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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Malverde (ranked 821 p4p, 119 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 641 p4p, 89 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zaadha's choice of entrance music: Here I Am. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ri Zaadha was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Malverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malverde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zaadha tries a low kick but Malverde avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Malverde.
Malverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaadha.
Zaadha tries a quick counter leg kick but Malverde is wise to it.
Malverde throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Zaadha counter with a right hand.
Malverde lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Malverde misses its intended target.
Malverde 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.
Malverde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaadha scores with a nice right hand.
Zaadha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaadha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malverde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malverde misses with a low kick.
Malverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
Zaadha misses with a head kick.
Malverde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaadha.
Good standup being displayed there by Malverde as he connects with a hook.
Malverde lands a right hook to the body.
Malverde misses with a straight right.
Zaadha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malverde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malverde swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malverde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zaadha misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaadha.
Zaadha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malverde keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Malverde on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zaadha slips under a jab from Malverde.
Malverde scores with a shot to the body.
Zaadha ducks under a wild hook from Malverde.
Zaadha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zaadha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malverde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malverde tries a low kick but Zaadha avoids it.
Zaadha scores with a jab. Malverde acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaadha staying out of range there.
Malverde closes the distance but Zaadha moves to the side
and Zaadha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malverde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaadha moves forwards but Malverde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaadha. Malverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malverde is looking to counter the offense by Zaadha and move into the clinch.
Zaadha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malverde.
Zaadha walks into a left hand.
Zaadha tries to score with a low kick but Malverde moves his leg out of the way.
Malverde blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Zaadha.
Zaadha moves in looking to clinch but Malverde pushes him off.
Malverde is looking to clinch but Zaadha is avoiding it.
Malverde backing away here, and Zaadha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malverde throws a right and a left that Zaadha avoids nicely.
Zaadha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malverde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Zaadha.
Malverde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malverde throws a right hand that misses
letting Zaadha counter with a right hand.
Malverde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaadha slips a straight right by Malverde.
Malverde throws a chopping leg kick but Zaadha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malverde misses with a left hand
and Zaadha counters with an inside leg kick.
Malverde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malverde swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malverde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut
and Malverde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha closes the distance and pushes Malverde back into the cage.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
Malverde lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
Malverde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaadhas head.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Zaadha lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaadha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaadha has Malverde pressed against the cage, preventing Malverde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malverde.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaadha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Malverde lands with a light punch inside.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Malverde controls the action.
Zaadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malverde creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaadha's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Malverde.
Malverde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malverde slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malverde moves forwards but Zaadha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaadha loads up on a big right hand but Malverde slips the punch.
Malverde takes a swing at Zaadha's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Malverde misses.
Malverde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaadha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Jesus Malverde will probably get the nod.
That's time! Malverde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zaadha wants to clinch up but Malverde keeps it at a distance.
Jesus Malverde is winning the standup battle so far.
Malverde misses with a straight right.
Zaadha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zaadha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malverde.
Malverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaadha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaadha lands a big head kick that sends Malverde tumbling to the mat! Zaadha takes a step backwards and waves Malverde back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Malverde is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Malverde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malverde works the jab nicely.
Malverde darts in and clinches Zaadha up against the cage.
Zaadha lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Zaadha.
Zaadha pushes Malverde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malverde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaadha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaadha throws a sloppy head kick and Malverde moves out of range easily.
Zaadha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malverde seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Malverde.
Zaadha misses with a body punch.
Zaadha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malverde has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Malverde.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Malverde.
Malverde working aggressively here.
Malverde misses with some punches.
Malverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Malverde.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
Zaadha dodges an elbow strike from Malverde.
Malverde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malverde swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malverde pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malverde blocking some punches.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
Malverde swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malverde.
Ri Zaadha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
A short left from Zaadha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Malverde lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Malverde pushes off an throws an elbow but Zaadha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malverde misses with a body punch.
Malverde has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
Malverde lands a shoulder strike.
Malverde tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Malverde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malverde misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha breaks from the clinch.
Zaadha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malverde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Zaadha scores with a hook to the body.
Zaadha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malverde checks a leg kick.
Malverde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zaadha backs up against the cage.
Malverde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malverde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zaadha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malverde misses the body punch
and Zaadha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malverde misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Zaadha.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malverde misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malverde working aggressively here.
Malverde throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Malverde.
Malverde pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde lands with a short shot to the head.
Malverde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaadha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malverde misses with some punches.
Zaadha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde misses with a punch to the body.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Malverde seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zaadha can turn it around.
Zaadha scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malverde or not.
Zaadha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malverde.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Malverde.
Malverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malverde can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Malverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ri Zaadha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zaadha gets a clinch.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malverde.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Malverde throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaadha.
Malverde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malverde.
Malverde lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zaadha misses with a punch on the inside.
Malverde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malverde lands an elbow inside that Zaadha shrugs off.
Zaadha working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaadha.
Malverde misses with the head strike.
Malverde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malverde blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Malverde.
Zaadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malverde.
A short left from Malverde.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaadha dodges an elbow strike from Malverde.
