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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 1190 p4p, 152 weight class) and Julian Gniewek (ranked 2057 p4p, 248 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costacurta was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek.
Gniewek takes one on the button.
Costacurta looks to score with a jab to the body but Gniewek is just out of range.
Gniewek tries to counter with a clinch but Costacurta shakes him off and moves away.
Costacurta blocks a jab.
Gniewek tries to clinch there but Costacurta circles away.
Costacurta misses with a hook to the body
letting Gniewek counter with a right hand.
Gniewek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Costacurta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Costacurta.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek defending well as Costacurta loads up on a big left hand.
Costacurta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Costacurta.
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to counter by closing the distance.
Costacurta throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costacurta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Costacurta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a shot from downtown. Gniewek moves away and avoids it.
Gniewek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costacurta was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek.
Nice shot by Costacurta.
Costacurta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gniewek momentarily.
Gniewek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Costacurta is looking to chop away at Gniewek's legs.
Gniewek misses with a kick to the body.
Costacurta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gniewek lands a nice looking kick to the body. Costacurta takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheers as Costacurta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gniewek doesn't seem phased though.
Costacurta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gniewek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Costacurta finds it's way round the side to connect with Gniewek's head.
Gniewek throws a hook to the side of Costacurta's head but Costacurta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Costacurta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Costacurta.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Costacurta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gniewek moves away.
Gniewek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Costacurta throws a hook but Gniewek avoids it easily.
Costacurta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Costacurta misses with a right hand
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Costacurta tenderised Gniewek's leg. Gniewek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gniewek with a nice cross.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costacurta misses with a hook
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gniewek takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Costacurta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gniewek clobbers Costacurta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta misses with a wild body shot.
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costacurta throws out the jab.
Gniewek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Costacurta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosinante Costacurta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek throws a jab when Costacurta was well out of range.
Costacurta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gniewek misses with a straight left.
Costacurta misses with a lunging right hand
and Gniewek counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek lands with a straight right. Costacurta didn't see that one coming.
Costacurta swats away the attempt to clinch by Gniewek.
Costacurta feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Costacurta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gniewek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costacurta.
An inside leg kick from Costacurta misses.
Gniewek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosinante Costacurta 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.
Costacurta cracks the inside of Gniewek's front leg.
Costacurta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Costacurta settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Gniewek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Costacurta is looking to chop away at Gniewek's legs.
Costacurta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta misses with a leg kick
and Gniewek counters by moving into the clinch.
Gniewek is looking to control Costacurta's arms but Costacurta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gniewek has his back to the cage.
Costacurta wants to get back to striking at distance but Gniewek won't allow it.
Costacurta misses with a punch on the inside.
Costacurta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Costacurta lands a left hand.
Costacurta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Costacurta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gniewek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosinante Costacurta is winning the standup battle so far.
Costacurta just misses with a punch to the body.
Gniewek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costacurta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to work over Costacurta's front leg with a kick but Costacurta checks it.
Costacurta slips a straight right by Gniewek.
Gniewek's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gniewek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gniewek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costacurta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costacurta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gniewek scores with a hook.
You can see that Gniewek has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Costacurta throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Costacurta.
Gniewek throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Costacurta throws a lazy uppercut
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costacurta misses with a looping left.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Costacurta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gniewek can do to turn this around?
Gniewek slips a straight right by Costacurta.
Costacurta tried to score with a low kick but Gniewek checks it.
Costacurta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costacurta.
Gniewek avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gniewek.
Gniewek slips a jab from Costacurta.
A nice side step and Gniewek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gniewek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Gniewek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Costacurta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Costacurta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gniewek throws a hook but Costacurta avoids it easily.
A big left from Costacurta misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gniewek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costacurta misses the jab.
Gniewek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gniewek throws a hook but Costacurta avoids it easily.
Costacurta tries a low kick but Gniewek avoids it.
Costacurta is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Gniewek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gniewek misses with a low kick as Costacurta jumps back.
Costacurta scores with a nice right hand.
Gniewek lands with a straight right. Costacurta didn't see that one coming.
Gniewek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costacurta lands with a good body shot.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Costacurta.
A combination from Gniewek does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Costacurta misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Costacurta scores with a jab.
Gniewek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costacurta was well out of range. Poor timing from Gniewek.
Gniewek moves out of range as Costacurta strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gniewek misses with a low kick.
Costacurta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Costacurta thows a body kick. Gniewek tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gniewek staying out of range there.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costacurta to score with a decent uppercut.
Costacurta throws a leg kick which misses Gniewek's front leg but catches the back leg as Gniewek tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosinante Costacurta dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Costacurta misses with a kick to the body.
Gniewek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Costacurta.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Costacurta.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costacurta.
Costacurta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gniewek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Costacurta blocks it.
Costacurta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gniewek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costacurta lands a jab to Gniewek's midsection.
Gniewek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for Costacurta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
Costacurta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gniewek counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Costacurta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costacurta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costacurta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gniewek walks into a left hand.
Costacurta feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Costacurta half committed to a counter leg kick.
Costacurta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but Gniewek ducks down to avoid it.
Costacurta lands a body shot.
Gniewek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costacurta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gniewek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta with a hook.
Rosinante Costacurta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Costacurta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Costacurta.
Costacurta digs a good body shot into Gniewek's ribs.
Gniewek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Costacurta slips under a jab.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Costacurta.
Costacurta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gniewek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costacurta to score with a decent uppercut.
Gniewek looks to land a left hand but Costacurta moved out of range nicely.
Gniewek looks to land a right hand but Costacurta moved out of range.
Costacurta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Costacurta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Gniewek misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Costacurta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Costacurta is having none of it.
Gniewek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Costacurta counters with a stiff right hand.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Costacurta throws a leg kick which misses Gniewek's front leg but catches the back leg as Gniewek tries to avoid it.
Gniewek takes the fight into the clinch.
Costacurta manages to break the clinch.
Gniewek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costacurta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Costacurta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Costacurta settles back down.
A nice side step and Gniewek releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek looks to clinch
and Costacurta counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Costacurta.
Gniewek darts in trying to clinch
and Costacurta counters with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costacurta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta jabs Gniewek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gniewek throws a looping overhand right but Costacurta ducks down to avoid it.
Gniewek tries to clinch there but Costacurta circles away.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Costacurta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gniewek.
