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GAMMA#760 Dassler v Slider PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 233 p4p, 29 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 635 p4p, 83 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzzard lands a head shot.
Sodergren tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buzzard is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Buzzard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buzzard's sensitive parts.
Buzzard throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
Sodergren 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.
Sodergren cracks Buzzard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sodergren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Sodergren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sodergren misses with a low kick as Buzzard jumps back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Buzzard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've been hearing reports that Buzzard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Buzzard avoids the body shot from Sodergren.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buzzard moves away.
Buzzard looks to land a right hand but Sodergren moved out of range.
Sodergren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buzzard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzzard lands a head shot.
Sodergren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buzzard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sodergren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Buzzard with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sodergren is looking to land body kicks.
A jab lands there for Sodergren.
Nice defenses there by Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a body shot but no joy.
Buzzard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buzzard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sodergren sprawls well. Sodergren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buzzard gets slowly back to his feet.
Buzzard loads up on a big right hand but Sodergren slips the punch.
Sodergren digs a good body shot into Buzzard's ribs.
Buzzard throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sodergren misses with a head kick.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Buzzard's front leg but catches the back leg as Buzzard tries to avoid it.
Buzzard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sodergren tries a low kick but Buzzard avoids it.
Sodergren throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buzzard.
Sodergren doesn't manage to clinch there - Buzzard circles away.
Sodergren throws a shot to the body.
Buzzard throws a wild body kick that Sodergren sees coming a mile off.
Sodergren throws a good cross that connects.
Sodergren throws a jab but it's blocked by Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buzzard staying out of range there.
Sodergren checks a leg kick.
Sodergren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buzzard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buzzard tries to clinch up
and Sodergren counters with an inside leg kick.
Sir Anthony Buzzard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Sodergren
and Buzzard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buzzard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sodergren tries to land a leg kick but Buzzard saw it coming and moves away.
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Buzzard misses.
Sodergren digs a good body shot into Buzzard's ribs.
Sodergren takes one on the button.
Buzzard lunges at Sodergren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sodergren's hand.
Good work by Sodergren as he checks the leg kick.
Sodergren misses with a looping right.
Sodergren takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buzzard blocks a leg kick.
Sodergren staying out of range there.
Sodergren doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sodergren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buzzard's sensitive parts.
Sodergren digs a good body shot into Buzzard's ribs.
Sodergren throws a jab but it's blocked by Buzzard.
Buzzard throwing a counter right hand but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Buzzard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sodergren is able to avoid easily.
Buzzard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
As Sodergren backs away, Buzzard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Buzzard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sodergren checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Sodergren.
Buzzard is rocked!
Buzzard cracks Sodergren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sodergren throws a shot to the body.
Sodergren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buzzard counters with a left and a right that stings Sodergren.
Buzzard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buzzard misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buzzard.
Buzzard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that round.
That's time! Buzzard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buzzard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buzzard misses with a leg kick
and Sodergren counters with an inside leg kick.
Sodergren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buzzard can pounce on him.
Buzzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buzzard.
Sodergren looks for the body kick but Buzzard saw that one coming.
Buzzard throwing a counter right hand but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren throws out a loose jab but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buzzard tries to score with a low kick but Sodergren moves his leg out of the way.
Sodergren misses with a kick to the body.
Sodergren has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sodergren misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren is leaning against Buzzard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sodergren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sodergren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buzzard throws a leg kick but Sodergren moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sodergren! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buzzard tries to keep at a distance but Sodergren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buzzard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buzzard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sodergren misses with some punches.
Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sodergren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sodergren blocking some punches.
Buzzard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sodergren.
Sodergren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sodergren looks to throw the jab but Buzzard is out of range.
Buzzard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Buzzard misses.
Sodergren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren connects with the punch.
Sodergren connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sodergren lands with an overhand left.
Oh Buzzard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sodergren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Sodergren blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Buzzard does no damage.
Sodergren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buzzard seems to have got his legs back now.
Buzzard scores with a jab.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buzzard connects with a jab.
Sodergren's corner calls for a 1-2. Sodergren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buzzard throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buzzard misses with a double jab.
Buzzard looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sodergren lands a right hand from hell, dropping Buzzard. Sodergren pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Basten Sodergren!
Our winner, Basten Sodergren, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Sir Anthony Buzzard had this to say: 'Damn, bad night, we all have them. I'd like to congratulate my opponent. Goodnight everybody.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 506 p4p, 82 weight class) and Ghazi Okah (ranked 379 p4p, 59 weight class). Okah has chosen Rock Stone as his entrance music. Ghazi Okah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ghazi Okah!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gloom throws the left hand but Okah avoids the punch easily.
Okah tries to counter by closing the distance.
Okah drives through and clinches with Gloom against the cage.
Gloom scores with a shoulder strike.