Zaadha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malverde lands a shoulder strike.
Malverde scores with a shot to the side of Zaadha's head.
Malverde tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Malverde back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malverde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaadha's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Malverde fails to land.
Malverde lands with a light punch inside.
Zaadha lands with a light punch inside.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malverde tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Malverde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malverde misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malverde blocks an uppercut.
Malverde has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha dodges an elbow strike from Malverde.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malverde.
Malverde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malverde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malverde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaadha's brow.
Zaadha dodges an elbow strike from Malverde.
Zaadha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malverde scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Malverde.
A short uppercut from Malverde.
Malverde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha blocks an elbow strike from Malverde.
Malverde misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malverde tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde misses with a punch to the body.
Malverde manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaadha checks a leg kick.
Zaadha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malverde with a body shot.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Malverde checks it.
Malverde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zaadha scores with a nice right hand.
Malverde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Malverde moves in looking to clinch but Zaadha pushes him off.
Zaadha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malverde.
Malverde misses with an uppercut
and Zaadha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malverde blocks a head kick by Zaadha.
Zaadha throws the kick towards the body but Malverde avoids it.
Zaadha gets tackled into the cage by Malverde. Malverde maintains the clinch.
Malverde misses with a body punch.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde gets through Zaadha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha lands a hook that snaps the head of Malverde backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malverde.
Zaadha scores with a shot to the side of Malverde's head.
Malverde throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha lands with a light punch inside.
Malverde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malverde scores with a shot to the side of Zaadha's head.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Zaadha as the two fighters clinch.
Zaadha misses with some punches.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaadha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malverde lands with a straight right. Zaadha didn't see that one coming.
Zaadha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaadha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malverde scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Malverde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malverde has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Malverde!
Jesus Malverde bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 69 p4p, 9 weight class) and Valerio Bartoli (ranked 218 p4p, 29 weight class). Bartoli has chosen Modulate - Bass Alert as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
29 - 14 - 0 |
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28
170 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Bartoli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bartoli defending well as Ozolinsh loads up on a big left hand.
Bartoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bartoli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ozolinsh's head backwards.
Ozolinsh cracks Bartoli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut. Bartoli saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh moves out of range as Bartoli strikes.
Ozolinsh moves into the clinch.
Ozolinsh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ozolinsh fails to land.
Bartoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ozolinsh 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.
Bartoli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ozolinsh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bartoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ozolinsh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartoli.
Bartoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Bartoli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Valerio Bartoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Bartoli - just one landing.
Bartoli connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
Bartoli throws a shot to the body.
Bartoli throws a low kick but Ozolinsh moves out of range easily.
Ozolinsh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ozolinsh checks a leg kick.
Bartoli walks into a stiff left hand from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh lunges at Bartoli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bartoli's hand.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Bartoli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ozolinsh's head backwards.
Bartoli blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bartoli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Bartoli throws a shot from downtown. Ozolinsh moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolinsh slips a jab from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Bartoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartoli throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Bartoli misses its intended target.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and clinches.
Ozolinsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartoli swings widly with a right hand
and Ozolinsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartoli moves out of range of the body kick from Ozolinsh.
Bartoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ozolinsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartoli wants to land a leg kick but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bartoli.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Bartoli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartoli.
Bartoli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ozolinsh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bartoli scrambles back to his feet.
Bartoli slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Bartoli misses the body punch
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bartoli's knee momentarily.
Ozolinsh cracks Bartoli with a good jab.
Ozolinsh catches Bartoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Ozolinsh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ozolinsh - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli walks into a left hand.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartoli tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Bartoli.
Bartoli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolinsh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy right hand but Bartoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ozolinsh ducks right into an uppercut from Bartoli.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bartoli scores with the left hand. Ozolinsh knows he should have avoided that one.
Ozolinsh cracks a nice hook into Bartoli's ribs.
Ozolinsh slips a jab from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh scores with a jab. Bartoli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Bartoli.
Ozolinsh defending well as Bartoli loads up on a big left hand.
Ozolinsh lands with a straight right. Bartoli didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoli moves away.
Bartoli feints and then cracks Ozolinsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ozolinsh down.
The fighters circling - Ozolinsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ozolinsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartoli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Ozolinsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bartoli finds it's way round the side to connect with Ozolinsh's head.
Ozolinsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bartoli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ozolinsh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh connects with a right hand. Bartoli shakes it off.
Ozolinsh takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
Ozolinsh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bartoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ozolinsh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ozolinsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Bartoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ozolinsh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bartoli. Bartoli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Bartoli lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartoli.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teodors Ozolinsh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ozolinsh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozolinsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartoli throws out a loose jab but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bartoli.
Bartoli avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh with a jab.
Ozolinsh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bartoli moves out of range of the body kick from Ozolinsh.
Bartoli avoids a kick to the body.
Teodors Ozolinsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Ozolinsh feints and then cracks Bartoli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bartoli down.
Bartoli scores with the left hand. Ozolinsh knows he should have avoided that one.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
Bartoli throws out a loose jab but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
Bartoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
Ozolinsh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartoli's sensitive parts.
Bartoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh takes the fight into the clinch.
Ozolinsh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartoli lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli is trying to break the clinch but Ozolinsh has him pressed against the cage.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartoli's elbow.
Bartoli breaks from the clinch.
Ozolinsh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bartoli catches Ozolinsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bartoli checks the leg kick.
Bartoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartoli throws a big shot that misses.
Bartoli looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
Ozolinsh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bartoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozolinsh misses with a double jab.
Ozolinsh throws a nice looking combination but Bartoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozolinsh tries to land a front kick but Bartoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch up but Bartoli keeps it at a distance.
Bartoli moves out of range as Ozolinsh throws a body kick.
Bartoli misses with a right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartoli jabs Ozolinsh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
Bartoli lands with a straight right. Ozolinsh didn't see that one coming.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartoli lands a nice shot that snaps Ozolinsh's head back.
Bartoli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozolinsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ozolinsh, as that shot connected.
Ozolinsh looks to land a left hand but Bartoli moved out of range nicely.
Bartoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozolinsh slips a straight right by Bartoli.
Bartoli misses with a straight right.
Ozolinsh misses with a straight left.
Bartoli connects with a high kick.
Ozolinsh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bartoli misses with a looping right.
Bartoli throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh slips a jab from Bartoli.
The fighters circling - Bartoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozolinsh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozolinsh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Bartoli throws a jab when Ozolinsh was well out of range.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bartoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ozolinsh ducks right into an uppercut from Bartoli.
Bartoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Ozolinsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
An inside leg kick from Bartoli misses.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut. Bartoli saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozolinsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ozolinsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bartoli's head backwards.
Bartoli throws a jab when Ozolinsh was well out of range.
Ozolinsh lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ozolinsh lands a really nice looking cross but Bartoli seems unphased.
Bartoli lands a nice shot that snaps Ozolinsh's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Ozolinsh as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ozolinsh, as that shot connected.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy right hand but Bartoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ozolinsh scores with a jab.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Bartoli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ozolinsh has time to react.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartoli.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ozolinsh.
Bartoli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ozolinsh 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozolinsh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartoli throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Teodors Ozolinsh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Bartoli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bartoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Ozolinsh is just out of range.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartoli looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Ozolinsh misses.
Ozolinsh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ozolinsh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Bartoli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Bartoli.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ozolinsh.
Bartoli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bartoli slips under a jab.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
Bartoli misses with a straight left.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook.
Bartoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozolinsh.
Bartoli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ozolinsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh scores with a spinning back kick!
Ozolinsh's corner calls for a 1-2. Ozolinsh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bartoli throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartoli takes one on the button.
Bartoli blocks the body kick.
Bartoli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bartoli misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli lands with a hook. Ozolinsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bartoli defending well as Ozolinsh loads up on a big left hand.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartoli moves away from the strike by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ozolinsh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bartoli digs a good body shot into Ozolinsh's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartoli misses with a looping left.
A jab from Bartoli misses.
Ozolinsh misses with a low kick.
Bartoli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice leg kick.
Ozolinsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ozolinsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bartoli throws a sloppy head kick and Ozolinsh moves out of range easily.
Bartoli throws a hook but Ozolinsh avoids it easily.
Bartoli looks to land a right hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range.
Ozolinsh blocks a head kick by Bartoli.
As Bartoli backs away, Ozolinsh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bartoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ozolinsh digs a good hook to Bartoli's body.
Bartoli blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bartoli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ozolinsh scrambles back to his feet.
Bartoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ozolinsh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bartoli. That did some damage!
Ozolinsh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Ozolinsh misses.
Nice uppercut there from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up.
Ozolinsh slips under a jab from Bartoli.
Ozolinsh throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bartoli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ozolinsh scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Ozolinsh.
Bartoli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bartoli.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch up but Bartoli keeps it at a distance.
Ozolinsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valerio Bartoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozolinsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ozolinsh throws an overhand right that lands on Bartoli's shoulder, as Bartoli tries to avoid the shot.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Ozolinsh lands with a cross.
Bartoli misses with a looping right.
Ozolinsh misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Bartoli.
Bartoli connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ozolinsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a looping overhand right but Bartoli ducks down to avoid it.
Bartoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bartoli throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
Bartoli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bartoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozolinsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bartoli lands a slapping body shot.
Bartoli catches Ozolinsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Ozolinsh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ozolinsh.
Bartoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozolinsh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ozolinsh throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Bartoli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ozolinsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ozolinsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teodors Ozolinsh.
Well Ozolinsh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teodors Ozolinsh!
Teodors Ozolinsh very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 349 p4p, 44 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 446 p4p, 60 weight class). Finnish Experiment Il is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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152 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Experiment Il tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Experiment Il is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Experiment Il lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit punishes Experiment Il's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Experiment Il stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Experiment Il lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Experiment Il lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
We've been informed that Experiment Il has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Experiment Il lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sitsongrit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Experiment Il obliges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Experiment Il has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment Il controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Experiment Il.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Experiment Il and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Experiment Il avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Experiment Il lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sitsongrit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit presses Experiment Il against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment Il controls the action.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit gets through Experiment Il's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il taking a breather.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Experiment Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Experiment Il strikes.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good work by Experiment Il as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment Il jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment Il is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Experiment Il's defenses.
