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GAMMA#714 Kruger v Pagnozzi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 449 p4p, 50 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 876 p4p, 99 weight class). Miyata comes to the cage accompanied by Boa - Energetic. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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147 lbs
42 - 28 - 0 |
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176 cm
29
146 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
42 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Wallace.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Miyata.
Wallace 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.
Miyata goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace drops his hands momentarily and Miyata takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miyata throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miyata fails to land the takedown.
Wallace appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wallace paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miyata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
Miyata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Nathan Wallace has been cut.
Wallace with a nice cross.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyata throws a right hand that misses
and Wallace makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miyata really felt that one!
Miyata connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyata misses the target.
Wallace steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miyata blocks a jab.
Miyata attempts a counter takedown but Wallace avoids it well and moves away.
Miyata avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Miyata closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wallace did well to prevent Miyata getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
Miyata throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Miyata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wallace knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wallace kicks Miyata off and gets back to his feet.
Nathan Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallace.
Miyata shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wallace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wallace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miyata slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace thinks about the counter body kick.
Miyata staying out of range there.
Wallace fakes the leg kick and cracks Miyata in the body.
Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miyata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but Miyata moved away.
Wallace scoring well with a low kick there.
Miyata takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wallace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miyata throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace throws out a powerful jab.
Wallace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wallace cracks Miyata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miyata throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Miyata avoids it.
Miyata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
Nice uppercut lands for Wallace. That snapped Miyata's head back.
Miyata throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Miyata takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wallace'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.
Miyata misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace tries a quick counter leg kick but Miyata is wise to it.
Wallace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miyata looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miyata drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miyata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miyata.
Miyata has a takedown stuffed.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace lands a jab to the nose.
Wallace swings for the body but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miyata throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miyata crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wallace - the referee stops the clock and Miyata gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wallace. Miyata manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
Kira Miyata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyata fails to land the takedown.
Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miyata throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace scores with a jab to the body.
Miyata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donk. Miyata catches Wallace right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyata takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miyata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wallaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miyata slips under a jab.
Miyata displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wallace lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyata off the cage and back into range.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace scores with a push kick.
Wallace swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyata misses the target.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
A big right from Miyata misses.
Kira Miyata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyata throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace feints a counter leg kick.
Miyata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace scores with a punch to the head.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miyata.
Miyata walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wallace.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallace.
No joy there for Miyata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallace counters with a big head kick but Miyata shrugs it off.
Wallace is looking to slow Miyata down with leg kicks.
Wallace with a jab.
Miyata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace cracks Miyata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wallace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wallace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miyata in his tracks.
Wallace cracks a nice hook into Miyata's ribs.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
Miyata ducks right into an uppercut from Wallace.
Miyata misses with a body shot.
Wallace digs a good body shot into Miyata's ribs.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Wallace's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallace swings for the body but Miyata moves out of range.
Wallace scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miyata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wallace.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miyata.
Wallace tests Miyata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nathan Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miyata's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miyata.
Miyata misses with a hook
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Miyata lands a jab to the head.
Miyata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyata will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wallace looks to land a combination but Miyata avoids it well.
Miyata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wallace is trying to defend but Miyata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miyata trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.
Kira Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to stand up here but Miyata is controlling him well.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miyata.
Wallace is trying to stand up here but Miyata is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've been hearing that Miyata has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wallace won't allow Miyata to pass to mount.
Miyata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Miyata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wallace is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Miyata darts in looking for a takedown but Wallace gets double underhooks and turns Miyata into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miyata throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miyata on the side of the head.
Miyata misses with a takedown
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Miyata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wallace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miyata somewhat.
Nice jab there from Miyata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a sloppy right hand. Miyata should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Wallace.
Wallace connects with a single shot there.
Miyata throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miyata steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wallace. That one must have hurt.
Miyata looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace catches Miyata with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miyata moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wallace winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Wallace!
Our winner, Nathan Wallace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 587 p4p, 75 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 479 p4p, 62 weight class). Small is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Penis song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
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155 lbs
25 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb lands a lovely overhand right.
Small takes a swing at Lamb's ribcage but misses.
Lamb forces Small back against the cage and clinches.
Small is working Lamb over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Lamb.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamb's elbow.