Okah throws a head punch that misses.
Okah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okah lands a nice uppercut.
Okah can't find room to land a body shot as Gloom controls the action.
Okah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okah. Gloom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gloom tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okah defends well and Gloom ends up having to push Okah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Okah takes the fight into the clinch.
Okah letting Gloom take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Gloom as the two fighters clinch.
Gloom blocks a body shot from Okah.
Gloom blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gloom is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Okah to keep the fight standing.
Gloom has been working on his balance at Jed's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Okah.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Okah as Gloom tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Okah.
Okah blocking some punches.
Okah misses with a body punch.
Gloom is working Okah over against the cage.
Gloom is trying to pull guard but Okah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Gloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gloom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gloom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okah or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gloom.
Okah can't find room to land a body shot as Gloom controls the action.
Gloom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Okah throws a punch but it's blocked by Gloom.
Okah struggles to land a body shot inside as Gloom controls his hands.
Okah tries to work over Gloom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gloom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Okah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gloom seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Okah can turn it around.
Okah lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Okah holds him up against the cage and eventually Gloom drops back down to his feet.
Okah prevents a body shot from Gloom.
Gloom jumps guard but Okah stands there with Gloom around his waist. Gloom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Okah lands a body punch.
Gloom presses Okah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okah prevents a body shot from Gloom.
Okah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Okah working aggressively here.
Okah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okah struggles to land a body shot inside as Gloom controls his hands.
Okah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okah working aggressively here.
Gloom misses with a punch to the body.
Okah lands with a right to the head.
Okah tries to throw a body punch but Gloom avoids it by throwing Okah back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Okah scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom tries to stall but Okah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gloom stalling in the clinch but Okah improves position.
Okah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gloom fails to land the takedown.
Okah throws a body punch but Gloom moves out of range.
Okah has closed the distance and engaged Gloom in a clinch.
Okah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gloom avoiding damage.
Gloom gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Okah regains guard.
Okah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gloom preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloom trying to control the position from guard on top but Okah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okah has Gloom pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gloom drops back looking for a leg! Okah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Okah manages to kick Gloom off! Gloom jumps back into Okah's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gloom stopping the sweep attempt from Okah.
Gloom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gloom stands and throws Okah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gloom fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah 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.
Gloom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Okah as Gloom tries to tie him up.
Okah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gloom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Okah holds him up against the cage and eventually Gloom drops back down to his feet.
Gloom jumps into guard, dragging Okah to the mat.
Gloom working a defensive guard here.
Okah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gloom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gloom wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom pulls Okah in close to prevent any damage.
Okah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gloom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Okah has managed to get both his arms back between Gloom's legs - danger averted.
Gloom wants to sweep but no luck.
Gloom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Okah defends well.
Okah slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Okah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gloom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Okah is aware though and is defending well.
Okah preventing the sweep.
That's two 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gloom holds on and takes a little breather.
Gloom has his foot on Okah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Okah works his way back into a safe position though.
Okah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gloom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okah clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Okah.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Okah misses with a punch to the body.
Okah struggles to land a body shot inside as Gloom controls his hands.
Okah misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah lands an uppercut.
Okah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okah throws a head kick but Gloom moves out of range.
Okah closes the distance and clinches.
Gloom lands with a left to the head.
Okah misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gloom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Okah tries to work over Gloom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gloom blocking some punches.
Gloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gloom lands a hook that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Gloom misses with a body punch.
Gloom jumps guard but Okah stands there with Gloom around his waist. Gloom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Gloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gloom misses with some punches.
Gloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Okah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glooms head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gloom has a couple of punches blocked by Okah.
Okah throws a punch but it's blocked by Gloom.
Gloom stalling in the clinch but Okah improves position.
Gloom blocking some punches.
Okah misses with a punch to the body.
Okah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gloom tries to work over Okah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Gloom.
Gloom blocks an uppercut.
Gloom is trying to pull guard but Okah has him pressed against the cage.
Okah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gloom fails to pull guard.
Gloom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gloom tries for a takedown but Okah manages to get underhooks.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Okah won't allow it.
Okah lands a nice uppercut.
Gloom fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Okah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okah tries a head kick but it misses.
Okah clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Okah.
Okah scores with a shot to the side of Gloom's head.
Okah misses with a punch to the body.
Gloom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okah's elbow.
Okah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gloom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gloom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Okah defends it easily.
Gloom trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah wants to pass the guard but Gloom is keeping the position.
Guido Gloom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gloom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Okah defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gloom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gloom is tightening it up a little... Okah has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Okah reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Okah taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gloom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Guido Gloom!
Guido Gloom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hennan Hoyce (ranked 641 p4p, 19 weight class) and Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 716 p4p, 23 weight class). Delsarte has chosen Ah Non Cest Terrible as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Delsarte!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoyce falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Hennan Hoyce has been cut.