A slow jab from Experiment Il misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Experiment Il throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Experiment Il with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment Il moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiment Il has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Experiment Il's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Experiment Il should have avoided that one.
Experiment Il takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Experiment Il throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Experiment Il's body. Experiment Il takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick from Experiment Il, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Experiment Il steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment Il. Experiment Il obviously looking to wear him down.
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Experiment Il checks the leg kick.
Experiment Il throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Experiment Il fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Experiment Il closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Experiment Il shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Experiment Il thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Experiment Il counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
Experiment Il throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Experiment Il's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Experiment Il throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment Il throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Experiment Il jumps back.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Experiment Il's hands.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Experiment Il punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Experiment Il throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment Il. Experiment Il obviously looking to wear him down.
Experiment Il blocks a leg kick.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
A punch lands to the side of Experiment Il 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Experiment Il cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Experiment Il keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Experiment Il throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment Il tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit cracks Experiment Il with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Experiment Il blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Experiment Il fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Experiment Il's side.
Experiment Il misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment Il keeps Sitsongrit at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Experiment Il throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Experiment Il avoids it.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Experiment Il saw that one coming.
Experiment Il takes a jab right on the kisser.
Experiment Il missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment Il misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Experiment Il. Beautiful body shot.
Experiment Il fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Experiment Il's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Experiment Il tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
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 Yodsawan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment Il defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Experiment Il.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment Il dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Experiment Il is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment Il manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Experiment Il misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
Experiment Il takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment Il is stalling here.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Experiment Il landing knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Experiment Il throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finnish Experiment Il seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Experiment Il misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il working Sitsongrit over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment Il putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sitsongrit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment Il working Sitsongrit over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Experiment Il prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Experiment Il creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Experiment Il's ribcage. Experiment Il let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Experiment Il blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Experiment Il's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Experiment Il's gas tank.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Experiment Il acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Experiment Il lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment Il rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Experiment Il looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Experiment Il seems unphased.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Experiment Il tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Experiment Il has time to react.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment Il throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Experiment Il pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Experiment Il lands with a light punch inside.
Experiment Il is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment Il crunches a lovely knee into Sitsongrit's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finnish Experiment Il.
I think Experiment Il 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Finnish Experiment Il!
Finnish Experiment Il 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brakeley (ranked 1192 p4p, 151 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 1899 p4p, 208 weight class). Michael Brakeley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley connects with a body shot that sends Griffith's belly button to the back.
Griffith tries to clinch up
and Brakeley counters with a thumping low kick.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brakeley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Brakeley misses.
A left lands for Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffith defending well as Brakeley loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Brakeley misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffith.
Brakeley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brakeley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Griffith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brakeley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griffith throws out a counter right but Brakeley avoids it with no problem.
Griffith with a nice calf kick.
Griffith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brakeley.
Brakeley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griffith's head backwards.
Brakeley throws an off balance right hand
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut.
Brakeley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffith.
Brakeley lands a front kick.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffith lands a jab to the nose.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brakeley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brakeley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffith.
Brakeley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Brakeley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Griffith is out of range and Brakeley settles back down.
Griffith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brakeley scoring well with a low kick there.
Griffith moves out of range of the leg kick from Brakeley.
Griffith misses with a head kick.
Brakeley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brakeley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffith.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brakeley throws a jab when Griffith was well out of range.
Griffith moves into range and clinches up with Brakeley.
Griffith struggles to land a body shot inside as Brakeley controls his hands.
Brakeley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffith was well out of range. Poor timing from Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Griffith moves out of range.
Brakeley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley scores with a hook to the body. Griffith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brakeley misses with a hook.
Griffith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brakeley backing away here, and Griffith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot by Griffith.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffith stuns Brakeley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brakeley throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffith counters with an outside leg kick.
Griffith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griffith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffith with a hook.
Griffith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brakeley misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffith counters with a three punch combo that has Brakeley backing up. Brakeley nods at Griffith to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Brakeley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griffith's hands.
Brakeley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Brakeley. That snapped Griffith's head back.
Brakeley tries a head kick but it misses.
Brakeley tries a low kick but Griffith avoids it.
Brakeley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffith tries to clinch but Brakeley moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Brakeley.
Brakeley looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range.
Griffith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brakeley was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffith.
Brakeley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Brakeley misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Griffith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brakeley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffith was well out of range. Poor timing from Brakeley.
Brakeley throws a body punch but Griffith moves out of range.
Brakeley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffith was well out of range. Poor timing from Brakeley.
Nice defenses there by Griffith.
Griffith unleashes a big counter combination but Brakeley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Brakeley misses
and Griffith counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffith takes one to the chin there.
Brakeley throws a sloppy head kick and Griffith moves out of range easily.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Griffith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brakeley.
