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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Dahlberg (ranked 2798 p4p, 352 weight class) and Donson Deville (ranked 1997 p4p, 259 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donson Deville!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Deville fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dahlberg manages to avoid it.
Deville tries to work over Dahlberg's front leg with a kick but Dahlberg checks it.
Deville ducks under a wild hook from Dahlberg.
Some bone on bone action there as Dahlberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dahlberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deville.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Deville has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dahlberg blocks a head kick by Deville.
Dahlberg slips under a jab from Deville.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahlberg misses with a wild body shot.
Dahlberg throws out a leg kick but Deville moves out of range and Dahlberg only half commits.
Dahlberg punishes Deville's body with a nice straight punch.
Dahlberg misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deville lands a slapping body shot.
Dahlberg thuds a left hand into Deville's body.
Deville shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dahlberg misses the target.
Deville lands a front kick.
Dahlberg misses with a body punch
and Deville counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dahlberg misses with a looping right.
Dahlberg lands a body shot.
Dahlberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johan Dahlberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deville sizes up Dahlberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deville has Dahlberg up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Deville trying to control the position but instead, Dahlberg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Deville into the cage.
Dahlberg manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Deville tenderised Dahlberg's leg. Dahlberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dahlberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deville lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deville throws an overhand right that lands on Dahlberg's shoulder, as Dahlberg tries to avoid the shot.
Dahlberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Deville scoring well with a low kick there.
Deville slips a straight right by Dahlberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg misses with a looping right.
Deville appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dahlberg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Deville cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deville bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deville ducks under a wild hook from Dahlberg.
Deville throws a leg kick
and Dahlberg counters with a nice body shot.
Dahlberg scores with a jab to the head.
Dahlberg misses with an uppercut.
Deville appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dahlberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deville keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dahlberg.
Deville feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deville takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dahlberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Deville lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Deville.
Dahlberg throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deville. Dahlberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deville lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deville on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dahlberg. Dahlberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Deville gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dahlberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donson Deville will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dahlberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dahlberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Deville - just one landing.
Deville throws a front kick aimed at Dahlberg's knee but Dahlberg avoids it well.
Dahlberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Deville back to the cage. Dahlberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dahlberg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dahlberg tries to land a body kick
and Deville counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deville scores with the left hand. Dahlberg knows he should have avoided that one.
Dahlberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deville counters with a straight right hand.
Dahlberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Deville counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dahlberg thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dahlberg misses.
Deville displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dahlberg throws out the jab.
Deville wants to counter with a clinch but Dahlberg pushes him away.
Dahlberg cracks Deville with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Deville misses the shot to the body.
Dahlberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Deville.
Deville looks to land a left hand but Dahlberg moved out of range nicely.
It appears Dahlberg was looking to counter with a kick there.
Deville looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Deville ducks under a wild hook from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deville to score with a decent uppercut.
Deville fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dahlberg manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deville throws a poor cross that misses
and Dahlberg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dahlberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deville moves into range and connects with a jab.
Deville throws a poor cross that misses
and Dahlberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahlberg pushes Deville up against the cage in a clinch.
Dahlberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dahlberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deville waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dahlberg.
Dahlberg cracks the inside of Deville's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Deville counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dahlberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Deville stuns Dahlberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dahlberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deville manages to avoid it.
Deville throws out a counter right but Dahlberg avoids it with no problem.
Dahlberg swings for the body but Deville moves out of range.
A slow jab from Dahlberg misses its intended target.
Dahlberg slips a straight right by Deville.
Deville fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dahlberg.
Deville throws a chopping leg kick but Dahlberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donson Deville seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dahlberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg throws an overhand right that lands on Deville's shoulder, as Deville tries to avoid the shot.
Dahlberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Deville, as that shot connected.
Dahlberg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahlberg clinches up with Deville and pushes him back against the cage.
Dahlberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Dahlberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Deville fails to land.
Deville misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deville stalling.
Dahlberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deville throws a leg kick but Dahlberg checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johan Dahlberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dahlberg blocks a head kick by Deville.
No joy there for Dahlberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deville throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dahlberg was covering up waiting for the punch and Deville finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Deville is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dahlberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deville working some strikes from top position.
Dahlberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deville has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deville trying to control but Dahlberg is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dahlberg has his hands on Deville's head, controlling the position.
