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DFN#32 Napoleon vs Vee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles North (ranked 2284 p4p, 279 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 3839 p4p, 438 weight class). North's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Men at Work - Down Under. Perez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Another One Bites The Dust. 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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169 lbs
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180 lbs
17 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from North.
North throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Perez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. North is in Perez's guard.
North lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
North trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
North lands a couple of decent looking shots.
North postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
North chips away with some ground and pound.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Perez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
North works over Perez with some ground and pound from guard.
North controls from within his opponent's guard.
North wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Perez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. North is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perez keeping moving, preventing North from controlling successfully.
North scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
North looking to pass the guard.
North trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez is trying to control the position but North postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
North postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Perez trying to strike off his back.
Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. North doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. North manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
North trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, North has managed to get both his arms back between Perez's legs - danger averted.
North controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
North postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
North wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
North with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Perez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
North passes Perez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
North is trying to control. Perez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
North is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've been hearing good reports from North's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Perez is not content to let North control the position.
Perez manages to get to full guard.
North avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and North defends well.
North is stalling in the full guard.
North postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
North trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
North regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles North dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Perez does no damage.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perez ducks right into an uppercut from North.
North is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
North connects with a crisp jab.
Perez closes the distance looking to clinch
and North connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
North lands a high kick!
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
North delivers a nice body kick.
North fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
North 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. North doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. North manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
North controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
North wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North chips away with some ground and pound.
Miles North overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
North working some strikes from top position.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
North wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
North has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
North is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
North makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. North gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
North really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perez is breathing heavily.
North cracks Perez with a solid left hand.
North sitting in guard here, content to control.
North looking to pass the guard.
Perez wants to sweep here but North controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! North escapes and throws Perez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
North working the ground and pound.
Perez tries to buck North off but North is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Perez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Perez is not content to let North control the position.
North cracks Perez with a big elbow.
Perez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but North wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks North politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. North prefers to stall for the moment though.
North working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Perez is working to avoid the ground and pound but North connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to bench press North off him but North keeps the position.
Perez prevents North from moving into mount.
Perez taking a bit of punishment here - North scoring with strikes.
Perez wants to control but North postures up.
Perez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Perez is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on North's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Perez struggling a bit here.
North trying to control the position but Perez is working away.
North wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perez, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles North dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
North lands with a slapping head kick.
North tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez misses with the head strike.
North lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
North drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miles North is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but North swats him away and circles back towards the center.
North scores with a leg kick.
Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perez lands with a nice combination. North backs away looking to recover.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
North is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
North is working Perez over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North lands a right hand.
Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perez stalling the fight.
North wants to take the fight to the mat but Perez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles North. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from North.
North gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Perez regains guard.
North 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.
North scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
North preventing the sweep.
Perez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Perez has momentary wrist control but North slips an elbow through the middle.
Perez is trying to hold North in close to prevent damage but North has managed to pass into half guard.
North lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
North is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
North is thwarting Perez's attempts to control the position.
Perez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. North lands a nice short elbow.
Perez is rocked!
Ground and pound from North.
Perez is still in real trouble! Can North finish him?
North takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
North lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
North lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perez taking some punishment here, with North in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
North lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Perez quite badly. Perez pulls North in close trying to recover. North postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Perez on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Perez doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles North!
A very excited looking Miles North 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 1921 p4p, 242 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 1462 p4p, 191 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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39
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30 - 21 - 0 |
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193 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bogard manages to break the clinch.
Abdullah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Bogard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bogard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Abdullah or perhaps it was just good defense by Bogard, which made it look bad.
Bogard scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogard. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullah tries to counter with a takedown but Bogard is quick to defend against it.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Bogard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Abdullah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abdullah.
Bogard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abdullah's head.
Bogard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogard throws out a loose jab but Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bogard keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Bogard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
Abdullah fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bogard - just one landing.
Bogard dips to his left and cracks Abdullah with an uppercut!
Abdullah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bogard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bogard has Abdullah pushed against the cage.
Bogard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdullah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogard lands a body punch.
Bogard manages to break the clinch.
Bogard clobbers Abdullah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Bogard throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Bogard finds it's target.
Bogard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terry Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdullah.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abdullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bogard replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Abdullah blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah is looking to clinch but Bogard is avoiding it.
Bogard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bogard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bogard misses with a double jab.