Costacurta thumps Gniewek with a low kick.
Costacurta slips under a jab from Gniewek.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosinante Costacurta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Costacurta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosinante Costacurta!
Rosinante Costacurta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 846 p4p, 96 weight class) and Mario Curran (ranked 680 p4p, 80 weight class). Dall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beast. Bastyn Dall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Curran!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curran takes one to the chin there.
Curran jabs Dall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Curran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curran connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dall lands with a nice body kick.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Curran ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall lands a jab to the nose.
Dall scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Curran as he checks the leg kick.
Jab from Dall.
Dall scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Curran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall lunges at Curran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Curran's hand.
Curran misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Curran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curran lands a jab to Dall's midsection.
Dall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curran in his tracks.
Curran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Curran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dall looking for a guillotine here but Curran defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall has his hands on Curran's head, controlling the position.
Curran trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curran slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Curran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dall has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Curran has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Curran grinds an elbow into Dall's temple.
Dall tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Dall is desperately trying to improve his position but Curran has a good base and remains in mount.
Dall tries to lock up and control but Curran gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dall bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Curran is pulling down on Dall's head to control his posture.
Dall 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Curran blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall ducks right into an uppercut from Curran.
Curran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dall misses with a body shot
and Curran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Dall checks a leg kick.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curran throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall works Curran's body with a nice hook.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Curran.
Curran ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall pushes Curran away with a front kick.
Dall has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall scores with a punch to the head.
Dall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Curran is out of range and Dall settles back down.
Curran throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall feinted with a counter takedown.
Dall loads up on a big right hand but Curran slips the punch.
Curran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Curran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Curran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Curran is looking to score with low kicks.
Curran punishes Dall's body with a nice straight punch.
Curran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Curran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bastyn Dall is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall blocks a jab.
Dall feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Curran. Beautiful body shot.
Dall misses with a hook. Curran ducked under it nicely.
Dall thuds his right hand into Curran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curran manages to avoid it.
Dall throws a jab when Curran was well out of range.
Curran moves away from the strike by Dall.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Mario Curran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Curran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dall takes a swing at Curran's ribcage but misses.
Dall lands a jab to Curran's midsection.
Curran throws a leg kick but Dall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Curran lands a leg kick that knocks Dall off balance momentarily.
Dall scores with a nice right hand.
Dall misses with a hook
and Curran counters with a body kick that stops Dall in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall slaps away a takedown attempt from Curran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Curran throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall checks the leg kick.
Dall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Curran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall throws a right hand that misses
and Curran counters with an inside leg kick.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall checks a low kick from Curran.
Dall connects with a looping right hand.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Curran's head but Curran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Curran is looking to score with low kicks.
Curran tries to score with a low kick but Dall moves his leg out of the way.
Dall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a right hand
letting Curran counter with a right hand.
Curran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Dall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran avoids the body shot from Dall.
The fighters circling - Curran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dall throws a head kick that misses
and Curran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curran throws a head kick that misses.
Curran avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dall is looking to slow Curran down with leg kicks.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dall throws a quick inside leg kick.
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 Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Curran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curran misses with a straight left.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Curran's shoulder, as Curran tries to avoid the shot.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Curran finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall swings widly with a right hand
and Curran counters with a good low kick that Dall was not able to check.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dall checks the leg kick.
A cross from Curran lands.
Dall misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Curran moved out of range nicely.
Curran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
Curran throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall thuds his right hand into Curran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curran.
Dall moves out of range of the leg kick from Curran.
Dall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bastyn Dall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Curran has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Curran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick from Curran is predictable there
and Dall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Curran keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Curran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dall's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Curran defends well.
Mario Curran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Curran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Curran working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
Curran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Curran trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Bastyn Dall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dall working a defensive guard but Curran passes into half guard.
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.
Curran wants to work for an arm triangle but Dall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dall trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Curran manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall wants to hold on but Curran pushes him away.
Dall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall reaches up to try and control the position but Curran seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Dall rolls and tries to escape and now Curran has his back!
Dall takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Curran.
I think Dall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastyn Dall!
Bastyn Dall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 1076 p4p, 145 weight class) and Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 357 p4p, 56 weight class). Northrop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alive And Kicking. Naranbaatar has chosen Batzorig Vaanchig as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
Northrop misses the shot to the body.
Northrop misses the shot to the body.
Northrop tries to clinch there but Naranbaatar circles away.
Northrop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Naranbaatar has time to react.
Northrop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Northrop checks a leg kick nicely.
Northrop cracks Naranbaatar with an open hand slap.
Northrop throws a combination. Naranbaatar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Northrop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naranbaatar circles away quickly and effectively.
Naranbaatar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Northrop misses with an uppercut. Naranbaatar saw that one coming.
Northrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naranbaatar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naranbaatar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Northrop throws a series of punches but Naranbaatar avoids them all with ease.
Naranbaatar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Naranbaatar slips under a jab from Northrop.
Northrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Naranbaatar.
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!
Northrop takes one on the button.
Northrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop throws a combination that misses
and Naranbaatar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Northrop's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Northrop.
Northrop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Northrop swings for the body but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Naranbaatar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naranbaatar dips to his left and cracks Northrop with an uppercut!
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northrop has a takedown stuffed.
Naranbaatar jabs Northrop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Naranbaatar scores with a nice strike.
Naranbaatar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Northrop swings for the body but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Northrop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Naranbaatar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Northrop blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Northrop is trying to work for a kimura but Naranbaatar is defending well.
Naranbaatar wants to improve his position but Northrop is controlling well.
Northrop is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Naranbaatar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Naranbaatar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Naranbaatar tries to kick Northrop off but Northrop keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Naranbaatar wants to control but Northrop is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Naranbaatar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naranbaatar managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Northrop.
Naranbaatar looking to control.
Naranbaatar is pulling down on Northrop's head. It's preventing any offense from Northrop, at least for the moment.
Naranbaatar working for a triangle but Northrop defends it easily.
Northrop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Naranbaatar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naranbaatar is trying to keep Northrop in close.
Northrop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naranbaatar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Northrop scoring with some ground and pound.
Naranbaatar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naranbaatar controls Northrop momentarily but Northrop frees himself.
Northrop is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Naranbaatar has momentary wrist control but Northrop slips an elbow through the middle.
Our spies down at at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic inform us that Naranbaatar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Naranbaatar working for a triangle but Northrop defends it easily.
