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DUEL#165 Lafayette vs Denke PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 1584 p4p, 204 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 2539 p4p, 299 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman scores with a sloppy right hand. Haack should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haack. That's going to slow Coleman down.
Haack misses with a hook.
Haack throws a head kick that misses
and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Haack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haack keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coleman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Haack wants to stand but Coleman is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Haack keeps moving.
Haack is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Coleman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coleman. That did some damage!
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coleman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haack quickly recovers to half guard.
Coleman prevents Haack from standing back up.
Coleman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haack is just riding it out for now. Coleman eventually gives up the hold.
Haack is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Coleman misses the jab.
Haack misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Coleman throws a right hand that misses
and Haack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haack lands a nice hook to Coleman's body. Coleman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Haack looks to land a body kick but Coleman moved away.
Haack cracks the inside of Coleman's front leg.
Haack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coleman misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coleman shoots in but Haack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haack appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coleman works the jab nicely.
Haack connects with an inside leg kick.
Haack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coleman checks it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
Haack struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Coleman gets through Haack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haack is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Haack.
Haack stalling in the clinch but Coleman improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
Coleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haack takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haack misses with a punch on the inside.
Coleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coleman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman can't find room to land a body shot as Haack controls the action.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Haack is blocking nicely.
A short right from Haack on the inside.
Haack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haack misses with some punches.
Haack is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Black Coleman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coleman wants to clinch
and Haack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haack looks to throw the jab but Coleman is out of range.
Coleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haack connects with a leg kick. Coleman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Haack.
Coleman misses with a straight left.
Haack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coleman in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haack momentarily.
Coleman blocks a low kick nicely.
Coleman misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack misses with a kick to the body.
Haack tried to score with a low kick but Coleman checks it.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack scores with a shot to the body.
Haack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coleman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haack wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Black Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Coleman.
Coleman working away.
Haack is looking for a sweep.
Haack on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack dodges the ground and pound from Coleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Haack keeps Coleman at a distance using the push kick.
Coleman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Coleman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haack doesn't seem phased though.
Coleman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haack lands with an overhand left.
Haack misses with a straight right.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haack sprawls well. Haack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Haack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
Coleman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Black Coleman has been cut.
Haack throws a looping overhand right but Coleman ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a straight right.
Haack throws a low kick but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman clinches.
Haack misses with a body punch.
Coleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haack blocking some punches.
Haack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haack blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman struggles to land a body shot inside as Haack controls his hands.
Haack misses with some punches.
Haack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haack manages to break the clinch.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coleman feints and as Haack raises his hands in defense, Coleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haack is pulling down on Coleman's head to control his posture.
Coleman stops Haack from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Haack blocks nicely.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Haack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haack defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Coleman's cut.
That's time! Haack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Coleman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Haack's guard.
Haack wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman won't allow Haack to sweep him here.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman distracts Haack with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coleman won't allow Haack to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haack has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
Coleman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haack throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
I was talking to Haack's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Coleman misses with a knee strike.
Coleman misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Haack breaks from the clinch.
Haack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
Haack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack throws a leg kick but Coleman checks it.
Haack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haack lands with a kick to the temple. Coleman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Haack thumps Coleman with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Haack.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Haack pushes him off.
Haack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coleman is out of range.
Coleman darts in looking for a takedown but Haack gets double underhooks and turns Coleman into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Coleman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haack has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Coleman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Coleman has a couple of punches blocked by Haack.
Haack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack gets caught flat footed, as Coleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haack wriggles free and stands up.
Haack keeps the fight on the outside.
Haack leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick from Haack misses.
Haack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coleman avoids a kick to the body.
Haack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coleman throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Coleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coleman scrambles back to his feet.
Coleman cracks Haack with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andre Haack is winning the standup battle so far.
Coleman tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws an off balance right hand
and Haack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haack pinned against the cage. Haack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andre Haack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Coleman.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Haack pushes him off.
Haack throws a push kick but Coleman slaps the foot to one side.
Coleman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Haack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haack pushes Coleman away with a front kick.
Haack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haack throws a leg kick
and Coleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Haack tried to score with a low kick but Coleman checks it.