Delsarte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hoyce is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Delsarte misses with a hook
enabling Hoyce to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte misses with a left hand
enabling Hoyce to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoyce connects with a right hand. Delsarte shakes it off.
Delsarte throws a lazy right hand but Hoyce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Hoyce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delsarte blocks a head kick by Hoyce.
Hoyce works Delsarte's body with a nice hook.
Hoyce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delsarte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyce throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Delsarte to counter with a crisp jab.
Delsarte throws a body punch but Hoyce moves out of range.
Delsarte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoyce.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delsarte! But no joy.
Delsarte looks to land a right hand but Hoyce moved out of range.
Hoyce misses with an uppercut
and Delsarte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Delsarte.
Hoyce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoyce.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoyce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce misses with a left hand
and Delsarte counters with a nice right hand that sends Hoyce toppling to the canvas! Hoyce scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Delsarte finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delsarte misses with an uppercut
and Hoyce counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoyce blocks a jab.
Hoyce is looking to counter punch.
Delsarte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hoyce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Gauthier Delsarte's cut even more.
Delsarte clobbers Hoyce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Delsarte scores with a punch to the head.
Delsarte cracks Hoyce with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hoyce falls to his knees and Delsarte doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier Delsarte!
Our winner, Gauthier Delsarte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Andersson (ranked 256 p4p, 41 weight class) and Iosue Nicu (ranked 339 p4p, 51 weight class). Nicu has chosen It's Dark and Hell Is Hot as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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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
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicu with a jab.
Nicu loads up on a big right hand but Andersson slips the punch.
Andersson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andersson lands with a hook. Nicu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nicu scores with the left hand. Andersson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nicu lands a front kick.
Nicu sends Andersson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nicu is motioning to the referee to let Andersson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Andersson is rocked!
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!
Andersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Andersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andersson tries a low kick but Nicu avoids it.
Nicu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Andersson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nicu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson seems to have got his legs back now.
Andersson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nicu scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu is looking to score with low kicks.
Nicu throws a front kick aimed at Andersson's knee but Andersson avoids it well.
Andersson takes one to the chin there.
Nicu checks a leg kick.
Andersson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicu misses with a straight left.
Andersson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nicu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andersson at a distance.
A head kick misses from Nicu.
Andersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicu was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersson.
Nicu ducks under a wild hook from Andersson.
Nicu lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nicu is out of range and Andersson settles back down.
Andersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nicu connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Andersson! He's out on his feet! Nicu rushes in and drops Andersson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iosue Nicu!
A relieved looking Iosue Nicu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 970 p4p, 16 weight class) and Umberto Reem (ranked 258 p4p, 11 weight class). Reem has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. David Tua could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Umberto Reem's chin.
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241 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Tua .
Tua misses with a looping right.
Tua moves to clinch but Reem breaks away
and Reem counters with a left and a right that stings Tua .
Tua throws a head kick that Reem semi-blocks.
Tua misses with a leg kick.
Reem steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tua .
Reem has Tua up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reem fails to land.
Reem lands a shot to the body.
Reem stalls.
Reem lands a right hand.
Tua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Tua .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Reem controls the action.
Tua tries to work over Reem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reem lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem lands with a left to the head.
Reem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tua s head.
Tua has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Reem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reem has Tua pressed against the cage.
Reem blocks a body shot from Tua .
Tua lands a shot to the body.
Reem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Reem slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Reem as the two fighters clinch.
Reem has Tua pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tua .
Tua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tua throws a head punch that misses.
Tua lands a right hand.
Reem lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tua 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua gets tackled into the cage by Reem. Reem maintains the clinch.
Reem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tua .
Reem lands a nice uppercut.
Reem slowing the pace effectively.
Reem misses with the head strike.
Tua lands a nice uppercut.
Tua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reem slows down the pace here.
Reem lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem is looking to control Tua 's arms but Tua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reem has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reem.
Tua scores with a shoulder strike.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Reem coming out on top.
Reem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Reem.
Reem checks a leg kick.
Tua looks to land a body kick but Reem moved away.
Tua thows a leg kick but Reem checks it
letting Reem counter with a right hand.
Tua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reem's sensitive parts.
Reem darts in trying to clinch
and Tua counters with a left to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tua .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua clinches with his opponent.
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!
Reem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reem lands with a left to the head.
Reem controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reem lands a hook that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tua looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reem.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua .
Tua is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umberto Reem dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reem in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That kick from Tua tenderised Reem's leg. Reem is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tua feints and then cracks Reem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reem down.
Tua tries a low kick but Reem avoids it.
Reem swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reem gets a clinch.
Tua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reems head.
A nice left hand lands by Tua .
Reem lands a nice shot to the body.
Reem misses with the head strike.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Tua as the two fighters clinch.
