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EMP Araujo vs Lemieux 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 906 p4p, 132 weight class) and Shawn Antoski (ranked 606 p4p, 92 weight class). Shawn Antoski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antoski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Average's sensitive parts.
Average lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Antoski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Average gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Antoski.
Average lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Average.
It looks like Shawn Antoski has been cut.
Average moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antoski as Average tries to tie him up.
Antoski working aggressively here.
Antoski has a couple of punches blocked by Average.
Antoski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Antoski presses Average against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Antoski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Average 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.
Antoski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antoski lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Average.
Average has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Antoski after a bit of a struggle.
Antoski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Average's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Average. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antoski misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Average goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antoski prevents it.
Antoski scores with a hook to the body.
Average is trying to push Antoski away but Antoski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Antoski lands with a short shot to the head.
Antoski lands with a short shot to the head.
Average prevents a body shot from Antoski.
Average breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shawn Antoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antoski lands a nice looking body shot.
Average misses with a takedown attempt - Antoski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Antoski connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski pounces like a tiger and cracks Average with a vicious hook! Average is down but not out! Antoski follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shawn Antoski!
An out of breath Shawn Antoski 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hibbert (ranked 497 p4p, 68 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 505 p4p, 69 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Hibbert slips the punch.
Hibbert throws a head kick that misses
and Darwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darwin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hibbert is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A shot to the body from Hibbert misses
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hibbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hibbert.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Hibbert throws a head kick but Darwin moves out of range.
Hibbert scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hibbert. That's going to slow Darwin down.
Darwin works Hibbert's body with a nice hook.
Hibbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tony Hibbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin rushes Hibbert and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
Darwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Hibbert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darwin blocks an uppercut.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin prevents a body shot from Hibbert.
Hibbert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hibbert swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hibbert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darwin blocks a body shot from Hibbert.
Hibbert tries to work over Darwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin is leaning against Hibbert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
Hibbert swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hibbert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darwin is leaning against Hibbert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hibbert lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Hibbert misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hibbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hibbert fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hibbert.
Darwin blocking some punches.
Hibbert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hibbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darwin lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Darwin.
Hibbert pushes Darwin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hibbert can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darwin blocks an uppercut.
Darwin misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Darwin blocks a body shot from Hibbert.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin tries to throw a body punch but Hibbert avoids it by throwing Darwin back against the cage.
Hibbert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
Hibbert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Hibbert tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin blocks an uppercut.
Hibbert tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
Hibbert stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hibbert tries a body shot but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hibbert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Darwin.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hibbert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darwin's elbow.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with some punches.
Hibbert lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hibbert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
Darwin can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Hibbert.
Hibbert softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hibbert gets through Darwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hibbert.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Hibbert lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hibbert.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darwin lands a left hand.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
Hibbert manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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 Tony Hibbert will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Darwin staying out of range there.
As Hibbert backs off Darwin throws a huge counter combo but Hibbert manages to avoid it all.
Hibbert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hibbert just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Darwin misses.
Darwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darwin missing with a left hand there. Hibbert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hibbert on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Hibbert ducks down to avoid it.
Charlie Darwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hibbert scores with a takedown into Darwin's guard.
Hibbert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hibbert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hibbert drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Darwin dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Darwin postures up.
Hibbert is pulling down on Darwin's head to control his posture.
Hibbert manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darwin manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hibbert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hibbert wants to pass the guard but Darwin is keeping the position.
Hibbert passes into half guard.
Hibbert wants to work for an arm triangle but Darwin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hibbert is thwarting Darwin's attempts to control the position.
Hibbert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hibbert is keen to just control but Darwin is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert is pressing down on Darwin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Darwin is holding on for now.
Hibbert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hibbert tries to pass to full mount but Darwin defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darwin pushes Hibbert off looking to stand but Hibbert dives back in and keeps control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hibbert wants to free his trapped foot but Darwin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hibbert is working for a submission of some sort.
Darwin controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hibbert is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darwin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Darwin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Darwin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darwin catches Hibbert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin flicks out a counter leg kick but Hibbert steps away.
Hibbert misses with a takedown attempt - Darwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hibbert drives through and clinches with Darwin against the cage.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
Hibbert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hibbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert misses with a punch to the body.
Hibbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Hibbert will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hibbert misses with an uppercut
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hibbert scores with the left hand. Darwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Hibbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darwin in his tracks.