Coleman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haack 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
An out of breath Andre Haack 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Argat Khan (ranked 1343 p4p, 169 weight class) and Mario Jones (ranked 957 p4p, 132 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Quando Quando Quando kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Jones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones slips a straight right by Khan.
Jones slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khan.
Khan with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Khan throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
Jones moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Khan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan blocks a body shot from Jones.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Jones.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Khan.
Khan is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones prevents a body shot from Khan.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Khan.
Jones is rocked!
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Khan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan lands a big right hand that drops Jones! The killer instinct kicks in and Khan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Argat Khan!
Argat Khan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 474 p4p, 74 weight class) and El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 1006 p4p, 138 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Damballah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damballah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damballah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strunz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Strunz is looking to score with low kicks.
Damballah throws a body shot but no joy.
Strunz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damballah tries to clinch there but Strunz circles away.
The crowd cheers as Strunz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damballah doesn't seem phased though.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damballah shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strunz is trying to defend but Damballah finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Damballah is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Strunz wants to get back to full guard.
Damballah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damballah seems to be looking for submissions.
Damballah prevents Strunz from improving his position.
Damballah working over Strunz with some ground and pound. Strunz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Strunz wants to get back to full guard.
Strunz gets back to full guard.
Strunz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strunz has momentary wrist control but Damballah slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strunz is on top in guard.
Damballah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strunz defends well.
Damballah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damballah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strunz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Damballah is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Strunz has his hands clasped together but Damballah extends and breaks Strunz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Damballah.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 265 p4p, 42 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 967 p4p, 133 weight class). Reilly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Frank Reilly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Reilly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reilly lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Reilly's leg. Reilly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been told by Reilly's head coaches at LOD:Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murphy sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Reilly throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Reilly lands the left hand.
Murphy misses with a low kick as Reilly jumps back.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly 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.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Reilly's knee but Reilly avoids it well.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Reilly didn't see that one coming.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Reilly misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Reilly throws a nice head kick!
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!
Reilly tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Murphy presses Reilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Reilly.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reilly swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reilly with a body shot.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Reilly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy motions for Reilly to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Reilly's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reilly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Reilly throws a quick counter head kick but Murphy was just out of range.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Reilly throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reilly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reilly's sensitive parts.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Reilly has closed the distance and engaged Murphy in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly lands a body punch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands a shot to the body.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tobias Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reilly working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Reilly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Reilly won't allow it.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Reilly 's knee.
Reilly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reilly misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reilly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Frank Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reilly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Reilly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donk. Reilly catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Murphy cracks the inside of Reilly's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Reilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy cracks Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
A left lands for Murphy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy cracks Reilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reilly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Reilly moved away.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reilly is rocked!
Reilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp right that sends Reilly to the canvas! Murphy follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Murphy!
Tobias Murphy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 532 p4p, 20 weight class) and Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 608 p4p, 22 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
138 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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38
145 lbs
34 - 19 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pearson. That's going to slow Schulmann down.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schulmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Schulmann's head.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Schulmann fails with a takedown attempt.
Schulmann shoots in for a double leg but Pearson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Schulmann.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson works Schulmann's body with a nice hook.
Schulmann thumps Pearson with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Pearson slams his shin into Schulmann's torso.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearson scores with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schulmann crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Schulmann gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Schulmann manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Schulmann counters with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schulmann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pearson circles away.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yaniv Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson throws a front kick that sends Schulmann stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson scores with a kick to the body.
Schulmann 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.
Schulmann clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson tries a body shot but Schulmann blocks it.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Schulmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Schulmann controls the action.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Schulmann 's eye.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Schulmann.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Schulmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Schulmann breaks the clinch.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schulmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson swings for the body but Schulmann moves out of range.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Schulmann.
Pearson lands a jab to the head.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson throws a shot to the body.
Pearson rushes Schulmann and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson managing to block the knees to the body from Schulmann.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Schulmann controls his hands.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schulmann backwards.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schulmann jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Schulmann around his waist. Schulmann gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schulmann slows down the pace here.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Schulmann blocking some punches.
Pearson tries a body shot but Schulmann blocks it.
Pearson working Schulmann over with knees to the body.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Schulmann.
