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DUEL#145 Denke vs Sigit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Angliese (ranked 885 p4p, 112 weight class) and Mustapha Shiit (ranked 1626 p4p, 194 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Angliese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustapha Shiit!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiit drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shiit is looking to take a break and control but Angliese is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in Big Bear Fight Factory inform me that Shiit has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Shiit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shiit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiit looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Angliese is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angliese is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shiit has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shiit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shiit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiit controlling the position.
Shiit looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Angliese explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Shiit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Angliese sprawls well. Angliese wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shiit gets slowly back to his feet.
Shiit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shiit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Shiit is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shiit is trying to control the action in half guard but Angliese is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shiit is working for a submission of some sort.
Shiit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shiit trying to control the action but Angliese is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angliese is looking to escape.
Shiit is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Angliese as he works his way to full guard.
Angliese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shiit is controlling him.
Shiit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Angliese is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angliese wants to get back to his feet but Shiit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shiit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angliese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Angliese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Angliese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shiit.
Angliese lands a jab to Shiit's midsection.
Angliese stuffs the takedown attempt from Shiit. Shiit gets slowly back to his feet.
Bo Angliese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustapha Shiit.
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shiit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Angliese quickly recovers to half guard.
Angliese kicks off Shiit and gets to his feet.
No joy there for Angliese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angliese swinging wildly here.
Angliese defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shiit.
Angliese appears to be looking for a big counter.
Angliese throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shiit's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Angliese dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Angliese throws a hook but Shiit blocks it.
Angliese swings widly with a right hand
so Shiit counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Angliese is looking to stand back up but Shiit counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Angliese.
Shiit throwing shots but Angliese is blocking nicely.
Angliese makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Angliese misses with a few strikes there.
Angliese throws a hook but Shiit avoids it easily.
Shiit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angliese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angliese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shiit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shiit misses with a takedown attempt - Angliese sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shiit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angliese plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good exchange - Shiit coming out on top.
Angliese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shiit can do to turn this around?
Shiit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Angliese to the ground. Shiit is now in Angliese's guard.
Shiit trying to control but Angliese is working from the bottom.
Shiit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shiit is working Angliese over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shiit advances to half guard.
Shiit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shiit is looking to advance position but Angliese won't allow it.
Shiit wants to work for an arm triangle but Angliese is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angliese tries to kick Shiit off but Shiit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Angliese is defending against the submission attempts here by Shiit.
Shiit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Angliese sees it coming and defends easily.
Angliese is trying to stand up here but Shiit is controlling him well.
Shiit not doing much here.
Shiit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shiit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Angliese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shiit.
Shiit seems to be working for a kimura but Angliese defends the submission attempt.
Angliese is trying to stand up here but Shiit is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Angliese stuffs the takedown.
Angliese is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Shiit misses.
Angliese slaps away a takedown attempt from Shiit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bo Angliese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustapha Shiit.
Angliese throws a nice head kick!
Shiit shoots in for a takedown but Angliese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Angliese scores with the left hand. Shiit knows he should have avoided that one.
Angliese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Shiit tries to counter it with a takedown but Angliese pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Angliese darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bo Angliese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shiit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Angliese defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bo Angliese will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shiit.
Angliese blocks a jab.
Angliese misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Shiit misses the target.
No joy there for Angliese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angliese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angliese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Shiit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shiit misses with a takedown attempt
and Shiit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shiit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shiit scores with a nice right hand.
Angliese misses with a left hand
and Shiit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiit tries for a takedown but Angliese sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bo Angliese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustapha Shiit.
Shiit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angliese throws a nice looking combination but Shiit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angliese feints a jab promting Shiit to slip. Angliese then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shiit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Angliese. Those never looked like landing.
Shiit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Angliese blocks a head kick by Shiit.
Angliese moves out of range of the strikes.
Angliese throws a counter high kick but Shiit was just alert enough to avoid it.
Angliese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shiit throws out a counter right but Angliese avoids it with no problem.
Angliese defending well as Shiit loads up on a big left hand.
Angliese throws a jab when Shiit was well out of range.
Angliese just misses with a punch to the body.
Angliese works Shiit's body with a nice hook.
Angliese ducks under a wild hook from Shiit.
Shiit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shiit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shiit is rocked!
Angliese lands a head kick!