Hibbert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darwin sprawls well. Darwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hibbert gets slowly back to his feet.
Hibbert connects with a leg kick. Darwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left and a right from Darwin both land. Nice combination.
Hibbert throws a nice looking combination but Darwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hibbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin misses with a leg kick.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick and Hibbert moves out of range easily.
It looked like Hibbert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert needs to keep his hands up - Darwin had a free shot at his head there.
Hibbert forces Darwin back against the cage and clinches.
Hibbert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Darwin fails to land.
Darwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
Darwin lands a right hand.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hibbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Hibbert.
Hibbert throws a head punch that misses.
Darwin blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
Hibbert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hibbert is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hibbert has his back to the cage.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Charlie Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Hibbert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darwin as Hibbert tries to tie him up.
Darwin can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Hibbert lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Darwin.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hibbert throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darwins head.
Hibbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
Hibbert is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hibbert misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin prevents a body shot from Hibbert.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hibbert misses with the head strike.
Darwin lands a body punch.
Hibbert trying to stall but Darwin improves his position.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Darwin blocks an uppercut.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hibbert.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hibbert's elbow.
Hibbert takes a shot to the head.
Tony Hibbert has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Darwin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darwins head.
Hibbert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin blocking some punches.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hibbert blocking some punches.
Darwin blocking some punches.
Hibbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hibbert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hibbert blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darwin can't find room to land a body shot as Hibbert controls the action.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darwin scores with a shot to the side of Hibbert's head.
Hibbert takes a shot to the head.
Hibbert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hibbert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hibbert has Darwin pushed against the cage.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Darwin.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Darwin.
I think Hibbert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Morales (ranked 962 p4p, 140 weight class) and Geo Versu (ranked 946 p4p, 137 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geo Versu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versu walks into a left hand.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Versu was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Versu.
Versu misses with a head kick.
Versu misses with a body punch
and Morales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morales gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Versu.
Morales keeps Versu at a distance using the push kick.
Morales throws a poor cross that misses
and Versu counters with a straight right hand.
Morales takes a swing at Versu's ribcage but misses.
Morales dips to his left and cracks Versu with an uppercut!
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Versu is just out of range.
Morales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morales went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Versu's head.
Versu blocks a head kick by Morales.
Versu thinks about the counter body kick.
Morales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Versu was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales misses with a hook. Versu ducked under it nicely.
Morales misses with a looping left.
Morales misses with a body kick.
Morales misses with a right hand
letting Versu counter with a right hand.
Morales lands a nice looking kick to the body. Versu takes a step back to recover.
Versu lands with a straight right. Morales didn't see that one coming.
Morales misses with a looping right.
Morales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Versu. Versu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morales scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Versu lands a big head kick that sends Morales tumbling to the mat! Versu takes a step backwards and waves Morales back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Morales is rocked!
Morales lands with a straight right. Versu didn't see that one coming.
Morales jabs at Versu's body.
Morales throws a body punch but Versu moves out of range.
Morales throws a leg kick but Versu checks it.
Morales misses with a leg kick.
Morales tries to land a body kick
and Versu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales lands a nice looking kick to the body. Versu takes a step back to recover.
Morales throws a sloppy head kick and Versu moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Versu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good shot there by Morales.
Versu clobbers Morales with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Morales lands.
Morales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Versu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morales connects with a right hand. Versu shakes it off.
Morales throws a predictable looking body shot
and Versu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Versu misses.
Versu misses with a straight left.
Morales is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morales misses with a shot to the body
and Versu counters with a right hand to the body.
Versu lands a leg kick that knocks Morales off balance momentarily.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Versu.
Morales blocks the body kick.
Jose Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Versu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales connects with a body shot that sends Versu's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales misses with an uppercut. Versu saw that one coming.
Versu throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Morales misses with a hook to the body
and Versu counters with a left to the body.
Versu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Versu - just one landing.
Versu throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
Morales is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales tries a low kick but Versu avoids it.
Morales misses with a straight left.
Morales lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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 Jose Morales will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morales throws a body kick that misses
and Versu counters with a nice right hand that sends Morales toppling to the canvas! Morales scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Versu finish him?!
Oh Morales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales swings widly with a right hand
and Versu scores with a counter punch that sends Morales to the canvas! Versu smells blood - he's punishing Morales with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Morales has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geo Versu!
Geo Versu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 1459 p4p, 200 weight class) and Bobby Wangler (ranked 1067 p4p, 151 weight class). Wangler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Clash - I Fought The Law kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mohsin Zaidi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohsin Zaidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaidi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zaidi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wangler!