Abdullah is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bogard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bogard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abdullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Bogard.
Abdullah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdullah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abdullah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bogard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abdullah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bogard.
Bogard throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Bogard. Beautiful body shot.
Bogard with a nice cross.
Bogard connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Bogard.
Bogard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bogard scores with a jab. Abdullah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bogard lands a jab to the head.
Abdullah shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bogard cracks Abdullah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdullah wants to clinch.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Bogard is having none of it.
Bogard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bogard throws a jab when Abdullah was well out of range.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bogard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bogard tests Abdullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bogard cracks a nice hook into Abdullah's ribs.
Bogard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bogard throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Bogard swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdullah.
Bogard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bogard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Bogard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abdullah is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Bogard. That snapped Abdullah's head back.
Bogard 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.
Nice shot lands for Bogard.
Abdullah looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bogard has his feet on Abdullah's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abdullah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bogard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Bogard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bogard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abdullah's hands.
Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogard leaves Abdullah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Bogard throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Bogard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Bogard finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bogard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bogard finds it's way round the side to connect with Abdullah's head.
Abdullah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Abdullah moves out of range as Bogard strikes.
Bogard scores with a leg kick.
Bogard scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdullah should have avoided that one.
Bogard throws a one two combo.
Bogard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogard throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Bogard.
Bogard lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard cracks Abdullah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bogard lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdullah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bogard stuffs the takedown attempt from Abdullah. Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdullah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bogard to score with a decent uppercut.
Bogard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abdullah looks for a takedown but Bogard sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bogard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bogard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bogard throws a nice looking combination but Abdullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah doesn't manage to clinch there - Bogard circles away.
Bogard thows a body kick. Abdullah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bogard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Bogard - just one landing.
Bogard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bogard.
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bogard pinned against the cage. Bogard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rahkim Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdullah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bogard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogard scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bogard lands a body shot.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard connects with a looping right hand.
Bogard lands a head kick. Abdullah smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Abdullah is rocked!
Bogard scores with a jab. Abdullah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Abdullah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bogard digs a good hook to Abdullah's body.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdullah walks straight into a right hand from Bogard - that's dropped him! Bogard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Abdullah from any more punishment! Abdullah complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bullet Proof System for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Vieira (ranked 2791 p4p, 331 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 1958 p4p, 254 weight class). Vieira comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun Kelly–Till I Die. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira thuds a left hand into Maul's body.
Vieira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira is looking to clinch but Maul is avoiding it.
Vieira moves into the clinch successfully.
Vieira wants a takedown but no success here.
Maul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vieira is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maul is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vieira to the mat. Vieira regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Maul content to stall in guard here.
Maul throws a big elbow that misses.
Maul decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vieira ducks right into an uppercut from Maul.
Maul looks to throw the jab but Vieira is out of range.
Maul connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vieira misses with a knee strike.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Maul.
Vieira lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but Maul blocks it.
Vieira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maul working aggressively here.
Vieira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maul tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maul.
Maul breaks from the clinch.
Maul stalks Vieira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vieira's face. Vieira staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maul misses with a looping left.
Maul with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vieira is looking to clinch but Maul is avoiding it.
Vieira looks for a takedown but Maul sprawls well.
Vieira 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira lands a couple of elbows.
Maul trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Maul pulls Vieira in close to his closed guard and prevents Vieira from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vieira won't allow Maul to get back to his feet.
Vieira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maul wants to stand up but Vieira is controlling him.
Maul managing to control the position.
Maul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throwing strikes but missing.
Vieira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vieira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vieira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maul's head.
Maul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vieira is stalling in the full guard.
Maul pulls Vieira in to control the position.
Vieira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maul swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul wants to sweep but no luck.
Maul working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vieira trying to control but Maul is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vieira tries to clinch there but Maul circles away.
Maul throws a head kick that misses.
Maul closes the distance and clinches.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Vieira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maul prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vieira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maul controlling the action here for a moment.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maul is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Maul will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vieira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vieira misses with a looping right.
Vieira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maul was covering up waiting for the punch and Vieira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maul scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rafael Vieira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maul lands with a shot to the body.
Maul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Maul misses with a wild combination.
Vieira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maul sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul tries to keep at a distance but Vieira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rafael Vieira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vieiras head.
Maul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vieira.
