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UGD 107:Man Vs Doubdtfire PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 2230 p4p, 276 weight class) and Roy Batty (ranked 3960 p4p, 433 weight class). Walcott comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. Batty has chosen I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... as his entrance music. Joe Walcott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Batty!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Batty tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walcott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Batty somewhat.
Walcott feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Walcott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Batty's sensitive parts.
Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
Batty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott lands with a right to the head.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walcott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batty misses with a punch on the inside.
Batty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walcott or not.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Batty uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Walcott.
Batty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batty misses with a punch to the body.
Batty blocking some punches.
Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walcott prevents a body shot from Batty.
Batty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walcott scores with a shoulder strike.
Batty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Batty has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Batty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walcott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walcott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Batty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott is pressed up against the cage. Batty has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walcott down to the mat. Walcott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Batty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walcott moves out of range as Batty strikes.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott scores with a jab.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Batty.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Batty.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Batty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Batty throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott works Batty's body with a nice hook.
Batty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walcott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batty throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Batty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walcott connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batty scrambles back to his feet.
Batty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Batty is looking to chop away at Walcott's legs.
Walcott throws a leg kick that misses.
Batty darts in looking for a takedown but Walcott gets double underhooks and turns Batty into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty throws a low kick but Walcott avoids it.
Batty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walcott finds it's way round the side to connect with Batty's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Walcott as he connects with a hook.
Batty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
Batty throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Batty loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Batty blocks a jab.
And Batty tries to counter it with a takedown but Walcott pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Batty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Batty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batty is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Batty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Batty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Batty.
Walcott throws an elbow but it misses.
Batty tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batty misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty working aggressively here.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Batty avoids the damage to the body.
Batty tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Batty wants to take the fight to the mat but Walcott manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batty tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Walcott.
Batty has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Batty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Walcott.
A hook to the body from Batty.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Walcott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walcott.
Walcott rushes Batty and presses him up against the cage.
Batty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walcott misses with an elbow strike.
Walcott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batty can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Batty.
Batty tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Batty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batty is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walcott after a bit of a struggle.
Batty pushes Walcott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Batty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batty can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Batty blocks an elbow strike.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Batty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batty works on Walcott's body with a couple of short punches.
Batty pushes Walcott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batty misses with a body punch.
A short right from Batty.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batty is leaning against Walcott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Batty blocking some punches.
Batty lands with a right to the head.
Batty is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walcott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batty backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Batty.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Batty controls the action.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Batty.
Walcott misses with a knee strike.
Batty blocks an uppercut.
Batty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walcott lands with a right to the head.
Batty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walcott.
Batty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott tries a body shot but Batty blocks it.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batty lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty digs a right hand into Walcott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walcott's gas tank.
Batty has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
A body shot lands from Batty.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walcott blocks a body shot from Batty.
Batty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walcott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Batty.
Walcott tries a knee to the head but Batty blocks it.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Batty.
Batty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Batty.
Batty misses with a punch to the body.
Batty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batty avoids it.
Batty misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott lands a right hand.
Batty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Batty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Batty.
Batty tries for a takedown. No joy.
Batty is leaning against Walcott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
Batty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott prevents a body shot from Batty.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Batty.
Batty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
Batty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walcott or not.
Batty tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Batty back against the cage.
Batty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Batty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Batty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Batty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walcott napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Batty misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batty taking a breather here.
Batty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Batty throws a strike aimed at the side of Walcott's head but Walcott avoids it well.
Batty trying to control the position but Walcott is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batty is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Walcott is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Batty is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batty is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walcott has escaped the position, nice work there.
Walcott manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Batty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walcott's head.
Ground and pound from Batty.
Walcott tries to roll over but Batty keeps him under control.
Batty is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walcott has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walcott defending well though.
Batty working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batty working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Batty throwing shots but Walcott is blocking nicely.
Walcott trying to control but Batty postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batty is looking to stall here but Walcott recovers full guard.
Batty wants to pass the guard but Walcott is keeping the position.