Zaidi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wangler is trying desperately to improve position.
Zaidi unloads with some shots from mount but Wangler bucks and avoids them well.
Wangler tries to lock up and control but Zaidi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zaidi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Wangler covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohsin Zaidi!
An out of breath Mohsin Zaidi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 1341 p4p, 162 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 1427 p4p, 172 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paulin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paulin throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Paulin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paulin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Steel lands with a straight right. Paulin didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Steel lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel throws a combination. Paulin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulin throws out the jab.
Paulin jabs Steel right on the nose. Steel blinks but takes it well.
Paulin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steel throws a shot from downtown. Paulin moves away and avoids it.
Paulin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulin moves away.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulin manages to avoid it.
Paulin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulin moves away from the strike by Steel.
Paulin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Paulin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steel takes a step back to recover.
Paulin lands a big head kick that sends Steel tumbling to the mat! Paulin takes a step backwards and waves Steel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paulin circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Steel drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Paulin follows Steel 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 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thierry Paulin!
An out of breath Thierry Paulin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 308 p4p, 19 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 379 p4p, 23 weight class). Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaroslav throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Jaroslav ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Jaroslav unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
Jaroslav misses with a looping left.
Jaroslav has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sitsongrit is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaroslav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaroslav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit 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.
Jaroslav misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Jaroslav throws out a powerful jab.
Jaroslav scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Jaroslav.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Jaroslav avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Jaroslav down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jaroslav to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Jaroslav circles away.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick.
Jaroslav cracks the inside of Sitsongrit's front leg.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick.
Jaroslav thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaroslav. Jaroslav circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit jabs Jaroslav right on the nose. Jaroslav blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Jaroslav lands but Sitsongrit takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jaroslav checks a leg kick.
Jaroslav pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Jaroslav moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaroslav, right into the meat.
Sitsongrit jabs Jaroslav right on the nose. Jaroslav blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Jaroslav's side.
Jaroslav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaroslav just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Jaroslav is avoiding it.
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Jaroslav's front leg with a kick but Jaroslav checks it.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaroslav.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jaroslav slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jaroslav has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Jaroslav throws a lazy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav misses with a right hand
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Jaroslav moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jaroslav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaroslav there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Jaroslav avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaroslav counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaroslav is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Jaroslav's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaroslav down.
Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaroslav checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaroslav throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaroslav fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Jaroslav takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Jaroslav.
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 Yodsawan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaroslav avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Jaroslav's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaroslav moves away.
It seemed like Jaroslav was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaroslav connects with the punch.
Jaroslav feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaroslav moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Sitsongrit misses
and Jaroslav counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Jaroslav moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Jaroslav lands an overhand right.
Jaroslav throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jaroslav avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaroslav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Jaroslav fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Jaroslav slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Jaroslav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaroslav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Jaroslav throws out a powerful jab.
Jaroslav works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jaroslav, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Jaroslav avoids the punch easily.
Jaroslav looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Jaroslav misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Jaroslav ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaroslav.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jaroslav swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick from Jaroslav misses.
Sitsongrit tests Jaroslav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jaroslav sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaroslav in the body.
Jaroslav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaroslav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Some wild striking there from Jaroslav.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaroslav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaroslav scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaroslav misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Jaroslav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Jaroslav throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Jaroslav there.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaroslav circles away.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jaroslav checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Jaroslav takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaroslav misses with a wild body shot.
Jaroslav swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav staying out of range there.
Jaroslav walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaroslav darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jaroslav attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Jaroslav showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaroslav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Jaroslav looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaroslav under the eye.
Jaroslav moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
A cross from Jaroslav lands.
Jaroslav lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Jaroslav is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Jaroslav saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit sizes up Jaroslav with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaroslav looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaroslav looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaroslav attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaroslav.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Jaroslav's leg but Jaroslav calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jaroslav scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaroslav, right into the meat.
Jaroslav catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaroslav.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaroslav moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaroslav counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaroslav throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Jaroslav looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination but Jaroslav avoids it well.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaroslav throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Jaroslav. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jaroslav misses.