Tua prevents a body shot from Reem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua digs a right hand underneath Reem's ribcage. Reem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reem has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reem is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
Reem is leaning against Tua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Reem controls his hands.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
Tua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Reem fails to land.
Tua works on Reem's body with a couple of short punches.
Tua digs a right hand into Reem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reem's gas tank.
Tua manages to break the clinch.
Tua thuds his right hand into Reem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tua swings for the body but Reem moves out of range.
Tua closes the distance and pushes Reem back into the cage.
Tua digs a right hand underneath Reem's ribcage. Reem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reem looking to stall.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Reem working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua misses with some punches.
Reem tries to work over Tua 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Reem controls the action.
Reem prevents a body shot from Tua .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tua lands a hook that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Reem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Reem misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Reem.
Tua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Tua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tua misses with a body punch.
Reem misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem is pushing Tua up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem is looking to control Tua 's arms but Tua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reem has his back to the cage.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Reem working aggressively here.
Tua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reem blocking some punches.
Umberto Reem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reem prevents a body shot from Tua .
Tua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Reem.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reem.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reem trying to control the position but instead, Tua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reem into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tua misses with some punches.
Tua struggles to land a body shot inside as Reem controls his hands.
Tua tries to work over Reem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Tua .
Tua has Reem pressed against the cage.
Tua digs a right hand into Reem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reem's gas tank.
Tua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Tua on the inside.
Tua wants to stall.
Tua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
A short uppercut from Tua .
Tua lands a left hand.
Tua lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tua misses with a head kick.
Reem looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Tua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Tua .
Reem tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua clobbers Reem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reem.
Reem misses with a lunging right hand
and Tua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reem is rocked!
Reem avoids the head kick by Tua .
It seemed like Reem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reem moves away.
Reem loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Reem moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Tua .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a head kick but Reem moves out of range.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Reem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua delivers a nice body kick.
Tua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reem can pounce on him.
Reem tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tua lands an overhand right.
Reem misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Tua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reem is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Reem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua feints and then cracks Reem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reem down.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua tries to clinch but Reem is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tua backs up against the cage.
Tua misses with a body kick.
Reem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tua can pounce on him.
Reem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reem scores with a spinning back kick!
Tua looks to land a left hand but Reem moved out of range nicely.
Tua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tua wants to clinch.
Tua throws a body kick that misses
and Reem counters with a nice uppercut.
Reem throws a chopping leg kick but Tua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tua connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem misses with a low kick.
Reem throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Tua lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tua , as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Tua .
Tua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Tua misses.
Tua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reem wants to slow Tua down by chopping away at his legs.
Tua lands with a cross.
Reem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reem instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Reem lands an uppercut.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reem lands a nice uppercut.
Reem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tua up against the cage.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Reem trying to stall but Tua improves his position.
Reem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tua misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Tua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reem misses with a punch to the body.
Reem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tua 's elbow.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Tua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Tua !
A relieved looking David Tua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Rob (ranked 415 p4p, 50 weight class) and Felix Legions (ranked 90 p4p, 13 weight class). Legions is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ace Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Legions!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob misses with a left hand
enabling Legions to counter with a crisp jab.
Legions sizes up Rob with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Legions shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rob is rocked!
Legions lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Rob is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rob is trying to maintain the position but Legions is very close to passing his half guard.
Rob tries to roll over but Legions keeps him under control.
Legions lands a big elbow - Rob is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Legions!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Legions!
Felix Legions spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 163 p4p, 7 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 108 p4p, 4 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36 - 12 - 0 |
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234 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gumption fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Gumption as he connects with a hook.
Gumption throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gumption darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gumption dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
Steele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gumption takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumption takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele misses with some punches.
Gumption misses with a body punch.
Steele is working Gumption over against the cage.
Gumption is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gumption tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Gumption back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele working aggressively here.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gumption avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gumption.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Gumption controls his hands.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gumption is defending well for now.
Gumption wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
Gumption blocks a body shot from Steele.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Gumption avoids the damage to the body.
Steele lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Steele prevents a body shot from Gumption.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Steele tries to work over Gumption's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Steele.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gumption tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gumption.
Steele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gumption is breathing heavily.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele presses Gumption against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gumption lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Steele works on Gumption's body with a couple of short punches.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gumption's efforts to push away.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Gumption won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumption's elbow.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumption's elbow.
Steele presses Gumption against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bubba Gumption has been cut.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Steele.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
Gumption blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumption's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steele scores with a shoulder strike.
Steele gets through Gumption's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Gumption avoids the damage to the body.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele works on Gumption's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Steele.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gumption avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Gumption's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steele cracks Gumption with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steele stuns Gumption with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gumption takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele clinches.
Steele avoids the elbow strike from Gumption, against the cage.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele is working Gumption over against the cage.