Batty wants to control from the top but Walcott keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A good leg kick by Batty.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Walcott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Batty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walcott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty cracks a nice hook into Walcott's ribs.
Walcott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Batty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walcott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walcott circles away.
Walcott tries to counter by clinching up but Batty breaks away and moves out of range.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batty manages to avoid it.
Walcott scores with a shot to the body.
Walcott blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Batty.
Batty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Batty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batty tries to score with some ground and pound. Walcott controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Batty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Batty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roy Batty!
An out of breath Roy Batty thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Joe Walcott was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF?!? Anyway Pit Bull Development is the best. I am always so focused because of that shit.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Risley (ranked 1657 p4p, 211 weight class) and Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 1283 p4p, 170 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Risley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Carlos Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Risley stuns Luciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Risley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Risley manages to avoid it.
Risley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick.
Risley cracks Luciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luciano checks a low kick from Risley.
A slapping body kick lands there for Risley.
Risley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Luciano wants to land a leg kick but Risley is out of range.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Risley.
Risley looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Risley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luciano at a distance.
Luciano 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.
Joe Risley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano slips a straight right by Risley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risley cracks a nice hook into Luciano's ribs.
Risley thows a leg kick but Luciano checks it
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano tries to bum rush Risley with a series of wild strikes but Risley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luciano.
Luciano lands a high kick!
Donk. Risley catches Luciano right on the button with a cross.
Luciano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Risley misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Risley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Luciano.
Risley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Risley misses.
Risley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley takes one to the side of the head.
Risley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Risley jabs Luciano right on the nose. Luciano blinks but takes it well.
Risley lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
Risley swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Risley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Risley looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Risley lands a two punch combo.
Risley lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
Risley is looking to wear down Luciano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Risley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano misses with a body punch
and Risley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Risley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Risley with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Risley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Luciano responds with a good body kick, but Risley manages to step out the way in time.
Risley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Risley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
And Luciano responds with a good body kick, but Risley manages to step out the way in time.
Risley looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano tests Risley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Risley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Risley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLuciano.
Risley cracks Luciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Risley stuns Luciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Risley looks for a takedown but Luciano sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luciano.
Luciano cracks Risley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano lands the left hand.
Risley throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Risley just misses with a punch to the body.
Risley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luciano works Risley's body with a nice hook.
Risley throws a leg kick but Luciano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Risley throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano checks the leg kick.
And Luciano responds with a good body kick, but Risley manages to step out the way in time.
Good shot there by Risley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Risley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luciano avoids the head kick by Risley.
Risley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Risley misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Risley tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano throws a push kick but Risley slaps the foot to one side.
Luciano blocks a head kick by Risley.
Risley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Luciano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Risley has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luciano.
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Risley.
Risley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luciano staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Risley connects with an inside leg kick.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Risley moves away.
Luciano blocks a head kick by Risley.
A countering left hand to the body from Luciano misses.
Risley throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Risley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luciano can do to turn this around?
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Risley throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Risley out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Luciano is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Carlos Luciano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 1760 p4p, 225 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 1688 p4p, 215 weight class). Snorten is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sound of Silence. Rip Snorten is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 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
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nada blocks a leg kick.
Snorten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nada.
Snorten throws a sloppy body shot
and Snorten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank Nada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nada misses the shot to the body.
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nada lands a hook that stumbles Snorten back into the cage. Nada follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Snorten to the canvas! Nada pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Snorten has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Nada!
Frank Nada made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER Nutrition - Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nico World Citizen (ranked 953 p4p, 109 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 1258 p4p, 136 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think World Citizen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rich Bitch. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Nico World Citizen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Fuller misses.
A counter left hand to the body from World Citizen misses its target.
Fuller throws a low kick but World Citizen avoids it.
Nice body punch from Fuller.
Fuller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from World Citizen.
World Citizen misses with a body shot.
Chris Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuller looks to score with a jab to the body but World Citizen is just out of range.