Deville in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dahlberg trying to keep a closed guard but Deville is proving a slippery customer.
Deville missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dahlberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dahlberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deville is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dahlberg cracks Deville with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dahlberg throws a looping overhand right but Deville ducks down to avoid it.
Deville wants to land a leg kick but Dahlberg is out of range.
Dahlberg cracks Deville with an open hand slap.
Deville takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Deville gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deville.
Dahlberg has a couple of punches blocked by Deville.
Dahlberg breaks the clinch.
Deville looks to score with a jab to the body but Dahlberg is just out of range.
Dahlberg is looking to counter the offense by Deville and move into the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Deville.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deville stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg throws the left hand but Deville avoids the punch easily.
Deville let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dahlberg throws a lazy right hand but Deville sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dahlberg digs a good body shot into Deville's ribs.
Dahlberg connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dahlberg. Deville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dahlberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deville lands a lovely overhand right.
Deville walks into a straight right hand from Dahlberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deville misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dahlberg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deville.
Dahlberg jabs at Deville's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dahlberg throws a jab when Deville was well out of range.
Deville feints a counter leg kick.
Deville lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dahlberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dahlberg throws an off balance right hand
and Deville counters with a nice uppercut.
Dahlberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deville.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donson Deville.
Well Deville has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donson Deville!
A very excited looking Donson Deville made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 3034 p4p, 382 weight class) and Beast Boy (ranked 2016 p4p, 262 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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187 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton tries to land a front kick but Boy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Boy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Spliffton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Spliffton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Boy.
Spliffton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spliffton 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.
Boy takes a swing at Spliffton's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Boy misses.
Spliffton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spliffton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spliffton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boy digs a good body shot into Spliffton's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy swings for the body but Spliffton moves out of range.
Spliffton scoring well with a low kick there.
Boy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spliffton rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spliffton misses with an uppercut
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spliffton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spliffton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boy is able to avoid easily.
Beast Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spliffton.
Boy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spliffton's head backwards.
Boy lands with a shot to the body.
Boy looks to throw the jab but Spliffton is out of range.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Boy throws a body punch but Spliffton moves out of range.
Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spliffton throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spliffton manages to avoid it.
It looked like Spliffton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton works the jab nicely.
Spliffton tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Spliffton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spliffton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
A shot to the liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.
Boy scores with the left hand. Spliffton knows he should have avoided that one.
Spliffton scores with a jab to the body.
Boy digs a good hook to Spliffton's body.
Jab, jab by Boy - just one landing.
Boy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Spliffton.
Boy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spliffton tried to score with a low kick but Boy checks it.
Boy misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a shot to the body
and Spliffton counters with an inside leg kick.
Spliffton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy tries to score with a low kick but Spliffton moves his leg out of the way.
Spliffton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Spliffton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy jabs Spliffton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spliffton.
Boy slips a jab from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a body kick.
Boy lands a slapping body shot.
Boy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spliffton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Boy misses with a hook.
Boy digs a good hook to Spliffton's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spliffton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spliffton can pounce on him.
Boy cracks Spliffton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spliffton throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy lands with a good body shot.
Boy digs a good body shot into Spliffton's ribs.
Boy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spliffton at a distance.
Spliffton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spliffton is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy feints and then cracks Spliffton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spliffton down.
Spliffton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spliffton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Spliffton just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spliffton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Spliffton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Spliffton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beast Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spliffton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick from Boy misses.
A head kick misses from Spliffton.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Spliffton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Boy scores with a nice right hand.
Boy feints and then cracks Spliffton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spliffton down.
BOOM! Boy lands a beautiful left hook that drops Spliffton. Spliffton tries to recover but Boy is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Spliffton lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beast Boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Owen (ranked 1275 p4p, 176 weight class) and Rudi Dassler (ranked 2371 p4p, 305 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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211 lbs
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215 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler looks for a takedown but Owen sprawls well.
Dassler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owen as he avoids it easily.
Owen lands a big right hand that sends Dassler crashing to the mat! Owen stays standing though and waves Dassler back to his feet!
It looks like Rudi Dassler has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Owen. No joy for Dassler on that attempt.
Harry Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Dassler.
Dassler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dassler shoots in looking for a takedown. Owen tries to sprawl out of it but Dassler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Owen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Owen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Owen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harry Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen takes a swing at Dassler's ribcage but misses.
