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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Clay (ranked 2205 p4p, 229 weight class) and George Patton (ranked 7301 p4p, 445 weight class). Marcellus Clay 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Patton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clay counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like George Patton has been cut.
Patton misses with a body shot
enabling Clay to counter with a crisp jab.
Patton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Patton.
Clay defending well as Patton loads up on a big left hand.
Clay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Clay lands a big uppercut and Patton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Patton looks OK. Clay waves Patton back to his feet!
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 head kick misses from Patton.
Clay walks into a stiff left hand from Patton.
Patton misses with a left hand
and Clay counters with a crisp right hand that drops Patton! Clay lets Patton back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Patton is rocked!
Nice body punch from Patton.
Clay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patton misses with a body shot
and Clay counters with a nice body shot.
Patton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Clay. Beautiful body shot.
Clay with a nice cross.
That has opened up George Patton's cut even more.
Patton is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Clay doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Patton crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Patton's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcellus Clay!
An out of breath Marcellus Clay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
George Patton spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent, and apologize to the fans.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 2739 p4p, 305 weight class) and Monte Casanova (ranked 6707 p4p, 471 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monte Casanova!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casanova has a takedown stuffed.
Casanova just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSwanson.
Casanova tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Casanova somewhat.
Casanova looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swanson is fending him off so far but Casanova persists. Nope, Swanson circles away and we're back to standing.
Benedicte Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monte Casanova.
Casanova looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Swanson.
Casanova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swanson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Casanova's knee momentarily.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Casanovas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Swanson.
Swanson 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.
Casanova takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Monte Casanova has been cut.
Casanova shoots in for a takedown but Swanson shows good takedown defense.
Casanova decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casanova lands with a punch from half guard.
Casanova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
Casanova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Casanova there.
Casanova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casanova sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Swanson is looking to improve his position.
Casanova thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. Casanova is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swanson gets full guard.
Casanova being controlled here momentarily.
Swanson has momentary wrist control but Casanova slips an elbow through the middle.
Casanova is looking to work some ground and pound but Swanson has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casanova throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Casanova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Casanova stopping the sweep attempt from Swanson.
Casanova wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Casanova is pushing down on Swanson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Swanson is fighting to maintain full guard but Casanova has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Casanova lands a nice short elbow.
Swanson is looking to improve his position.
Casanova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
Casanova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Casanova should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Swanson is controlling Casanova's trapped leg to prevent Casanova from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casanova with the ground and pound but Swanson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Casanova trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Swanson holds on and takes a little breather.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Casanova controls the pace.
Casanova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Casanova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Casanova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Casanova tries to free his leg and advance position but Swanson is retaining full guard.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Casanova.
Casanova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Casanova throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Casanova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swanson manages to get himself to full guard.
Casanova lands a couple of digs.
Casanova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Casanova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Swanson holds on and takes a little breather.
Casanova throws a big right hand that misses.
Casanova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Monte Casanova will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Monte Casanova's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Casanova shoots in looking for a takedown. Swanson tries to sprawl out of it but Casanova keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swanson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Casanova shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swanson sprawls well. Swanson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Casanova gets slowly back to his feet.
Casanova shoots in looking for a takedown. Swanson tries to sprawl out of it but Casanova keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swanson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benedicte Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monte Casanova.
Swanson lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson connects with a right hand. Casanova shakes it off.
Casanova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swanson half committed to a counter leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Swanson!
Swanson gets caught napping as Casanova dives in and scores a takedown. Swanson manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casanova throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Casanova controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casanova preventing the sweep.
Casanova throws a big elbow that misses.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Casanova from controlling successfully.
Casanova sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Casanova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson is controlling Casanova's posture.
Swanson looking to control.
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.
Casanova throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Casanova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Casanova throws an elbow that misses. Swanson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Casanova's guard. Nice move by Swanson!
Casanova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swanson's guard.
Swanson trying to keep a closed guard but Casanova is proving a slippery customer.
Casanova preventing the sweep.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Casanova.
Swanson trying to keep a closed guard but Casanova is proving a slippery customer.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casanova is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casanova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Casanova works over Swanson with some ground and pound from guard.
Casanova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Swanson has control of Casanova's left arm, preventing Casanova from doing any damage.
Casanova throws a big elbow that misses.
Swanson is looking to stand up but Casanova isn't so interested in that idea.
Casanova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Casanova postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casanova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Casanova throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson looking to control.
Casanova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Casanova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Casanova postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.