World Citizen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
World Citizen pushes Fuller up against the cage in a clinch.
World Citizen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by World Citizen.
World Citizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to World Citizen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fuller tries to throw a body punch but World Citizen avoids it by throwing Fuller back against the cage.
Fuller stalling against the cage.
Fuller wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller tries to land knees in the clinch but World Citizen avoids the damage to the body.
World Citizen lands a hook that snaps the head of Fuller backwards.
World Citizen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuller swings wildly with an uppercut but World Citizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuller tries to throw a body punch but World Citizen avoids it by throwing Fuller back against the cage.
World Citizen tries to work over Fuller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by World Citizen.
Fuller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, World Citizen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fuller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with World Citizen's elbow.
Fuller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but World Citizen has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuller.
World Citizen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fuller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by World Citizen.
World Citizen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Fuller.
A body shot lands from World Citizen.
Fuller trying to control the position but instead, World Citizen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fuller into the cage.
World Citizen throws a head punch that misses.
World Citizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuller is trying to force a seperation but World Citizen has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuller.
Nice body punch from World Citizen - that landed with a thud.
World Citizen working aggressively here.
World Citizen lands a nice uppercut.
World Citizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
World Citizen has Fuller pressed against the cage, preventing Fuller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
World Citizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
World Citizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
World Citizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
World Citizen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fuller wants to break free but World Citizen has control.
Fuller is looking to control World Citizen's arms but World Citizen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fuller has his back to the cage.
World Citizen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
World Citizen lands a hook that snaps the head of Fuller backwards.
Fuller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
World Citizen keeps control of Fuller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuller breaks the clinch.
World Citizen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuller misses with a hook to the body
and World Citizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fuller is rocked!
World Citizen scores with a jab to the body.
Fuller is still on wobbly legs! Can World Citizen finish him?
World Citizen just misses with a punch to the body.
World Citizen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuller.
A little feinted left hand from World Citizen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
World Citizen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
World Citizen throws a lazy right hand but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuller scores with the left hand. World Citizen knows he should have avoided that one.
BAM! World Citizen delivers a spinning backfist that drops Fuller like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Nico World Citizen!
Nico World Citizen 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.
Chris Fuller was interviewed post fight and said 'Motha motha fuck, motha motha fuck, motha fuck motha fuck, fuck fuck fuck'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kuchar (ranked 857 p4p, 111 weight class) and Synyx Dall (ranked 500 p4p, 67 weight class). Kuchar comes into the arena with 21 Savage - No Heart blaring out of the sound system. Dall has chosen In Scarlet Storm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Synyx Dall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Synyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchar throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall slips a jab and a cross from Kuchar.
Kuchar clobbers Dall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuchar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuchar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matt Kuchar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Dall.
Kuchar scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuchar. That's going to slow Dall down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuchar.
Dall is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuchar throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Dall misses.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
Kuchar tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuchar blocks the body kick.
Dall throws a chopping leg kick but Kuchar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dall throws a low kick, looking for Kuchar's leg but Kuchar calmly moves out of range.
Kuchar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dall just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Kuchar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dall with the counter takedown but Kuchar avoids it easily.
Dall swings widly with a right hand
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuchar.
Dall slips a jab from Kuchar.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuchar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Kuchar misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Dall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuchar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuchar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar scores with a jab to the head.
Kuchar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuchar misses the jab.
Kuchar misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuchar throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuchar throws a head kick that misses.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuchar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall throws a head kick that half lands.
Matt Kuchar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall darts in looking for a takedown but Kuchar gets double underhooks and turns Dall into the cage.
Kuchar misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away.
Kuchar is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Kuchar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dall with the counter takedown but Kuchar avoids it easily.
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut
and Dall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall misses with a looping right.
Kuchar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuchar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Kuchar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Matt Kuchar has been cut.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Kuchar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dall checks a low kick from Kuchar.
Kuchar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall.
Kuchar throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Dall walks into a jab.