Shiit is still on wobbly legs! Can Angliese finish him?
Angliese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Shiit shoots in looking for a takedown. Angliese tries to sprawl out of it but Shiit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Angliese manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Angliese fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Shiit to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Shiit looks to clinch but Angliese throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Shiit taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bo Angliese!
Bo Angliese gave a mention to Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Moretti (ranked 771 p4p, 103 weight class) and Miles North (ranked 2260 p4p, 266 weight class). North is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Men at Work - Down Under. Miles North has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti lands a nice shot that snaps North's head back.
North lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moretti backs up against the cage.
North tries to land a front kick but Moretti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from North.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - North circles away.
Moretti throws a combination that misses
enabling North to counter with a crisp jab.
Moretti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Double XX in the buildup to the fight.
Jab by Moretti.
Good shot there by Moretti.
A bone on bone clash there as Moretti blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
North closes the distance and clinches up with Moretti, looking for a takedown. North pushes Moretti against the cage but Moretti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
North throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moretti's head.
Moretti is rocked!
North slips a straight right by Moretti.
North scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moretti throws a hook to the side of North's head but North sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by North.
Oh Moretti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
North connects with a solid leg kick.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but North paws at him with a jab and circles away.
North cracks Moretti with a right hand to the side of the head.
North bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Moretti's jaw, knocking him onto his back! North dives in looking to finish as Moretti flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block North's strikes! North is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Moretti's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Moretti was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles North!
An out of breath Miles North thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 1575 p4p, 206 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 1341 p4p, 180 weight class). Kamenov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. Terry Bogard told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogard. Kamenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamenov takes one to the side of the head.
Bogard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bogard throws a body kick that misses.
Kamenov is looking to clinch but Bogard is avoiding it.
Kamenov closes the distance and pushes Bogard back into the cage.
Kamenov tries a knee to the head but Bogard blocks it.
Bogard pushes Kamenov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamenov pushes off an throws an elbow but Bogard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bogard.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bogard lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Kamenov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bogard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamenov up against the cage.
Bogard lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamenov trying to land knees to the body.
Kamenov tries a knee to the head but Bogard blocks it.
I was talking to Kamenov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bogard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bogard taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamenov.
Bogard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bogard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bogard lands a right hand.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bogard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamenov missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Bogard.
Bogard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamenov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bogard lands a body punch.
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!
Bogard tries to work over Kamenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bogard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kamenov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bogard.
Bogard tries to work over Kamenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bogard blocks the elbow strike.
Bogard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bogard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bogard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamenov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bogard avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kamenov fails to land.
Kamenov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bogard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamenov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bogard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kamenov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bogard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bogard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bogard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamenov backwards.
Kamenov takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Bogard.
It looks like Grisha Kamenov has been cut.
Kamenov is breathing heavily.
Bogard lands with a left to the head.
Kamenov is rocked!
Bogard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bogard lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Kamenov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bogard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bogard creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kamenov with a big uppercut! Kamenov tries to clinch up but Bogard pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kamenov to the mat! Kamenov covers up and Bogard unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Babakov (ranked 1047 p4p, 136 weight class) and Junior Iron (ranked 858 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Babakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Iron!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babakov is out of range and Iron settles back down.
Babakov connects with a nice looking jab.
Iron loads up on a big right hand but Babakov slips the punch.
Babakov tries to clinch but Iron moves out of range.
Babakov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iron lands a body shot.
Iron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Iron - that will leave a mark!
Babakov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slobos Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Iron misses with a two punch combination.
Iron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iron.
Iron looks to land a combination but Babakov avoids it well.
Iron throws a nice looking combination but Babakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron pivots, looking for a leg kick but Babakov is out of range and Iron settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron throws the kick towards the body but Babakov avoids it.
Iron throws a right and a left that Babakov avoids nicely.
Babakov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iron on the side of the head.
Babakov rushes Iron and presses him up against the cage.
Babakov is working Iron over against the cage.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Iron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iron drops down looking for an ankle pick but Babakov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Babakov throws a good cross that connects.
Iron is rocked!
Babakov has managed to clinch.
Iron is still on wobbly legs! Can Babakov finish him?
Babakov gets through Iron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron goes for a takedown attempt but Babakov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Babakov cracks Iron with a left hook right on the temple and Iron goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Babakov lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Iron is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Babakov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Allen (ranked 950 p4p, 124 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 703 p4p, 85 weight class). Young is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 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
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen moves forwards but Young connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Gracie Allen has been cut.