Vieira misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a knee to the head.
Maul goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vieira prevents it.
Maul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vieira looking for a takedown.
Vieira scores with a knee to the head.
Vieira misses with a knee to the head.
Maul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maul blocks it with crossed arms.
Maul lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maul misses with some punches.
Vieira tries a knee to the head but Maul blocks it.
Maul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maul breaks the clinch.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Maul throws a hook but Vieira avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vieira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vieira is trying to trip Maul. He has hold of a leg but Maul is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vieira persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vieira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maul keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Maul controls Vieira momentarily but Vieira frees himself.
Maul has his hands on Vieira's head, controlling the position.
Vieira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Maul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira postures up.
Vieira won't allow Maul to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maul scores with a hook.
Maul leaves Vieira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vieira lands a leg kick that knocks Maul off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Maul.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Vieira shoots in and drives through. Maul sprawls well.
Maul misses with a low kick.
Vieira tries to counter by clinching up but Maul breaks away and moves out of range.
Vieira moves in looking to clinch but Maul pushes him off.
Maul throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maul.
Maul gets caught napping as Vieira dives in and scores a takedown. Maul manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maul keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Vieira postures up.
Vieira throwing strikes but missing.
Vieira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vieira won't allow Maul to sweep him here.
Maul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maul is looking to sweep but instead, Vieira has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Maul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maul misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Maul loads up on a big right hand but Vieira slips the punch.
Maul takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vieira misses with a head kick.
Maul wants to counter with a clinch but Vieira pushes him away.
Vieira wants to clinch.
Maul throws out a counter right but Vieira avoids it with no problem.
Vieira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vieira slips under a jab.
Vieira seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vieira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Maul as Vieira shoots in.
Maul misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch but Maul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maul scores with a hook to the body. Vieira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maul jabs Vieira right on the nose. Vieira blinks but takes it well.
Vieira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maul. That did some damage!
Vieira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maul sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vieira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Vieira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vieira is defended easily by Maul.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Vieira.
Vieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maul.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Maul with a jab.
Vieira slips a jab from Maul.
Paul Maul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vieira doesn't manage to clinch there - Maul circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Maul as Vieira shoots in.
Vieira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maul tries to avoid it but Vieira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maul to the ground. Maul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maul throws out a counter right but Vieira avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Maul.
Vieira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maul scores with the left hand. Vieira knows he should have avoided that one.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
Maul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vieiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maul with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maul.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paul Maul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vieira doesn't manage to clinch there - Maul circles away.
Maul throws a jab when Vieira was well out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maul enables Vieira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maul manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maul has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vieira off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jab from Maul.
Maul takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maul managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
Vieira blocks a body shot from Maul.
Vieira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vieira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maul feints and then cracks Vieira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vieira down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul swats away the attempt to clinch by Vieira.
Maul lands a jab-cross combination.
Maul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vieira in his tracks.
Vieira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vieira has Maul up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maul.
Vieira takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Maul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vieira.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Vieira.
Vieira is trying to trip Maul. He has hold of a leg but Maul is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vieira persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paul Maul 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.
Vieira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maul's head.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Maul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maul trying to keep a closed guard but Vieira is proving a slippery customer.
Vieira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rafael Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maul pulls Vieira in close to prevent any damage.
Vieira preventing the sweep.
Vieira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vieira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Maul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maul 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Maul!
Paul Maul managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dauntless, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 953 p4p, 120 weight class) and Edgar Gonzalez (ranked 1934 p4p, 249 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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178 lbs
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170 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelov clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez fails to pull guard.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzalez's face.
It looks like Edgar Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Angelov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzalez's face.
Gonzalez can't get the takedown.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Peter Angelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Gonzalez.
Angelov landing knees to the head.
Angelov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Angelov prevents it.
Angelov lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelov landing knees to the head.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzalez won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzalez looks winded!
Angelov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzalez won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Angelov finish him?
Nice elbow from Angelov.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov drops Gonzalez with a big knee straight up the middle! Gonzalez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Angelov forces Gonzalez back against the cage and clinches.
Angelov has Gonzalez pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Gonzalez is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Angelov - that's hurt Gonzalez badly! Oh, another knee lands and Gonzalez is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Gonzalez doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Peter Angelov!