Casanova lands a couple of digs.
Casanova postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casanova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swanson controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Casanova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Monte Casanova's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Swanson leaves Casanova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Casanova has eaten all the pies!
Casanova takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Casanova has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casanova takes a jab right on the kisser.
Casanova looking to score a takedown here. Swanson is defending well but Casanova drives through and ends up in Swanson's guard.
Casanova throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Casanova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Casanova striking from his own guard.
Casanova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there.
Swanson stays in close to Casanova's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casanova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Casanova keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Casanova wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment.
Swanson stands up from Casanova's guard - Swanson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Casanova shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swanson sprawls well. Swanson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Casanova gets slowly back to his feet.
Benedicte Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monte Casanova.
Casanova fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Swanson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swanson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Casanova.
Swanson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Casanova if he has to take too many more of those.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses.
Casanova shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swanson defends it nicely.
Swanson lands with a straight right. Casanova didn't see that one coming.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Casanova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swanson but Swanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swanson thuds a left hand into Casanova's body.
Casanova tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Casanova somewhat.
Swanson is looking to slow Casanova down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casanova misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Casanova tries for a takedown but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Swanson lands a nice hook to Casanova's body. Casanova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Casanova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab lands there for Swanson.
Casanova tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Casanova somewhat.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monte Casanova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Casanova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Swanson avoids it really well and circles away.
It appears Swanson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casanova manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Swanson, right into the meat.
Casanova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swanson. Swanson obviously looking to wear him down.
Casanova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casanova shoots in and drives through. Swanson sprawls well.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Casanova shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swanson defends it nicely.
Casanova misses with a takedown attempt
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Casanova moved out of range.
Casanova tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Swanson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Casanova drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Swanson follows Casanova to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedicte Swanson!
In his post fight interview, Benedicte Swanson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 2026 p4p, 251 weight class) and Tommy Ebbitt (ranked 2772 p4p, 312 weight class). Ebbitt has chosen DMX-Ain't No Sunshine as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Ebbitt!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebbitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justis cracks Ebbitt with an open hand slap.
Ebbitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Justis.
Ebbitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Justis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Justis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ebbitt.
Ebbitt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ebbitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Justis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ebbitts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Justis lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ebbitt is defended easily by Justis.
Ebbitt throws a series of punches but Justis moves out of range.
Ebbitt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Ebbitt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justis moves into range and clinches up with Ebbitt.
Justis gets through Ebbitt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Justis lands an uppercut.
Justis working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ebbitt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Justis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Justis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justis lands a body punch.
Justis scores with a shot to the side of Ebbitt's head.
A nice left hand lands by Justis.
Justis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Justis manages to end up in side control.
Ebbitt is not content to let Justis control the position.
Justis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ebbitt some visible discomfort.
Justis lands an elbow.
Ebbitt is looking to reverse the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Justis working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebbitt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Justis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Justis landing strikes.
Justis trying to control the action but Ebbitt is working from the bottom.
Ebbitt tries to bench press Justis off him but Justis keeps the position.
Justis lands some shots froms side control.
Justis working the body and head with strikes.
Justis landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebbitt sneaks back into half guard.
Ebbitt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Justis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Justis's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ebbitt is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Justis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justis is trying to get back to his feet but Ebbitt has full control of the position and if anything, Justis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ebbitt patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Justis needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebbitt doesn't have the hooks in and Justis manages to turn into his guard.
Justis trying to control but Ebbitt is working from the bottom.
Ebbitt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ebbitt is trying to keep Justis in close.
Justis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ebbitt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ebbitt is looking for a triangle but Justis pushes his legs off easily.
Ebbitt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice shot by Justis.
Ebbitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Logan Justis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justis lands with a right hand.
Ebbitt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Justis.
Justis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ebbitt can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Justis there.
Ebbitt throws a solid leg kick but Justis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ebbitt.
Ebbitt misses with a takedown attempt - Justis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Justis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ebbitt throws a right and a left that Justis avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justis.
Ebbitt throws a sloppy head kick and Justis moves out of range easily.
Justis thuds a left hand into Ebbitt's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ebbitt shoots in for a takedown but Justis shows good takedown defense.
Ebbitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Justis. That snapped Ebbitt's head back.
Justis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justis works over Ebbitt's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Ebbitt slips a jab and a cross from Justis.
Justis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Ebbitt.
Ebbitt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice combination there by Ebbitt.
Justis lands with a hook. Ebbitt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Justis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ebbitt doesn't seem bothered though.