Northrop trying to control but Naranbaatar is working from the bottom.
Naranbaatar looking to control.
Northrop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Naranbaatar keeping moving, preventing Northrop from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Naranbaatar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naranbaatar slips a jab and a cross from Northrop.
It seemed like Naranbaatar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Naranbaatar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Northrop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Naranbaatar to score with a decent uppercut.
Naranbaatar misses with an uppercut.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Naranbaatar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Naranbaatar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Northrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Naranbaatar misses with a kick to the body.
Northrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Northrop cracks Naranbaatar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Northrop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naranbaatar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop works the jab nicely.
Northrop throws a head kick but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Northrop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Naranbaatar to the mat! Naranbaatar manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naranbaatar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Northrop wants to control from the top but Naranbaatar keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Naranbaatar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naranbaatar is pulling down on Northrop's head. It's preventing any offense from Northrop, at least for the moment.
Northrop throws a big elbow that misses.
Naranbaatar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Northrop manages to get himself to full guard.
Naranbaatar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Northrop has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Naranbaatar has managed to get both his arms back between Northrop's legs - danger averted.
Northrop keeping moving, preventing Naranbaatar from controlling successfully.
Northrop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naranbaatar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naranbaatar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Northrop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Naranbaatar defends well.
Northrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naranbaatar can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Naranbaatar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naranbaatar trying to control the position from guard on top but Northrop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naranbaatar stays in close to Northrop's body and controls the position.
Northrop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Naranbaatar wants to pass the guard but Northrop is keeping the position.
Northrop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Naranbaatar is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop keeping moving, preventing Naranbaatar from controlling successfully.
Northrop isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Naranbaatar stacks Northrop on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Naranbaatar!
Northrop gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Naranbaatar is looking for a kimura but Northrop is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Naranbaatar to get the leverage.
Naranbaatar is trying to work for a kimura but Northrop is defending well.
Northrop is defending against the submission attempts here by Naranbaatar.
Northrop is in trouble now - Naranbaatar has advanced to mount!
Russell Northrop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Naranbaatar controlling his opponent.
Naranbaatar swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Northrop is now in Naranbaatar's guard. A big mistake from Naranbaatar there, giving up the dominant position!
Naranbaatar is looking for a triangle but Northrop pushes his legs off easily.
Northrop trying to control the position from guard on top but Naranbaatar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naranbaatar trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naranbaatar looking for a sweep. Not yet Naranbaatar, not yet.
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 Russell Northrop will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Northrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Naranbaatar tried to score with a low kick but Northrop checks it.
Northrop tries to clinch up but Naranbaatar circles away and keeps his distance.
Northrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Northrop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good standup being displayed there by Northrop as he connects with a hook.
Russell Northrop is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Northrop.
Northrop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Northrop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Naranbaatar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Northrop won't allow Naranbaatar to sweep him here.
Naranbaatar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Northrop defends well.
Northrop trying to control the position from guard on top but Naranbaatar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Naranbaatar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Northrop is looking to pass into half guard but Naranbaatar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Naranbaatar is in guard.
Northrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naranbaatar wants to control from the top but Northrop keeps moving.
Naranbaatar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Northrop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Naranbaatar defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Naranbaatar stacks Northrop on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Naranbaatar!
Tarkhan Naranbaatar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naranbaatar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Northrop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Northrop tries to buck Naranbaatar off but Naranbaatar is having none of it.
Naranbaatar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Northrop keeps working.
Naranbaatar tries for a kimura but Northrop is defending well.
Northrop manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is nestled in close to Naranbaatar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Naranbaatar wants to get back to his feet.
Naranbaatar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Northrop is working away from the top position though.
Northrop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naranbaatar keeps working.
Northrop is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Naranbaatar is looking to improve his position.
Naranbaatar is looking to control Northrop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Naranbaatar avoid being mounted?
Naranbaatar tries to get to full guard but Northrop has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Naranbaatar trying to control from the bottom.
Naranbaatar wants to improve his position but Northrop is controlling well.
Northrop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Naranbaatar tries to roll over but Northrop keeps him under control.
Northrop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Naranbaatar is refusing to be controlled, as Northrop sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Northrop is really struggling to control Naranbaatar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Naranbaatar missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Northrop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Northrop 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Satan (ranked 572 p4p, 27 weight class) and Robbie Luatua (ranked 441 p4p, 17 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucifer Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Luatua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Satan does no damage.
Luatua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satan.
Luatua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Satan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luatua throws out the jab.
Satan throws a big counter combination but Luatua scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Satan throws a shot to the body.
Satan dips to his left and cracks Luatua with an uppercut!
Luatua is looking to clinch but Satan is avoiding it.
Satan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Satan scores with a decent looking hook.
Satan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luatua.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Satan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Satan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luatua was well out of range. Poor timing from Satan.
Satan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luatua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Lucifer Satan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luatua swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luatua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Satan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luatua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luatua misses the shot to the body.
Satan lands a jab to Luatua's midsection.
Satan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luatua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Satan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luatua counters with a nice body kick.
Luatua blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Luatua.
Satan scores with a body shot.
Satan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luatua finds it's way round the side to connect with Satan's head.
Satan cracks the inside of Luatua's front leg.
Satan lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Satan finds it's way through Luatua's defenses.
Satan tries to work over Luatua's front leg with a kick but Luatua checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luatua throws a body kick that misses.
Satan misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Luatua.
Satan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luatua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Satan does no damage.
Satan throws a body shot but no joy.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
Satan moves out of range of the leg kick from Luatua.
Satan throws out a loose jab but Luatua uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Satan does no damage.
Satan throws a body kick that misses.
Luatua doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Satan throws a hook to the side of Luatua's head but Luatua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Satan throws a jab but it's blocked by Luatua.
Luatua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Satan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luatua misses with a body kick.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Luatua is just out of range.
Satan slips under a jab.
Jab by Satan.
Satan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Satan lands a nice hook to Luatua's body. Luatua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luatua looks to land a combination but Satan avoids it well.
It looked like Satan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luatua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Satan.
Luatua misses with an uppercut. Satan saw that one coming.
Luatua throws a jab when Satan was well out of range.
Satan throws a sloppy head kick and Luatua moves out of range easily.
Luatua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Satan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Satan blocks a jab.
Luatua gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Satan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan blocks an uppercut.