Gumption avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Gumption prevents a body shot from Steele.
Gumption on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Good body shot from Steele.
Gumption misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele crunches a lovely knee into Gumption's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Gumption controls his hands.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gumption lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gumption lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gumption lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
Gumption blocks a body shot from Steele.
Gumption doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Steele.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Gumption controls the action.
Gumption takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of Gumption's head.
Gumption tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gumption is rocked!
Steele lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Steele pushes Gumption back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gumption backwards.
Steele presses Gumption against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gumption's defenses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gumption avoids it.
Gumption misses with some punches.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gumption takes a shot to the head.
Gumption takes a shot to the head.
Oh Gumption is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gumption managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Gumption seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Gumption misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
Steele scores with a shot to the side of Gumption's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumption.
Steele creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Gumption! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Steele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Steele!
Bubba Gumption spoke after the fight, saying 'My shrimp have failed me. Time to move on to lobster?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Simmons (ranked 78 p4p, 3 weight class) and Elvis Astrok (ranked 502 p4p, 12 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by 3Hunna. Astrok has chosen Janna - Täyteen vaan as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Astrok!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons slips a straight right by Astrok.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Astrok moves away.
Astrok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Astrok misses with a low kick.
Astrok throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simmons appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Simmons avoids a kick to the body.
Astrok has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Simmons is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Astrok throws a body kick that misses.
Astrok digs a good hook to Simmons's body.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Astrok throws out the jab.
Simmons moves away from the strike by Astrok.
Astrok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons blocks the body kick.
Simmons was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Astrok tries to land a body kick
and Simmons counters with a leg kick.
Simmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Astrok.
Astrok throws an off balance right hand
and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Astrok
and Simmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simmons takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Simmons has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
Astrok connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Simmons's hands.
Astrok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Simmons misses the target.
Simmons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Astrok tries to land a front kick but Simmons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Astrok tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Simmons misses its target.
Astrok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simmons counters with a nice leg kick.
Elvis Astrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Astrok throws a leg kick
and Simmons counters with a nice uppercut.
Astrok swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Simmons counters with a left to the body.
Simmons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astrok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Simmons checks a low kick from Astrok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Astrok at a distance.
Astrok lets loose with a powerful body kick. Simmons will feel that in the morning.
Astrok looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Astrok lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Astrok throws a jab when Simmons was well out of range.
Astrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astrok lands a leg kick that knocks Simmons off balance momentarily.
Simmons walks into a left hand.
Astrok tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Astrok!
Astrok throws a sloppy body shot
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Simmons 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.
Astrok scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Simmons is just out of range.
Simmons is looking to counter punch.
Astrok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Astrok misses.
Astrok misses with a leg kick.
Simmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Astrok motions for Simmons to come forward. Astrok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astrok. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astrok throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Astrok swings for the body but Simmons moves out of range.
Astrok lands a jab to the head.
Astrok lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Simmons loads up on a big right hand but Astrok slips the punch.
Astrok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Astrok there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick from Astrok misses.
Simmons tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Astrok manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astrok misses with a body shot.
Simmons throwing a counter right hand but Astrok manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Astrok.
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!
Simmons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Astrok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simmons tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Astrok manages to circle out of the way.
Astrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simmons is looking to counter punch.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astrok.
Astrok misses with an uppercut.
Astrok gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Astrok throws a leg kick
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Astrok.
Astrok avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Simmons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Astrok finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Astrok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simmons throws a body punch but Astrok moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Astrok.
Astrok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Astrok slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Astrok ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
Astrok misses with a left hand
and Simmons counters with a good low kick that Astrok was not able to check.
Astrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simmons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Astrok works Simmons's body with a nice hook.
Simmons has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Astrok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Astrok looks to throw a body kick
and Astrok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Astrok throws a low kick but Simmons moves out of range easily.
Simmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Astrok.
Astrok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Simmons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons staying out of range there.
Simmons was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Astrok misses the body punch
letting Simmons counter with a right hand.
Simmons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Astrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astrok misses with an uppercut.
Simmons feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Astrok's calf.
Astrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Simmons blocks a low kick nicely.
Astrok throws the kick towards the body but Simmons avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Simmons might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Astrok throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Simmons.
Simmons will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Simmons misses with an uppercut. Astrok saw that one coming.
Astrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Simmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Astrok tests Simmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Astrok throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simmons staying out of range there.
Astrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Astrok manages to avoid it.
Astrok wants to counter the offense by Simmons and move into the clinch position.
Astrok tries to land a body kick
and Simmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons scores with a body shot.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Astrok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Astrok responds with a good body kick, but Simmons manages to step out the way in time.
Simmons avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astrok.
It looked like Simmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Astrok throws a lazy right hand but Simmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Astrok misses with a hook
and Simmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Astrok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Astrok looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Astrok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simmons.