Dall loads up on a big right hand but Kuchar slips the punch.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall moves away from the strike by Kuchar.
Kuchar tries to work over Dall's front leg with a kick but Dall checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a right hand that misses
letting Kuchar counter with a right hand.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Kuchar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matt Kuchar is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuchar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuchar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuchar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuchar checks it well.
Dall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuchar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Dall motions for Kuchar to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Kuchar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuchar looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall blocks a leg kick.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuchar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
Kuchar loads up on a big right hand but Dall slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kuchar.
A jab from Dall misses.
Kuchar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuchar.
Dall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuchar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Kuchar.
Kuchar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuchar throws a push kick but Dall slaps the foot to one side.
Kuchar slips under a jab from Dall.
Kuchar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kuchar throws a series of punches but Dall avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuchar connects with the punch.
Kuchar throws a right hand that misses
and Dall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kuchar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kuchar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuchar wants to stand but Dall is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar content to stall in guard here.
Dall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kuchar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kuchar won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
Kuchar is stalling in the full guard.
Dall controlling Kuchar's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Kuchar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuchar looks for the body kick but Dall saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Dall.
A head kick by Dall misses
and Kuchar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuchar throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kuchar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kuchar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuchar.
Dall flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuchar steps away.
Dall throws a low kick, looking for Kuchar's leg but Kuchar calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuchar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuchar throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuchar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuchar.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall throws a leg kick which misses Kuchar's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuchar tries to avoid it.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuchar is able to avoid easily.
Kuchar defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Dall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Kuchar.
Dall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuchar counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuchar.
Kuchar throws a solid leg kick but Dall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuchar.
Synyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kuchar coming out on top.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuchar as he avoids it easily.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuchar misses with a body punch
and Dall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuchar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dall lands with a straight right. Kuchar didn't see that one coming.
Kuchar throws a solid leg kick but Dall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuchar.
Dall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuchar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar misses with a wild body shot.
Kuchar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kuchar throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Dall throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuchar counters with a stiff right hand.
Dall throws a leg kick but Kuchar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuchar scores with a decent looking hook.
Dall closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kuchar's guard.
Kuchar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dall is one step ahead there.
Dall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuchar is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuchar has wrist control.
Kuchar trying to control the position.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuchar is keeping the position for now.
Dall stopping the sweep attempt from Kuchar.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kuchar keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.
Dall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kuchar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuchar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kuchar!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Kuchar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 236 p4p, 32 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 219 p4p, 28 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jerry Haze enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths connects with a high kick.
Haze throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze checks a leg kick.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Haze.
Decent striking displayed by Haze there.
A big left from Haze misses.
Griffiths lands with a good body shot.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Griffiths moved away.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a front kick that sends Haze stumbling back into the cage.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffiths tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze digs a good hook to Griffiths's body.
Haze throws a shot to the body.
Griffiths takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Haze dodges the punch combination from Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griffiths rather than just go for the knockout.
Griffiths scores with a jab.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Griffiths thumps Haze with a low kick.
Griffiths works the jab nicely.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffiths throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffiths misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Haze closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Griffiths to the mat! Griffiths manages to get full guard.
Griffiths has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Haze has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths manages to break the clinch.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffiths fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffiths takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Griffiths steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Griffiths rushes Haze and presses him up against the cage.
Haze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiths.
Griffiths's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griffiths avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffiths takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffiths lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses.
Haze tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haze darts in looking for a takedown but Griffiths gets double underhooks and turns Haze into the cage.
Haze throws a one two combo.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffiths doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffiths as he connects with a hook.
Haze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haze misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Griffiths avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Griffiths tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Griffiths.
Griffiths seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Griffiths thumps Haze with a low kick.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths stuns Haze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haze lands with a right hand.
Haze throws a body kick that misses.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffiths lands a head kick. Haze smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griffiths pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griffiths has time to react.
Griffiths tries a low kick but Haze avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Haze coming out on top.