Luatua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Luatua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Satan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satan manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luatua.
Luatua with a hook.
Luatua tries to land a body kick
letting Satan counter with a right hand.
Satan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luatua.
Luatua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luatua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luatua throws a leg kick
and Satan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luatua.
Satan lands with a shot to the body.
Satan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luatua throws a fast counter high kick but Satan manages to duck under it in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luatua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Satan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucifer Satan's cut.
That's time! Satan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Satan.
Luatua throws a jab but it's blocked by Satan.
Satan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Luatua.
Satan throws an overhand right that lands on Luatua's shoulder, as Luatua tries to avoid the shot.
Satan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luatua. That one must have hurt.
Luatua lands with a straight right. Satan didn't see that one coming.
Satan tries to land a leg kick but Luatua saw it coming and moves away.
Luatua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Satan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Satan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luatua moves away.
Luatua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good shot there by Luatua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satan ducks under a wild hook from Luatua.
Satan looks to land a left hand but Luatua moved out of range nicely.
Luatua has closed the distance and engaged Satan in a clinch.
Luatua lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Luatua blocks a body shot from Satan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luatua backwards.
Satan scores with a shot to the side of Luatua's head.
Luatua tries a body shot but Satan blocks it.
Satan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Satan throws a head punch that misses.
Satan misses with the head strike.
Luatua throws a head punch that misses.
Satan tries to work over Luatua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satan.
A shot in the inside from Satan.
A hook to the body from Luatua.
Luatua scores with a hook to the body.
Luatua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Satan gets through Luatua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luatua blocking some punches.
Satan blocks a body shot from Luatua.
Satan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut there from Luatua.
Satan throws a lazy right hand but Luatua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luatua! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luatua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Satan really felt that one!
Left hook, right uppercut from Satan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Satan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Satan throws a leg kick which misses Luatua's front leg but catches the back leg as Luatua tries to avoid it.
Lucifer Satan is winning the standup battle so far.
Luatua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satan throws out the jab.
Luatua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satan manages to avoid it.
Satan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luatua looks to land a right hand but Satan moved out of range.
Satan tries to move into range but Luatua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luatua throws out a loose jab but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luatua throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Satan to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Satan misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luatua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luatua misses with a body kick.
Luatua misses with a body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luatua jabs Satan right on the nose. Satan blinks but takes it well.
Satan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luatua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luatua tests Satan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luatua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Satan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luatua.
Satan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Satan ducks into an uppercut from Luatua and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Luatua!
An out of breath Robbie Luatua 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Larusso (ranked 155 p4p, 21 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 303 p4p, 39 weight class). Larusso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Glory of love. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larusso to the mat! Larusso manages to get full guard.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Collins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Collins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Larusso working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Collins landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larusso keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larusso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
Larusso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collins.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Collins postures up in Larusso's guard and throws a big left but Larusso blocks it.
Collins cracks Larusso with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Larusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collins wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Collins working some strikes from top position.
Collins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Larusso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Larusso!
Collins looking for a guillotine here but Larusso defends easily.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins has his foot on Larusso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Larusso works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins is looking to cinch up a triangle. Larusso throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Collins's body to avoid the submission. Collins has instead reached around Larusso's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Collins arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Misha Collins!
Misha Collins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Manuel (ranked 242 p4p, 28 weight class) and Hiroshi Ekaku (ranked 409 p4p, 48 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manuel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manuel throws a push kick but Ekaku slaps the foot to one side.
Ekaku misses with a body shot.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekaku looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuel misses the target.
Manuel gets a clinch.
Manuel jumps guard.
Manuel has an active guard here but Ekaku has managed to pass into half guard.
Ekaku is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manuel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ekaku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Manuel looking for submissions off his back.
Manuel is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ekaku is tapping! Great win for Manuel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Peter Manuel!
Our winner, Peter Manuel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dragović (ranked 396 p4p, 17 weight class) and Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 276 p4p, 8 weight class). Dragović comes into the arena with Immortal Technique - Mark Of The Beast feat. Akir & Beast 1333 blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Dragović!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragović.
A little feinted left hand from Dragović on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dragović throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaitsev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaitsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaitsev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragović.
Dragović getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragović.
Zaitsev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragović can pounce on him.
Dragović lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dragović takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dragović misses with a right hand
and Zaitsev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaitsev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dragović throws a chopping leg kick but Zaitsev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dragović scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragović bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaitsev's head backwards.
Dragović swings for the body but Zaitsev moves out of range.
Dragović lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Dragović misses.
Zaitsev tries a quick counter leg kick but Dragović is wise to it.
Dragović tests Zaitsev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragović throws a nice looking combination but Zaitsev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaitsev flicks out a counter leg kick but Dragović steps away.
Zaitsev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev misses with a wild combination.
Dragović looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zaitsev misses with a wild body shot.
Dragović scores with a nice head shot.
Dragović is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zaitsev misses with a low kick as Dragović jumps back.
Dragović fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragović blocks a jab.
It looks like Dragović has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Zaitsev moves out of range of the body kick.
Dragović misses with a low kick.
Zaitsev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dragović really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaitsev.
Dragović throwing a counter right hand but Zaitsev manages to avoid it.
Dragović throws a leg kick which misses Zaitsev's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaitsev tries to avoid it.
Zaitsev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragović thumps Zaitsev with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaitsev.
Dragović tries to land a body kick
and Zaitsev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaitsev throws a body punch but Dragović moves out of range.
Dragović misses with a straight right.
Zaitsev misses with a low kick.
Zaitsev rushes Dragović and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dragović as the two fighters clinch.
Zaitsev looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Dragović.
Dragović letting Zaitsev take a breather here.
Zaitsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaitsev lands a nice uppercut.
Zaitsev trying to stall but Dragović improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragović.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragović.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragović has a couple of punches blocked by Zaitsev.
Zaitsev blocks a body shot from Dragović.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragović makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dragović throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragović tries to work over Zaitsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaitsev swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragović uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragović works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaitsev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragović working aggressively here.
Zaitsev wants to stall.
Dragović blocking some punches.
Dragović digs a right hand into Zaitsev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaitsev's gas tank.
Zaitsev looks winded!
Zaitsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaitsev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dragović seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zaitsev can turn it around.
Zaitsev is trying to maintain a safe position but Dragović gets an underhook and turns Zaitsev into the cage.