Jaroslav takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Jaroslav throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaroslav blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jaroslav just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaroslav connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Jaroslav scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Jaroslav down.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaroslav throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaroslav will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Jaroslav backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaroslav in the body.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaroslav keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jaroslav counters with a straight right hand.
Jaroslav tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Jaroslav scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Jaroslav moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jaroslav backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaroslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Jaroslav is having none of it.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Jaroslav misses with the combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jaroslav crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Jaroslav gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Jaroslav manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jaroslav closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jaroslav shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sitsongrit eats them both and turns towards Jaroslav to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Jaroslav down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Jaroslav.
I think Jaroslav has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Jaroslav!
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Jaroslav thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arron Asham (ranked 425 p4p, 59 weight class) and Roman Divac (ranked 721 p4p, 105 weight class). Divac has chosen Nas- Do you hate me now as his entrance music. 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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199 lbs
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198 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arron Asham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Asham.
It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Asham scores with a nice body kick.
Asham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asham blocking some punches.
Asham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asham prevents a body shot from Divac.
Divac lands a body shot.
Asham landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Asham.
Asham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Divac misses with a body punch.
Divac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asham has him pressed against the cage.
Divac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asham has Divac pressed against the cage, preventing Divac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Divac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asham struggles to land a body shot inside as Divac controls his hands.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Divac looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asham keeps control of Divac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Asham gets through Divac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Divac misses with the head strike.
Asham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Asham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Divac misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Asham.
Asham lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Divac blocks a body shot from Asham.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham working aggressively here.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divac.
Asham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Divac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Asham.
Asham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Asham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Divac.
Divac struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Asham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asham scores with a hook to the body.
Divac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asham landing knees to the head.
Asham presses Divac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham presses Divac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Asham.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Asham lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Asham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Divac.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asham.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham tries to work over Divac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham digs a right hand into Divac's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Divac's gas tank.
Asham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Roman Divac's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Divac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Asham.
Asham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Divac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asham lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham cracks Divac with a nice body shot.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Divac controls the action.
Asham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Divac backwards.
Divac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Divac looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asham lands a knee to the body.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham lands with a light punch inside.
Asham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Divac blocks a body shot from Asham.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asham.
Asham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Divacs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Divac's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Divac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asham scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Divac.
Asham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Asham keeps Divac at a distance using the push kick.
Asham tries to clinch up but Divac circles away and keeps his distance.
Asham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asham, right into the meat.
Asham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Divac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asham lands a right hook to the body.
Asham lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Divac on the side of the head.
Divac is rocked!
Divac is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham clinches with his opponent.
Divac is still on wobbly legs! Can Asham finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Asham.
Asham lands a knee to the head.
Asham dips a shoulder and cracks Divac with a mighty uppercut! Divac falls back against the cage and Asham unloads with a barrage of strikes! Divac is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Asham screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arron Asham!
A very excited looking Arron Asham made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Roman Divac spoke after the fight, saying 'Looks like the blind squirrel found a nut. Go play the lottery while you can b/c that 1 in a million shot ain't happening next time you bum!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gracie (ranked 158 p4p, 26 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 787 p4p, 99 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu-Apaga Mas Não Bate. 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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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Ahma loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Ahma looks to throw a body kick
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie pushes down on Ahma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Ahma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ahma sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Ahma.
Ahma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Ahma avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie moves out of range as Ahma strikes.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahma's waist but Ahma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Ahma tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Ahma is quick to defend against it.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Ahma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Verneri Ahma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahma throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahma misses with a hook.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Ahma is quick to defend against it.
Gracie defending well as Ahma loads up on a big left hand.
Ahma misses the shot to the body.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Ahma misses.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ahma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahma.
Ahma lands a high kick!
Ahma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Ahma throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ahma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Ahma.
Ahma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahma just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ahma.
A shot in the inside from Ahma.
Ahma breaks the clinch.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahma connects with a nice looking jab.
Ahma misses with a head kick.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Ahma.
Ahma throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Ahma tries to get set, Gracie tries to push him back and clinch up but Ahma manages to avoid the attempt.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Ahma moved away.
Ahma scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in but Ahma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahma lands with a nice body punch.
Ahma throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Ahma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Ahma circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ahma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ahma defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma wants to get back to his feet.
Ahma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahma is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control!
Ahma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ahma is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Gracie! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Ahma has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raul Gracie!