Astrok is looking to land body kicks.
Astrok lands a really nice looking cross but Simmons seems unphased.
Astrok thows a body kick. Simmons tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Astrok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simmons throws a shot to the body.
Astrok gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Simmons counters with an inside leg kick.
Astrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Astrok throws a poor cross that misses
and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simmons clinches with his opponent.
Astrok throws a head punch that misses.
Astrok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Simmons blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Astrok has a couple of punches blocked by Simmons.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Astrok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astrok tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
Simmons tries to throw a body punch but Astrok avoids it by throwing Simmons back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astrok.
Simmons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Astrok misses with the head strike.
Simmons working aggressively here.
Astrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simmons misses with a body punch.
Simmons prevents Astrok from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Simmons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Astrok or not.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Astrok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Simmons cracks a nice hook into Astrok's ribs.
Simmons throws a nice head kick!
Elvis Astrok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simmons avoids a kick to the body.
Jab by Simmons.
Simmons walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Astrok checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simmons avoids a kick to the body.
Simmons scores with a crisp jab that stopped Astrok in his tracks.
Astrok throws a leg kick
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Simmons steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Astrok. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astrok cracks a nice hook into Simmons's ribs.
Astrok throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Astrok tenderised Simmons's leg. Simmons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Astrok walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simmons throws out the jab.
Astrok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simmons slips a straight right by Astrok.
Astrok misses with a shot to the body
letting Simmons counter with a right hand.
Astrok swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astrok slips a jab from Simmons.
Astrok lands with an overhand left.
Simmons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Astrok finds it's way round the side to connect with Simmons's head.
Simmons staying out of range there.
Simmons looks to throw the jab but Astrok is out of range.
Astrok tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simmons. That did some damage!
Simmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Astrok doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Astrok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Astrok tests Simmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Astrok.
Simmons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Astrok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astrok throws a combination that misses
and Simmons counters with a nice body shot.
Astrok's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Astrok throws an off balance right hand
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Astrok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astrok.
Astrok misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Simmons was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Astrok.
Simmons cracks Astrok with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Simmons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Astrok doesn't seem phased though.
Astrok missing with a left hand there. Simmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Astrok throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Astrok blocks the leg kick.
Simmons looks to land a right hand but Astrok moved out of range.
Simmons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Astrok.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Astrok throws out the jab.
As Astrok backs away, Simmons returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Astrok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Astrok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Astrok throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Astrok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Astrok.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Astrok misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Simmons.
Simmons slips a straight right by Astrok.
Simmons slips a straight right by Astrok.
Simmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astrok slips a straight right by Simmons.
Astrok throws a leg kick but Simmons moved away.
Simmons is looking to counter punch.
Astrok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simmons checks the leg kick nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Astrok is predictable there
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandon Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Astrok cracks Simmons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Simmons.
Well Astrok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Astrok!
Elvis Astrok spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 249 p4p, 8 weight class) and Sunray Spike (ranked 208 p4p, 9 weight class). Spike is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric checks a leg kick.
Spike works the jab nicely.
Spike tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saric checks a low kick from Spike.
Spike looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spike misses with a few strikes there.
Spike looks to score with a jab to the body but Saric is just out of range.
Spike 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.
Saric throws a body punch but Spike moves out of range.
Saric looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spike throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spike throws a leg kick but Saric sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spike checks a leg kick.
Saric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Spike as he connects with a hook.
Spike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spike goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spike throws a jab when Saric was well out of range.
Saric tries to move into range but Spike moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike scores with a spinning back kick!
Spike lands the left hand.
Spike scores with a body shot.
Spike moves out of range as Saric strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spike.
Saric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saric takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Saric.
Spike scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saric scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Spike - just one landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Spike scores with a four punch combination!
Spike lands a head shot.
Saric on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spike scores with a body shot.
Saric is breathing heavily.
Spike throws a front kick that sends Saric stumbling back into the cage.
Saric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spike forces Saric back against the cage and clinches.
Spike misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spike.
A head punch on the inside from Spike fails to land.
Saric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spike's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spike lands a nice looking body kick.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saric was well out of range. Poor timing from Spike.
Saric goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spike appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spike tries a head kick but it misses.
Saric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saric throws a leg kick but Spike checks it.
Saric takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saric misses with a looping left.
Saric throws a front kick aimed at Spike's knee but Spike avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spike delivers a nice body kick.
Spike works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spike misses with a series of wild punches.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spike misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Saric there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Spike.
Spike throws a head kick that misses.
Spike pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saric has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saric there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spike attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spike tries a low kick but Saric avoids it.
Spike scores with a nice head shot.
Saric throws a right hand that misses
and Spike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric misses with an uppercut
letting Spike counter with a right hand.