Zaitsev trying to control the position but instead, Dragović has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zaitsev into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragović scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaitsev looking to stall.
Zaitsev blocks a body shot from Dragović.
Zaitsev takes a shot to the head.
Dragović misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragović manages to break the clinch.
Zaitsev throws the left hand but Dragović avoids the punch easily.
Dragović avoids the body shot from Zaitsev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaitsev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragović can pounce on him.
Dragović dips to his left and cracks Zaitsev with an uppercut!
Zaitsev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dragović lands with a cross.
Dragović cracks Zaitsev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaitsev throws a lazy uppercut
and Dragović makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dragović dominated that round.
That's time! Dragović's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Zaitsev. Beautiful body shot.
Zaitsev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dragović takes a swing at Zaitsev's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Zaitsev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dragović is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dragović throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Zaitsev does no damage.
Zaitsev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dragović drops Zaitsev with a straight right hand, right on the button! Dragović follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Dragović!
A very excited looking Aleksandar Dragović made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 27 p4p, 4 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 100 p4p, 18 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by KING of the FALL. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Warror chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Warror throws a leg kick but Diggs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diggs throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
Diggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warror has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warror ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Warror has time to react.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Warror looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
Warror throws a right hand that misses
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Warror throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a big counter combination but Warror scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Warror's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warror scrambles back to his feet.
Diggs throws a leg kick which misses Warror's front leg but catches the back leg as Warror tries to avoid it.
Warror takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Warror throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs misses with a looping left.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
Diggs misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Diggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diggs. Warror shrugs it off though.
Diggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Warror follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Warror swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Warror jabs at Diggs's body.
Orlando Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warror defending well as Diggs loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a nice uppercut.
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
Warror misses with a hook.
Diggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warror misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Warror manages to avoid it.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. Warror looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Diggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body
and Warror cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warror checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs lands a nice hook to Warror's body. Warror takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warror moves away from the strike by Diggs.
Warror follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Diggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Warror was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warror tries to bum rush Diggs with a series of wild strikes but Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warror's hands.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Diggs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Diggs moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Warror. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warror.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs jabs at Warror's body.
Diggs lands a really nice looking cross but Warror seems unphased.
Diggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warror's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Diggs.
A shot to the body from Warror misses
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warror misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
A good leg kick by Diggs.
Warror with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Diggs does it's job there.
Warror lands with a good body shot.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warror rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Diggs.
Diggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diggs clobbers Warror with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warror misses with a head kick.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diggs!
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warror misses with a hook. Diggs ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggs.
Warror cracks Diggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diggs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Warror blocks the body kick.
Warror throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Warror's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Warror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Warror throws a leg kick
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Diggs finds it's way through Warror's defenses.
Diggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diggs scores with a spinning back kick!
Diggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Warror moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.
Warror throws a wild body kick that Diggs sees coming a mile off.
Diggs throws a leg kick but Warror sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Diggs.
Warror connects with a leg kick. Diggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Warror avoids it.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Diggs cracks the inside of Warror's front leg.
Warror scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs blocks the body kick.
Warror throws a right and a left that Diggs avoids nicely.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs thumps Warror with a low kick.
Warror tries to work over Diggs's front leg with a kick but Diggs checks it.
It looked like Diggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Warror might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diggs has got the better of the exchanges.
Diggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warror misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick.
Diggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warror is able to avoid easily.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Jab by Diggs.
Warror lands a glancing blow to the side of Diggs's head.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warror.
It looked like Diggs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Warror.
Sloppy strikes from Diggs. Those never looked like landing.
Diggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diggs missing with a left hand there. Warror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diggs throws a big shot that misses.
Warror let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warror uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Warror throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Warror wants to slow Diggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs lands a body shot.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs closes the distance and clinches.
Warror misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diggs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggs.
Diggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diggs tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warror tries to work over Diggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warror.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Diggs as the two fighters clinch.
Warror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggs misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Diggs.
Diggs tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Diggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diggs prevents a body shot from Warror.
Diggs tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warror can do to turn this around?
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Warror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggs scores with a shot to the side of Warror's head.
Warror misses with a body punch.
Warror lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggs is leaning against Warror and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Warror can't find room to land a body shot as Diggs controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warror.
Warror lands with a light punch inside.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warror.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror blocking some punches.
Warror misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warror misses with some punches.
Warror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warror tries a body shot but Diggs blocks it.
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Diggs.
Orlando Diggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Warror fails to land.
Warror blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Diggs avoids it.
Warror misses with a looping left.
Diggs throws a leg kick
and Warror counters with a nice body kick.
Diggs throws a leg kick which misses Warror's front leg but catches the back leg as Warror tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Warror.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Diggs misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Warror throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror dips to his left and cracks Diggs with an uppercut!
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warror thows a leg kick but Diggs checks it
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Warror fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror misses with a left hand
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Warror walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Diggs wants to slow Warror down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diggs swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diggs.
Diggs tries a low kick but Warror avoids it.
Diggs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Warror slips a jab from Diggs.
Diggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Warror circles away.
Diggs misses with an uppercut
and Warror counters with a thumping low kick.
Diggs tries to score with a low kick but Warror moves his leg out of the way.
Diggs digs a good hook to Warror's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warror. That's going to slow Diggs down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs throws out a leg kick but Warror moves out of range and Diggs only half commits.
Warror throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warror throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Diggs.
Warror moves out of range as Diggs throws a body kick.
Diggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diggs misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Warror releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Diggs avoids it.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warror thuds his shin into the meat of Diggs's side.
Diggs sizes up Warror with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Warror blocks the low kick.
Warror is looking for the big counter here.
Warror slips under a jab from Diggs.
Nice straight punches there by Warror. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warror.
Warror fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diggs on the side of the head.
Warror throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a jab to the nose.
Diggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warror is able to avoid easily.
Warror connects with a crisp jab.
Warror tries to land a body kick
and Diggs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Warror really felt that one!
Diggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Warror throws a head kick that misses.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Diggs misses with a hook. Warror ducked under it nicely.
Warror misses with a body shot
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Warror.
Diggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warror's elbow.
Diggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
Warror has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Warror back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Diggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Diggs.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Warror.
Diggs working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Diggs.