Our winner, Raul Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Chavez (ranked 491 p4p, 77 weight class) and Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 661 p4p, 104 weight class). Bulletzowich has chosen THUNDERCAT - THEM CHANGES as his entrance music. Domingo Chavez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boris Bulletzowich's chin.
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176 lbs
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186 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Bulletzowich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulletzowich throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Chavez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bulletzowich will feel that in the morning.
Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez lands a body shot.
Bulletzowich gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bulletzowich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chavez slips a jab from Bulletzowich.
The fighters circling - Bulletzowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez is looking to land body kicks.
Chavez misses the jab.
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Bulletzowich moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Bulletzowich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
Bulletzowich slips under a jab.
Bulletzowich scores with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Chavez.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulletzowich manages to avoid it.
And Bulletzowich tries to counter it with a takedown but Chavez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulletzowich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chavez swivels and escapes.
Bulletzowich slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bulletzowich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bulletzowich throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Bulletzowich shoots in for a double leg but Chavez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Bulletzowich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bulletzowich looking to slow down the pace here.
Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez lands with a left to the head.
Chavez gets through Bulletzowich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez digs a right hand into Bulletzowich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bulletzowich's gas tank.
Bulletzowich lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulletzowichs head.
Bulletzowich has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chavez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Domingo Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Bulletzowich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich tries to stall but Chavez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chavez pushes Bulletzowich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bulletzowich looks winded!
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bulletzowich backwards.
Chavez tries a body shot but Bulletzowich blocks it.
Bulletzowich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
A right hand to the body from Chavez.
Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Chavez breaks the clinch.
Chavez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bulletzowich will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chavez connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Bulletzowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulletzowich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez is looking to slow Bulletzowich down with leg kicks.
Bulletzowich throws a hook to the side of Chavez's head but Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bulletzowich momentarily.
Chavez blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Good exchange - Chavez coming out on top.
Bulletzowich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bulletzowich misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez connects with an inside leg kick.
Bulletzowich misses with a takedown
and Bulletzowich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Chavez has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Bulletzowich controls the action.
Bulletzowich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulletzowich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Chavez scoring well with a low kick there.
Bulletzowich misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bulletzowich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chavez at a distance.
Bulletzowich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chavez looks to land a body kick but Bulletzowich moved away.
Chavez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chavez lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Bulletzowich.
A big left from Bulletzowich misses.
Bulletzowich connects with a body shot that sends Chavez's belly button to the back.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bulletzowich slips under a jab.
Bulletzowich is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice cross by Chavez.
Bulletzowich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Bulletzowich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chavez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulletzowich is one step ahead there.
Chavez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bulletzowich.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bulletzowich can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chavez 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.
Bulletzowich prevents Chavez from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Bulletzowich moved out of range nicely.
It looks like Chavez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bulletzowich is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Bulletzowich lands a head shot.
Bulletzowich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chavez.
Bulletzowich throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulletzowich.
Chavez closes the distance and pushes Bulletzowich back into the cage.
Bulletzowich is trying to break the clinch but Chavez is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Bulletzowich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bulletzowich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bulletzowich blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bulletzowich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chavez is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Bulletzowich is breathing heavily.
Chavez pushes Bulletzowich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Domingo Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bulletzowich goes for a double leg but Chavez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chavez continues to drive forward.
Bulletzowich shoots and misses
and Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bulletzowich walks into a jab.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Bulletzowich throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez connects with an inside leg kick.
Bulletzowich staying out of range there.
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bulletzowich avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Bulletzowich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bulletzowich tries for a takedown but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Domingo Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Bulletzowich tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Chavez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Chavez.
Chavez digs a good hook to Bulletzowich's body.
Chavez cracks the inside of Bulletzowich's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich throws a hook to the side of Chavez's head but Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez connects with a single shot there.
Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Chavez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bulletzowich.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulletzowich moves away.
Bulletzowich gets tackled into the cage by Chavez. Chavez maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Chavez.
A right hand to the body from Chavez.
Bulletzowich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chavez scores with a hook to the body. Bulletzowich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Domingo Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Chavez lands.
Bulletzowich walks into a stiff left hand from Chavez.
Bulletzowich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chavez lands a right hook to the body.
Bulletzowich misses with a body shot.
Chavez connects with a single shot there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bulletzowich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chavez - the referee stops the clock and Bulletzowich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chavez. Bulletzowich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Bulletzowich ducks down to avoid it.
And Bulletzowich tries to counter it with a takedown but Chavez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bulletzowich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chavez.
Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Bulletzowich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bulletzowich scrambles back to his feet.
Chavez connects with a nice looking jab.
Chavez jabs Bulletzowich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bulletzowich doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Chavez lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chavez lands with a good body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez scores with a jab.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses.
Chavez motions for Bulletzowich to come forward. Chavez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez lands a jab.
Chavez connects with a looping right hand.
Bulletzowich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulletzowich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chavez is not content to let Bulletzowich control the position.
Chavez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bulletzowich trying to control from half guard but Chavez is working away.
Chavez is trying to get back to full guard.
Chavez works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulletzowich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chavez scores with a leg kick.
Bulletzowich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chavez doesn't seem bothered though.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
Bulletzowich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chavez throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Bulletzowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bulletzowich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chavez scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulletzowich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bulletzowich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chavez's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Bulletzowich throws a series of strikes that have Chavez backpedaling.
Chavez scores with a nice right hand.
Chavez throws a head kick but Bulletzowich moves out of range.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez stuffs the takedown attempt from Bulletzowich. Bulletzowich gets slowly back to his feet.
Boris Bulletzowich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chavez, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Chavez!
After the fight, Domingo Chavez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Araujo (ranked 796 p4p, 108 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 731 p4p, 97 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lemieux lands a right hand.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux is working Araujo over against the cage.
Araujo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Araujo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lemieux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Araujo pulls Lemieux in close to his closed guard and prevents Lemieux from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lemieux is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Araujo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo wants to sweep but no luck.
Lemieux avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Araujo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lemieux passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Araujo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Araujo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lemieux pulls his head out easily.
Araujo wants to improve his position but Lemieux is controlling well.
Araujo looking for submissions off his back.
Araujo 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.
Araujo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Araujo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Araujo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lemieux has passed into half guard!
Lemieux is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Araujo tries to roll over but Lemieux keeps him under control.
Lemieux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Araujo wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux wants to get back to his feet.
Araujo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Araujo actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Lemieux is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Araujo tries to get to full guard but Lemieux has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Araujo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lemieux pulls his head out easily.
Araujo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Araujo wants to control but Lemieux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Araujo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Araujo.
Lemieux throws a hook but Araujo blocks it.
Lemieux misses with the combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Araujo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lemieux counters with a series of strikes. Araujo will be more careful next time no doubt.
No luck for Araujo with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lemieux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Araujo misses with a takedown
and Lemieux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Araujo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemieux was well out of range. Poor timing from Araujo.
Lemieux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Araujo has his takedown stuffed
and Lemieux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lemieux throws a looping overhand right but Araujo ducks down to avoid it.
Lemieux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Araujo throws a strike but Lemieux rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Araujo controls Lemieux momentarily but Lemieux frees himself.
Araujo working for a triangle but Lemieux defends it easily.
Araujo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is looking to stand up but Araujo won't let him.
Araujo keeping full guard, as Lemieux tries to pass.
Lemieux sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Araujo trying to keep a closed guard but Lemieux is proving a slippery customer.
Araujo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lemieux puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lemieux slows the pace down in half guard.
Araujo trying to control but Lemieux postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Araujo actively working from the bottom here.
Vincent Lemieux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lemieux not doing much here.
Araujo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Araujo working for a triangle but Lemieux defends it easily.
Araujo wants to control but Lemieux passes easily into half guard.
Araujo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Araujo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lemieux pulls his head out easily.
Araujo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Araujo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lemieux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Araujo is trying to control the position but Lemieux postures up.
Araujo trying to strike off his back.
Araujo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Araujo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lemieux uses it to pass to side control.
Araujo tries to bench press Lemieux off him but Lemieux keeps the position.
Araujo wants to control but Lemieux postures up.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Lemieux has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Araujo tries to improve position but can't.
Araujo can't do much from the bottom here.
Araujo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lemieux's best efforts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemieux moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Araujo.
Lemieux working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lemieux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Araujo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lemieux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Araujo somewhat.
Lemieux clinches up with Araujo and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Araujo has a couple of punches blocked by Lemieux.
Lemieux works on Araujo's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Lemieux - that landed with a thud.
Lemieux lands with a right to the head.
Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lemieux.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemieux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemieux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Lemieux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lemieux digs a right hand underneath Araujo's ribcage. Araujo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lemieux lands a nice uppercut.
Araujo is rocked!
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Araujo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemieux lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Araujo to his knees! Lemieux keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Lemieux!
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