Dassler moves out of range of the strikes.
Dassler tries to counter by closing the distance.
Owen leaves Dassler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Owen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Owen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Owen throws a big shot that misses.
Dassler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dassler dives in and grabs Owen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Owen pushes down on Dassler's head and hops out.
Owen throws a big shot that misses.
Dassler feints the counter takedown.
Owen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dassler was well out of range. Poor timing from Owen.
Dassler dives in and scores a takedown into Owen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dassler preventing the sweep.
Owen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dassler throwing strikes but missing.
Owen has momentary wrist control but Dassler slips an elbow through the middle.
Dassler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Owen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dassler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dassler keeps trying to improve his position.
Owen pulls Dassler in close to his closed guard and prevents Dassler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dassler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dassler preventing the sweep.
Dassler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
My spies in LOD: Scrap Squad inform me that Dassler has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dassler looking to pass the guard.
Dassler is fighting to break Owen's control of his arms but Owen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dassler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Owen wants to sweep but no luck.
Dassler postures up in Owen's guard and throws a big left but Owen blocks it.
Dassler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dassler landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen controlling Dassler's posture.
Dassler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dassler postures up in Owen's guard and throws a big left but Owen blocks it.
Dassler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dassler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dassler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Owen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Owen has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owen stays in close to Dassler's body and controls the position.
Dassler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dassler pushes a forearm under Owen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Owen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rudi Dassler!
Rudi Dassler made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 860 p4p, 111 weight class) and Chris Fda (ranked 3186 p4p, 366 weight class). Fda has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. 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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30
192 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fda!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sigfridsson lands a jab to the head.
Fda blocks the body kick.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fda's head backwards.
Fda 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.
Sigfridsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fda.
Sigfridsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sigfridsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fda. Fda obviously looking to wear him down.
Fda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sigfridsson throws a chopping leg kick but Fda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fda wants to counter with a clinch but Sigfridsson pushes him away.
A jab lands there for Fda.
Sigfridsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fda finds it's way round the side to connect with Sigfridsson's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sigfridsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigfridsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fda.
Sigfridsson lands a jab to the nose.
Sigfridsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fda throws a shot from downtown. Sigfridsson moves away and avoids it.
Fda cracks a nice hook into Sigfridsson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigfridsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fda.
Fda lands a nice looking body shot.
Sigfridsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sigfridsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sigfridsson misses the shot to the body.
Fda misses with a takedown attempt - Sigfridsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fda.
Sigfridsson lands a jab to the nose.
Fda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fda looks to score with a jab to the body but Sigfridsson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fda missing with a left hand there. Sigfridsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sigfridsson leaves Fda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benjamin Sigfridsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Fda.
Fda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sigfridsson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fda keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Fda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fda.
Sigfridsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Fda.
Fda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sigfridsson, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fda lands a nice shot that snaps Sigfridsson's head back.
Fda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigfridsson throws a good cross that connects.
Fda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sigfridsson to the mat! Sigfridsson manages to get full guard.
Fda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sigfridsson's guard.
Fda is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sigfridsson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Fda!
A very excited looking Chris Fda rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 1029 p4p, 144 weight class) and AG Pennypacker (ranked 1565 p4p, 196 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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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, AG Pennypacker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Campbell does it's job there.
Pennypacker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pennypacker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Campbell. That did some damage!
Pennypacker throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbell lunges at Pennypacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pennypacker's hand.
Pennypacker tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pennypacker throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Pennypacker lands.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Pennypacker off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Campbell is looking to advance position but Pennypacker won't allow it.
Pennypacker is refusing to be controlled, as Campbell sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pennypacker is looking for a sweep. Campbell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pennypacker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pennypacker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell seems to be working for a kimura but Pennypacker defends the submission attempt.
Pennypacker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Campbell throwing shots but Pennypacker is blocking nicely.
Pennypacker tries to roll over but Campbell keeps him under control.
Campbell moves into full mount! Pennypacker won't be happy about that!
Campbell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pennypacker is looking to escape.
Campbell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throws some wild stikes that Pennypacker manages to avoid easily.
Pennypacker is bucking up trying to escape but Campbell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pennypacker blocking the ground and pound.
Campbell looking to finish Pennypacker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pennypacker!
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pennypacker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pennypacker is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Pennypacker in real trouble here! The ref calls for Pennypacker to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Campbell!