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diggs's elbow.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Diggs is leaning against Warror and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diggs blocking some punches.
A short right from Warror on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs clearly takes that round.
That's time! Diggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diggs avoids a kick to the body.
Warror pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warror tries a low kick but Diggs avoids it.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warror.
Diggs is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warror.
Diggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Warror throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warror throws a sloppy body shot
and Diggs counters with a left to the body.
Diggs throws a leg kick
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs 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.
Diggs checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.
Diggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warror fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Diggs thuds his shin into the meat of Warror's side.
Warror scores with a sloppy right hand. Diggs should have avoided that one.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Diggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warror.
Warror throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Diggs digs a good hook to Warror's body.
Diggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Warror checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warror moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diggs feints and then cracks Warror's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warror down.
A punch lands to the side of Warror 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Warror swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Warror.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warror tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Warror blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
Diggs tries to land a front kick but Warror steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Diggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggs blocks a leg kick.
Warror jabs at Diggs's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warror has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warror pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Warror counters with a body kick.
Warror gets tackled into the cage by Diggs. Diggs maintains the clinch.
Diggs gets through Warror's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Diggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warror creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warror has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diggs.
Warror misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
Warror misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Diggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warror backwards.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Warror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warror throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warror.
Warror lands with a left to the head.
Diggs tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Warror working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Warror darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Warror. Warror circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Warror scores with a nice right hand.
Warror throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diggs looks to land a combination but Warror avoids it well.
Diggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Warror moves away from the strike by Diggs.
Warror looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Diggs wants to slow Warror down by chopping away at his legs.
Diggs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
Diggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body. Warror takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggs cracks a nice hook into Warror's ribs.
Diggs thows a leg kick but Warror checks it
and Warror counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warror throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs scores with a jab to the head.
Warror moves out of range of the leg kick from Diggs.
Warror lands a nice hook to Diggs's body. Diggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Warror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Diggs.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warror scores with a push kick.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Paul Warror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses the jab.
Diggs thumps Warror with a low kick.
Warror connects with a solid leg kick.
Diggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggs checks a leg kick nicely.
Warror walks into a stiff left hand from Diggs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diggs.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Warror is predictable there
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Warror misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Diggs blocks the leg kick.
Warror takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warrors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warror is looking to chop away at Diggs's legs.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body. Warror takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warror takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Warror is looking to chop away at Diggs's legs.
Diggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A clash of legs there as Diggs blocks the low kick.
A jab from Diggs does it's job there.
Diggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs dodges the punch combination from Warror.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Warror turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warror throws a lazy body kick
and Diggs counters with a good, hard body kick but Warror shrugs it off.
Diggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Diggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Warror tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Diggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diggs.
Diggs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warror.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diggs, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Warror coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs retains his welterweight title!
Orlando Diggs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 13 p4p, 2 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 125 p4p, 19 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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217 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard ducks under a wild hook from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Lillard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lillard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakoullis - the referee stops the clock and Lillard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakoullis. Lillard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lillard misses with a low kick.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
Lillard instigates a clinch.
Kakoullis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Kakoullis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kakoullis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakoullis misses the jab.
Lillard throws a big counter head kick but Kakoullis avoids it with no problem.
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lillard misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Kakoullis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lillard.
Lillard delivers a nice body kick.
Lillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakoullis.
Lillard misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a hook.
Lillard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lillard misses with a wild body shot.
Lillard misses with a looping left.
Lillard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lillard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kakoullis to score with a decent uppercut.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lillard throws a body kick that misses.
Lillard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kakoullis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a lunging right hand
and Lillard counters with a leg kick.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lillard's hands.
Lillard throws a leg kick which misses Kakoullis's front leg but catches the back leg as Kakoullis tries to avoid it.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Kakoullis.
Lillard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Lillard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kakoullis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Lillard moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lillard blocks the low kick.
Lillard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kakoullis is able to avoid easily.
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lillard.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lillard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kakoullis has time to react.
Lillard misses with a body kick.
Lillard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kakoullis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kakoullis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis feints and then cracks Lillard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lillard down.
Lillard lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Lillard as he checks the leg kick.
Lillard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis misses with a straight right.
Kakoullis lands a body shot.
Lillard throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
Lillard blocks a head kick by Kakoullis.
Lillard lands with a good body shot.
Lillard lands a leg kick that knocks Kakoullis off balance momentarily.
Lillard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kakoullis on the side of the head.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lillard is just out of range.
Lillard moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
Lillard lands with a kick to the temple. Kakoullis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Kakoullis misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a leg kick.
Lillard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kakoullis in his tracks.
Kakoullis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lillard looks to land a body kick but Kakoullis moved away.
Kakoullis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard throws a low kick, looking for Kakoullis's leg but Kakoullis calmly moves out of range.
Kakoullis wants to slow Lillard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lillard tries to move into range but Kakoullis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
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.
Lillard throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lillard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kakoullis. Kakoullis obviously looking to wear him down.
Kakoullis scores with a nice body kick.
Kakoullis throws a looping overhand right but Lillard ducks down to avoid it.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lillard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kakoullis throws out a loose jab but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakoullis lands a really nice looking cross but Lillard seems unphased.
Lillard misses with a kick to the body.
Lillard misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lillard throws a right hand that misses
and Lillard 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.
Lillard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kakoullis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kakoullis blocks a head kick by Lillard.
Kakoullis catches Lillard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kakoullis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lillard throws a leg kick but Kakoullis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Kakoullis counters with a quick kick to the body but Lillard blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard throws a shot to the body.
Lillard lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kakoullis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lillard moves out of range of the body kick.
Kakoullis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lillard avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Despite the aggression on Lillard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kakoullis takes one on the button.
Kakoullis thumps Lillard with a low kick.
Lillard wants to slow Kakoullis down by chopping away at his legs.
Kakoullis throws a push kick but Lillard slaps the foot to one side.
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis moves forwards but Lillard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lillard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kakoullis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lillard throws a jab when Kakoullis was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lillard.
Kakoullis throws a jab when Lillard was well out of range.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lillard's hands.
Lillard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kakoullis lands a body shot.
Lillard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kakoullis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kakoullis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
Lillard tries to score with a low kick but Kakoullis moves his leg out of the way.
Lillard throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Lillard motions for Kakoullis to come forward. Lillard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard checks a low kick from Kakoullis.