Young connects with a body shot.
Allen tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young slips under a jab.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young working aggressively here.
Allen working hard to break the clinch.
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Young swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Young throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Allen thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Allen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slobos Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen misses with a hook
and Young counters with a big head kick but Allen shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Young tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen walks into a straight right hand from Young.
Young lands a body shot.
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young has Allen pressed against the cage, preventing Allen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Allen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Young can turn it around.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen wants to break free but Young has control.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Allen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daft Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gracie Allen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Allen avoids the head kick by Young.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Allen misses.
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Allen scores with a one two! Young had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young lands an overhand right.
Allen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Allen thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young wants to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch position.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Young.
Allen can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young working aggressively here.
Young working aggressively here.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen is trying to break free.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with a head kick. That will keep Allen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Allen is rocked!
Young closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Allen! Young dives in looking to finish! Allen is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daft Young!
Daft Young thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 378 p4p, 15 weight class) and Kidney Stone (ranked 881 p4p, 43 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stone's choice of entrance music: Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppord. Barack Obama has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kidney Stone!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Obama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stone. That one must have hurt.
Stone 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.
Good leg kick by Obama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Obama moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Obama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Obama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Barack Obama has been cut.
Obama throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Obama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Obama closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone trying to stall but Obama improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Obama.
Obama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Obama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stone gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Obama tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Stone pushes Obama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
Obama lands with a left to the head.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obama feints and as Stone raises his hands in defense, Obama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stone wants to sweep here but Obama controlling him for the moment.
Stone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Obama slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone tries to get to full guard but Obama has control of the leg.
Obama is pressing down on Stone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stone is holding on for now.
Obama is trying to work for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Stone is controlling Obama's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone trying to control here.
Stone won't allow Obama to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stone trying to control here.
Obama seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Obama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Obama wants to free his trapped foot but Stone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Obama wants to work for an arm triangle but Stone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stone is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barack Obama's cut.
That's time! Obama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Obama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obama feints a jab promting Stone to slip. Obama then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Obama tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Obama.
Stone is rocked!
Obama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Obama showed some decent athleticism there.
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Obama finish him?
Obama trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Obama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama wants to free his trapped foot but Stone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Obama is looking for a kimura here.
Obama tries to pass to full mount but Stone defends it.
Obama maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Stone could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Obama has cracked it and Stone is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Obama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barack Obama!
Barack Obama very nearly forgot to thank Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 398 p4p, 58 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 1930 p4p, 232 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul tries to bum rush Angelov with a series of wild strikes but Angelov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Angelov throws a sloppy head kick and Maul moves out of range easily.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maul fails to land with a series of punches.
Angelov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Peter Angelov has been cut.
Angelov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maul drops Angelov with a beautiful combination! Angelov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maul is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul drops Angelov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Angelov looks back up at him and smiles so Maul waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Angelov is rocked!
Maul lands a nice hook to Angelov's body. Angelov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Angelov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Angelov moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Angelov seems to have got his legs back now.
Angelov moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul lands with a right hand.
Peter Angelov's cut is getting worse.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Angelov misses its target.
Maul looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Angelov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maul was well out of range. Poor timing from Angelov.
Maul lands with a right hand.
Maul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov misses with a combination
and Maul counters with a crisp right hand that drops Angelov! Maul lets Angelov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Angelov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Angelov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maul avoids the head kick by Angelov.
Maul now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Angelov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Angelov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Angelov is looking for a counter combo.
Maul throws a poor cross that misses
and Angelov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Angelov.
Angelov slips under a jab from Maul.
Maul throws a sloppy body shot
and Angelov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelov walks into a straight right hand from Maul.
Peter Angelov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maul misses with a shot to the body
and Angelov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
and Angelov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov moves away from the strike by Maul.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul throws the left hand but Angelov avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Angelov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Angelov staying out of range there.
Angelov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maul just manages to avoid it.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angelov manages to avoid it.
Maul scores with a body shot.
Maul misses with a double jab.
Angelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angelov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maul lands a head shot.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Maul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maul tests Angelov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jeez, Peter Angelov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul fails to land with a series of punches.