Schulmann dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schulmann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schulmann managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Schulmann.
Pearson works on Schulmann's body with a couple of short punches.
Schulmann stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Pearson presses Schulmann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Schulmann looks winded!
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson tries to work over Schulmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Schulmann wants a takedown.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schulmann is rocked!
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Schulmann is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson cracks Schulmann with a nice body shot.
Schulmann seems to have recovered his senses.
Schulmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schulmann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson lands an overhand right.
Schulmann throws a low kick, looking for Pearson's leg but Pearson calmly moves out of range.
Schulmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulmann can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson slips under a jab.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schulmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson is looking to counter the offense by Schulmann and move into the clinch.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Pearson throws a front kick that sends Schulmann stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann drives through with a takedown into 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!
Schulmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Pearson is retaining full guard.
Pearson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schulmann.
Pearson pushes Schulmann off and scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Pearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson jabs Schulmann right on the nose. Schulmann blinks but takes it well.
Pearson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schulmann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Pearson.
Schulmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schulmann is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
Pearson lands a glancing blow to the side of Schulmann's head.
Good shot there by Pearson.
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!
Pearson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schulmann has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
Schulmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Schulmann tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Schulmann manages to avoid the attempt.
Pearson scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Schulmann pushes him off.
Schulmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schulmann misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann misses with an uppercut.
Pearson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Schulmann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
Pearson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pearson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pearson lands a high kick!
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson staying out of range there.
It looked like Pearson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson scores with a jab. Schulmann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schulmann instigates a clinch.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson dips a shoulder and cracks Schulmann with a mighty uppercut! Schulmann falls back against the cage and Pearson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Schulmann is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pearson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 235 p4p, 38 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 1121 p4p, 171 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laiho's choice of entrance music: Cold Sweat/ Thin Lizzy. Cleon Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
209 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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34
225 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Laiho.
Laiho lands an overhand right.
Laiho avoids the body shot from Wright.
We've been told by Wright's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Laiho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laiho throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Laiho throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laiho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wright avoids it really well and circles away.
Laiho misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Wright misses.
Laiho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laiho slips a straight right by Wright.
Laiho changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laiho has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laiho.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Laiho.
Crunch! Wright slams his shin into Laiho's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho connects with a jab.
Laiho has managed to clinch.
Laiho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Laiho keeps him there for the moment.
Laiho blocking some punches.
Laiho manages to break the clinch.
Laiho moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Laiho lands with an overhand left.
Wright thuds a left hand into Laiho's body.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laiho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laiho moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Laiho is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleon Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laiho misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Laiho as he connects with a hook.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Laiho's ribs.
Wright misses with a hook.
Laiho clinches up against the cage.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laiho scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Laiho down.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright looks for the body kick but Laiho saw that one coming.
Laiho drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laiho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Laiho moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laiho finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Laiho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laiho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Laiho tries to clinch up.
Laiho is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wright's half guard.
Laiho slows the pace down in half guard.
Laiho seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wright.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright has momentary wrist control but Laiho slips an elbow through the middle.
Laiho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laiho wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Laiho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laiho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laiho trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Laiho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexi Laiho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laiho.
Wright misses with a low kick as Laiho jumps back.
Laiho is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Laiho moves away and avoids it.
Laiho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wright back to the cage. Laiho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Laiho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Laiho throws an elbow but Wright slips to the side and avoids it well.
Laiho landing a few strikes.
Laiho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wright tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Laiho.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laiho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wright is trying to improve his position.
Laiho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laiho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Laiho working the ground and pound from side control.
Wright is looking to regain half guard here but Laiho keeps moving and retains side control.
Laiho trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
Laiho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laiho creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho throws an elbow but Wright slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wright wants to control but Laiho postures up.
Laiho misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Laiho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Laiho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Laiho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Laiho connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wright some visible discomfort.
Laiho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright parries the strikes from Laiho easily there. Laiho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wright to escape.
Laiho working away.
Laiho working the ground and pound but Wright is defending the strikes.
Wright taking a bit of punishment here - Laiho scoring with strikes.
Wright can't do much from the bottom here.
Laiho landing a few strikes.
Wright is trying to control Laiho's posture but Laiho avoids it.