Brakeley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy left from Griffith finds it's target.
Brakeley thows a leg kick but Griffith checks it
and Griffith counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley avoids the head kick by Griffith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley tries to work over Griffith's front leg with a kick but Griffith checks it.
Brakeley throws a combination that misses
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brakeley blocks a leg kick.
Brakeley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griffith avoids it.
Brakeley tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brakeley connects with a leg kick.
Griffith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brakeley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffith swinging wildly here.
Griffith wants to clinch up but Brakeley keeps it at a distance.
Brakeley tries to score with a low kick but Griffith moves his leg out of the way.
Griffith is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griffith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brakeley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brakeley.
Brakeley checks a low kick from Griffith.
Griffith takes a swing at Brakeley's ribcage but misses.
Brakeley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brakeley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Brakeley coming out on top.
Brakeley scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Brakeley.
Brakeley feints a jab promting Griffith to slip. Brakeley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brakeley throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brakeley blocks a leg kick.
Michael Brakeley is winning the standup battle so far.
Brakeley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Griffith misses.
Griffith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffith throws the kick towards the body but Brakeley avoids it.
Griffith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brakeley misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on Griffith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
Brakeley throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley lands the left hand.
Brakeley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Griffith checks a leg kick.
Griffith tries to move into range but Brakeley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffith is rocked!
Brakeley stuns Griffith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffith is still on wobbly legs! Can Brakeley finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Brakeley misses.
Brakeley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGriffith.
Griffith ducks into an uppercut from Brakeley and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Brakeley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Escobar (ranked 811 p4p, 120 weight class) and Hyryx Dall (ranked 739 p4p, 110 weight class). Dall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rattlesnake. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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39
201 lbs
27 - 22 - 1 |
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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
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Braulio Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Escobar defends it well.
Escobar throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall scores with a decent looking hook.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Braulio Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Escobar.
It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
Escobar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Escobar tries to sprawl but Dall drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escobar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
Escobar is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
Dall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Escobar has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dall is on him like a limpet, forcing Escobar back against the cage.
Dall breaks from the clinch.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Escobar quickly recovers to half guard.
Dall controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Escobar is defending well.
Dall is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is staying active underneath Dall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
Dall passes to full mount!
Dall jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Escobar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Escobar and Dall has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Escobar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dall wants to take a breather but Escobar manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall pushing down on Escobar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dall is looking to advance position but Escobar won't allow it.
Escobar is trying to stand.
Escobar is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
Dall stops Escobar from getting back to his feet.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Escobar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. Dall eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hyryx Dall will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar finds it's way round the side to connect with Dall's head.
Dall shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl out of it but Dall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Dall looks to move away, Escobar throws a big counter combo but Dall just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Escobar defends it well.
Dall shoots in but no luck this time.
Braulio Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyryx Dall.
Escobar cracks Dall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dall avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Dall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dall lands in his opponent's guard.
Dall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dall advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is working for an americana but Escobar has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dall was thinking about the submission.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Dall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dall wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Escobar is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall prevents Escobar from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Escobar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dall controls the pace.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Escobar misses with a left hand
letting Dall counter with a right hand.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dall.
Dall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Escobar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Escobar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dall trying to control the position but Escobar is working away.
Dall laying and praying for a moment but Escobar takes advantage and regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall trying to mount his opponent but Escobar defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braulio Escobar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Dall with that takedown attempt.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Escobar throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dall counter with a right hand.
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Dall avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body punch
and Dall counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Escobar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dall stops Escobar from standing up.
Dall stands and throws Escobar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dall taking a break here but Escobar is having none of it and regains half guard.
Dall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Escobar pushes Dall off looking to stand but Dall dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to control but Escobar is keeping him busy.
Escobar tries to kick Dall off but Dall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.
Dall is just content to waste time from the top position. Escobar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dall wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Dall passes Escobar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Escobar defends it well.
Dall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to kick Dall off but Dall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dall wants to take a breather but Escobar is having none of it.
Dall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Escobar manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dall keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Dall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Escobar with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Dall dives in for a single leg takedown but Escobar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Escobar.
Braulio Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Escobar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Dall looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braulio Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Escobar 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braulio Escobar!
After winning the bout, Braulio Escobar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Hyryx Dall stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got bit!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Brock (ranked 500 p4p, 71 weight class) and Yormomza Built (ranked 352 p4p, 57 weight class). Built has chosen Back That Azz Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yormomza Built!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Built throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Built dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brock throws a lazy right hand but Built sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Built.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Built looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Built takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Built lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brock walks into a stiff left hand from Built.
Built rushes Brock and presses him up against the cage.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brock breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Built scores with a decent looking hook.
Built moves into the clinch.
Built digs a right hand into Brock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brock's gas tank.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brock lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Brock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brock is pushing Built up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Brock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brock throws a push kick but Built slaps the foot to one side.
Built connects with a jab.
Built with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brock to score with a decent uppercut.
Built closes the distance and clinches.
Built's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Built cracks Brock with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Brock misses.