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Angelov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Maul connects with a nice looking jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Angelov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Maul!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Maul made sure he mentioned Dauntless, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 160 p4p, 21 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 758 p4p, 102 weight class). Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Reilly lands.
Reilly rushes Chigg and presses him up against the cage.
Reilly throws an elbow that misses.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chigg misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chigg fails to land.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chigg prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chigg blocks an elbow strike.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chiggs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
Reilly is leaning against Chigg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Chigg takes a shot to the head.
Reilly misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Chigg's head.
A short right from Reilly.
Chigg lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
Reilly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chigg fails to land.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chigg.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Chigg misses with some punches.
Chigg tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chigg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chigg lands a right hand.
Chigg lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigg avoids a wild elbow strike from Reilly.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly lands a nice elbow.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chigg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg presses Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Chigg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly 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!
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Chigg lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Chigg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Chigg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chigg slips a jab from Reilly.
Chigg is looking to counter the offense by Reilly and move into the clinch.
Chigg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Chigg counters with a body kick that stops Reilly in his tracks momentarily.
Reilly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reilly.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chigg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Chigg misses its target.
Reilly loads up on a big right hand but Chigg slips the punch.
Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chigg counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reilly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chigg.
Reilly scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
Chigg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reilly manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chigg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly is breathing heavily.
Chigg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reilly throws a fast counter high kick but Chigg manages to duck under it in time.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly darts in trying to clinch
and Chigg counters with a left to the body.
Reilly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reilly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chigg's brow.
Chigg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chigg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chigg prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Chigg blocking some punches.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
Reilly has Chigg pressed against the cage, preventing Chigg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reilly's elbow.
Chigg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg lands a left hand.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Chigg.
Chigg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
Chigg swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Chigg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chigg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Chigg dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Chigg avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chigg is working Reilly over against the cage.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Reilly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Frank Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly digs a right hand underneath Chigg's ribcage. Chigg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Chigg lands an uppercut.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigg's elbow.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chigg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chigg pushes Reilly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maya Chigg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chigg has Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Chigg takes a shot to the head.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Chigg tries to work over Reilly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg blocks a body shot from Reilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly is working Chigg over against the cage.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Chigg prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg blocking some punches.
Chigg tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Chigg working aggressively here.
Chigg misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Chigg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Chigg moved out of range nicely.
Chigg is looking to counter the offense by Reilly and move into the clinch.
Chigg throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.
Reilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reilly pushes Chigg up against the cage in a clinch.
Chigg misses with some punches.
Chigg lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Chigg lands with a light punch inside.
Chigg misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg lands a body shot.
Chigg misses with a punch on the inside.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigg's elbow.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Chigg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Chigg - that landed with a thud.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Chigg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Chigg.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Chigg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chigg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chigg struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chigg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Chigg dodges an elbow strike from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Chigg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Chigg prevents a body shot from Reilly.
A left hand lands to the body for Reilly.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Chigg.
Reilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Chigg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chigg lands with a short shot to the head.
Chigg tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Chigg back against the cage.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chigg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reilly 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
Frank Reilly thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 230 p4p, 33 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 471 p4p, 61 weight class). Army comes to the cage accompanied by Dick Army. Robert Munson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Army lands a jab to the nose.
Army connects with a jab.
Army throws a leg kick that is checked
and Munson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Army can pounce on him.
Munson misses with a low kick as Army jumps back.
Army throws a looping overhand right but Munson ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Munson! But no joy.
Munson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Army lands with a hook. Munson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munson misses with a looping left.
Army misses with a wild body shot.
Munson clobbers Army with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Army attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Munson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Army misses with a body shot.
Munson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Army is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Munson.
Munson throws a leg kick but Army sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Army crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Munson - the referee stops the clock and Army gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Munson. Army manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Army tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Munson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson throws a low kick, looking for Army's leg but Army calmly moves out of range.
Army scores with a jab. Munson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Army scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Munson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Army misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munson checks a low kick from Army.
Munson defending well as Army loads up on a big left hand.
Munson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Army throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Munson. That snapped Army's head back.
Munson misses with a wild body shot.
Army dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Army checks it well.
Army misses with a head kick.
Munson unleashes a big counter combination but Army bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Munson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Dick Army has been cut.
Munson throws a head kick but Army moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Army. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Army.
Munson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munson moves out of range as Army throws a body kick.