Ebbitt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ebbitt connects with a leg kick. Justis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ebbitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Justis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ebbitt looks for a takedown but Justis sprawls well.
Justis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ebbitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ebbitt throws a nice looking combination but Justis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis connects with a jab.
Logan Justis is winning the standup battle so far.
Justis lands a jab to the head.
Justis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ebbitt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Justis but Justis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Justis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ebbitt on the side of the head.
Justis catches Ebbitt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ebbitt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Justis has his hands clasped together around Ebbitt's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebbitt prevents Justis from improving his position.
Justis is pressing down on Ebbitt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Justis seems keen to control Ebbitt's posture.
Justis continues to stall.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ebbitt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ebbitt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justis is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ebbitt won't allow Justis to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tommy Ebbitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebbitt misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justis.
Justis looks to score with a jab to the body but Ebbitt is just out of range.
Justis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Justis avoids the head kick by Ebbitt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Justis enables Ebbitt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Justis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Justis pushes Ebbitt off and gets back to his feet.
Justis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Justis.
Ebbitt fails to land the takedown.
Ebbitt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Justis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Justis works the jab nicely.
Justis throws out a powerful jab.
Justis tries to sprawl but Ebbitt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Justis wants to control but Ebbitt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justis is looking for a sweep. Ebbitt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justis is controlling Ebbitt's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ebbitt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Justis defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis pushes Ebbitt off looking to stand but Ebbitt dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ebbitt keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ebbitt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Justis prevents it.
Justis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Justis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Justis misses with some punches.
Ebbitt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Justis lands a takedown into guard.
Justis distracts Ebbitt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Justis content to stall in guard here.
Justis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tommy Ebbitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis works over Ebbitt with some ground and pound from guard.
Justis stands up from Ebbitt's guard - Justis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Justis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis lands with a right hand.
Justis lands the left hand.
Jab from Justis.
Justis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ebbitt ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
And Ebbitt tries to counter it with a takedown but Justis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Justis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ebbitt walks into a jab.
Ebbitt throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Ebbitt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Justis as he connects with a hook.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ebbitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis works the jab nicely.
Justis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebbitt.
Justis with a jab.
Ebbitt takes one to the side of the head.
Ebbitt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justis tries to avoid it but Ebbitt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justis to the ground. Justis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Ebbitt.
Ebbitt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ebbitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justis is pressing down on Ebbitt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ebbitt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Justis looking for a sweep. Not yet Justis, not yet.
Ebbitt looking to pass the guard.
Ebbitt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Justis has his feet on Ebbitt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ebbitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ebbitt dives in and grabs Justis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Justis pushes down on Ebbitt's head and hops out.
Ebbitt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ebbitt.
Justis connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Justis.
Justis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Justis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justis 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Justis!
Logan Justis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Tommy Ebbitt was interviewed post fight and said 'i'll be back, we all win, We all lose. Its how you respond that matters...I need to spend time with my kids, get wasted and get in the gym'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louis Alexandre Berthier (ranked 3368 p4p, 152 weight class) and Talon Cape (ranked 2708 p4p, 127 weight class). Talon Cape is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Alexandre Berthier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Talon Cape!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cape.
We've been hearing reports that Berthier has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheers as Cape lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berthier doesn't seem phased though.
Nice sprawl there from Cape as Berthier shoots in.
Cape looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cape throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Berthier.
Cape scores with a nice strike.
Cape lands a glancing blow to the side of Berthier's head.
Cape swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cape is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Berthier is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cape sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Cape on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cape jabs Berthier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cape moves into range and clinches up with Berthier.
Berthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cape will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Berthier up against the cage.
Cape tries a knee to the head but Berthier blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cape is pushing Berthier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Berthier letting Cape take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berthier.
Cape connects with a nasty looking knee right to Berthier's face.
Cape's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cape creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cape throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cape comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berthier blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cape lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berthier has had enough of the clinch but Cape keeps him there for the moment.
Cape slowing the pace effectively.
Cape keeps control of Berthier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cape trying to land knees to the body.
Berthier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cape.
Cape tries to throw a body punch but Berthier avoids it by throwing Cape back against the cage.
Cape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Berthier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Cape to work.
Cape working Berthier over with knees to the body.
Berthier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cape just leaning against Berthier, taking a breather.
Berthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cape tries a knee to the head but Berthier blocks it.
Cape throws an elbow but it misses.
Berthier blocks an elbow strike from Cape.