Griffiths misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Griffiths connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haze's hands.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze misses with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a left to the body.
Haze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffiths sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griffiths pushes Haze off but Haze dives into side control.
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!
Haze fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Haze seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Haze throwing strikes but Griffiths manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Griffiths controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffiths just content to control the position.
Griffiths wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
Haze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Griffiths's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haze manages to get to full guard.
Haze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Griffiths showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haze wants to improve his position but instead Griffiths has moved into half guard.
Griffiths is pressing down on Haze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haze is holding on for now.
Haze missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haze wants to control but Griffiths is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffiths was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffiths takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Griffiths tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffiths. Haze shrugs it off though.
Haze tries to move into range but Griffiths moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffiths gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haze lands with a right to the head.
Griffiths working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Haze prevents a body shot from Griffiths.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Griffiths fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haze scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Haze lands a right hook to the body.
Haze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffiths.
Haze tests Griffiths's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffiths avoids a kick to the body.
Griffiths has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffiths there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Archie Griffiths is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Griffiths sees coming a mile off.
Haze lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Haze down.
Griffiths is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a series of punches but Haze moves out of range.
Archie Griffiths is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffiths.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Griffiths pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with a jab to the body
and Haze counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Griffiths with a jab.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Griffiths displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haze throws out the jab.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Haze moved away.
Haze checks a leg kick.
Griffiths looks to throw a body kick
and Haze counters with a good low kick that Griffiths was not able to check.
Griffiths explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze lands a body shot.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffiths is just out of range.
It looked like Griffiths was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffiths throws a sloppy head kick and Haze moves out of range easily.
Haze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffiths misses with a low kick as Haze jumps back.
Haze misses the body punch
and Griffiths counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haze!
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Griffiths moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Griffiths lands but Haze takes it in his stride.
A big left from Griffiths misses.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Haze slips under a jab from Griffiths.
Haze lands with a hook. Griffiths tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffiths defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Griffiths fakes the leg kick and cracks Haze in the body.
Haze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffiths can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands the left hand.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Haze coming out on top.
Haze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haze throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Haze tries to land a leg kick but Griffiths saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffiths throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Griffiths gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haze.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick
and Griffiths counters by clinching up.
A short right from Haze on the inside.
I was talking to Griffiths's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Haze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffiths.
Haze scores a nice knee to the body.
Griffiths lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Griffiths - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Griffiths misses with a punch to the body.
Haze lands a nice uppercut.
Griffiths blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiths.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haze lands a knee to the head.
Haze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jerry Haze.
I think Griffiths 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
Archie Griffiths seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Dykstra (ranked 660 p4p, 70 weight class) and Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 639 p4p, 67 weight class). Benvenuti has chosen Pantera - Goddamn Electric as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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269 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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dykstra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dykstra misses with a left hand
and Benvenuti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benvenuti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dykstra. Dykstra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Doc Dykstra has been cut.
Dykstra takes one to the side of the head.
Dykstra throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Dykstra.
Dykstra just misses with a punch to the body.
Benvenuti has closed the distance and engaged Dykstra in a clinch.
Dykstra blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dykstra blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benvenuti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dykstra blocking some punches.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dykstra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dykstra blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Dykstra has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti has a couple of punches blocked by Dykstra.
Dykstra stalling in the clinch.
Dykstra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dykstra can't find room to land a body shot as Benvenuti controls the action.
Dykstra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benvenuti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti working aggressively here.
Dykstra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benvenuti up against the cage.
Dykstra misses with a body punch.
Benvenuti lands a hook that snaps the head of Dykstra backwards.
Dykstra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dykstra tries to work over Benvenuti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dykstra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benvenuti prevents a body shot from Dykstra.
Dykstra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dykstra blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dykstra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dykstra misses with a leg kick
and Benvenuti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benvenuti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dykstra seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice defenses there by Dykstra.
Benvenuti misses the body punch
and Dykstra counters with a nice body kick.