An intense looking Peter Angelov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Bate Pepo ne proshtava!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Scorpion (ranked 536 p4p, 72 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 3621 p4p, 388 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scorpion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. Cole Taggart has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taggart is looking to regain half guard here but Scorpion keeps moving and retains side control.
Taggart is pushing Scorpion's head away, looking to escape. Scorpion manages to hold on to the position though.
Scorpion tries to move into full mount but can't pass Taggart's legs.
Scorpion in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Taggart is trying to get back to half guard.
Scorpion is staying tight to Taggart's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Taggart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taggart trying to remain calm as Scorpion controls from the top position.
Taggart is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion working away.
Scorpion prevents Taggart from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taggart is trying to get back to half guard.
Scorpion controls the position from side control.
Scorpion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Taggart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taggart is trying to buck Scorpion off.
Scorpion passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Taggart!
Scorpion looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taggart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scorpion looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart is trying to stand.
Scorpion controlling the pace for now.
Scorpion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taggart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scorpion. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taggart really wants to buck Scorpion off and get back to his feet.
Scorpion wants to take Taggart's back but he can't do it this time.
Scorpion controlling from the full mount.
Scorpion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Scorpion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taggart for as long as he can get away with.
Scorpion's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taggart tries to hold on but Scorpion pushes him away.
Taggart prevents Scorpion from taking his back.
Scorpion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taggart tries to hold on but Scorpion pushes him away.
Scorpion controlling the pace for now.
Taggart swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Taggart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taggart wants to control but Scorpion is having none of it.
Scorpion works his way to his opponent's back.
Scorpion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Scorpion controls the action.
Scorpion continues to stall.
Taggart fending off the submission attempt from Scorpion.
Taggart wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taggart is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Taggart breaks Scorpion's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey Scorpion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taggart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Taggart.
Taggart throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Scorpion blocks the leg kick.
Taggart throws a right and a left that Scorpion avoids nicely.
Scorpion closes the distance and clinches.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion is trying to pull guard but Taggart has him pressed against the cage.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Taggart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scorpion avoids it.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taggart looking to stall.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taggart.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Taggart.
Scorpion is working Taggart over against the cage.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scorpion is stalling here.
Taggart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taggart has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taggart can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scorpion.
Taggart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scorpion lands a left hand.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Scorpion no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Taggart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Taggart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taggart follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Taggart lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Taggart misses.
Taggart gets caught napping as Scorpion dives in and scores a takedown. Taggart manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion won't allow Taggart to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart wants to stand but Scorpion is controlling the position.
Scorpion slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taggart is trying to get back to half guard.
Scorpion working away.
A lull in the action here as Scorpion stalls from top position.
Taggart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Scorpion works to advance to full mount. Taggart defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Scorpion goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Taggart turns into him and now he's in Scorpion's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taggart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Scorpion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taggart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taggart wants to stand but Scorpion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scorpion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taggart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scorpion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taggart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Scorpion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taggart to the ground. Scorpion is now in Taggart's guard.
Taggart wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Scorpion manages to pass to side control.
Taggart wants to control but Scorpion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taggart might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Scorpion haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Taggart is looking to improve his position.
Kasey Scorpion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taggart trying to control here.
Taggart is trying to stand back up but Scorpion is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasey Scorpion dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Scorpion tests Taggart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taggart staying out of range there.
Scorpion misses with a two punch combination.
Scorpion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion digs a good body shot into Taggart's ribs.
Taggart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Scorpion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scorpion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scorpion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taggart jabs at Scorpion's body.
A low kick from Taggart misses
and Scorpion counters with a single leg into guard. Taggart didn't expect that.
Taggart pushes Scorpion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Taggart.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scorpion.
Taggart moves out of range as Scorpion strikes.
Taggart ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
Taggart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scorpion half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion tries for a takedown but Taggart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a right hand.
Taggart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taggart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scorpion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taggart tries to work over Scorpion's front leg with a kick but Scorpion checks it.
Scorpion gets a takedown into half guard.
Scorpion trying to control the pace.
Scorpion is looking for a kimura here.
Scorpion is working for a kimura but Taggart is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart wants to control but Scorpion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scorpion controlling the pace.
Taggart is looking to improve his position.
Taggart pushes Scorpion off looking to stand but Scorpion dives back in and keeps control.
Scorpion controlling the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
More hug and hope from Scorpion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taggart defends it well.
Taggart wants to improve his position but Scorpion is controlling well.