Berthier wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Alexandre Berthier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berthier's defenses.
Cape is stalling here.
Berthier blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cape throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berthier blocks it with crossed arms.
Cape stalling.
Cape slows down the pace here.
Berthier is trying to break free.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Berthier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cape lands an elbow inside that Berthier shrugs off.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but Berthier blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cape.
Cape leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cape landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Cape dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cape connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Cape.
Cape swings for the body but Berthier moves out of range.
Berthier tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cape manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body punch from Cape.
Cape throws a leg kick which misses Berthier's front leg but catches the back leg as Berthier tries to avoid it.
Berthier dodges the punch combination from Cape.
Berthier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cape.
Berthier seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berthier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cape.
Cape throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Berthier's head.
Cape takes a swing at Berthier's ribcage but misses.
Cape does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Berthier feinted with a counter takedown.
Talon Cape seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berthier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cape getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cape throws a series of punches but Berthier avoids them all with ease.
Cape moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Talon Cape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cape throws a body shot but no joy.
Berthier wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Cape as Berthier shoots in.
Berthier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berthier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Berthier has a takedown stuffed.
Cape cracks the inside of Berthier's front leg.
A jab lands there for Cape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cape wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cape throws a series of strikes that have Berthier backpedaling.
Cape is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berthier rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cape moves into the clinch.
Berthier avoids the elbow strike from Cape, against the cage.
Cape prevents Berthier from breaking the clinch.
Berthier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cape stalls.
Cape slows down the pace here.
Cape misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cape tries to land knees in the clinch but Berthier avoids the damage to the body.
Talon Cape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berthier.
Cape is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Cape taking a breather.
Cape has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Cape lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cape looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cape.
Talon Cape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cape.
Cape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berthier moves away.
Berthier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cape connects with a crisp jab.
Cape rushes Berthier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cape stops a takedown attempt from Berthier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Alexandre Berthier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cape misses with a knee strike.
Cape with a knee to the head.
Cape holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berthier being controlled against the cage.
Cape effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Cape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cape.
Cape throws a chopping leg kick but Berthier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cape has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cape scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Berthier shoots for a takedown but Cape saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cape scoring well with a low kick there.
Cape lands a leg kick that knocks Berthier off balance momentarily.
Berthier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cape tries a head kick but it misses.
Cape misses with a two punch combination.
Berthier tries to counter with a takedown but Cape is quick to defend against it.
Cape misses with a double jab.
Cape bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berthier's head.
Cape is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Berthier is working for takedown but Cape is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cape misses with a knee to the head.
Berthier avoids the elbow strike from Cape, against the cage.
Berthier gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cape kicks off Berthier and gets to his feet.
Cape lands with a cross.
Cape throws a leg kick which misses Berthier's front leg but catches the back leg as Berthier tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cape lands a high kick!
Cape throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berthier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cape moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berthier dodges the punch combination from Cape.
Cape has managed to clinch.
Berthier avoids the elbow strike from Cape, against the cage.
Berthier is trying to push Cape away but Cape has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Berthier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cape will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Berthier up against the cage.
Cape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cape lands an elbow that stopped Berthier in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cape is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Berthier managing to block the knees to the body from Cape.
Louis Alexandre Berthier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cape stalling the fight.
Cape is stalling here.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but Berthier blocks with his arms.
Cape's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berthier avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berthier is looking to break free of the clinch but Cape has double underhooks.
Berthier blocks the elbow strike.
Berthier managing to block the knees to the body from Cape.
Cape stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Berthier as Cape tries to tie him up.
Berthier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cape holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Cape misses the jab.
Berthier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Berthier misses the shot to the body.
Cape tries a quick counter leg kick but Berthier is wise to it.
Cape tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berthier was well out of range. Poor timing from Cape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Talon Cape comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cape 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 24:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talon Cape!
An out of breath Talon Cape thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 3160 p4p, 378 weight class) and Jozen Joestar (ranked 2729 p4p, 338 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jozen Joestar!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Goldberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joestar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Goldberg counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jozen Joestar has been cut.
Joestar throws a body kick that misses.
Goldberg throwing a counter right hand but Joestar manages to avoid it.
Goldberg 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 punch combination from Goldberg misses.
Goldberg digs a good hook to Joestar's body.
Joestar throws a leg kick but Goldberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goldberg throws out a loose jab but Joestar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joestar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Goldberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joestar.
Goldberg works over Joestar's head and body with a nice combination.
