a takedown into Yuudai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Yuudai looking for a guillotine here but Haze defends easily.
Yuudai controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
Yuudai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai trying to control the position.
Yuudai keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze trying to control but Yuudai is working from the bottom.
Haze stands and throws Yuudai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haze misses with the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Haze's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yuudai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Haze there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haze connects with a nice short shot to Yuudai's temple.
Yuudai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yuudai working a defensive guard here.
Haze is in close to Yuudai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Yuudai has wrist control.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yuudai trying to keep a closed guard but Haze is proving a slippery customer.
Haze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haze scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yuudai has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yuudai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze postures up in Yuudai's guard and throws a big left but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yuudai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yuudai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Haze misses.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Yuudai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Haze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuudai. That did some damage!
Yuudai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haze.
Haze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuudai can pounce on him.
Haze wants to land a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuudai. That's going to slow Haze down.
Yuudai misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai wants to slow Haze down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Yuudai misses.
Haze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yuudai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yuudai's calf.
Haze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Yuudai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Yuudai moved out of range.
Yuudai thumps Haze with a low kick.
Yuudai tries to work over Haze's front leg with a kick but Haze checks it.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze connects with an inside leg kick.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuudai was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
A jab lands there for Yuudai.
Haze throws a leg kick but Yuudai sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haze.
Haze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haze blocks a leg kick.
Yuudai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze moves out of range of the leg kick from Yuudai.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Haze.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yuudai counters with a nice body shot.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Haze.
Yuudai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Yuudai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haze doesn't seem phased though.
Haze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yuudai checks the leg kick.
Haze motions for Yuudai to come forward. Haze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze thuds his right hand into Yuudai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Yuudai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze jabs Yuudai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Haze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Yuudai blocks the low kick.
Haze misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuudai.
Haze throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Haze with that takedown attempt.
Haze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yuudai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yuudai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Yuudai sees coming a mile off.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Yuudai lands with a shot to the body.
Haze walks into a stiff left hand from Yuudai.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuudai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haze clobbers Yuudai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haze is looking to chop away at Yuudai's legs.
Yuudai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yuudai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuudai. That's going to slow Haze down.
Yuudai throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haze 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 Yuudai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yuudai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Yuudai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yuudai thows a leg kick but Haze checks it
and Haze counters with a nice body kick.
Yuudai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haze.
Nice uppercut lands for Haze. That snapped Yuudai's head back.
Yuudai misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze misses with a body punch
and Yuudai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuudai but Yuudai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuudai blocks a jab.
Yuudai thuds his right hand into Haze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jerry Haze will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yuudai blocks a low kick nicely.
Haze swings for the body but Yuudai moves out of range.
Haze misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuudai misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Haze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haze. That's going to slow Yuudai down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuudai.
Haze half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuudai.
A countering left hand to the body from Yuudai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuudai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yuudai counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.
Good work by Haze as he checks the leg kick.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Yuudai manages to avoid it.
Haze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yuudai counters with a good low kick that Haze was not able to check.
Haze misses with a two punch combination.
Haze 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.
Yuudai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuudai throws out a powerful jab.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Haze lands a nice shot that snaps Yuudai's head back.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Haze misses.
Haze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haze misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Haze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haze.
Takeshi Yuudai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuudai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze swings for the body but Yuudai moves out of range.
Yuudai throws a solid leg kick but Haze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuudai.
Yuudai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yuudai scrambles back to his feet.
Yuudai connects with the punch.
Haze with a hook.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takeshi Yuudai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuudai dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!
Yuudai misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Yuudai clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haze lands a jab to Yuudai's midsection.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Haze lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yuudai 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 Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze feinted with a counter takedown.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuudai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haze. That's going to slow Yuudai down.
Yuudai just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jerry Haze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yuudai to the ground. Haze is now in Yuudai's guard.
Haze lands a couple of digs.
Haze is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Haze trying to control but Yuudai is working from the bottom.
Yuudai controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
Haze wants to pass the guard but Yuudai is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is trying to keep Haze in close.
Haze landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuudai looking for a guillotine here but Haze defends easily.
Haze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeshi Yuudai.
I think Haze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
Jerry Haze retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Jerry Haze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Curran (ranked 274 p4p, 35 weight class) and Cavey Beaumont (ranked 613 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curran walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beaumont.