Stephen Campbell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robledo Puch (ranked 819 p4p, 98 weight class) and Michael Murdock (ranked 1771 p4p, 196 weight class). Puch comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe. Murdock has chosen Streams of Whiskey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Puch misses the shot to the body.
Murdock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murdock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murdock clinches up against the cage.
Puch lands a body shot.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
Puch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Puch manages to pull guard.
Puch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murdock is aware though and is defending well.
Puch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Puch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murdock defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puch is trying to control the position but Murdock postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock won't allow Puch to sweep him here.
Puch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murdock engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Puch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murdock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Puch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murdock is aware though and is defending well.
Puch working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Puch has his foot on Murdock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murdock works his way back into a safe position though.
Puch throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Murdock escapes and throws Puch's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Murdock tries to stand but Puch is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Puch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Puch is looking for a sweep.
Puch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Puch tries to get to full guard but Murdock has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Murdock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Puch is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puch sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch wants to improve his position but Murdock is controlling well.
Puch wants to get back to full guard but Murdock has mounted him!
Puch tries to reverse the position but Murdock maintains control.
Murdock controlling the pace for now.
Puch is looking to improve his position but Murdock isn't that keen on the idea.
Murdock manages to capitalize on a mistake by Puch to take his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murdock has the hooks in. Puch is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Good control from Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Murdock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puch throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Puch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puch throws a sloppy body shot
and Murdock counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Murdock as he connects with a hook.
Murdock loads up on a big right hand but Puch slips the punch.
Puch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murdock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puch.
Puch appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murdock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch scores with a body shot.
Murdock throws a hook but Puch avoids it easily.
Puch shoots for a takedown but Murdock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murdock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robledo Puch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murdock counters with a one-two to the body.
Murdock misses with a hook.
Puch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murdock.
Good standup being displayed there by Puch as he connects with a hook.
Puch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puch. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Murdock. Beautiful body shot.
Murdock tries to move into range but Puch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murdock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puch.
A telegraphed right hand from Puch misses the target.
Puch misses the shot to the body.
Murdock moves away from the strike by Puch.
Nice cross by Puch.
Puch lands with a good body shot.
Murdock throws a body punch but Puch moves out of range.
Murdock tries to move into range but Puch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Puch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murdock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Puch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
A jab from Puch finds it's way through Murdock's defenses.
Murdock misses with a looping right.
Puch half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Puch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puch connects with a nice looking jab.
Puch lands with a hook. Murdock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murdock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Puch throws a head punch that misses.
Murdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murdock takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murdock moves out of range of the strikes.
Puch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murdock.
Murdock looks to land a left hand but Puch moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Puch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robledo Puch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Puch looking to score a takedown here. Murdock is defending well but Puch drives through and ends up in Murdock's guard.
Puch throwing strikes but missing.
Murdock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murdock has control of Puch's left arm, preventing Puch from doing any damage.
Puch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murdock's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murdock's head.
Puch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murdock's head.
Puch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puch is keen to just control but Murdock is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch misses with a head shot. Murdock uses the momentum to regain guard.
Puch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Murdock pulls Puch in close to prevent any damage.
Puch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murdock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murdock has momentary wrist control but Puch slips an elbow through the middle.
Murdock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puch.
Puch working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch stands and throws Murdock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Puch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Puch working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Murdock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Murdock gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puch working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Murdock's thigh. Murdock counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Puch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puch trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch looking to pass the guard.
Murdock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Puch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murdock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puch throwing strikes from guard but Murdock blocks nicely.
Puch trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
Puch postures up and lands a big shot to Murdock's brow.
Puch is working Murdock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puch postures up in Murdock's guard and throws a big left but Murdock blocks it.
Murdock is controlling Puch's posture.
Robledo Puch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murdock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puch throws a big elbow that misses.
Puch throws a big elbow that misses.
Murdock looking for a sweep. Not yet Murdock, not yet.
Puch is looking to work some ground and pound but Murdock has wrist control.
Murdock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - Murdock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murdock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robledo Puch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Puch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robledo Puch!
After winning the bout, Robledo Puch 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 521 p4p, 73 weight class) and Ray Malenko (ranked 593 p4p, 81 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Walk Alone. 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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33
180 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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182 cm
32
164 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone throws the kick towards the body but Malenko avoids it.
Malenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Malenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bone misses with a straight right.