Goldberg throws a nice looking combination but Joestar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joestar scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joestar circles away quickly and effectively.
Goldberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joestar loads up on a big right hand but Goldberg slips the punch.
Joestar misses with a left hand
and Goldberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Goldberg darts in and clinches Joestar up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joestar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joestar misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joestar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg working aggressively here.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Joestar.
Joestar struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
Goldberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joestar presses Goldberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joestar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joestar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldberg's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joestar.
Goldberg tries a body shot but Joestar blocks it.
Joestar lands a body punch.
Joestar tries a body shot but Goldberg blocks it.
Goldberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joestar lands a left hand.
Joestar misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg avoiding damage as Joestar throws knees to the body.
Joestar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joestar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goldberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Joestar tries to throw a body punch but Goldberg avoids it by throwing Joestar back against the cage.
Joestar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goldberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joestar can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goldberg working aggressively here.
Joestar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joestar tries to throw a body punch but Goldberg avoids it by throwing Joestar back against the cage.
Joestar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
A short right from Goldberg.
Goldberg working aggressively here.
Joestar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldberg misses with some punches.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joestar backwards.
Joestar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joestar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goldberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Joestar tries to work over Goldberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Goldberg.
Joestar struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a head punch that misses.
Joestar blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
Goldberg tries to throw a body punch but Joestar avoids it by throwing Goldberg back against the cage.
Joestar misses with a body punch.
Joestar misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Goldberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Joestar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joestar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goldberg.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by Joestar.
A right hand to the body from Joestar.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joestar backwards.
Joestar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joestar misses with a knee to the head.
Joestar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joestar lands with a left to the head.
Joestar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joestar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldberg tries to throw a body punch but Joestar avoids it by throwing Goldberg back against the cage.
Joestar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joestar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joestar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joestar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joestar lands a left hand.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Joestar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goldberg.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Joestar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joestar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldberg's elbow.
Joestar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Joestar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joestar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joestar misses with a punch on the inside.
Joestar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldberg's elbow.
Joestar blocking some punches.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Joestar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Goldberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jozen Joestar's cut.
That's time! Goldberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A clash of legs there as Goldberg blocks the low kick.
Joestar throws a leg kick
and Goldberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joestar, right into the meat.
Joestar throws out a loose jab but Goldberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill Goldberg is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joestar.
Goldberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joestar.
It looked like Goldberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goldberg throws a looping overhand right but Joestar ducks down to avoid it.
Goldberg clinches up with Joestar and pushes him back against the cage.
Joestar blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
Joestar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
Joestar misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
Joestar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joestar can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
Goldberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joestar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Joestar - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar misses with a punch to the body.
Joestar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Joestar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joestar.
Nice uppercut there from Goldberg.
Joestar wants to land a leg kick but Goldberg is out of range.
Bill Goldberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldberg throws a right hand that Joestar ducks under and follows up with a left that Joestar also avoids with ease.
Joestar throws a hook but Goldberg blocks it.
Goldberg tries to bum rush Joestar with a series of wild strikes but Joestar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joestar slips a jab and a cross from Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a hook.
Joestar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joestar cracks the inside of Goldberg's front leg.
Goldberg takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crunch! Joestar slams his shin into Goldberg's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joestar misses with a hook to the body
and Goldberg counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar is looking to score with low kicks.
Joestar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joestar.
A countering left hand to the body from Joestar misses.
Joestar moves out of range of the strikes.
Goldberg misses the shot to the body.
Goldberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goldberg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goldberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Goldberg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crunch! Joestar slams his shin into Goldberg's torso.
Joestar ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
Good shot there by Joestar.
Joestar connects with a single shot there.
Joestar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goldberg under the eye.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut. Joestar saw that one coming.
Joestar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joestar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldberg throws a hook but Joestar blocks it.
Joestar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goldberg.
Goldberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joestar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joestar throws a low kick but Goldberg avoids it.
Goldberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joestar.
Goldberg throws a combination. Joestar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joestar scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Joestar.
Joestar works Goldberg's body with a nice hook.
Goldberg clobbers Joestar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joestar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Goldberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Goldberg misses.
Joestar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joestar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joestar throws a hook to the side of Goldberg's head but Goldberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goldberg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Joestar throws a leg kick which misses Goldberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldberg tries to avoid it.
Joestar tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Joestar. Beautiful body shot.
Joestar throws a body punch but Goldberg moves out of range.
Joestar scores with a nice body kick.