Curran has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Curran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beaumont counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beaumont walks into a left hand.
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont throws an overhand right that lands on Curran's shoulder, as Curran tries to avoid the shot.
Beaumont's jab looks to have found its range, popping Curran under the eye.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Curran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beaumont scores with a jab.
Beaumont's corner calls for a 1-2. Beaumont obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beaumont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beaumont scores with a nice head shot.
Curran misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaumont scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Curran doesn't seem bothered though.
Curran throws a hook but Beaumont avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Curran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beaumont tries a head kick but it misses.
Curran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaumont moves away.
Curran throws an overhand right that lands on Beaumont's shoulder, as Beaumont tries to avoid the shot.
Curran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curran looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaumont is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran keeps the fight on the outside.
Curran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beaumont manages to avoid it.
Beaumont lands the left hand.
Beaumont takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Beaumont, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beaumont tries to clinch there but Curran circles away.
Randy Curran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beaumont misses with a hook.
Beaumont connects with a high kick.
Beaumont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curran throws a head kick that misses
letting Beaumont counter with a right hand.
Beaumont closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Curran throws a hook but Beaumont avoids it easily.
Beaumont lands a head shot.
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!
Curran circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Beaumont drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Curran follows Beaumont to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Curran!
A victorious Randy Curran thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 275 p4p, 39 weight class) and David Wuzz (ranked 229 p4p, 34 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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212 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bixby misses.
Wuzz slips a jab from Bixby.
Wuzz lands with an uppercut that bounces Bixby off the cage and back into range.
Wuzz slips under a jab from Bixby.
Some wild striking there from Bixby.
Wuzz swings for the body but Bixby moves out of range.
Wuzz looks to land a right hand but Bixby moved out of range.
Wuzz digs a good hook to Bixby's body.
Bixby swings widly with a right hand
and Wuzz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz clinches.
Wuzz tries a knee to the head but Bixby blocks it.
Bixby misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bixby.
Wuzz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wuzz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wuzz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby has a couple of punches blocked by Wuzz.
Wuzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wuzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuzz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bixby misses with a punch to the body.
Bixby has a couple of punches blocked by Wuzz.
Bixby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bixby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wuzz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bixby blocks it with crossed arms.
Wuzz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bixby backwards.
Bixby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
Wuzz presses Bixby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wuzz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bixby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wuzz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bixby throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuzz.
A head punch on the inside from Wuzz fails to land.
Wuzz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bixby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Wuzz.
Wuzz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bixby blocks it with crossed arms.
Bixby leaning against his opponent.
Bixby lands with a right to the head.
Wuzz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bixby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bixby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wuzz misses with the head strike.
Wuzz lands a hook that snaps the head of Bixby backwards.
Bixby is trying to drag Wuzz to the mat but Wuzz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bixby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bixby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bixby'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.
Bixby misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bixby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bixby misses with a punch on the inside.
Bixby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wuzz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wuzz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bixby.
Bixby throws a punch but it's blocked by Wuzz.
Wuzz lands with a right to the head.
Wuzz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bixby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wuzz digs a right hand into Bixby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bixby's gas tank.
Wuzz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bixby managing to block the knees to the body from Wuzz.
Wuzz can't find room to land a body shot as Bixby controls the action.
Bixby prevents a body shot from Wuzz.
Bixby can't find room to land a body shot as Wuzz controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bixby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wuzz.
Wuzz looking to throw knees to the head but Bixby is blocking nicely.
Bixby misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wuzz.
Bixby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wuzz cracks Bixby with a nice body shot.
Bixby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuzz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bixby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wuzz misses with a knee to the head.
Bixby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wuzz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bixby backwards.
Wuzz misses with some punches.
Bixby working aggressively here.
Wuzz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bixby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bixby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wuzz connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Wuzz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wuzz just misses with a punch to the body.
Wuzz clinches up against the cage.
Wuzz looking to throw knees to the head but Bixby is blocking nicely.
Bixby jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bixby holds on and takes a little breather.
Wuzz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wuzz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wuzz looking to pass the guard.
Bixby is pulling down on Wuzz's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bixby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby keeping moving, preventing Wuzz from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bixby looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bixby trying to keep a closed guard but Wuzz is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bixby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wuzz tries to clinch but Bixby is having none of it.
Wuzz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bixby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wuzz.
Bixby throws a body shot but no joy.