Wright tries to buck Laiho off but Laiho is having none of it.
Laiho in side control, throwing shots but Wright defends.
Wright takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho working the head with strikes.
Laiho lands some shots froms side control.
Laiho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Laiho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Laiho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Laiho tries to score with some ground and pound. Wright controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Laiho working away.
Laiho laying and praying for a moment but Wright takes advantage and regains half guard.
Alexi Laiho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laiho moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laiho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wright has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Laiho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laiho rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Laiho tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright takes a swing at Laiho's ribcage but misses.
Laiho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laiho with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright swings for the body but Laiho moves out of range.
Laiho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laiho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Laiho tries to counter with a clinch but Wright shakes him off and moves away.
Laiho sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laiho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laiho feints a jab promting Wright to slip. Laiho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laiho looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright lands a head shot.
Laiho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laiho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wright as he avoids it easily.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laiho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wright!
Wright parries the strikes from Laiho easily there. Laiho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wright to escape.
Laiho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wright is avoiding damage well.
Laiho working away.
Wright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laiho is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laiho working the ground and pound but Wright is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Laiho's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Laiho is pressing down on Wright's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wright is holding on for now.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Laiho drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Laiho as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Wright screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Laiho! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alexi Laiho!
After the big win, Alexi Laiho made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 651 p4p, 84 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 137 p4p, 21 weight class). Ashton comes to the cage accompanied by Zombie Nation. Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ashton looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
Ashton misses with a takedown attempt - Shankoli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shankoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shankoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been told by Ashton's head coaches at Fit-Out that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ashton tries a head kick but it misses.
Ashton blocks the body kick.
Shankoli misses with a two punch combination.
Shankoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Shankoli takes one to the chin there.
Shankoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Shankoli moves away and avoids it.
Shankoli throws a body punch but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton cracks Shankoli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ashton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shankoli momentarily.
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!
Shankoli misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli misses with a kick to the body.
Ashton misses with a left hand
and Shankoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Ashton is just out of range.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shankoli misses with a hook. Ashton ducked under it nicely.
Ashton avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Shankoli misses.
Ashton shoots in and gets a takedown into Shankoli's guard.
Shankoli is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ashton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
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!
Ashton goes for a takedown attempt but Shankoli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ashton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shankoli's hands.
Ashton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shankoli quickly recovers to half guard.
Shankoli manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ashton keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Shankoli breaks from the clinch.
Ashton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ashton showed some decent athleticism there.
Ashton is keen to just control but Shankoli is a slippery customer.
Shankoli trying to control but Ashton postures up.
Shankoli is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ashton is staying active.
Ashton wants to control but Shankoli is keeping him busy.
Ashton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shankoli defends it well.
Ashton wants to pass the guard but Shankoli is defending well.
Ashton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shankoli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ashton.
Shankoli is looking for a sweep. Ashton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shankoli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ashton.
Shankoli moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shankoli wants to stand but Ashton is controlling the position.
Shankoli is pulling down on Ashton's head. It's preventing any offense from Ashton, at least for the moment.
Ashton trying to control but Shankoli is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shankoli is adopting a defensive guard.
Ashton wants to control from the top but Shankoli keeps moving.
Shankoli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shankoli keeping moving, preventing Ashton from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ashton lands a right hook to the body.
Shankoli punishes Ashton's body with a nice straight punch.
Ashton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ashton throws an overhand right that lands on Shankoli's shoulder, as Shankoli tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shankoli! But no joy.
Ashton throws the left hand but Shankoli avoids the punch easily.
Ashton cracks Shankoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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 Eric Ashton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ashton works Shankoli's body with a nice hook.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton throws a leg kick which misses Shankoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Shankoli tries to avoid it.
Ashton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
Ashton misses with an uppercut.
Ashton throws a shot to the body.
Ashton lands an overhand right.
Ashton slips a jab and a cross from Shankoli.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shankoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashton thuds his shin into the meat of Shankoli's side.
Shankoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton gets a takedown into half guard.
Shankoli manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jab, jab by Ashton - just one landing.