Benvenuti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dykstra gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Benvenuti counter with a right hand.
Benvenuti lands with a straight right. Dykstra didn't see that one coming.
Dykstra misses with a body punch
and Benvenuti counters with a two punch combo.
Dykstra throws a sloppy head kick and Benvenuti moves out of range easily.
Benvenuti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.
Dykstra lands a front kick.
Benvenuti looks winded!
Dykstra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benvenuti.
And Benvenuti responds with a good body kick, but Dykstra manages to step out the way in time.
Dykstra lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti tries to score with a low kick but Dykstra moves his leg out of the way.
Dykstra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benvenuti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Benvenuti.
Dykstra misses the body punch
and Benvenuti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dykstra's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Dykstra.
Dykstra jabs Benvenuti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dykstra steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benvenuti. That one must have hurt.
Benvenuti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dykstra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dykstra misses with a wild body shot.
Benvenuti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dykstra gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benvenuti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dykstra lands a leg kick that knocks Benvenuti off balance momentarily.
Benvenuti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti avoids the head kick by Dykstra.
It seemed like Benvenuti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benvenuti missing with a left hand there. Dykstra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti just misses with a punch to the body.
Dykstra lands a big head kick that sends Benvenuti tumbling to the mat! Dykstra takes a step backwards and waves Benvenuti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benvenuti is rocked!
Benvenuti is aggressively charging in as Dykstra backs up avoiding any damage. Dykstra tosses out a jab and Benvenuti runs right into it face first! Benvenuti is out cold! Dykstra dropped down on all fours and is barking in Benvenuti's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doc Dykstra!
Doc Dykstra thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 214 p4p, 30 weight class) and Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 407 p4p, 54 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biggie Righty Handy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez with a hook.
Handy misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Handy throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Handy at a distance.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handy misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez scores with a nice body kick.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Handy tries to counter with a clinch but Sanchez shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Handy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Handy's torso.
Handy lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Handy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Handy ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handy! But no joy.
Handy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It appears Sanchez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handy.
Sanchez throws a big counter combination but Handy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Handy lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Handy knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Handy.
Sanchez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Handy misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Handy misses.
Handy throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Handy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Handy is having none of it.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Handy's head but Handy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handy moves away.
Sanchez throws a hook but Handy avoids it easily.
Handy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Handy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Handy misses with a looping left.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Handy saw that one coming.
Sanchez cracks Handy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handy.
Handy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Handy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Handy shakes it off.
Handy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez thumps Handy with a low kick.
Handy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handy! But no joy.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Handy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Handy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez moves out of range as Handy strikes.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot by Handy.
Handy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Handy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handy missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Handy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handy throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Handy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Handy lands the left hand.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Handy tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Handy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Handy.
Handy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Sanchez tries to work over Handy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Handy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Handy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handy.
Handy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with the head strike.
Sanchez stalling against the cage.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Handy has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Handy working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Handy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handy.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Handy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Sanchez.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Handy avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy working aggressively here.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Handy avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Yes Man Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Handy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Handy.
Handy avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Handy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handy.
Sanchez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handy.
Sanchez sizes up Handy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Handy throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Handy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handy.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Handy doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handy just misses with a punch to the body.
Handy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Handy.
A quick step to the side and Sanchez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handy misses with a head kick.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Handy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Handy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Handy slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Handy.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Handy's head back.
The fighters circling - Handy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Handy takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handy misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Handy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Handy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Handy throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy scores with a nice strike.
Handy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Handy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Handy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Handy's leg. Handy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handy.
Handy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Handy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Handy slips a straight right by Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Handy slaps the foot to one side.
Handy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Handy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Handy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Handy swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Handy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez swings for the body but Handy moves out of range.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Handy if he has to take too many more of those.
Biggie Righty Handy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Handy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Handy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handy moves away.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with a body shot.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Handy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Handy momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 374 p4p, 40 weight class) and Cavey Beaumont (ranked 337 p4p, 35 weight class). Zdravko Saric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaumont misses with a straight left.