Built looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built slips under a jab.
Built tries to counter with a clinch but Brock shakes him off and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brock walks into a stiff left hand from Built.
Brock connects with a looping right hand.
Built turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Built swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Brock throws a head kick but Built moves out of range.
Built fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brock, pushing him back against the cage.
Brock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Built lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Brock controls the action.
Good body shot from Built.
A body shot lands from Built.
Brock is breathing heavily.
Brock blocks a body shot from Built.
Brock being controlled against the cage.
Brock working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Built.
Built breaks from the clinch.
Brock throws a body shot but no joy.
Brock avoids the body shot from Built.
Built throws a leg kick but Brock moved away.
Brock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Built counters with a straight right hand.
Brock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Built throws a jab but it's blocked by Brock.
Brock tries to land a leg kick but Built saw it coming and moves away.
Built connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brock blocks a head kick by Built.
Nice jab there from Built.
Brock moves out of range of the body kick from Built.
Built is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Built throws a predictable looking body shot
and Built takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Built lands the left hand.
Brock throws a head kick but Built moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Built. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Built.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Built lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brock wants to land a leg kick but Built is out of range.
Built checks a leg kick nicely.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built stuns Brock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Built looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Brock throws an overhand right that lands on Built's shoulder, as Built tries to avoid the shot.
Brock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Built is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Built stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Built chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Built.
Brock connects with a nice looking jab.
Built clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yormomza Built dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brock lands a glancing blow to the side of Built's head.
Brock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Built.
Built uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Built dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brock staying out of range there.
Yormomza Built seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brock feints and then cracks Built's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Built down.
Brock throws a series of strikes that have Built backpedaling.
Brock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Built follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Built scores with a punch to the head.
Brock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock throws a leg kick but Built checks it.
Built tries to clinch but Brock is having none of it.
Brock wants to clinch.
Brock misses with an uppercut.
Brock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brock wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built looks for the body kick but Brock saw that one coming.
As Built tries to get set, Brock tries to push him back and clinch up but Built manages to avoid the attempt.
Built takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brock throws a big shot that misses.
Brock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Built to counter with a crisp jab.
Brock throws a leg kick
and Built makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brock takes a swing at Built's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Built releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Built lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
Brock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Built.
Built pushes Brock away with a front kick.
Brock throws a big shot that misses.
Brock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Built.
Built looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brock avoids the head kick by Built.
Brock avoids the head kick by Built.
That kick from Built tenderised Brock's leg. Brock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Built has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brock.
Brock looks for the body kick but Built saw that one coming.
Built has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Built throws a hook but Brock blocks it.
Built misses with a low kick.
Brock avoids the body shot from Built.
Brock thinks about countering with a head kick.
Built cracks Brock with a good jab.
Brock throws a leg kick that misses.
Brock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Built tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Built throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Built.
Brock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brock throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Built misses.
Built steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Built lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Built checks the leg kick nicely there.
Built throws a hook to the side of Brock's head but Brock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Built doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.
Brock misses with a leg kick
and Built counters with a body kick that stops Brock in his tracks momentarily.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brock moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Built.
Brock is looking for a counter combo.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Built misses with a body kick.
Brock takes one to the side of the head.
Built scores with a leg kick.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brock.
Brock throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Built is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brock with a body shot.
Built lands with a nice body punch.
Built is looking to clinch.
Built scores with a jab to the jaw.
Built clobbers Brock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Built takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.
Brock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Built counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Built jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brock looks to land a right hand but Built moved out of range.
Built thuds a left hand into Brock's body.
Built fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Brock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Built.
Built sizes up Brock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yormomza Built showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yormomza Built's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Built, as that shot connected.
Built jabs Brock right on the nose. Brock blinks but takes it well.
Brock throws a body kick that misses.
Brock keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Built lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brock doesn't seem phased though.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Brock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Built manages to avoid it.
Built looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Built closes the distance and clinches.
Built throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brocks head.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Built works on Brock's body with a couple of short punches.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Built lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock working aggressively here.
Built lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock wants to get back to striking at distance but Built won't allow it.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yormomza Built seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brock is trying to push Built away but Built has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Built gets through Brock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Built lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
Brock misses with a body punch.
Brock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Built misses with a knee strike.
Brock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Built.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Brock.
Built lands a shot to the body.
Brock missing with knees to the body.
Brock blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Built misses with some punches.
Built digs a right hand into Brock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brock's gas tank.
Built lands with a short shot to the head.
Brock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built lands a shoulder strike.
Brock pushes off an throws an elbow but Built leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brock lands with a right to the head.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Built on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brock blocks an uppercut.
Built lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Brock prevents a body shot from Built.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Built can't break the clinch.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Brock controls the action.
Brock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Art Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Built scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brock has Built pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Built.
Built keeps control of Brock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Built misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Built creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Built - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Built escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock blocks a leg kick.
Built tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Brock as he connects with a hook.
Built tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Built just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrock.
Built is looking to clinch but Brock is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Built.
Built checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Built on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Built.