Ashton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shankolis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ashton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shankoli but Shankoli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ashton. That's going to slow Shankoli down.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ashton throws a hook to the side of Shankoli's head but Shankoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shankoli defending well as Ashton loads up on a big left hand.
Ashton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ashton misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton connects with a nice looking jab.
Shankoli tries a head kick but it misses.
Ashton attempts a counter takedown but Shankoli avoids it well and moves away.
Ashton lands a nice shot to the body.
Ashton slips a jab from Shankoli.
Shankoli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ashton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shankoli.
Shankoli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ashton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shankoli's head backwards.
Shankoli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ashton attempts a counter takedown but Shankoli avoids it well and moves away.
Shankoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Ashton throws out a loose jab but Shankoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shankoli.
It looks like Eric Ashton has been cut.
Shankoli misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shankoli was covering up waiting for the punch and Ashton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shankoli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ashton trying to control but Shankoli is working from the bottom.
Shankoli managing to control the position.
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashton tries to free his leg and advance position but Shankoli is retaining full guard.
Shankoli keeping moving, preventing Ashton from controlling successfully.
Shankoli manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton shoots in looking for a takedown but Shankoli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ashton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ashton looks to throw the jab but Shankoli is out of range.
Shankoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shankoli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ashton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shankoli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ashton, as that shot connected.
Ashton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shankoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashton.
Shankoli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ashton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shankoli is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ashton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Shankoli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shankoli gets through Ashton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ashton blocks an uppercut.
Shankoli lands a nice uppercut.
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 Eric Ashton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Ashton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shankoli ducks under a wild hook from Ashton.
Ashton blocks a head kick by Shankoli.
Shankoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Ashton.
Ashton tries to counter with a takedown but Shankoli is quick to defend against it.
Ashton scores with a shot to the body.
Ashton lands a lovely overhand right.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ashton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Shankoli is predictable there
and Ashton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shankoli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shankoli pulls Ashton in close to prevent any damage.
Shankoli keeping full guard, as Ashton tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli has Ashton pulled in close to control his posture.
Ashton wants to control from the top but Shankoli keeps moving.
Shankoli is trying to control the position but Ashton postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shankoli keeping moving, preventing Ashton from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ashton staying out of range there.
Ashton tries to counter with a takedown but Shankoli is quick to defend against it.
Ashton misses with a shot to the body
and Shankoli counters with a one-two to the body.
Ashton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shankoli's head.
Ashton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shankoli at a distance.
Ashton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shankoli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ashton throws out a powerful jab.
Ravi Shankoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shankoli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shankoli tries to bum rush Ashton with a series of wild strikes but Ashton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eric Ashton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shankoli throws a leg kick
and Ashton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ashton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shankoli is trying to keep Ashton in close.
Shankoli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ashton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli wants to get back to his feet but Ashton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ashton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shankoli seems keen to control Ashton's posture.
Shankoli keeping full guard, as Ashton tries to pass.
Ashton prevents Shankoli from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ashton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eric Ashton is winning the standup battle so far.
Ashton throws a body shot but no joy.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Ashton avoids it with no problem.
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.
Ashton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shankoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Ashton.
Ashton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ashton is leaning against Shankoli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ashton wants a takedown.
Ashton struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
Shankoli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shankoli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ashton misses with a punch to the body.
Shankoli lands with a left to the head.
Shankoli scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shankoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Ashton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ashton, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Ashton!
A very excited looking Eric Ashton 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.
Ravi Shankoli was interviewed post fight and said 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Barrera (ranked 202 p4p, 33 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 347 p4p, 56 weight class). Arjuna is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Om. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
Arjuna throws a counter combo.
Arjuna has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barrera misses the shot to the body.
Arjuna lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arjuna on the side of the head.
Barrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arjuna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjuna moves away.
Arjuna throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera misses with a left hand
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arjuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barrera missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Arjuna misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera cracks a nice hook into Arjuna's ribs.
Barrera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrera lands a really nice looking cross but Arjuna seems unphased.
Barrera jabs at Arjuna's body.
A jab from Barrera misses.
Barrera misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Barrera misses
and Arjuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mario Barrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjuna moves away.
Arjuna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Barrera looks to land a right hand but Arjuna moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Barrera. Those never looked like landing.
Barrera scores with a three punch combo!
Arjuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera misses with a right hand
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Barrera misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrera. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjuna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrera scores with a hook to the body. Arjuna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arjuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
Barrera scores with a hook to the body. Arjuna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barrera with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arjuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera stuns Arjuna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arjuna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrera.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrera throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera 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.
A swing and a miss from Barrera.
Barrera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Arjuna is just out of range.
A nice side step and Arjuna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barrera jabs Arjuna right on the nose. Arjuna blinks but takes it well.
Barrera throws a hook but Arjuna blocks it.
Arjuna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barrera throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera dips to his left and cracks Arjuna with an uppercut!
Barrera with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrera throws a looping overhand right but Arjuna ducks down to avoid it.
Arjuna unleashes a big counter combination but Barrera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arjuna avoids a kick to the body.
Barrera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arjuna counters with a good low kick that Barrera was not able to check.
Barrera misses the shot to the body.
Barrera connects with a body shot that sends Arjuna's belly button to the back.
Barrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Arjuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand.
Barrera tests Arjuna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna unleashes a big counter combination but Barrera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barrera connects with a single shot there.
Barrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arjuna.
Barrera looks to land a left hand but Arjuna moved out of range nicely.
As Barrera backs off Arjuna throws a huge counter combo but Barrera manages to avoid it all.
Barrera connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera dips to his left and cracks Arjuna with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna slips under a jab.
Barrera misses with a shot to the body
and Arjuna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjuna moves away.
Arjuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arjuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barrera throws a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barrera swings widly with a right hand
and Arjuna counters with a solid body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arjuna might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barrera has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera scores with a shot to the body.
Arjuna 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.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera lands a lovely overhand right.
Barrera misses with a two punch combination.
Barrera throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arjuna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arjuna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barrera throws a head kick that misses
enabling Arjuna to counter with a crisp jab.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
Arjuna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arjuna comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Barrera stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Arjuna is on him like rabid pit bull! Barrera slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
A victorious Rama Arjuna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Halo (ranked 125 p4p, 21 weight class) and The Sigit (ranked 159 p4p, 28 weight class). Sigit has chosen Gie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sigit shoots for a takedown but Halo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sigit scores with a takedown into Halo's guard.
Halo trying to control the position here.
Sigit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sigit defends it easily.
Halo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sigit is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit stands up over Halo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sigit is in close to Halo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Halo has his hands on Sigit's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo has his foot on Sigit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sigit works his way back into a safe position though.
Sigit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sigit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sigit with a nice head shot there.
Halo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sigit looking to sit in guard and control but Halo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sigit has his foot on Halo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halo works his way back into a safe position though.
Sigit keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Sigit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Halo wants to control from the top but Sigit keeps moving.
Sigit wants to sweep but no luck.
Sigit keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
Sigit can't keep his opponent in guard - Halo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sigit gets back to full guard.
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo advances to half guard.
Sigit actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Halo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sigit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halo wants to pass to mount but Sigit is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sigit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sigit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
Halo wants to work for an arm triangle but Sigit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Halo in particular looking to stall.
Halo trying to advance position but Sigit counters by regaining guard.
Sigit throws his legs up looking for a submission but Halo uses it to pass to side control.
Halo advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo prevents Sigit from getting the reversal.
Halo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sigit is looking to escape.
Sigit regains half guard.
Halo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sigit defends it well.
Sigit looking for submissions off his back.
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 Arthur Halo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sigit fails to land the takedown.
Halo tries to land a leg kick but Sigit saw it coming and moves away.
Sigit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halo swivels and escapes.
Halo feints and then cracks Sigit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sigit down.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
so Sigit counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Halo working a defensive guard here.
Sigit is pushing down on Halo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Halo is fighting to maintain full guard but Sigit has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit works his way into side control.
Sigit throws a strike aimed at the side of Halo's head but Halo avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit advances to full mount.
Sigit unloading with bombs!
Sigit trying to control but Halo is having none of it.
Halo tries to hold on but Sigit pushes him away.
Halo tries to reverse the position but Sigit maintains control.
Sigit cracks Halo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Halo is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Damage Inc., so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Halo tries to hold on but Sigit pushes him away.
Halo working to try and regain half guard.