Saric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spike throws a combination. Saric tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spike cracks Saric with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spike scores with a hook.
Spike is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saric had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saric missing with a left hand there. Spike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saric throws a leg kick
and Spike counters with a good low kick that Saric was not able to check.
A punch combination from Spike misses.
Saric throws a lazy uppercut
and Spike counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spike connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spike throws a shot to the body.
Saric will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Spike scores with a jab to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spike. Saric shrugs it off though.
Spike clinches up with Saric and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spike scores with a shot to the side of Saric's head.
Spike throws a punch but it's blocked by Saric.
Spike breaks from the clinch.
Spike throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunray Spike dominated that round.
That's time! Saric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spike throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saric stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sunray Spike seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saric throws a hook but Spike blocks it.
Spike throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spike drops his hands momentarily and Saric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spike lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spike throws a low kick, looking for Saric's leg but Saric calmly moves out of range.
Spike just misses with a punch to the body.
Saric thinks about countering with a body kick.
Saric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spike throws a right hand that Saric ducks under and follows up with a left that Saric also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spike scores with a kick to the body.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spike was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
Spike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saric moves away.
Saric looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spike throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Saric counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spike uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike feints and then cracks Saric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saric down.
Spike throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spike scoring well with a low kick there.
Saric throws an overhand right that lands on Spike's shoulder, as Spike tries to avoid the shot.
Saric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spike.
Saric misses with a body shot.
Spike pushes Saric away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spike tries to clinch up.
Spike throws a shot to the body.
Spike feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sarics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saric throws a chopping leg kick but Spike manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice uppercut there from Saric.
Spike blocks a head kick by Saric.
Spike scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spike lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spike.
Spike scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spike misses with a two punch combination.
Spike throws a head kick that Saric semi-blocks.
Spike fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spike lands a big head kick that sends Saric tumbling to the mat! Spike takes a step backwards and waves Saric back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Saric is rocked!
Spike misses with a looping right.
Spike lands a big uppercut and Saric crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saric looks OK. Spike waves Saric back to his feet!
Oh Saric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saric glances at the clock... BAM! Spike nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Saric crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Saric is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sunray Spike!
After the fight, Sunray Spike was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Zdravko Saric spoke after the fight, saying 'I wish to say sori to my fans and its all my fault because i spent to much time in bed with my opponents wife last nite.....'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Dassler (ranked 38 p4p, 4 weight class) and Lolipo Slider (ranked 114 p4p, 15 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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35
215 lbs
28 - 22 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slider counters by clinching up.
Slider is pressed up against the cage. Dassler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slider down to the mat. Slider avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Slider lands a nice shot to the body.
Slider tries to land a body kick
and Dassler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dassler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dassler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dassler wants to pass the guard but Slider is keeping the position.
Dassler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dassler stopping the sweep attempt from Slider.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dassler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slider looking for a sweep. Not yet Slider, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Slider looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Slider looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Slider!
Slider wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dassler keeps working.
Dassler tries to buck Slider off but Slider is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider decides to stand back up. Slider steps back and let's Dassler get back to his feet.
Dassler wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Slider there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slider with a nice cross.
Dassler tries to clinch but Slider is having none of it.
Slider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dassler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slider manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slider tries to counter with a clinch but Dassler shakes him off and moves away.
Dassler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider trying to control but Dassler postures up.
Dassler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dassler is thwarting Slider's attempts to control the position.
Dassler is working for a kimura but Slider is defending it quite comfortably.
Slider controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dassler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Slider is trying to stand up here but Dassler is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider is defending against the submission attempts here by Dassler.
Slider is looking to improve his position.
Dassler throwing shots but Slider is blocking nicely.
Dassler is thwarting Slider's attempts to control the position.
Dassler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dassler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Slider is just riding it out for now. Dassler eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dassler is trying to work for a kimura but Slider is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slider looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Slider manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dassler stops Slider from standing up.
Dassler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dassler is working Slider over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slider wants to stand but Dassler is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slider looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dassler is one step ahead there.
Dassler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Slider dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lolipo Slider will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dassler closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slider's guard.
Dassler tries to free his leg and advance position but Slider is retaining full guard.
Dassler is working hard here to advance position.
Slider is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dassler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Slider is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Slider has escaped and now he's on top!
Dassler seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dassler looking for subs off his back but Slider has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dassler missing with punches from the bottom.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slider uses his free foot to push down on Dassler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dassler.
Slider looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slider can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dassler is looking to escape.
Slider takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dassler regains half guard.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dassler is looking for a sweep. Slider is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like Slider is going to stand back up.
Slider stands up and beckons Dassler to join him on the feet.
Dassler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slider sprawls well. Slider wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dassler gets slowly back to his feet.
Slider throws a leg kick
and Dassler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slider manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dassler keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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!