Beaumont throws a body punch but Saric moves out of range.
Beaumont misses with a hook
and Beaumont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beaumont scores with a push kick.
Saric throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beaumont swings widly with a right hand
and Saric counters with a nice leg kick.
Beaumont looks to throw a body kick
and Saric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saric scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beaumont throws a head kick that Saric semi-blocks.
Saric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saric connects with a leg kick. Beaumont looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaumont moves away.
Beaumont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Beaumont misses.
Beaumont jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaumont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Beaumont.
Cavey Beaumont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saric scores with a nice right hand.
Beaumont missing with a left hand there. Saric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saric half committed to a counter leg kick.
Beaumont looks to score with a jab to the body but Saric is just out of range.
Beaumont pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beaumont fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saric checks it well.
Saric fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beaumont just manages to avoid it.
Saric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beaumont smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beaumont misses with a body shot.
Saric appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beaumont looks winded!
A chopping leg kick lands by Saric.
A low kick from Saric is predictable there
and Beaumont counters with a leg kick.
Saric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beaumont doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont misses with a hook. Saric ducked under it nicely.
Beaumont on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beaumont misses the shot to the body.
Beaumont throws a body kick that misses.
Saric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beaumont has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beaumont misses with a few strikes there.
Saric tried to score with a low kick but Beaumont checks it.
Beaumont takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saric.
Saric moves out of range of the body kick.
Beaumont stuns Saric with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
You can see that Beaumont has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Saric with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saric tests Beaumont's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont throws a hook but Saric blocks it.
Saric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beaumont lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beaumont lands a head kick!
A clash of legs there as Beaumont blocks the low kick.
Beaumont looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Saric stuns Beaumont with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beaumont misses with a head kick.
Beaumont drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Cavey Beaumont's cut even more.
Saric lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beaumont tries a head kick but it misses.
Saric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Saric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaumont is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric ducks under a wild hook from Beaumont.
Saric is looking to wear down Beaumont with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beaumont avoids the body shot from Saric.
Beaumont connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Beaumont misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beaumont. Saric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saric swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beaumont.
Saric appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saric ducks under a wild hook from Beaumont.
Beaumont pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saric misses with a jab, cross combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beaumont.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saric takes a swing at Beaumont's ribcage but misses.
Beaumont misses with a leg kick
and Saric counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beaumont throws an off balance right hand
and Saric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beaumont thinking.
Saric lands a jab to Beaumont's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Saric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cavey Beaumont's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saric lands a leg kick that knocks Beaumont off balance momentarily.
Saric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beaumont on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beaumont throws a hook to the side of Saric's head but Saric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beaumont in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Saric lands with an overhand left.
Beaumont on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saric. Saric obviously looking to wear him down.
Saric lands a head shot.
The cut above Cavey Beaumont's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saric walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beaumont checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saric thumps Beaumont with a low kick.
Beaumont throws a low kick but Saric avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beaumont. That one must have hurt.
Beaumont takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beaumont is breathing heavily.
Saric tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beaumont is able to avoid easily.
Saric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beaumont can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaumont misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beaumont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saric manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beaumont.
Saric wants to slow Beaumont down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Saric.
Beaumont throws out a counter right but Saric avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Saric. Beautiful body shot.
Beaumont throws out a loose jab but Saric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saric misses with the combination.
Beaumont misses with a low kick.
Saric looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Beaumont's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beaumont takes a swing at Saric's ribcage but misses.
Saric throws a good cross that connects.
Saric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beaumont stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saric drops Beaumont with a naaaaasty hook - Beaumont is in real trouble here! Saric dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Saric!
Zdravko Saric made sure to mention his sponsor, Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class). Doubdtfire comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Rather Go Blind. Fook Man has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man walks into a left hand.
A good leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Man misses with a straight left.
Doubdtfire has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Doubdtfire prevents a body shot from Man.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Doubdtfire blocks an elbow strike.