Sigit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Halo hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit raining down shots from the mount!
Halo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sigit tries to control but Halo wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Halo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sigit has control of Halo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Halo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Halo tries to hold on but Sigit pushes him away.
Sigit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sigit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Halo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Halo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to hold on but Sigit postures up.
Sigit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Halo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sigit landing strikes from the mount and Halo is in trouble!
Halo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sigit landing shots from mount.
Halo is rocked!
Sigit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sigit connects with a bit shot that sees Halo covering up! More strikes from Sigit and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sigit is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Sigit!
The Sigit looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thx y'all ..fvck you biro !!. Dont strip my belt.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Lafayette (ranked 45 p4p, 9 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 290 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke scores with a nice strike.
Lafayette slips a jab and a cross from Denke.
A quick step to the side and Lafayette tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Lafayette swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Denke.
Lafayette throws a right hand that Denke ducks under and follows up with a left that Denke also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Denke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lafayette definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Denke misses with a few strikes there.
Denke lands with a shot to the body.
Lafayette fails to land the takedown.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Lafayette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette delivers a nice body kick.
Lafayette avoids the head kick by Denke.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
Lafayette wants to slow Denke down by chopping away at his legs.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
Denke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lafayette checks a low kick from Denke.
A little feinted left hand from Lafayette on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Denke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lafayette circles away quickly and effectively.
Denke throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Denke cracks the inside of Lafayette's front leg.
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Denke.
Lafayette feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Denke 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.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafayette.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Denke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denke scores with a push kick.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette throwing a counter right hand but Denke manages to avoid it.
That kick from Lafayette tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denke throws a series of strikes that have Lafayette backpedaling.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Lafayette checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lafayette jabs Denke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denke checks a low kick from Lafayette.
Denke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denke gets a clinch.
Denke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lafayette breaks from the clinch.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
Denke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lafayette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denke tries to bum rush Lafayette with a series of wild strikes but Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lafayette throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke throws a counter combo.
Denke just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karl Denke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Denke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette lands a leg kick that knocks Denke off balance momentarily.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Denke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Denke avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a hook but Denke blocks it.
Denke wants to counter the offense by Lafayette and move into the clinch position.
Lafayette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Denke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lafayette is looking to wear down Denke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette lands a leg kick that knocks Denke off balance momentarily.
Lafayette's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Denke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lafayette scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Lafayette - just one landing.
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 Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke'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.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Denke moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Denke tries a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette is wise to it.
A big left from Denke misses.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafayette.
Denke moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lafayette is out of range and Denke settles back down.
Vicente Lafayette is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Denke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denke lands a right hook to the body.
Denke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Denke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lafayette scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denke steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Denke! But no joy.
Denke throws a right hand that Lafayette ducks under and follows up with a left that Lafayette also avoids with ease.
Denke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lafayette.
A shot to the liver by Denke. Beautiful body shot.
Denke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Lafayette's head but Lafayette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut
and Denke counters with a one-two to the body.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denke.
Lafayette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Denke unleashes a big counter combination but Lafayette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Denke moves out of range of the leg kick from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
As Lafayette backs off Denke throws a huge counter combo but Lafayette manages to avoid it all.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Denke's head backwards.
Denke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lafayette catches Denke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and Lafayette counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lafayette scores with the left hand. Denke knows he should have avoided that one.
Denke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lafayette.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lafayette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Nice body punch from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with the combination.
Denke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four 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!
Danga de danga de dang - Lafayette scores with a four punch combination!
Denke is rocked!
That has opened up Karl Denke's cut even more.
Lafayette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lafayette lands a glancing blow to the side of Denke's head.
Denke is still on wobbly legs! Can Lafayette finish him?
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke blocks the body kick.
Denke seems to have recovered his senses.
Denke just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lafayette, right into the meat.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Lafayette lands a leg kick that knocks Denke off balance momentarily.
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Lafayette dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Denke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lafayette blocks it well.
Lafayette misses with a body shot
and Denke counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denke.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Denke counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Denke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lafayette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lafayette is looking to land body kicks.