Joestar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Joestar instigates a clinch.
Joestar lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joestar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joestar has a couple of punches blocked by Goldberg.
Joestar lands a body shot.
Joestar manages to break the clinch.
Joestar throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozen Joestar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jozen Joestar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Joestar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Goldberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joestar throws a body shot but no joy.
Joestar cracks Goldberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goldberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joestar lands a jab to Goldberg's midsection.
Joestar tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Joestar.
Joestar throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldberg.
It looked like Goldberg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goldberg. Joestar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goldberg is looking for a counter combo.
Joestar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goldberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg throws a body punch but Joestar moves out of range.
Goldberg lands with a nice body punch.
Goldberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Joestar cracks Goldberg with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joestar works Goldberg's body with a nice hook.
Goldberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joestar blocks a jab.
Goldberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joestar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joestar just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg throws a big counter combination but Joestar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Joestar connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Joestar misses its intended target.
Goldberg tries to clinch there but Joestar circles away.
Goldberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goldberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joestar under the eye.
Joestar jabs at Goldberg's body.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut.
Joestar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goldberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joestar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Goldberg is rocked!
Joestar lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Goldberg - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Joestar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jozen Joestar!
A relieved looking Jozen Joestar 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 1317 p4p, 169 weight class) and Christian Volland (ranked 4055 p4p, 395 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
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Volland!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volland lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mason has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mason and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mason throwing a counter right hand but Volland manages to avoid it.
Volland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mason lands a left and a right that send Volland crashing to the mat, dazed. Mason thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Christian Volland has been cut.
Volland scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Volland is rocked!
Volland gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mason gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Volland is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Mason!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Padilla (ranked 2539 p4p, 281 weight class) and Widar Blixt (ranked 2277 p4p, 260 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Widar Blixt!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blixt misses with a straight left.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Antonio Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Blixt misses.
Padilla works the jab nicely.
Padilla tries to land a leg kick but Blixt saw it coming and moves away.
Padilla throws a head kick but Blixt moves out of range.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blixt unleashes a big counter combination but Padilla bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Padilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Blixt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blixt clobbers Padilla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Padilla motions for Blixt to come forward. Padilla throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blixt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blixt clinches with his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blixt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Blixt avoiding damage as Padilla throws knees to the body.
Blixt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Padilla scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blixt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blixt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padilla.
Padilla scores with a nice strike.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Padilla lands a head kick!
Blixt misses with a head kick.
Blixt tries to clinch there but Padilla circles away.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blixt lands a jab to Padilla's midsection.
Blixt slips a jab from Padilla.
Padilla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blixt looks to land a combination but Padilla avoids it well.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Padilla scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blixt walks into a straight right hand from Padilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blixt scores with a jab to the head.
Padilla throws a leg kick
and Blixt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Padilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Blixt is just out of range.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blixt avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blixt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Padilla avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Blixt backs away, Padilla returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blixt throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla tries to bum rush Blixt with a series of wild strikes but Blixt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blixt throws out a counter right but Padilla avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Blixt.
Blixt lands an overhand right.
Padilla throws a sloppy head kick and Blixt moves out of range easily.
Padilla tries to land a body kick
and Padilla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blixt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Padilla scores with a head kick.
Blixt cracks Padilla with a good jab.
Padilla misses with a wild combination.
Blixt lands a right hook to the body.
Padilla misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Blixt.
Blixt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Padilla fakes the leg kick and cracks Blixt in the body.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Padilla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blixt stalks Padilla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Padilla's face. Padilla staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla checks a leg kick nicely.
Padilla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blixt misses with a wild body shot.
Blixt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padilla.
Padilla feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blixt's calf.
Blixt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Padilla throws out the jab.
Blixt blocks a low kick nicely.
Padilla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blixt cracks Padilla with an open hand slap.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Padilla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blixt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Padilla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blixt is out of range and Padilla settles back down.
Padilla moves forwards but Blixt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Padilla punishes Blixt's body with a nice straight punch.
Blixt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Padilla will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Padilla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blixt throws a push kick but Padilla slaps the foot to one side.
Padilla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blixt.
And Padilla counters with a quick kick to the body but Blixt blocks it.
Widar Blixt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla lands with a good body shot.
Padilla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blixt in his tracks.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Blixt.
Blixt stuns Padilla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blixt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blixt blocks a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blixt 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.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Padilla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blixt doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla feints and then cracks Blixt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blixt down.