Lamb misses with some punches.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Lamb being controlled against the cage.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lamb is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Small misses with a body punch.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small blocks a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Lamb working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb lands with a right to the head.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Lamb.
Small prevents a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Small misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Small.
Lamb tries to work over Small's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamb tries to work over Small's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamb tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Small prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamb is leaning against Small and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Small prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb fails to pull guard.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Lamb tightens his grip and picks Small up, before dumping him to the ground. Small manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lamb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Small has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lamb is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Small.
Small tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Small taking punishment in the form of punches.
Small isn't going anywhere.
Small is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb working away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Small is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Small tries to buck Lamb off but Lamb is having none of it.
Small struggling a bit here.
Small is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lamb connects with a decent elbow.
Lamb looks up at the clock and then as Small takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lamb smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Small takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Small is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Small's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Small tries to buck Lamb off but Lamb is having none of it.
Lamb is working Small over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lamb goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Small rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lamb's guard! Nice work there by Small!
Small scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Small trying to control but Lamb is working from the bottom.
Lamb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Small throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Small scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Small throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamb is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Small keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lamb's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lamb dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Lamb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Small.
Lamb misses with a takedown attempt - Small sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Small looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lamb misses with an uppercut.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of Small's head but Small sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Small tries to counter it with a takedown but Lamb pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lamb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small slips under a jab.
Small stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb staying out of range there.
Small lands a jab to Lamb's midsection.
Lamb loads up on a big right hand but Small slips the punch.
Lamb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lamb misses.
Lamb with a poor takedown
so Small counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Small scoring with punches to the head and body.
Small lands a couple of digs.
Small lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Small throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Small defends it easily.
Small throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Lamb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Small.
Small lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Small throws a strike but Lamb avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Small stands and throws Lamb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamb managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Small.
Lamb takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lamb avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Small.
Small throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Small wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Small working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Small is putting a hurting on Lamb here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Small wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lamb, who protects the arm well.
Lamb stops Small from passing to mount.
Lamb tries to improve position but can't.
Lamb sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Small not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Small throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small prevents Lamb from improving his position.
Small winds up and cracks Lamb with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lamb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Small.
Small scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Small is pressing down on Lamb's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lamb is holding on for now.
Small winds up and cracks Lamb with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Small is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Small working over Lamb with some ground and pound. Lamb looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lamb is looking for a sweep. Small is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Small does no damage.
Small scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Small darts in looking for a takedown but Lamb gets double underhooks and turns Small into the cage.
Lamb swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Small misses with a looping left.
Small lands with a good body shot.
Lamb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Small is fending him off so far but Lamb persists. Nope, Small circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Small! But no joy.
Lamb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Small staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of Small's head but Small sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small throws a looping overhand right but Lamb ducks down to avoid it.
Small misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Small throws out a counter right but Lamb avoids it with no problem.
Small throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb throws a jab when Small was well out of range.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small lands a body shot.
Small moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamb throws a head kick but Small moves out of range.
Lamb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Small on the side of the head.
Small shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lamb but Lamb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Darren Lamb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixie Small.
Small throws a hook but Lamb avoids it easily.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Small manages to avoid it.
Small fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamb.
Small scores with a body shot.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown but Small shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Small now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lamb misses with a straight left.
Small now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lamb throws a combination that misses
and Lamb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a shot from downtown. Small moves away and avoids it.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Lamb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Small doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Small misses.
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!
Lamb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lamb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Small throws out a counter right but Lamb avoids it with no problem.
Lamb jabs at Small's body.
Small ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Small fails to land with a series of punches.
Small lands with a good body shot.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb moves away.
Small wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small misses with an uppercut. Lamb saw that one coming.
Lamb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Small fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamb on the side of the head.
Lamb doesn't manage to clinch there - Small circles away.
Small connects with a jab.
Small drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Small lands an elbow.
Small working the ground and pound.
Small working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb is looking to regain half guard here but Small keeps moving and retains side control.
Small working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Small seems to be working for a kimura but Lamb defends the submission attempt.
Small not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Small lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lamb moves into full guard.
Lamb is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lamb wants to sweep here but Small controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dixie Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Small 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Small!