Denke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Denke wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Lafayette moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDenke.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Denke.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lafayette moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lafayette takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lafayette has his takedown stuffed
and Denke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lafayette has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Denke finds it's way round the side to connect with Lafayette's head.
Denke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a series of punches but Denke avoids them all with ease.
Karl Denke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Lafayette lands.
Lafayette tests Denke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denke throws a wild body kick that Lafayette sees coming a mile off.
Denke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Denke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Denke as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lafayette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denke.
Denke looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lafayette throws a shot to the body.
Lafayette fails with the takedown.
Denke lands with a nice combination. Lafayette backs away looking to recover.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lafayette scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lafayette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Lafayette's head but Lafayette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denke lands with a cross.
Lafayette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Denke is looking to clinch.
Denke fails to land with a series of punches.
Lafayette appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Denke tries to clinch up but Lafayette circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafayette swings widly with a right hand
and Denke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with an uppercut
and Denke counters with a nice uppercut.
Denke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke throws a right and a left that Lafayette avoids nicely.
Lafayette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafayette throws out the jab.
Denke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lafayette can pounce on him.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denke's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke unleashes a big counter combination but Lafayette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lafayette sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lafayette rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lafayette.
Lafayette misses with a body shot
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vicente Lafayette did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lafayette is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Denke.
Lafayette with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Lafayette misses with a double jab.
Denke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Denke jabs Lafayette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lafayette.
Denke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Denke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a jab when Denke was well out of range.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Denke's front leg but catches the back leg as Denke tries to avoid it.
Lafayette looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Denke does no damage.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Denke avoids the punch easily.
Denke looks for the body kick but Lafayette saw that one coming.
Lafayette misses the body punch
and Denke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lafayette's knee momentarily.
Denke slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Denke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Denke tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denke tries to clinch but Lafayette is having none of it.
Lafayette changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette misses with a low kick as Denke jumps back.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette swings for the body but Denke moves out of range.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and Denke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Denke avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
A big left from Lafayette misses.
Denke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lafayette tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Denke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafayette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lafayette looks for a takedown but Denke sprawls well.
Denke lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denke moves away from the strike by Lafayette.
Denke tries a quick counter leg kick but Lafayette is wise to it.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Denke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lafayette.
Denke ducks right into an uppercut from Lafayette.
Denke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Denke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lafayette swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Denke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with a two punch combination.
Denke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafayette looks to land a right hand but Denke moved out of range.
You can see that Denke has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Denke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lafayette is able to avoid easily.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Denke moved out of range nicely.
Denke swinging wildly here.
Lafayette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lafayette throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lafayette connects with a body shot that sends Denke's belly button to the back.
Denke is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lafayette. That's going to slow Denke down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Karl Denke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Denke misses with a double jab
and Lafayette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Denke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lafayette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Denke scrambles back to his feet.
Denke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Denke throws out a counter right but Lafayette avoids it with no problem.
Denke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Denke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lafayette with a nice cross.
Lafayette takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lafayette misses with a straight right.
Denke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Denke looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Denke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lafayette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Denke throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Denke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Denke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
Denke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lafayette circles away quickly and effectively.
Lafayette lands a body shot.
Lafayette cracks Denke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lafayette misses with a wild combination.
Vicente Lafayette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Denke looks to clinch
and Lafayette counters with a left to the body.
Lafayette scores with a hook.
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!
Lafayette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Lafayette wants to land a leg kick but Denke is out of range.
Denke unleashes a big counter combination but Lafayette bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab from Denke misses.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denke.
Denke throws a sloppy head kick and Lafayette moves out of range easily.
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Lafayette is trying hard to land a takedown here. Denke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the head.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Denke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lafayette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lafayette lunges at Denke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denke's hand.
Lafayette takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Denke wants to counter the offense by Lafayette and move into the clinch position.
Lafayette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lafayette attempts a counter takedown but Denke avoids it well and moves away.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Lafayette works Denke's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette takes a swing at Denke's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Denke darts in trying to clinch
and Lafayette counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette misses with a leg kick.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denke looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
Denke tries to bum rush Lafayette with a series of wild strikes but Lafayette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Lafayette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Lafayette showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lafayette 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette retains his welterweight title!
Vicente Lafayette decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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