Blixt throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blixt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Padilla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla throws a body punch but Blixt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla slips under a jab.
Blixt checks the leg kick.
Blixt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Antonio Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Padilla with a hook.
Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blixt.
Padilla misses with a kick to the body.
Blixt throws a hook to the side of Padilla's head but Padilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Blixt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Padilla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blixt is looking to chop away at Padilla's legs.
Blixt misses with a hook. Padilla ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Padilla tenderised Blixt's leg. Blixt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Padilla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blixt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Padilla throws a body kick that misses.
Blixt throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Padilla connects with an inside leg kick.
Blixt swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Padilla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blixt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blixt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Padilla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blixt fails to land with a series of punches.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Blixt saw that one coming.
Padilla moves out of range as Blixt strikes.
Padilla thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blixt throws a big shot that misses.
Blixt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
Blixt misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blixt throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla lands a nice looking body shot.
Blixt is breathing heavily.
Padilla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blixt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Padilla tries to land a front kick but Blixt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blixt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Blixt sees coming a mile off.
Padilla is looking to score with low kicks.
Padilla motions for Blixt to come forward. Padilla throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blixt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Padilla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blixt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Padilla at a distance.
Blixt thuds a left hand into Padilla's body.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. Blixt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Blixt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a head kick but Blixt moves out of range.
Blixt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blixt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Padilla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blixt staying out of range there.
Blixt throws a solid leg kick but Padilla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blixt.
Blixt moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Padilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blixt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Padilla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Padilla sizes up Blixt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blixt missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Padilla - that will leave a mark!
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Blixt blocks a head kick by Padilla.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Padilla dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Blixt throws a leg kick
and Padilla counters with a good low kick that Blixt was not able to check.
Padilla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Padilla slips under a jab from Blixt.
Blixt misses with a wild combination.
Padilla thinks about countering with a head kick.
Padilla scores with a jab to the head.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blixt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blixt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blixt clinches up with Padilla and pushes him back against the cage.
Blixt trying to stall but Padilla improves his position.
Padilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Padilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blixt throws out the jab.
Padilla scores with a hook to the body. Blixt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blixt works over Padilla's head and body with a nice combination.
Blixt tries to clinch but Padilla is having none of it.
Padilla throws a wild body kick that Blixt sees coming a mile off.
Blixt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blixt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Blixt misses.
Blixt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Blixt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Padilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blixt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Padilla thuds his right hand into Blixt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blixt counters with a nice uppercut.
Padilla throws a leg kick but Blixt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Padilla misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Padilla is predictable there
and Blixt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Padilla throws a body punch but Blixt moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blixt.
Blixt manages to break the clinch.
Blixt misses with a leg kick.
Padilla feints and then cracks Blixt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blixt down.
Padilla slips a jab and a cross from Blixt.
Padilla throws a leg kick
and Blixt counters with a nice body kick.
Padilla throws a head kick but Blixt moves out of range.
Padilla throws a solid leg kick but Blixt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Padilla.
A swing and a miss from Blixt.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blixt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blixt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Padilla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Padilla throws a hook to the side of Blixt's head but Blixt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Padilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blixt.
Padilla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blixt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Padilla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blixt.
Blixt clinches with his opponent.
Blixt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blixt's elbow.
Padilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blixt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blixt throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Padilla throws a head kick that Blixt semi-blocks.
It looks like Widar Blixt has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blixt misses with a combination
and Padilla counters with a nice body shot.
Widar Blixt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Blixt moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick but Blixt moves out of range.
Jab by Blixt.
Antonio Padilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blixt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Padilla throws a low kick but Blixt avoids it.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Padilla tries to land a front kick but Blixt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blixt moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.
A clash of legs there as Blixt blocks the low kick.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Blixt saw that one coming.
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 Antonio Padilla.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Padilla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Padilla!
Antonio Padilla seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 2201 p4p, 277 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 2107 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 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
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov swinging wildly here.
Klimov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DeRozan's head.
Klimov works the jab nicely.
Klimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeRozan.
DeRozan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
DeRozan unleashes a big counter combination but Klimov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
DeRozan looks to land a right hand but Klimov moved out of range.
Klimov throws a poor cross that misses
and DeRozan counters with a stiff right hand.
DeRozan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and DeRozan duly obliges.
DeRozan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klimov looks to land a combination but DeRozan avoids it well.
DeRozan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeRozan takes a swing at Klimov's ribcage but misses.
DeRozan throws a front kick aimed at Klimov's knee but Klimov avoids it well.