Cole Taggart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taggart trying to control here.
Scorpion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Scorpion tries to pass to full mount but Taggart defends it.
Taggart is looking for a sweep. Scorpion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four 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.
Scorpion is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Scorpion wants to take Taggart's back here but Taggart is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Scorpion content just to control the position here.
Taggart throwing hammer fists to the chest of Scorpion. What's that going to do exactly?
Taggart is trying to reverse the position but instead Scorpion has taken his back - oops!
Taggart can't escape the position.
What can Taggart do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Scorpion looking for the choke from the back.
Taggart can't escape the position.
Taggart is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kasey Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasey Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasey Scorpion!
Kasey Scorpion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Cole Taggart was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to my opponent. He has a great future ahead of him. Im done, officially retired. Thanks to all the fans for supporting me in my K1 and MMA career.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 1196 p4p, 153 weight class) and Kyle Sackrider (ranked 1070 p4p, 137 weight class). Sigit comes to the cage accompanied by Gie. Kyle Sackrider has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sackrider!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigit throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sackrider tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sigit is in Sackrider's guard.
Sigit distracts Sackrider with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackrider keeping full guard, as Sigit tries to pass.
Sigit prevents Sackrider from getting back to his feet.
Sigit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sackrider is looking to stand up but Sigit isn't so interested in that idea.
Sigit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sigit chips away with some ground and pound.
Sigit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sackrider wants to stand but Sigit is controlling the position.
Sigit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sackrider told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackrider avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sigit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sigit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sigit drops an elbow to the side of Sackrider's head.
Sackrider is trying to stand.
Sigit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackrider tries to kick Sigit off but Sigit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sigit has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sackrider is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sigit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sackrider is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sigit cracks Sackrider with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sigit dominating with strikes here.
Sigit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sackrider is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sigit landing punches.
Sackrider is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigit looking to finish Sackrider with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sackrider!
Sackrider is still in real trouble! Can Sigit finish him?
Sigit landing strikes from the mount and Sackrider is in trouble!
A big strike lands for Sigit! That's really hurt Sackrider and he's turned his back - Sigit keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sigit jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Sigit!
A pretty intense looking The Sigit took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated Kyle Sackrider had this to say: 'Back to the drawing board I'll be back!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 713 p4p, 102 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 465 p4p, 69 weight class). Reilly's entrance music is Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. A fine choice. Karl Denke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Denke working aggressively here.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Denke avoids the damage to the body.
Denke lands a damaging elbow.
Denke takes a shot to the head.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Denke throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denke is looking to break free of the clinch but Reilly has double underhooks.
Denke scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Denke blocking some punches.
Reilly tries to land knees in the clinch but Denke avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Denke takes an elbow to the temple.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly pushes Denke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reilly keeps control of Denke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Denke misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Reilly.
Reilly moves out of range as Denke strikes.
Reilly connects with a looping right hand.
Denke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke jabs Reilly right on the nose. Reilly blinks but takes it well.
Reilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy left from Denke finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Denke.
Reilly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reilly thuds his right hand into Denke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Denke moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Denke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reilly has managed to clinch.
Denke lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly avoids the elbow strike from Denke, against the cage.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
Denke tries to break free but Reilly pushes him back against the cage.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Denke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke slips a straight right by Reilly.
A leg kick checked by Denke.
A big right from Denke misses.
Reilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Denke counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
Denke connects with a looping right hand.
Denke pounces like a tiger and cracks Reilly with a vicious hook! Reilly is down but not out! Denke follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 416 p4p, 63 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 541 p4p, 84 weight class). Cleon Wright will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Sidious cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sidious counters with a straight right hand.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Sidious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sidious misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright cracks Sidious with an open hand slap.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sidious.
Sidious throws a big shot that misses.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sidious was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidious.
Jab, jab by Sidious - just one landing.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sidious has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a right hand that Sidious ducks under and follows up with a left that Sidious also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Sidious.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sidious moves away.
Sidious throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Sidious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sidious is able to avoid easily.
Sidious lands a jab-cross combination.
Sidious connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Sidious moves out of range of the strikes.
Sidious appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sidious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sidious takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sidious misses with a body shot.
A big right from Wright misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Sidious slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Sidious saw that one coming.