Good shot there by Brock.
Built works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yormomza Built comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Built has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yormomza Built!
Yormomza Built was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 460 p4p, 68 weight class) and James Noir (ranked 339 p4p, 47 weight class). Barnett comes to the cage accompanied by Move. James Noir 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett is looking to clinch but Noir is avoiding it.
Noir throws out a counter right but Barnett avoids it with no problem.
Barnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Noir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnett slips a jab from Noir.
Barnett lands with an uppercut that bounces Noir off the cage and back into range.
Noir getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnett feinted with a counter takedown.
Noir just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Barnett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barnett moves into the clinch.
Noir misses with a body punch.
Barnett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Noir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnett's elbow.
Noir lands with a left to the head.
Barnett drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Noir defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett working for a triangle but Noir defends it easily.
Noir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noir landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noir forces his way into half guard.
Noir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnett is defending against the submission attempts here by Noir.
Still in half guard, Noir seems content to control.
Barnett wants to control but Noir is keeping busy.
Barnett is looking for a sweep. Noir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noir trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barnett sees it coming and defends easily.
Noir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Noir is looking for a kimura here.
Noir wants to pass to mount but Barnett is defending the position.
Noir is thwarting Barnett's attempts to control the position.
Barnett wants to control but Noir passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barnett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Noir scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Noir's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barnett is looking for a sweep. Noir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Noir working over Barnett with some ground and pound. Barnett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Noir dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Noir misses the shot to the body.
Barnett looks to clinch
letting Noir counter with a right hand.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnett.
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Noir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noir lands a shoulder strike.
Barnett fails to pull guard.
Barnett has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Noir uses from the top position.
Barnett has an active guard here but Noir has managed to pass into half guard.
Noir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barnett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Noir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noir trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Noir puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
James Noir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Noir.
Noir drops an elbow to the side of Barnett's head.
Noir is looking for a kimura here.
Noir with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Noir trying to control from half guard but Barnett is working away.
Barnett is looking to control Noir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barnett avoid being mounted?
Noir trying to mount his opponent but Barnett defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Noir working over Barnett with some ground and pound. Barnett looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
Noir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barnett!
Barnett is working to get back to half guard.
Noir looking to control but Barnett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Noir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir dominating with strikes here.
Barnett is rocked!
Barnett tries to hold on but Noir postures up.
Oh Barnett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noir looking for a guillotine from mount but Barnett is having none of it.
Barnett wants to hold on but Noir pushes him away.
Noir loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Barnett scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Noir land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Noir stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Noir!
An out of breath James Noir 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 Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 292 p4p, 47 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 562 p4p, 77 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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232 lbs
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256 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Martinyuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
Martinyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rooy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Rooy throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Martinyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Martinyuk throws a counter high kick but Van Rooy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martinyuk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Rooy lands with a hook. Martinyuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Rooy lands with a hook. Martinyuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Van Rooy there.
Martinyuk 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.
Martinyuk misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinyuk is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Rooy.
Martinyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinyuk. That did some damage!
Martinyuk sizes up Van Rooy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martinyuk lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Rooy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy looks to clinch
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinyuk lands the left hand.
Martinyuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinyuk throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Rooy takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinyuk manages to avoid it.
Martinyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rooy misses with a body kick.
Van Rooy misses with a looping left.
Martinyuk cracks a nice hook into Van Rooy's ribs.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Van Rooy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Rooy lands a jab to the head.
Martinyuk throws a hook but Van Rooy avoids it easily.
Van Rooy just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy lands a jab to Martinyuk's midsection.
Van Rooy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinyuk throws out the jab.
Van Rooy scores with a kick to the body.
Martinyuk throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Rooy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martinyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinyuk in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martinyuk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Rooy digs a good hook to Martinyuk's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Albert Van Rooy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body kick from Van Rooy.
Martinyuk needs to keep his hands up - Van Rooy had a free shot at his head there.
Martinyuk misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Van Rooy misses
letting Martinyuk counter with a right hand.
Martinyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Van Rooy lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rooy doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Rooy just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinyuk misses the target.
Van Rooy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinyuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinyuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
A big right from Martinyuk misses.
Martinyuk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Rooy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinyuk.
Martinyuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinyuk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Rooy.
Martinyuk is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk misses the shot to the body.
Oh Martinyuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinyuk gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Albert Van Rooy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 119 p4p, 16 weight class). Thomas Power told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
145 lbs
23 - 6 - 1 |
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Power tries to counter by closing the distance.
Power looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Power just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReynolds.
Power misses with a double jab.
Reynolds throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Reynolds checks a low kick from Power.
Power takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick that Reynolds semi-blocks.
Power punishes Reynolds's body with a nice straight punch.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Power throws the kick towards the body but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds checks a leg kick nicely.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Reynolds misses with a looping right.
A big left from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Oooooh!!! Power has knocked Reynolds down with a huge combo! Power steps away and waves a wobbly Reynolds back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reynolds is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power lands a big head kick that sends Reynolds tumbling to the mat! Power takes a step backwards and waves Reynolds back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Reynolds looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds avoids the head kick by Power.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Power.