Doubdtfire misses with the head strike.
Man prevents a body shot from Doubdtfire.
We've been informed that Man has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man working aggressively here.
Doubdtfire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man cracks Doubdtfire with a nice body shot.
Doubdtfire misses with a punch on the inside.
Doubdtfire takes a shot to the head.
Doubdtfire stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doubdtfire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man tries a body shot but Doubdtfire blocks it.
Man blocking some punches.
Doubdtfire lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doubdtfire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Doubdtfire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doubdtfire swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man prevents a body shot from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Doubdtfire tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Doubdtfire back against the cage.
Doubdtfire scores with a hook to the body.
Doubdtfire lands with a light punch inside.
Doubdtfire throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doubdtfire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire dodges an elbow strike from Man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doubdtfire.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doubdtfire tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
A short right from Man on the inside.
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!
Doubdtfire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Doubdtfire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doubdtfire throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Doubdtfire.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man scores with a sloppy right hand. Doubdtfire should have avoided that one.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Doubdtfire is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doubdtfire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doubdtfire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doubdtfire checks a leg kick nicely.
Man rushes Doubdtfire and presses him up against the cage.
Man blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Doubdtfire avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Doubdtfire controlling the action here for a moment.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Doubdtfire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doubdtfire misses with some punches.
Doubdtfire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Doubdtfire controls the action.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doubdtfire blocking some punches.
Man tries a body shot but Doubdtfire blocks it.
Doubdtfire has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man lands with a good body shot.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doubdtfire throws out the jab.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man lands a jab.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doubdtfire lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man slips under a jab.
Doubdtfire is looking to clinch.
Doubdtfire misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man tries to score with a low kick but Doubdtfire moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Man.
Doubdtfire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doubdtfire tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man misses with a low kick.
Doubdtfire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doubdtfire throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man scores with a jab.
Doubdtfire scores with a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doubdtfire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doubdtfire walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man misses with a straight left.
Doubdtfire tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fook Man will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Doubdtfire avoids it.
Man checks the leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man thumps Doubdtfire with a low kick.
Doubdtfire misses with a straight right.
Man is looking for the big counter here.
Jab by Man.
Man throws a low kick but Doubdtfire moves out of range easily.
Doubdtfire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut.
Doubdtfire checks the leg kick.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doubdtfire jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Doubdtfire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doubdtfire takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doubdtfire thumps Man with a low kick.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Man looks for the body kick but Doubdtfire saw that one coming.
Doubdtfire is looking to counter punch.
Man looks to throw the jab but Doubdtfire is out of range.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Man misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Doubdtfire throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Doubdtfire moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Doubdtfire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Doubdtfire as he connects with a hook.
Doubdtfire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire forces Man back against the cage and clinches.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Doubdtfire takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Doubdtfire.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doubdtfire.
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!
Doubdtfire tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doubdtfire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Doubdtfire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doubdtfire dodges an elbow strike from Man.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doubdtfire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Doubdtfire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire pulls guard successfully.
Doubdtfire trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to pass the guard but Doubdtfire is keeping the position.
Doubdtfire is pulling down on Man's head. It's preventing any offense from Man, at least for the moment.
Doubdtfire is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
Doubdtfire keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man is looking to stand up but Doubdtfire won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Man throws a leg kick
and Doubdtfire counters with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doubdtfire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Fook Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doubdtfire moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Doubdtfire misses.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doubdtfire moves away.
Doubdtfire darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doubdtfire manages to pull guard.
Doubdtfire pulls Man in close to prevent any damage.
Doubdtfire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Doubdtfire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling from the top position.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Doubdtfire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man postures up.
Doubdtfire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doubdtfire has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Man doesn't defend quickly enough and Doubdtfire has managed to lock this one up! Can Man escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Doubdtfire on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Euphegen Doubdtfire!
In his post fight interview, Euphegen Doubdtfire gave a big smile as he said 'I wanna give a shoutout to my Finnish fans!'.
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pop
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