Sidious throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sidious misses with a straight right.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Sidious ducks down to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
Sidious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Sidious's head.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Sidious moves away and avoids it.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Sidious throws a big shot that misses.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sidious at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Sidious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sidious swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Sidious misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright thuds a left hand into Sidious's body.
Sidious ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Sidious's knee but Sidious avoids it well.
Sidious appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright throws a body punch but Sidious moves out of range.
Sidious displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That has opened up Cleon Wright's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidious with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sidious crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wright - the referee stops the clock and Sidious gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wright. Sidious manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Sidious counter with a right hand.
Sidious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Sidious's head back.
Sidious listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright lands with a nice combination. Sidious backs away looking to recover.
Sidious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Sidious should have avoided that one.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright lands a nice hook to Sidious's body. Sidious takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Sidious fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Sidious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Sidious.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Sidious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sidious jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sidious misses with a wild body shot.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidious.
Sidious misses with an uppercut.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidious.
Sidious walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Sidious looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
Cleon Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sidious wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidious. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sidious staying out of range there.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wright throws a body punch but Sidious moves out of range.
Sidious throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright clobbers Sidious with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright moves out of range as Sidious strikes.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Sidious blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sidious's sensitive parts.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sidious waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sidious misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two 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!
Sidious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sidious throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Sidious throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Sidious throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Wright lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sidious avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sidious misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sidious.
Sidious swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sidious.
Sidious misses with a hook.
Sidious with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sidious eats them both and turns towards Wright to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sidious throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Sidious misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright throws a right hand that Sidious ducks under and follows up with a left that Sidious also avoids with ease.
Jab from Wright.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Sidious.
Wright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sidious takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright counters with a body kick.
Sidious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidious checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from Sidious misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Sidious counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sidious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Sidious shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidious.
Sidious lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sidious wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cleon Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sidious misses with a straight right.
Sidious chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright cracks Sidious with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sidious darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Sidious scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Sidious scores with a shot to the body.
Sidious throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Cleon Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sidious throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sidious.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sidious has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Sidious throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Sidious checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sidious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sidious swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright lands with a cross.
Sidious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidious.
Sidious misses with a looping left.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Sidious seems unphased.
Sidious scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cleon Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Sidious throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Darth Sidious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright tries a low kick but Sidious avoids it.
Sidious throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sidious throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sidious loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wright lunges at Sidious with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sidious's hand.
Sidious is rocked!
Wright blocks a jab.
Oh Sidious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Sidious.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidious. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidious throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Wright.
Sidious walks straight into a right hand from Wright - that's dropped him! Wright jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sidious from any more punishment! Sidious complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cleon Wright!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 331 p4p, 52 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 724 p4p, 109 weight class). Jiu Jitsu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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208 lbs
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214 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent 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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Andersson quickly recovers to half guard.
Andersson trying to control here.
Jitsu prevents Andersson from standing back up.
Jitsu is working for a submission of some sort.
Andersson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Andersson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jitsu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
My spies in AREA 51 inform me that Jitsu has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson wants to control but Jitsu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jitsu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andersson is looking to improve his position.
Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jitsu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jitsu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jitsu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andersson defends it well.
Andersson wants to get back to his feet.
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but Andersson is defending well.
Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andersson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jitsu.
Andersson trying to control but Jitsu postures up.
Jitsu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jitsu working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is thwarting Andersson's attempts to control the position.
Andersson tries to roll over but Jitsu keeps him under control.
Andersson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hunter MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Andersson keeping control of the position.
Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jitsu is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Andersson as he works his way to full guard.
Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses.
Jitsu has gone for a leg lock! Andersson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jitsu's guard.
Jitsu is looking for a triangle but Andersson pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jitsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Andersson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jitsu wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Andersson defends easily.
Jitsu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Andersson escapes and throws Jitsu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jitsu is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiu Jitsu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jitsu misses with a takedown
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jiu Jitsu has been cut.
Andersson works Jitsu's body with a nice hook.
Jitsu shoots for a takedown but Andersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andersson throws a counter high kick but Jitsu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Andersson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jitsu is out of range.
Jitsu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson tries to work over Jitsu's front leg with a kick but Jitsu checks it.
Andersson fails to land with a series of punches.
Andersson swings widly with a right hand
and Jitsu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andersson's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu dives in and grabs Andersson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andersson pushes down on Jitsu's head and hops out.