An out of breath Dixie Small thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Darren Lamb spoke after the fight, saying 'Baaaaaa... Baaaaaa... Baaaaa... Shit, someone backstage put acid in my drink. I thought I was a lamb.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 554 p4p, 66 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 411 p4p, 48 weight class). Cullen Castrello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Castrello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castrello lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gold throws a jab when Castrello was well out of range.
Gold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castrello's sensitive parts.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Gold connects with the punch.
Gold swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castrello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Castrello.
Castrello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gold working aggressively here.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Gold working aggressively here.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello pushes Gold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Castrello lands with a left to the head.
Gold is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Gold blocks it.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello working Gold over with knees to the body.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Castrello's head.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Castrello just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Castrello.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Gold is predictable there
and Castrello counters with a straight right hand.
Castrello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Castrello ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gold swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrello misses with a kick to the body.
Castrello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castrello's calf.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castrello takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Gold tries to counter by closing the distance.
Castrello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gold misses with a right hand
and Castrello holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castrello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castrello.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Liquid Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Gold is rocked!
Castrello dodges an elbow strike from Gold.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Castrello finish him?
A short uppercut from Castrello.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castrello.
Gold lands with a right to the head.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Castrello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Gold blocks an elbow strike.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello missing with knees to the body.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Gold avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Gold working aggressively here.
Castrello dodges an elbow strike from Gold.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Liquid Gold has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castrello lands a body shot.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castrello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold blocking some punches.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a knee strike.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liquid Gold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castrello.
Castrello drops Gold with a right and a left! Castrello comes rushing in but Gold regains his composure and manages to keep Castrello in guard.
Castrello tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
Castrello controlling from the top position.
Castrello continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Castrello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gold. Gold circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrello. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrello lands a right hook to the body.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a low kick but Castrello avoids it.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gold scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Castrello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castrello throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold drops his hands momentarily and Castrello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Gold avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws an elbow but it misses.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Castrello throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Gold 's eye.
Gold takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Castrello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
Gold tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold working aggressively here.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Gold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Gold prevents a body shot from Castrello.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castrello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
After winning the bout, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 778 p4p, 96 weight class) and Stephen Campbell (ranked 726 p4p, 90 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Boy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Campbell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boy throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a nice body shot.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Boy throws a right hand that misses
and Campbell counters with a stiff right hand.
Stephen Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell gets the takedown into side control.
Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boy to see if he's OK.
Boy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy slips a jab from Campbell.
Campbell throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Campbell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boy.
Campbell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Campbell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boy lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boy did well to prevent Campbell getting side control.
Boy is trying to stand back up but Campbell is controlling him
Boy has one foot on Campbell's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Boy swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell throws a leg kick but Boy moved away.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Boy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell.
Campbell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boy.
Boy slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boy. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy motions for Campbell to come forward. Boy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boy lands a jab to the head.
Boy is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boy is looking to wear down Campbell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Campbell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boy counters with a nice leg kick.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Campbell connects with a solid leg kick.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Boy counters with a low kick, right behind Campbell 's knee.
Boy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Campbell 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 Boy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boy stuns Campbell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Campbell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Campbell thinking.
Campbell looks winded!
Campbell takes one on the button.
Campbell misses with a body shot
and Boy counters with an outside leg kick.
Boy misses with a hook. Campbell ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boy throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Campbell misses
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Campbell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boy misses with a hook. Campbell ducked under it nicely.
Boy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boy throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Campbell is predictable there
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy misses with a looping right.
Campbell feints a counter leg kick.
Campbell thuds a left hand into Boy's body.
Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
Campbell scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Campbell.
Jab from Boy.
Boy swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy throws a hook but Campbell avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boy connects with a body shot.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boy swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell lands with an overhand left.
Campbell misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Campbell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beast Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Boy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Campbell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Campbell misses the body punch
and Campbell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Some bone on bone action there as Boy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Campbell 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Campbell throws a leg kick
and Boy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Campbell throws a right hand that misses
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boy blocks a low kick nicely.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campbell moves away.
Campbell is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boy defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Boy scores with a jab.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boy takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Boy jabs Campbell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Campbell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Campbell misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boy scores with a sloppy right hand. Campbell should have avoided that one.
Campbell is rocked!
Boy slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Campbell is still on wobbly legs! Can Boy finish him?