Army throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Munson.
Army does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Munson misses with a head kick.
Munson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Army scores with a jab to the body.
It looks like Army has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Munson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Munson misses with a looping right.
Munson throws a push kick but Army slaps the foot to one side.
Munson misses with the body kick
and Army counters with a nice leg kick.
Munson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Munson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Munson tests Army's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army tries to clinch there but Munson circles away.
Army just misses with a punch to the body.
Munson tries a quick counter leg kick but Army is wise to it.
Army lands a glancing blow to the side of Munson's head.
Army throws a push kick but Munson slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Army misses.
Munson keeps Army at a distance using the push kick.
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Army scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munson thuds his shin into the meat of Army's side.
A jab from Munson misses.
Munson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Munson.
Munson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Army sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munson slips a straight right by Army.
Army keeps Munson at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Army feints and then cracks Munson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Munson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson tries to work over Army's front leg with a kick but Army checks it.
Army misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munson.
Army avoids the head kick by Munson.
Army tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Munson manages to circle out of the way.
Munson moves away from the strike by Army.
Munson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Army connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Munson scrambles back to his feet.
Army has taken the fight to the clinch.
Army misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
Munson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Army.
Munson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Munson throws a head punch that misses.
Army pushes Munson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Army.
Army lands with a right to the head.
Army lands a hook that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson blocks an elbow strike from Army.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Munson misses with a low kick.
Dick Army is winning the standup battle so far.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Munson's head.
Army throws a body shot but no joy.
Munson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Munson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Army tries a head kick but it misses.
Army blocks a low kick nicely.
Munson throws a sloppy body shot
and Army makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Army throws the kick towards the body but Munson avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Army backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Army misses
and Munson counters with a low kick, right behind Army 's knee.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Munson.
Munson throws a front kick that sends Army stumbling back into the cage.
Army is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Army misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army blocks a head kick by Munson.
Army throws a quick inside leg kick.
Munson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Armys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Army swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Army is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice cross by Army.
Army misses with an uppercut. Munson saw that one coming.
Munson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Army checks it well.
Munson lands a leg kick that knocks Army off balance momentarily.
Munson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Army uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munson.
Munson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Army's sensitive parts.
Munson throws a leg kick but Army sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Munson moves out of range as Army throws a body kick.
Army tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Munson throws a right hand that misses
and Army counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson throws a leg kick
and Army makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Army uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Munson has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Army wants to clinch up but Munson keeps it at a distance.
Army missing with a left hand there. Munson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Army lands a really nice looking cross but Munson seems unphased.
Army smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Army thows a body kick. Munson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Munson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Army. Army obviously looking to wear him down.
Army tries to clinch up but Munson circles away and keeps his distance.
Munson keeps the fight on the outside.
Munson blocks the body kick.
Munson throws a leg kick
and Army counters with a good, hard body kick but Munson shrugs it off.
Army tries to clinch up but Munson circles away and keeps his distance.
Munson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munson wants to land a leg kick but Army is out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Army lands a head kick!
Munson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Army lands with a slapping head kick.
Army throws a body punch but Munson moves out of range.
Army falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Munson avoids the head kick by Army.
Army drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Munson tries to land a leg kick but Army saw it coming and moves away.
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Army moves away.
No joy there for Army, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Army keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Army looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
Munson lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson misses with a head kick.
Army is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Munson throws a leg kick
and Army makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Army is looking to slow Munson down with leg kicks.
Munson throws a body kick that misses
and Army counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Munson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Munson misses with a hook. Army ducked under it nicely.
Army thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Munson misses with a low kick.
Munson thumps Army with a low kick.
Army tests Munson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munson misses with a body shot
and Army counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson pushes Army away with a front kick.
Munson throws a front kick aimed at Army's knee but Army avoids it well.
Army blocks a head kick by Munson.
Army looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Munson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dick Army will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
A swing and a miss from Munson.
Munson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Army 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 Munson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Munson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Army fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munson is out of range.
Munson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Munson moves out of range of the body kick.
Army throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munson.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson scores with a nice body kick.
Army lands a nice looking kick to the body. Munson takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Army backing away here, and Munson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Army tries to clinch
and Munson counters with a good, hard body kick but Army shrugs it off.
Munson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Munson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Army as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Army.