Dassler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slider fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slider throws a front kick aimed at Dassler's knee but Dassler avoids it well.
Dassler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider throws a jab when Dassler was well out of range.
Dassler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dassler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slider punishes Dassler's body with a nice straight punch.
Dassler tries for a takedown but Slider sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dassler avoids the body shot from Slider.
Slider tried to score with a low kick but Dassler checks it.
Dassler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Slider throws a shot from downtown. Dassler moves away and avoids it.
Dassler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dassler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dassler tries to keep at a distance but Slider has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dassler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Slider pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dassler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slider gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dassler fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dassler looking for a takedown.
Dassler wants a takedown but no success here.
Slider trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Slider.
Slider lands a shoulder strike.
Slider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slider misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Slider.
Dassler dodges an elbow strike from Slider.
Slider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dassler blocks it with crossed arms.
Dassler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slider is defending well.
Dassler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Slider pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Slider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slider lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rudi Dassler has been cut.
Slider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slider tries to throw a body punch but Dassler avoids it by throwing Slider back against the cage.
Slider can't find room to land a body shot as Dassler controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolipo Slider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rudi Dassler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dassler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slider tries a quick counter leg kick but Dassler is wise to it.
A low kick from Slider is predictable there
and Dassler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dassler preventing the sweep.
Slider not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slider is pulling down on Dassler's head. It's preventing any offense from Dassler, at least for the moment.
Dassler throws an elbow that misses. Slider uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dassler's guard. Nice move by Slider!
Slider must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dassler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dassler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slider defends well.
Dassler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider 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.
Lolipo Slider has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slider trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dassler working for submissions but it's allowed Slider to get to half guard.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slider seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Slider is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slider is controlling the pace.
Dassler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dassler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dassler looking for a kimura from the bottom but Slider passes into side control!
Dassler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slider decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dassler to his feet.
Slider clinches up with Dassler and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dassler jumps guard but Slider stands there with Dassler around his waist. Dassler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slider is pressed up against the cage. Dassler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slider down to the mat. Slider avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
Dassler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slider sprawls and moves away.
Dassler fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slider scores with a hook.
Slider lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dassler avoids the body shot from Slider.
Lolipo Slider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slider doesn't manage to clinch there - Dassler circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler slips under a jab from Slider.
A shot to the liver by Slider. Beautiful body shot.
Dassler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slider flicks out a counter leg kick but Dassler steps away.
Dassler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slider pinned against the cage. Slider gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lolipo Slider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dassler shoots in but Slider avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dassler. That did some damage!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Dassler with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolipo Slider really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudi Dassler's cut.
That's time! Dassler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dassler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slider. Slider obviously looking to wear him down.
Slider cracks Dassler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slider keeps the fight on the outside.
Slider misses with a hook.
Slider lands a body shot.
A cross from Slider lands.
Dassler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider looks to score with a jab to the body but Dassler is just out of range.
Dassler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dassler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dassler is looking to clinch.
Slider defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dassler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler avoids the body shot from Slider.
Lolipo Slider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slider works Dassler's body with a nice hook.
Dassler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slider.
Dassler fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slider misses with a low kick.
Dassler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dassler rather than just go for the knockout.
Dassler dodges the punch combination from Slider.
Dassler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dassler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slider with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dassler attempts a counter takedown but Slider avoids it well and moves away.
Dassler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Slider lands a jab to the nose.
Slider tries to keep at a distance but Dassler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dassler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dassler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Slider tries to work over Dassler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dassler tries to pull guard but Slider won't allow it.
Dassler wants to take the fight to the mat but Slider manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Slider digs a right hand into Dassler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dassler's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Slider misses with a body punch.
Dassler tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slider is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slider looking to throw knees to the head but Dassler is blocking nicely.
Slider lands a good knee to the midsection. Dassler won't want to take too many of those.
Slider scores with a knee to the head.
Slider working Dassler over with knees to the body.
Slider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slider cracks Dassler with a nice body shot.
Dassler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Slider connects with a knee to the head.
Dassler can't get the takedown.
Slider lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slider lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dassler blocks it with crossed arms.
Slider landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dassler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Slider lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider lands an elbow that stopped Dassler in his tracks for a moment.
Slider lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dassler.
Slider lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dassler is rocked!
Slider misses with a knee to the head.
Oh Dassler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lolipo Slider seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slider lands an elbow that stopped Dassler in his tracks for a moment.
Rudi Dassler's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Slider.
Slider landing knees to the body.
Slider lands a vicious elbow to the side of Dassler's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Slider tries to finish him with strikes but Dassler still seems able to defend himself so Slider steps back and lets Dassler get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Slider fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dassler.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Slider! Dassler is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lolipo Slider!
Lolipo Slider is the new light heavyweight champion!
Lolipo Slider decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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