Beast Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Campbell.
Boy scores with a body shot.
Campbell seems to have recovered his senses.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Campbell under the eye.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice jab there from Campbell.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Campbell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Campbell is looking to score with low kicks.
Campbell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boy drops Campbell with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Campbell! Boy dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beast Boy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 176 p4p, 22 weight class) and Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 470 p4p, 52 weight class). Sayonara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Edge Of The Blade. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuyoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsuyoshi instigates a clinch.
Sayonara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tsuyoshi misses with an elbow strike.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara tries to score a body lock takedown but Tsuyoshi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayonara has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tsuyoshi regains guard immediately.
Sayonara postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara trying to control but Tsuyoshi is working from the bottom.
Tsuyoshi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tsuyoshi is controlling Sayonara's posture.
Tsuyoshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tsuyoshi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sayonara's guard.
Sayonara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sayonara looking to control.
Tsuyoshi won't allow Sayonara to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is working hard here to advance position.
Sayonara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tsuyoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayonara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tsuyoshi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sayonara is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A shot to the liver by Sayonara. Beautiful body shot.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tsuyoshi.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayonara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch up.
Sayonara takes a swing at Tsuyoshi's ribcage but misses.
Tsuyoshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sayonara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
Tsuyoshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara throws a hook but Tsuyoshi avoids it easily.
Tsuyoshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tsuyoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sayonara misses with a two punch combination.
Tsuyoshi tries to sprawl but Sayonara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuyoshi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tsuyoshi is looking for a sweep. Sayonara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sayonara not doing much here.
Sayonara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi trying to control here.
Tsuyoshi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi is pulling down on Sayonara's head to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sayonara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sayonara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tsuyoshi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fujiwara Tsuyoshi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sayonara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tsuyoshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tsuyoshi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tsuyoshi can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsuyoshi tries to buck Sayonara off but Sayonara is having none of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuyoshi struggling a bit here.
Sayonara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sayonara working the head and body with strikes.
Tsuyoshi is staying active underneath Sayonara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sayonara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsuyoshi's head.
Tsuyoshi is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuyoshi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sayonara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsuyoshi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sayonara misses with a head shot.
Tsuyoshi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tsuyoshi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sayonara.
Tsuyoshi is trying desperately to improve position.
Sayonara thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi is trying to escape the mount.
Tsuyoshi blocking the ground and pound.
Tsuyoshi is working to get back to half guard.
Tsuyoshi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi tries to hold on but Sayonara pushes him away.
Tsuyoshi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sayonara is staying active.
Sayonara looking to finish with strikes here!
Tsuyoshi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tsuyoshi trying to control but Sayonara is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sayonara is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tsuyoshi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sayonara's body to avoid the submission. Sayonara has instead reached around Tsuyoshi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sayonara arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jiri Sayonara!
Jiri Sayonara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Fda (ranked 490 p4p, 56 weight class) and Matt Quin (ranked 292 p4p, 31 weight class). Fda comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now. Quin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Captain Jack - Iko Iko. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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37
190 lbs
32 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fda just misses with a punch to the body.
Quin avoids the body shot from Fda.
Quin digs a good body shot into Fda's ribs.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fda moves away.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fda swings for the body but Quin moves out of range.
Quin throws a hook but Fda avoids it easily.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Fda finds it's way through Quin's defenses.
Fda loads up on a big right hand but Quin slips the punch.
Fda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quin throws a hook but Fda blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fda.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin cracks Fda with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fda is looking to counter punch.
Fda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Fda is just out of range.
Fda closes the distance and clinches.
Fda scores with a shot to the side of Quin's head.
Quin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fda's elbow.
Fda tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fda struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Quin breaks the clinch.
Fda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Fda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fda misses with a wild body shot.
Fda throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
As Fda backs off Quin throws a huge counter combo but Fda manages to avoid it all.
Quin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fda takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Fda.
Fda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Fda is looking to wear down Quin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Quin defending well as Fda loads up on a big left hand.
Quin misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin cracks a nice hook into Fda's ribs.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Fda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin defending well as Fda loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin lands with a hook. Fda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fda throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Fda tries a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Fda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quin.
Quin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fda manages to avoid it.
Quin tests Fda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quin finds it's way round the side to connect with Fda's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fda throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fda with a body shot.