Reynolds throws a head kick that Power semi-blocks.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Reynolds seems to have got his legs back now.
A low kick from Power misses
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Reynolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds thows a leg kick but Power checks it
and Power moves into the clinch.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Power looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Power misses with a kick to the body
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Power throws a fast counter high kick but Reynolds manages to duck under it in time.
Reynolds tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Reynolds throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Reynolds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Power dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Reynolds smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power throws a body kick that misses
and Reynolds counters with a nice uppercut.
Power drives through and clinches with Reynolds against the cage.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Power.
Power misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands with a short shot to the head.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Power misses.
Power misses with a body shot.
As Power looks to move away, Reynolds throws a big counter combo but Power just gets out of the way.
Reynolds throws a head kick that Power semi-blocks.
Power scores with a head kick.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reynolds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Power. Power circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Power is rocked!
Reynolds drops Power with a straight right hand, right on the button! Reynolds follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Cole Reynolds 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 Link Gaetz (ranked 221 p4p, 33 weight class) and Christophe Dupree (ranked 336 p4p, 54 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
245 lbs
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30
244 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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dupree. Gaetz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dupree throws a looping overhand right but Gaetz ducks down to avoid it.
Gaetz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Dupree blocks the low kick.
Dupree throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaetz counters with a straight right hand.
Dupree just misses with a punch to the body.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. Gaetz saw that one coming.
Dupree fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gaetz checks it well.
Gaetz throws an off balance right hand
and Dupree counters with a body kick that stops Gaetz in his tracks momentarily.
Dupree is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice leg kick from Dupree, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dupree throws a low kick, looking for Gaetz's leg but Gaetz calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaetz misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gaetz at a distance.
Dupree throws a low kick but Gaetz avoids it.
Dupree is looking to land body kicks.
Gaetz walks into a straight right hand from Dupree.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dupree.
Gaetz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dupree's corner calls for a 1-2. Dupree obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dupree throws a chopping leg kick but Gaetz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dupree takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dupree on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dupree connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dupree throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaetz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaetz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Gaetz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gaetz moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Gaetz on the inside.
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!
Gaetz can't find room to land a body shot as Dupree controls the action.
Gaetz gets through Dupree's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dupree.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with the head strike.
Gaetz misses with the head strike.
Dupree blocks an uppercut.
Gaetz can't find room to land a body shot as Dupree controls the action.
Dupree is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaetz has double underhooks.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dupree's elbow.
Dupree has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gaetz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dupree can turn it around.
Gaetz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dupree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dupree misses with a low kick.
Dupree misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dupree throws a lazy right hand but Gaetz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dupree tries a low kick but Gaetz avoids it.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree swings for the body but Gaetz moves out of range.
It looked like Gaetz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaetz moves out of range as Dupree strikes.
Gaetz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gaetz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dupree throws a wild body kick that Gaetz sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Gaetz.
Dupree looks to land a right hand but Gaetz moved out of range.
Dupree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaetz manages to avoid it.
Dupree tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaetz misses the target.
Dupree scores with a body shot.
Dupree moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dupree misses the jab.
Gaetz lands a body shot.
Dupree throws a chopping leg kick but Gaetz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dupree on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupree throws a leg kick which misses Gaetz's front leg but catches the back leg as Gaetz tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Dupree misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dupree.
Dupree throws a low kick but Gaetz avoids it.
Gaetz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaetz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dupree 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.
Gaetz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gaetz throws a leg kick but Dupree moved away.
Dupree tries a head kick but it misses.
Dupree throws a right hand that misses
and Gaetz counters with a straight right hand.
Gaetz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Dupree misses
and Gaetz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dupree! Gaetz lets Dupree back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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 Link Gaetz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gaetz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gaetz closes the distance and pushes Dupree back into the cage.
Dupree has had enough of the clinch but Gaetz keeps him there for the moment.
Gaetz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Gaetz as the two fighters clinch.
Gaetz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaetz keeps control of Dupree as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaetz tries to work over Dupree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaetz tries to work over Dupree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dupree wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree blocks an uppercut.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Gaetz.
Gaetz can't find room to land a body shot as Dupree controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dupree wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dupree breaks from the clinch.
Gaetz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Link Gaetz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dupree is breathing heavily.
Gaetz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaetz lands with a good body shot.
Gaetz lands a big head kick that sends Dupree tumbling to the mat! Gaetz takes a step backwards and waves Dupree back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Christophe Dupree has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Gaetz misses.
Gaetz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dupree tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaetz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaetz. Dupree does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree thows a leg kick but Gaetz checks it
and Gaetz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gaetz sizes up Dupree with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dupree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gaetz counters with an inside leg kick.
Gaetz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dupree throws a lazy head kick
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaetz drops Dupree with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dupree looks back up at him and smiles so Gaetz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dupree is rocked!
Gaetz cracks Dupree with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dupree falls to his knees and Gaetz doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gaetz!
After winning the bout, Link Gaetz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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