A slow jab from Klimov misses its intended target.
DeRozan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
DeRozan just misses with a punch to the body.
Klimov tries to clinch but DeRozan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan fails to land with a series of punches.
Klimov misses the jab.
DeRozan unleashes a big counter combination but Klimov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
DeRozan throws a big shot that misses.
DeRozan lands a nice shot that snaps Klimov's head back.
DeRozan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - DeRozan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klimov avoids the body shot from DeRozan.
DeRozan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeRozan misses with a low kick.
DeRozan throws a lazy uppercut
and Klimov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeRozan misses with a body shot.
DeRozan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
DeRozan misses with a body shot.
DeRozan slips a jab from Klimov.
Klimov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klimov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klimov there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeRozan throws out a loose jab but Klimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
As DeRozan tries to get set, Klimov tries to push him back and clinch up but DeRozan manages to avoid the attempt.
DeRozan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeRozan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeRozan lands with a straight right. Klimov didn't see that one coming.
DeRozan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeRozan throws a leg kick that misses.
Klimov blocks a leg kick.
DeRozan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Klimov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeRozan, right into the meat.
DeRozan blocks a jab.
DeRozan throws a lazy right hand but Klimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeRozan throws an overhand right that lands on Klimov's shoulder, as Klimov tries to avoid the shot.
Klimov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeRozan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimov thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeRozan feints and then cracks Klimov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klimov down.
DeRozan misses with a head kick.
Klimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeRozan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
DeRozan cracks Klimov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klimov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DeRozan on the side of the head.
DeRozan swings widly with a right hand
and Klimov counters by moving into the clinch.
Klimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeRozans head.
DeRozan throws a head punch that misses.
Klimov swings wildly with an uppercut but DeRozan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimov is trying to maintain a safe position but DeRozan gets an underhook and turns Klimov into the cage.
Klimov blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeRozan.
Klimov stalling in the clinch but DeRozan improves position.
Klimov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Klimov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Klimov.
A head punch on the inside from DeRozan fails to land.
Klimov misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Klimov.
Nice body punch from Klimov.
DeRozan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klimov tries to throw a body punch but DeRozan avoids it by throwing Klimov back against the cage.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Klimov prevents DeRozan from breaking the clinch.
Klimov works on DeRozan's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeRozan.
Klimov lands a shoulder strike.
Klimov blocks a body shot from DeRozan.
Klimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeRozans head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klimov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klimov pushes DeRozan against the cage. Klimov is working some dirty boxing. Klimov pushes off with a quick right hook! DeRozan goes down! DeRozan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Klimov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vova Klimov!
Vova Klimov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, DeMar DeRozan stepped up to the mic, saying 'auto flights to Sydney - give me rematch'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 413 p4p, 61 weight class) and Jimbo Jones (ranked 3529 p4p, 405 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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209 lbs
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Kardashian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimbo Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a body punch but Kardashian moves out of range.
Kardashian lands with a cross.
It looks like Jimbo Jones has been cut.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kardashian has managed to clinch.
Kardashian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Kardashian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Kardashian blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kardashian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kardashian fails to land.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kardashian lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kardashian pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones working aggressively here.
Kardashian scores with a hook to the body.
Jones looks winded!
Kardashian lands an uppercut.
Kardashian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kardashian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kardashian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones is rocked!
Kardashian creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jones's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jones drops to his knees and Kardashian pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kardashian!
A less than humble Rob Kardashian misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rian MacFarlane (ranked 1421 p4p, 174 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 2015 p4p, 217 weight class). MacFarlane comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Rian MacFarlane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacFarlane.
MacFarlane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perera connects with a body shot that sends MacFarlane's belly button to the back.
MacFarlane tries a head kick but it misses.
Perera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Perera.
Perera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacFarlane.
MacFarlane wants to clinch up but Perera keeps it at a distance.
MacFarlane has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pablo's Boxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Perera throws out a loose jab but MacFarlane uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacFarlane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch lands to the side of MacFarlane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Rian MacFarlane has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
MacFarlane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from MacFarlane misses the target.
Perera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacFarlane wants to clinch
enabling Perera to counter with a crisp jab.
Perera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacFarlane is rocked!
BAM! Perera delivers a spinning backfist that drops MacFarlane like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kusal Perera!
Kusal Perera is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Kusal Perera, 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.
Rian MacFarlane spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry guys everything is still fuzzy... but I think he tapped out... so it is what it is... who am I again?'.
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