Quin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Quin shoots in but Fda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fda misses with a straight left.
Fda misses with a kick to the body.
Quin with the counter takedown but Fda avoids it easily.
Fda throws a good cross that connects.
Quin 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.
Fda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quin throws a big elbow that misses.
Fda working a defensive guard here.
Quin throws a big right hand that misses.
Quin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin trying to control but Fda is working from the bottom.
Quin pushes down on Fda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Quin trying to control the action but Fda is working from the bottom.
Quin wants to work for an arm triangle but Fda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Quin wants to take a breather but Fda is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fda wants to control but Quin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quin is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Fda still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Fda has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Quin 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.
Fda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Fda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fda throws a front kick aimed at Quin's knee but Quin avoids it well.
Quin lands with a cross.
Fda misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fda looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quin passes into side control.
Fda is looking for a sweep.
Quin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fda has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fda wants to control but Quin postures up.
Quin scoring with punches and elbows.
Quin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quin working away.
Quin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Quin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fda has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fda tries to improve position but can't.
Fda wants to control but Quin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fda tries to bench press Quin off him but Quin keeps the position.
Fda is trying to control Quin's posture but Quin avoids it.
Quin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fda is trying to control Quin's posture but Quin avoids it.
Quin landing a few strikes.
Quin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin is looking to take a break and control but Fda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fda wants to control but Quin postures up.
Fda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quin cracks Fda with a big right hand but Fda just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fda is looking to reverse the position.
Matt Quin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Quin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fda has hold of Quin's hands but Quin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quin wants to pass the guard but Fda is defending well.
Quin is keen to just control but Fda is a slippery customer.
Fda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fda moves into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quin trying to control the position from guard on top but Fda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quin cracks Fda with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fda quickly recovers to half guard.
Fda manages to get to full guard.
Quin advances to half guard.
Quin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fda is trying to maintain the position but Quin is very close to passing his half guard.
Quin drops an elbow to the side of Fda's head.
Quin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fda tries to get to full guard but Quin has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quin lands a nice short elbow.
Quin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Quin is working for a submission of some sort.
Fda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chris Fda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fda gets back to full guard.
Quin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quin stays in close to Fda's body and controls the position.
Fda looking for a guillotine here but Quin defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin advances to half guard.
Quin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quin is looking for a kimura but Fda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Quin to get the leverage.
Fda wants to improve his position but Quin is controlling well.
Fda landing small, sideways elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quin works his way into full mount!
Quin lands a nice shot to the head.
Quin looking to control but Fda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quin blocks Fda's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quin raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Fda that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Quin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
After winning the bout, Matt Quin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reed Basaev (ranked 696 p4p, 23 weight class) and Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 764 p4p, 31 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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261 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
49 - 28 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reed Basaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steigelmann takes a swing at Basaev's ribcage but misses.
Basaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steigelmann jabs Basaev right on the nose. Basaev blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Reed Basaev has been cut.
Basaev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steigelmann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Steigelmann looks to land a right hand but Basaev moved out of range.
Steigelmann connects with a single shot there.
Basaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steigelmann.
Steigelmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steigelmann lands with a thumping leg kick.
Basaev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Basaev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Basaev. Steigelmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steigelmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Basaev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Basaev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Basaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Basaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steigelmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Basaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steigelmann misses with a body shot.
Basaev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steigelmann's calf.
Steigelmann works over Basaev's head and body with a nice combination.
A lazy left from Basaev finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steigelmann.
Basaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Basaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steigelmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basaev.
Steigelmann misses with a body shot.
Steigelmann takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Basaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reed Basaev's cut is getting worse.
Steigelmann bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Basaev! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Reed Basaev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steigelmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Basaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steigelmann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann is continuing to stall.
Basaev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steigelmann is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steigelmann's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Steigelmann.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basaev. Steigelmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steigelmann connects with a leg kick. Basaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Basaev checks it well.
Basaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steigelmann manages to avoid it.
Steigelmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Basaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Steigelmann is just out of range.
Basaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann throws an overhand right that has Basaev reeling! Steigelmann follows up with more punches and Basaev is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunnar Steigelmann!
Gunnar Steigelmann seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 76 p4p, 13 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 207 p4p, 33 weight class). Boyka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics . Ludvig Ericsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuri Boyka's chin.