Wuzz defending well as Bixby loads up on a big left hand.
Bixby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wuzz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bixby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bixby tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bixby trying to control the action but Wuzz is working from the bottom.
Wuzz wants to control but Bixby postures up.
Bixby tries to score with some ground and pound. Wuzz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wuzz wants to control but Bixby postures up.
Wuzz is not content to let Bixby control the position.
You can see the frustration on Wuzz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to buck Bixby off but Bixby is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bixby working the ground and pound.
Wuzz is trying to improve his position.
Bixby wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.
Bixby working the ground and pound.
Bixby throws an elbow but Wuzz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wuzz gets back to half guard.
Bixby thows a huge punch but Wuzz dodges it nicely.
Bixby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to get to full guard but Bixby has control of the leg.
Buzz Bixby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bixby 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.
Wuzz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bixby is working away from the top position though.
Wuzz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bixby pulls his head out easily.
Bixby working Wuzz over with strikes.
Wuzz wants to control but Bixby is keeping busy.
Wuzz gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuzz keeping moving, preventing Bixby from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Buzz Bixby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wuzz wants to slow Bixby down by chopping away at his legs.
Bixby missing with a left hand there. Wuzz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Wuzz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bixby moves out of range as Wuzz strikes.
Bixby swings for the body but Wuzz moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Bixby.
Wuzz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bixby.
Wuzz throws a hook but Bixby blocks it.
Bixby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Bixby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wuzz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bixby on the side of the head.
Wuzz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Wuzz.
Bixby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby ducks under a wild hook from Wuzz.
A big left from Bixby misses.
Bixby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bixby looks to land a left hand but Wuzz moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Wuzz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Bixby misses.
Bixby feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wuzz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wuzz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz pulls Bixby in close to prevent any damage.
Wuzz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bixby has passed into side control.
Wuzz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bixby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wuzz is looking for a sweep.
Bixby cracks Wuzz with a big right hand but Wuzz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bixby wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.
Bixby is trying to get an arm triangle but Wuzz is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bixby wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bixby looking to control but instead Wuzz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wuzz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wuzz wants to control but Bixby is keeping busy.
Bixby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wuzz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wuzz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bixby is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bixby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wuzz wants to improve his position but Bixby is controlling well.
Wuzz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bixby postures up and lands a big shot to Wuzz's brow.
Bixby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuzz wants to sweep here but Bixby controlling him for the moment.
Bixby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Bixby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bixby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Buzz Bixby!
Buzz Bixby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Dykstra (ranked 104 p4p, 12 weight class) and Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 187 p4p, 24 weight class). Benvenuti has chosen Pantera - Goddamn Electric as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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269 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dykstra lands a high kick!
It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.
Benvenuti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benvenuti just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Benvenuti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dykstra looks for the body kick but Benvenuti saw that one coming.
Dykstra misses the shot to the body.
Benvenuti throws out a counter right but Dykstra avoids it with no problem.
Benvenuti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benvenuti is looking to clinch.
Benvenuti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dykstra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benvenuti manages to break the clinch.
Dykstra tries to move into range but Benvenuti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dykstra slips a straight right by Benvenuti.
Dykstra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benvenuti moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dykstra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dykstra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benvenuti drives through and clinches with Dykstra against the cage.
Benvenuti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benvenuti swings wildly with an uppercut but Dykstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dykstra tries a body shot but Benvenuti blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra blocking some punches.
Dykstra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benvenuti swings wildly with an uppercut but Dykstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dykstra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benvenuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benvenuti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dykstra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dykstra misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benvenuti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti can't find room to land a body shot as Dykstra controls the action.
Benvenuti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benvenuti misses the shot to the body.
Benvenuti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dykstra is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra looks to score with a jab to the body but Benvenuti is just out of range.
Benvenuti throws a leg kick which misses Dykstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Dykstra tries to avoid it.
Benvenuti thumps Dykstra with a low kick.
Dykstra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benvenutis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dykstra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dykstra lands a big uppercut and Benvenuti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Benvenuti looks OK. Dykstra waves Benvenuti back to his feet!
Benvenuti is rocked!
That has opened up Giacomo Benvenuti's cut even more.
Benvenuti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benvenuti is still on wobbly legs! Can Dykstra finish him?
Benvenuti looks winded!
Dykstra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Dykstra throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Benvenuti is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Doc Dykstra!
A relieved looking Doc Dykstra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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