A head kick misses from Lillard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis checks the leg kick.
Kakoullis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lillard throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Lillard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Lillard.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Kakoullis with a nice cross.
Kakoullis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lillard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakoullis misses with a looping right.
Lillard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Lillard responds with a good body kick, but Kakoullis manages to step out the way in time.
A head kick by Kakoullis misses
and Lillard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kakoullis thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lillard is just out of range.
Kakoullis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lillard throws out the jab.
Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kakoullis misses with a two punch combination.
Lillard takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Lillard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kakoullis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lillard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lillard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kakoullis doesn't seem bothered though.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard throws out a leg kick but Kakoullis moves out of range and Lillard only half commits.
Kakoullis throws a lazy body kick
and Lillard counters with a slapping leg kick.
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 Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kakoullis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick.
Lillard scores with a head kick.
Kakoullis checks a low kick from Lillard.
Kakoullis connects with the punch.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Lillard scores with a jab to the body.
Kakoullis blocks a head kick by Lillard.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lillard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Lillard lands with a good body shot.
Kakoullis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lillard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lillard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lillard looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
Lillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lillard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lillard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kakoullis.
Lillard misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kakoullis checks a leg kick.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lillard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lillards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lillard takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lillard's head backwards.
Lillard takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis misses with the body kick
and Lillard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kakoullis finds it's way round the side to connect with Lillard's head.
Kakoullis lands with a nice body kick.
Lillard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kakoullis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lillard.
Lillard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Lillard.
Kakoullis misses with the combination.
Lillard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from Kakoullis misses
and Lillard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Kakoullis misses the target.
Kakoullis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lillard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lillard misses with a head kick.
Lillard misses with a straight left.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Kakoullis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lillard. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lillard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lillard misses with a double jab
and Kakoullis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lillard lands with a nice body kick.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Lillard.
The crowd cheers as Kakoullis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lillard doesn't seem phased though.
Kakoullis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lillard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kakoullis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lillard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lillard throws the kick towards the body but Kakoullis avoids it.
Kakoullis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Lillard looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis scoring well with a low kick there.
Kakoullis works Lillard's body with a nice hook.
Kakoullis tests Lillard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kakoullis throws a jab when Lillard was well out of range.
And Lillard responds with a good body kick, but Kakoullis manages to step out the way in time.
Lillard throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lillard misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis lands with a nice body punch.
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis lands a head shot.
Lillard throws a low kick but Kakoullis avoids it.
That kick from Kakoullis tenderised Lillard's leg. Lillard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lillard pushes Kakoullis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakoullis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
That's time! Kakoullis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lillard throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
Kakoullis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lillard's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lillard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis clobbers Lillard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lillard is rocked!
Kakoullis lands with a shot to the body.
Lillard is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lillard gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kakoullis gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lillard is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Sotiris Kakoullis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class) and Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 112 p4p, 4 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Frankels's choice of entrance music: Dawn....Summer Solstice... . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rocket Bob Frankels was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice takes a swing at Frankels's ribcage but misses.
Frankels 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frankels. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Slice tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Frankels misses the target.
Slice misses with a shot to the body
and Frankels counters with a good low kick that Slice was not able to check.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frankels 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 Slice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Slice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slice misses with a hook. Frankels ducked under it nicely.
Frankels misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Slice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frankels throws a sloppy head kick
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Slice throws a hook but Frankels avoids it easily.
A combination from Frankels does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice throws an off balance right hand
and Frankels counters with a left to the body.
Slice misses with a hook. Frankels ducked under it nicely.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Frankels is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Frankels.
Slice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frankels can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a chopping leg kick but Frankels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slice misses with a kick to the body.
Frankels lands with an uppercut that bounces Slice off the cage and back into range.
Frankels throws an overhand right that lands on Slice's shoulder, as Slice tries to avoid the shot.
Slice throws a hook but Frankels avoids it easily.
Slice walks into a jab.
Frankels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frankels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slice loads up on a big right hand but Frankels slips the punch.
Slice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Frankels throws a leg kick but Slice moved away.
Frankels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frankels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frankels lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frankels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slice.
Frankels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice tried to counter with a leg kick but Frankels avoided it.
A slow jab from Slice misses its intended target.
Slice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frankels tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Slice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frankels.
A telegraphed right hand from Frankels misses the target.
Frankels shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frankels.
Slice needs to keep his hands up - Frankels had a free shot at his head there.
Frankels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankels misses the shot to the body.
Slice loads up on a big right hand but Frankels slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Frankels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Frankels ducks down to avoid it.
Slice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frankels.
Good leg kick by Frankels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frankels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frankels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frankels. Frankels obviously looking to wear him down.
Slice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frankels.
Frankels throws an off balance right hand
and Slice counters with a right hand to the body.
Frankels avoids a kick to the body.
Frankels takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
Slice scores with a nice strike.
Slice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frankels misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a left hand
and Frankels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frankels.
Slice throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Frankels to counter with a crisp jab.
Frankels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slice on the side of the head.
Slice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slice looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frankels moves out of range of the body kick from Slice.
Frankels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slice tests Frankels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Frankels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frankels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slice takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice is looking to score with low kicks.
Slice thows a leg kick but Frankels checks it
and Frankels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frankels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Frankels connects with a nice looking jab.
Slice keeps Frankels at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slice.
Frankels checks the leg kick.
Frankels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slice.
Rocket Bob Frankels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frankels throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slice slips under a jab.
Frankels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Frankels follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels misses with a hook.
Frankels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frankels throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Slice misses the target.
Frankels throws the kick towards the body but Slice avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws out a loose jab but Frankels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slice.
Frankels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frankels scrambles back to his feet.
Frankels ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Frankels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slice throws a leg kick but Frankels checks it.
Slice throws an off balance right hand
and Frankels counters with an inside leg kick.
Slice lands with a nice body punch.
Frankels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Frankels throws out a counter right but Slice avoids it with no problem.
Frankels wants to clinch
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
Slice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slice throws a right hand that misses
and Frankels counters with an inside leg kick.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
Frankels throws a shot from downtown. Slice moves away and avoids it.
Slice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Frankels's shoulder, as Frankels tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frankels, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankels slips a straight right by Slice.
Frankels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Frankels throws an overhand right that lands on Slice's shoulder, as Slice tries to avoid the shot.