Benny Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Andersson misses with a body kick.
Jitsu shoots in and drives through. Andersson sprawls well.
Jitsu shoots in for a double leg but Andersson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jitsu with a poor takedown
and Andersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jitsu is looking to score with low kicks.
Andersson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jitsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andersson circles away.
Andersson throwing a counter right hand but Jitsu manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a low kick.
Andersson lands with a nice combination. Jitsu backs away looking to recover.
Jitsu checks the leg kick.
Andersson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andersson wants it to stay on the feet.
Andersson throwing a counter right hand but Jitsu manages to avoid it.
Benny Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Andersson misses with a hook
and Jitsu counters with a shoot takedown. Andersson fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersson pushes Jitsu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Andersson lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jitsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Jitsu blocks the low kick.
Jitsu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Andersson misses with a leg kick
and Jitsu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andersson's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Andersson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Andersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jitsu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andersson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson breaks the clinch.
Andersson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jitsu takes the fight into the clinch.
Andersson manages to break the clinch.
Jitsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andersson tries to avoid it but Jitsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andersson to the ground. Andersson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andersson is looking to counter punch.
Andersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Andersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jiu Jitsu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Andersson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jitsu goes for a double leg but Andersson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Andersson continues to drive forward.
Andersson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Andersson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jitsu. That did some damage!
Jitsu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Andersson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jitsu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jitsu can do to turn this around?
Andersson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jitsu checks it well.
Andersson cracks Jitsu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benny Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andersson keeps the fight on the outside.
As Jitsu backs away, Andersson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andersson as he jumps to the side.
Benny Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws the left hand but Jitsu avoids the punch easily.
Andersson throws a shot to the body.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Jitsu moves into the clinch successfully.
Jitsu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitsu prevents Andersson from improving his position.
Andersson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jitsu prevents Andersson from standing back up.
Andersson is looking for a sweep. Jitsu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jitsu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jitsu is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Andersson as he works his way to full guard.
Andersson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Andersson wants to stand up but Jitsu is controlling him.
Jitsu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four 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.
Andersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jitsu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andersson is looking to stand up but Jitsu isn't so interested in that idea.
Jiu Jitsu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jitsu has gone for a leg lock! Andersson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jitsu's guard.
Andersson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Andersson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jitsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andersson 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Andersson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 883 p4p, 97 weight class) and Brandon Vee (ranked 151 p4p, 16 weight class). Vee has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. Brandon Vee has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Napoleon.
Vee scores with a jab to the body.
Napoleon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vee 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.
Vee instigates a clinch.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Vee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
Napoleon blocking some punches.
Vee tries a body shot but Napoleon blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vee is working Napoleon over against the cage.
Vee pushes Napoleon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Napoleon controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
I was talking to Napoleon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Napoleon controls the action.
Napoleon blocks an uppercut.
Napoleon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vee up against the cage.
Napoleon is pushing Vee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Napoleon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee blocking some punches.
Vee prevents a body shot from Napoleon.
Napoleon misses with a punch on the inside.
Napoleon slowing the pace effectively.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee tries a body shot but Napoleon blocks it.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Vee blocks an uppercut.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee pushes Napoleon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Vee.
Napoleon tries to work over Vee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Napoleon.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vee is leaning against Napoleon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Napoleon takes a shot to the head.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Napoleon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee tries a body shot but Napoleon blocks it.
Napoleon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandon Vee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vee tries to bum rush Napoleon with a series of wild strikes but Napoleon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napoleon is looking to counter punch.
Vee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Napoleon has time to react.
Vee cracks Napoleon with a good jab.
Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vee.
Napoleon misses with a two punch combination.
Vee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vee throws a combination. Napoleon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napoleon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vee scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee swats away the attempt to clinch by Napoleon.
It seemed like Vee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Napoleon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vee.
Vee lands an overhand right.
Vee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napoleon.
Vee works over Napoleon's head and body with a nice combination.
Vee thuds a left hand into Napoleon's body.
Napoleon throws a leg kick
and Vee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Vee.
A punch combination from Napoleon misses.
Napoleon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napoleon walks into a left hand.
Vee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a nice strike.
Napoleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee pushes Napoleon up against the cage in a clinch.
Napoleon misses with a body punch.
Napoleon misses with a punch to the body.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vee.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Napoleon taking a breather.