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boyka kicks Ericsson off and gets to his feet.
Ericsson slips a jab from Boyka.
Good leg kick by Ericsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boyka throws out a leg kick but Ericsson moves out of range and Boyka only half commits.
Ericsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boyka defends it well.
Boyka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ericsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka is trying to stand back up but Ericsson is controlling him
Boyka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ericsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boyka is trying to escape back to his feet but Ericsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The strikes coming from Ericsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Boyka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ericsson is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee asks Ericsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ericsson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ericsson with the ground and pound but Boyka regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Boyka is looking to escape.
Boyka trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ericsson working over Boyka with some ground and pound. Boyka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ericsson slips a nice elbow through Boyka's hands, connecting with Boyka's forehead.
Ericsson is pressing down on Boyka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boyka is holding on for now.
Boyka is pressing down on Ericsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ericsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ericsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ericsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ericsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyka pulls Ericsson in close to prevent any damage.
Ericsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ericsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyka in his tracks.
Boyka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boyka wants it to stay on the feet.
Ericsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boyka stuffs the takedown attempt from Ericsson. Ericsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ericsson feints and as Boyka raises his hands in defense, Ericsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ericsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ericsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ericsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boyka is keeping the position for now.
Ericsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ericsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka is controlling Ericsson's posture.
Boyka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ericsson.
Ericsson postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Ericsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ericsson cracks Boyka with a solid left hand.
Ericsson stays in close to Boyka's body and controls the position.
Boyka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ericsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Ericsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ericsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyka throws a right and a left that Ericsson avoids nicely.
Ericsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boyka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ericsson has time to react.
Ericsson looking to score a takedown here. Boyka is defending well but Ericsson drives through and ends up in Boyka's guard.
Ericsson working some strikes from top position.
Boyka keeping moving, preventing Ericsson from controlling successfully.
Boyka working a defensive guard here.
Ericsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ericsson postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson postures up and lands a big shot to Boyka's brow.
Boyka keeping moving, preventing Ericsson from controlling successfully.
Ericsson passes Boyka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boyka is refusing to be controlled, as Ericsson sits in half guard.
Boyka is trying to get back to full guard.
Ericsson misses with a head shot. Boyka uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boyka keeping moving, preventing Ericsson from controlling successfully.
Ericsson throwing strikes from guard but Boyka blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ericsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ericsson postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Ericsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson tries to move into range but Boyka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boyka feints and then cracks Ericsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ericsson down.
Ericsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ericsson winds up and cracks Boyka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ericsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ericsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ericsson prevents Boyka from standing back up.
Ericsson wants to advance to full mount but Boyka doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ericsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Boyka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ericsson controls the pace.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ericsson wants to control from the top but Boyka keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ericsson postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Ericsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Boyka darts in and clinches Ericsson up against the cage.
Ericsson prevents a body shot from Boyka.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
Ericsson avoiding damage as Boyka throws knees to the body.
Boyka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Ericsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyka backwards.
Ericsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ericsson tries to throw a body punch but Boyka avoids it by throwing Ericsson back against the cage.
Boyka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ericsson.
Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericsson.
Boyka works on Ericsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ericsson is pushing Boyka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ericsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boyka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka stalling the fight.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but Ericsson blocks with his arms.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ericsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ericsson pushes Boyka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ericsson fails to land.
Boyka can't find room to land a body shot as Ericsson controls the action.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
Boyka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ericsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ericsson managing to block the knees to the body from Boyka.
Ericsson lands an uppercut.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ericsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ericsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericsson.
Ericsson lands with a left to the head.
Ericsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ericsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ericsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ericsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ericsson's elbow.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Ericsson lands a right hand.
Ericsson lands a body punch.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses.
Ericsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ericsson tries to work over Boyka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boyka being controlled against the cage.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boyka.
A shot in the inside from Ericsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ericsson.
Ludvig Ericsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ericsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boyka misses with a body punch.
Ericsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boyka is rocked!
Ericsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boyka.
Ericsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ericsson blocking some punches.
Ericsson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Boyka.
A short left from Boyka.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hand to the body from Boyka.
Boyka tries a body shot but Ericsson blocks it.
Ludvig Ericsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boyka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Boyka can't find room to land a body shot as Ericsson controls the action.
Boyka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ericsson.
A short left from Boyka.
Boyka tries a body shot but Ericsson blocks it.