Frankels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frankels connects with a solid leg kick.
Frankels is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Slice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Frankels just manages to avoid it.
Frankels scores with a hook to the body. Slice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slice needs to keep his hands up - Frankels had a free shot at his head there.
Slice feints and then cracks Frankels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frankels down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Slice might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Frankels scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Slice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frankels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frankels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frankels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frankels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frankels thuds his shin into the meat of Slice's side.
Frankels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slice is out of range and Frankels settles back down.
Frankels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frankels throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Frankels.
Good leg kick by Slice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slice throws a shot from downtown. Frankels moves away and avoids it.
Frankels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Frankels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Frankels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slice doesn't seem phased though.
Slice's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Slice connects with an inside leg kick.
Frankels throws a wild body kick that Slice sees coming a mile off.
Frankels clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Frankels.
Frankels goes for a takedown attempt but Slice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slice.
Frankels throws a hook to the side of Slice's head but Slice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frankels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slice checks it well.
Slice tried to counter with a leg kick but Frankels avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frankels counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Frankels misses
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Rocket Bob Frankels's cut even more.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frankels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Frankels.
Frankels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
Slice misses with a hook. Frankels ducked under it nicely.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frankels throws the left hand but Slice avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice blocks the body kick.
Slice tried to counter with a leg kick but Frankels avoided it.
Frankels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frankels just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Frankels.
Frankels checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slice takes a step back to recover.
Frankels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frankels misses with a hook
and Frankels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frankels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slice's head.
Frankels throws a solid leg kick but Slice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Frankels.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frankels was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Slice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Frankels.
Frankels lands with a right hand.
Frankels lands a leg kick that knocks Slice off balance momentarily.
Slice misses the jab.
Frankels tries to work over Slice's front leg with a kick but Slice checks it.
Frankels lands a jab to the head.
Slice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slice with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frankels tests Slice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slice throws a body punch but Frankels moves out of range.
Frankels steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Slice.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frankels.
Frankels scores with a nice head shot.
Slice keeps the fight on the outside.
Frankels lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frankels.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frankels explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frankels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slice takes a step back to recover.
Frankels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels blocks a leg kick.
Frankels lands with a shot to the body.
Frankels misses with the body kick
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frankels.
Slice throws a lazy uppercut
and Frankels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Frankels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Frankels.
Frankels lands with a shot to the body.
Frankels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frankels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Slice throws a body punch but Frankels moves out of range.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frankels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frankels.
Frankels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frankels counters with a straight right hand.
Frankels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slice feints and then cracks Frankels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frankels down.
Frankels cracks Slice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slice throws a shot from downtown. Frankels moves away and avoids it.
Slice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Frankels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frankels.
Slice jabs Frankels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Slice misses.
Frankels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Frankels appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frankels.
Slice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slice misses with a body punch
and Frankels counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good work by Frankels as he checks the leg kick.
Frankels throws a wild body kick that Slice sees coming a mile off.
Frankels misses with a looping right.
Slice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Frankels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frankels sends Slice crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Frankels is motioning to the referee to let Slice up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Slice is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankels rushes Slice and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Slice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slice tries to work over Frankels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frankels lands a body punch.
Slice seems to have got his legs back now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Frankels.
Frankels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frankels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slices head.
Slice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Frankels tries to work over Slice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frankels.
A head punch on the inside from Frankels fails to land.
Slice misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Slice's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Slice.
Frankels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Frankels.
Slice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frankels backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Slice fails to land.
Frankels misses with a punch on the inside.
Frankels lands a left hand.
Frankels scores with a shot to the side of Slice's head.
Slice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice blocks a body shot from Frankels.
Frankels tries to work over Slice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frankels blocks a jab.
Frankels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slice. That did some damage!
Frankels misses with a kick to the body.
Frankels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frankels scoring well with a low kick there.
Frankels looks to land a left hand but Slice moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slice.
Slice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slice motions for Frankels to come forward. Slice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frankels scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frankels lands with a slapping head kick.
Slice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frankels throws a hook but Slice avoids it easily.
Frankels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slice.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Frankels.
Frankels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frankels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frankels misses with a looping left.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Frankels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Slice avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Frankels.
Frankels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frankels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slice throws a hook but Frankels blocks it.
Slice scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Frankels.
Frankels cracks a nice hook into Slice's ribs.
Frankels scores with a spinning back kick!
A shot to the liver by Frankels. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Frankels.
Frankels misses with a straight right.
It looked like Slice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Frankels lunges at Slice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slice's hand.
Slice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frankels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slice.
Frankels misses with a hook.
Frankels cracks Slice with a good jab.
Frankels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frankels on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Slice misses.
Frankels replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Slice blocks it well.
Slice cracks Frankels with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Slice keeps Frankels at a distance using the push kick.
Frankels lands a jab to the nose.
Frankels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Frankels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Frankels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frankels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Slice throws a sloppy body shot
and Frankels counters with a nice uppercut.
Slice misses the jab.
Frankels digs a good hook to Slice's body.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
A little jabbing left from Frankels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frankels lands a jab.
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frankels manages to avoid it.
Frankels cracks Slice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frankels throws a head kick but Slice moves out of range.
Frankels looks to land a body kick but Slice moved away.
Frankels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slice checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Frankels lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels tries to land a front kick but Slice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Slice cracks Frankels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Frankels.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
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!
Good work by Slice as he checks the leg kick.
Frankels misses with a looping left.
Slice feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Slice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frankels counters with a body kick.
Frankels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frankels.
Frankels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Slice finds it's target.
Frankels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frankels feints and then cracks Slice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slice down.
Slice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Frankels. That snapped Slice's head back.
Slice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slice throws a shot from downtown. Frankels moves away and avoids it.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Frankels throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slice crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Frankels - the referee stops the clock and Slice gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Frankels. Slice manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frankels's sensitive parts.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frankels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Frankels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frankels lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frankels tests Slice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frankels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frankels.
Slice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slice misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Slice finds it's target.
A solid body kick from Frankels.
Slice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frankels is able to avoid easily.
Slice blocks the body kick.
Frankels looks for the body kick but Slice saw that one coming.
Slice was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocket Bob Frankels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Frankels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocket Bob Frankels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frankels has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocket Bob Frankels!
Rocket Bob Frankels is the new super heavyweight champion!
Rocket Bob Frankels decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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