Munson scores with the left hand. Army knows he should have avoided that one.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.
Army scores with a jab to the body.
Army misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Army blocks the leg kick.
Army misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munson.
Army scores with a jab to the head.
Munson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Army tried to score with a low kick but Munson checks it.
Army tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munson keeps the fight on the outside.
Munson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Army.
Munson is looking to score with low kicks.
Army swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Army blocks a jab.
Army appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Robert Munson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army cracks Munson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Munson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munson throws a sloppy head kick and Army moves out of range easily.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army scores with the left hand. Munson knows he should have avoided that one.
Munson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Army.
Munson throws a head kick but Army moves out of range.
Army ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Army counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Munson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Army scores with a nice head shot.
Army connects with a nice looking jab.
Army with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Army steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munson.
Munson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Munson avoids the head kick by Army.
Dick Army is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army scores with a punch to the head.
Munson works the jab nicely.
Army keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Munson.
Munson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Army stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Army there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Army throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Army there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Army misses.
Munson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Army.
Munson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munson is looking to chop away at Army's legs.
Munson throws a front kick aimed at Army's knee but Army avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Army checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Army moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Munson throws a head kick but Army moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson throws out a loose jab but Army uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munson throws a jab when Army was well out of range.
Army is looking to counter punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Army.
Munson blocks a head kick by Army.
Army misses with a body punch
and Munson counters with a thumping low kick.
Munson throws a front kick aimed at Army's knee but Army avoids it well.
Army swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Munson.
Munson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munson misses with a body shot
and Army counters with a nice uppercut.
Munson blocks a head kick by Army.
Munson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Army throws a nice inside leg kick.
Munson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Army was well out of range. Poor timing from Munson.
Army takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch lands to the side of Munson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Army showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Army 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Army!
Dick Army took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 76 p4p, 12 weight class) and The Sigit (ranked 585 p4p, 77 weight class). Sigit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The Sigit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sigit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denke throws a shot from downtown. Sigit moves away and avoids it.
Sigit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sigit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Denke defends well and Sigit ends up having to push Denke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sigit.
Denke is trying to control Sigit's posture but Sigit avoids it.
Sigit throws an elbow but Denke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sigit creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Denke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Denke!
Denke is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Zero Tolerance that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Denke is in a horrible position here. Sigit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Denke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke trying to control here.
Sigit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sigit is looking to advance position but Denke won't allow it.
Denke wants to control but Sigit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sigit perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sigit working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sigit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sigit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Denke trying to control from the bottom.
Sigit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit working the head and body with strikes.
Sigit wants to free his trapped foot but Denke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sigit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denke is staying active underneath Sigit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Denke wants to control but Sigit is keeping busy.
Sigit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Denke trying to hold on to Sigit's head to control him but Sigit postures up.
Denke is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sigit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit thows a huge punch but Denke dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Denke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sigit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sigit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sigit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sigit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sigit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denke is keeping the position for now.
Sigit is still trying to improve position.
Sigit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sigit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Denke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sigit wants to control from the top but Denke keeps moving.
Sigit throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Denke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Denke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sigit.
Sigit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Denke looking to control.
Sigit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Denke is keeping the position for now.
Sigit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sigit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigit trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Sigit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Denke haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sigit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sigit 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.
Denke blocks a jab.
Sigit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Denke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sigit gets a takedown into half guard.
Denke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sigit is working away from the top position though.
Denke tries to kick Sigit off but Sigit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sigit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Sigit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sigit is thwarting Denke's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Sigit.
Sigit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denke controlling the position well.
Denke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sigit.
Sigit throwing shots but Denke is blocking nicely.
Sigit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sigit is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sigit dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Denke hang on?
Denke tries to hold on but Sigit pushes him away.
Sigit looking to control but Denke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sigit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Denke is squirming around, avoiding Sigit's attempts to control the action.
Sigit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sigit with the ground and pound from mount.
Sigit with the ground and pound from mount.
Denke is bucking up trying to escape but Sigit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sigit postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Denke looks a forlorn figure.
Denke is rocked!
Denke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oh Denke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sigit has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Denke's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigit controlling his opponent.
Sigit unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Denke wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sigit celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Sigit!
The Sigit is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, The Sigit gave a big smile as he said 'Danke the champ? Idont think so..FAKE!!'.
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