Bone connects with a leg kick. Malenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bone misses with a lunging right hand
and Malenko counters with a straight right hand.
Bone feints and as Malenko raises his hands in defense, Bone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malenko keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malenko is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko pulls Bone in to control the position.
Bone with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malenko trying to keep a closed guard but Bone is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bone misses the jab.
Bone pushes Malenko up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malenko.
Malenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bone to keep the fight standing.
Malenko goes for a takedown attempt but Bone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bone staying out of range there.
Bone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bone takes the fight into the clinch.
Bone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko is trying to pull guard but Bone has him pressed against the cage.
Joe Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Malenko.
Bone throws a punch but it's blocked by Malenko.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Malenko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Malenko tries a body shot but Bone blocks it.
Bone tries to throw a body punch but Malenko avoids it by throwing Bone back against the cage.
Malenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malenko blocks an uppercut.
Bone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malenko backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bone can't find room to land a body shot as Malenko controls the action.
Malenko stalls.
Bone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malenko's elbow.
Bone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bone scores with a shoulder strike.
Malenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Bone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bone works on Malenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Bone scores with a shot to the side of Malenko's head.
Malenko is working Bone over against the cage.
Bone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malenko stalling in the clinch.
Bone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bone blocks a body shot from Malenko.
Bone scores with a shoulder strike.
Malenko tightens his grip and picks Bone up, before dumping him to the ground. Bone manages to land in guard.
Bone is looking for a triangle but Malenko pushes his legs off easily.
Malenko postures up in Bone's guard and throws a big left but Bone blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malenko trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Bone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Bone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Malenko is trying to control the position but Bone postures up.
Bone advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bone defending well as Malenko loads up on a big left hand.
Bone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Malenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
Malenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malenko works the jab nicely.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
Bone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Bone slips a jab and a cross from Malenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Bone fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malenko! But no joy.
Malenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malenko lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Malenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malenko scores with a nice head shot.
Malenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joe Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Bone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Bone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bone doesn't seem bothered though.
Bone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malenko ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Ray Malenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malenko swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Malenko punishes Bone's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Malenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bone is looking to counter punch.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malenko shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense.
Malenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bone throws a lazy head kick
enabling Malenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Malenko moves away from the strike by Bone.
Malenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Bone misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Malenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malenko lunges at Bone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bone's hand.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone tries to clinch but Malenko moves out of range.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bone throws out the jab.
Bone avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malenko can do to turn this around?
Malenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone throws a jab when Malenko was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Malenko.
Bone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Malenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Malenko.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
It looked like Bone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malenko scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malenko.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malenko.
Malenko throws out a powerful jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bone.
Malenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Bone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malenko digs a good body shot into Bone's ribs.
Bone throws a shot from downtown. Malenko moves away and avoids it.
Bone defending well as Malenko loads up on a big left hand.
Malenko missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Malenko 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malenko throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Malenko lands with a good body shot.
Malenko lands with a nice body punch.
Malenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Malenko slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
Malenko thuds a left hand into Bone's body.
Bone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malenko with a jab.
Bone avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Malenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malenko slips a straight right by Bone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Malenko.
Malenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Bone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malenko is fending him off so far but Bone persists. Nope, Malenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
Malenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malenko throws a right hand that Bone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bone also avoids with ease.
Malenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Bone looks for the body kick but Malenko saw that one coming.
Malenko drops his hands momentarily and Bone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bone.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malenko punishes Bone's body with a nice straight punch.
Malenko throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone tries to clinch but Malenko moves away
and Malenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malenko looks to land a left hand but Bone moved out of range nicely.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malenko.
Bone throws a counter high kick but Malenko was just alert enough to avoid it.
Malenko throws a lazy right hand but Bone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malenko jabs at Bone's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone dives in for a single leg takedown but Malenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bone. Bone obviously looking to wear him down.
Bone misses with a low kick as Malenko jumps back.
Bone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malenko.
Nice body punch from Malenko.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Bone's head.
Malenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bone lands a left hand.
Malenko jumps guard but Bone stands there with Malenko around his waist. Malenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko tries to stall but Bone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Bone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malenko.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malenko.
Malenko successfully pulls guard.
Malenko has his hands on Bone's head, controlling the position.
Malenko working for a triangle but Bone defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Malenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malenko 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Malenko!
Ray Malenko is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Ray Malenko, 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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