Boyka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boyka tries to work over Ericsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Boyka - that landed with a thud.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ericsson lands a takedown into guard.
Ericsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ludvig Ericsson.
I've got Ericsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Ericsson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 63 p4p, 4 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 145 p4p, 5 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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262 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimendahl slips a straight right by Gumption.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gumption.
Gumption fakes the leg kick and cracks Heimendahl in the body.
Heimendahl looks winded!
Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumption is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heimendahl tries to clinch up but Gumption circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Heimendahl as he checks the leg kick.
Heimendahl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heimendahl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gumption wants to slow Heimendahl down by chopping away at his legs.
Gumption loads up on a big right hand but Heimendahl slips the punch.
Gumption has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gumption connects with the punch.
Heimendahl lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimendahl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gumption darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses.
Gumption misses with a right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gumption throws a wild body kick that Heimendahl sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Gumption connects with a body shot.
Gumption lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gumption connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gumption has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gumption fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heimendahl looks up at the clock. Bad move! Gumption lands a right hand from hell, dropping Heimendahl. Gumption pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Gumption!
Bubba Gumption very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Kruger (ranked 22 p4p, 1 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 40 p4p, 3 weight class). Kruger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter The Spingbok Ninja. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi misses with a right hand
and Kruger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pagnozzi looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
Kruger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pagnozzi looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook.
Pagnozzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pagnozzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Callum Pagnozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger lands with a nice body kick.
Pagnozzi misses with a straight left.
Pagnozzi shoots in and bounces Kruger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger has control of Pagnozzi's left arm, preventing Pagnozzi from doing any damage.
Pagnozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Pagnozzi scoring with some ground and pound.
Pagnozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruger is pulling down on Pagnozzi's head. It's preventing any offense from Pagnozzi, at least for the moment.
Pagnozzi stays in close to Kruger's body and controls the position.
Kruger pushes Pagnozzi off and gets back to his feet.
Kruger throws a body kick that misses.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Pagnozzi checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Pagnozzi.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pagnozzi lands a jab to the nose.
Kruger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruger gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kruger has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pagnozzi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger scores with a leg kick.
Pagnozzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Callum Pagnozzi has been cut.
Kruger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dustin Kruger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pagnozzi shoots in and drives through. Kruger sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Pagnozzi.
Kruger moves out of range of the leg kick from Pagnozzi.
Kruger tests Pagnozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot.
Pagnozzi swings widly with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a good, hard body kick but Pagnozzi shrugs it off.
Pagnozzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pagnozzi ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pagnozzi swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
It looked like Kruger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi closes the distance and clinches up with Kruger, looking for a takedown. Pagnozzi pushes Kruger against the cage but Kruger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pagnozzi looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
Kruger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pagnozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Kruger's shoulder, as Kruger tries to avoid the shot.
Pagnozzi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pagnozzi misses.
Kruger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kruger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pagnozzi's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pagnozzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Pagnozzi takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Pagnozzi throws a series of punches but Kruger avoids them all with ease.
Pagnozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kruger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pagnozzi shoots in for a takedown but Kruger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dustin Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruger can pounce on him.
Kruger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pagnozzi misses with a kick to the body.
Pagnozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger scores with a jab.
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Callum Pagnozzi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pagnozzi misses with a shot to the body
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pagnozzi.
It appears Kruger was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pagnozzi throws an off balance right hand
and Kruger counters with a solid body kick.
A swing and a miss from Pagnozzi.
Kruger misses with a double jab.
Pagnozzi scores with a hook.
Kruger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pagnozzi.
An attempted straight right counter from Kruger misses the target.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Pagnozzi.
Kruger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pagnozzi just manages to avoid it.
Kruger defending well as Pagnozzi loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Pagnozzi is predictable there
and Kruger counters with a good, hard body kick but Pagnozzi shrugs it off.
Pagnozzi is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pagnozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pagnozzi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pagnozzi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pagnozzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Kruger scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kruger kicks Pagnozzi off and gets back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Kruger. Beautiful body shot.
Kruger stuffs the takedown.
Kruger jabs at Pagnozzi's body.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruger scores with a hook to the body. Pagnozzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kruger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pagnozzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruger counters with a crisp right that sends Pagnozzi to the canvas! Kruger follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Dustin Kruger 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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