Vee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Napoleon misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Napoleon is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vee.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Napoleon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Napoleon blocks a body shot from Vee.
A body shot lands from Vee.
Vee lands with a right to the head.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Napoleon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Vee.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Napoleon's ribcage. Napoleon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Napoleon's ribcage. Napoleon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vee.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vee lands a left hand.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoleon.
Napoleon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Vee.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Napoleon.
Vee is working Napoleon over against the cage.
Napoleon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Vee.
A right hand to the body from Vee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Vee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandon Vee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vee gets through Napoleon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napoleon.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee lands with a right to the head.
Vee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Napoleon misses with some punches.
Vee blocking some punches.
Napoleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Napoleon backwards.
Vee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon takes a shot to the head.
Napoleon misses with the head strike.
Napoleon blocking some punches.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Napoleon is rocked!
A short uppercut from Vee.
Oh Napoleon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Vee on the inside.
Vee digs a right hand underneath Napoleon's ribcage. Napoleon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Napoleon breaks the clinch.
Vee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Napoleon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vee scores with a hook.
Brandon Vee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Vee. Beautiful body shot.
Vee lands with a shot to the body.
Vee throws a series of punches but Napoleon moves out of range.
Vee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Napoleon's head.
Vee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napoleon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vee connects with a body shot that sends Napoleon's belly button to the back.
Napoleon seems to have got his legs back now.
Vee lands a jab-cross combination.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napoleon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Vee lands.
Vee checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Vee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Vee finds it's target.
Vee connects with a crisp jab.
Vee slips under a jab from Napoleon.
Napoleon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vee clobbers Napoleon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vee lands a shoulder strike.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Napoleon controls his hands.
Napoleon tries to throw a body punch but Vee avoids it by throwing Napoleon back against the cage.
Napoleon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vee lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon breaks from the clinch.
Vee lands with a hook. Napoleon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vee lands with a right hand.
Vee missing with a left hand there. Napoleon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Napoleon dodges the punch combination from Vee.
Napoleon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Napoleon counter with a right hand.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut. Vee saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Vee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vee misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vee. Napoleon does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vee lands a jab to Napoleon's midsection.
Napoleon connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buster Napoleon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Vee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Napoleon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Vee clinches up with Napoleon and pushes him back against the cage.
Napoleon misses with a punch to the body.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Napoleon avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Napoleon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vee's elbow.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Napoleon avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Napoleon avoiding damage.
Vee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vee lands with a short shot to the head.
Vee scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Vee.
Napoleon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Vee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Vee.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vee throws a head punch that misses.
Vee scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee digs a right hand into Napoleon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Napoleon's gas tank.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vee tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Napoleon can't break the clinch.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Vee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Napoleon throws a punch but it's blocked by Vee.
Vee throws a head punch that misses.
Vee has Napoleon pressed against the cage, preventing Napoleon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Napoleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Napoleon misses with a body punch.
Napoleon looking to stall.
Good body shot from Vee.
A nice left hand lands by Vee.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Napoleon controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Vee.
Napoleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Vee.
Vee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Napoleon or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napoleon takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Vee.
Nice body punch from Vee - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vee as Napoleon tries to tie him up.
Vee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vee.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buster Napoleon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Napoleons head.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Napoleon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee lands a shoulder strike.
Napoleon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vee.
Napoleon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vee has Napoleon up against the cage in a clinch.
Vee lands a body shot.
Napoleon tries to break free but Vee pushes him back against the cage.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Napoleon controls the action.
A body shot lands from Vee.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Napoleon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Vee.
Vee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Napoleon under the eye.
Vee scores with a hook to the body. Napoleon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vee slips a jab from Napoleon.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Vee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Napoleon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Napoleon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vee.
Vee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vee tries to clinch but Napoleon is having none of it.
Vee digs a good hook to Napoleon's body.
Napoleon throws an overhand right that lands on Vee's shoulder, as Vee tries to avoid the shot.
Napoleon throws a leg kick but Vee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Napoleon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Napoleon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vee's waist but Vee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Napoleon off to one side.
Vee throws a shot from downtown. Napoleon moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vee 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Vee!
An intense looking Brandon Vee took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You are looking at one of the most dangerous weapons on earth, a black man who don't give a shit. And no one can stop me. Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT!?'.
In defeat, Buster Napoleon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Holy shit you hit hard. I will go do some neck exercises and come back to MACAW YOU!'.
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