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DFN 3: High Roller GP Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Baumgartlinger (ranked 5220 p4p, 5130 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 563 p4p, 557 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Baumgartlinger is wise to it.
Baumgartlinger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortez on the side of the head.
Baumgartlinger throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baumgartlinger connects with a jab.
Baumgartlinger closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartlinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baumgartlinger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgartlinger throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baumgartlinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baumgartlinger has closed the distance and engaged Cortez in a clinch.
A short right from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez tries to break free but Baumgartlinger pushes him back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baumgartlinger misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Baumgartlinger coming out on top.
Baumgartlinger misses with a combination
and Baumgartlinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baumgartlinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez moves out of range as Baumgartlinger strikes.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baumgartlinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baumgartlinger scores with a punch to the head.
Baumgartlinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking for the big counter here.
Baumgartlinger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baumgartlinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by Baumgartlinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez defending well as Baumgartlinger loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baumgartlinger stalks Cortez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cortez's face. Cortez staggers backwards, shaken.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Baumgartlinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Baumgartlinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baumgartlinger lands an overhand right.
Baumgartlinger clinches up with Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baumgartlinger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez blocking some punches.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Baumgartlinger misses with some punches.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartlinger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Baumgartlinger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baumgartlinger working aggressively here.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Cortez has hold of one of Baumgartlinger's legs. Baumgartlinger is fighting the takedown attempt but Cortez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez gets to his feet - Baumgartlinger follows without any prompting.
Baumgartlinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a good, hard body kick but Baumgartlinger shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baumgartlinger misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baumgartlinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Baumgartlinger swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Baumgartlinger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Baumgartlinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baumgartlinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baumgartlinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger tries to clinch up.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Cortez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Baumgartlinger.
A short right from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Baumgartlinger controls his hands.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cortez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Baumgartlinger misses its intended target.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger lands with a shot to the body.
Baumgartlinger 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.
Baumgartlinger 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Baumgartlinger loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez slips under a jab.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Baumgartlinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Baumgartlinger misses.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Baumgartlinger.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baumgartlinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Baumgartlinger misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartlinger misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez slips a jab from Baumgartlinger.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Baumgartlinger misses the jab.
Baumgartlinger lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
Baumgartlinger moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Baumgartlinger digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
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!
Baumgartlinger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baumgartlinger throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baumgartlinger finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Baumgartlinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartlinger throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
Baumgartlinger throws a series of punches but Cortez moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Baumgartlinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumgartlinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Baumgartlinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baumgartlinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baumgartlinger throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Baumgartlinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Baumgartlinger throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez slips under a jab from Baumgartlinger.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Baumgartlinger avoids it with no problem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Baumgartlinger has double underhooks.
Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baumgartlinger wants to clinch.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baumgartlinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger misses with a hook
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Baumgartlinger wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baumgartlinger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Baumgartlinger avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baumgartlinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximilian Baumgartlinger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Baumgartlinger lands a left hand.
Baumgartlinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baumgartlinger lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgartlinger digs a right hand into Cortez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cortez's gas tank.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Baumgartlinger avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgartlinger lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Baumgartlinger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baumgartlinger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Baumgartlinger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baumgartlinger has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baumgartlinger swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Baumgartlinger connects with a single shot there.
Baumgartlinger throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
Baumgartlinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baumgartlinger clinches up with Cortez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baumgartlinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Baumgartlinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baumgartlinger tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baumgartlinger tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Baumgartlinger back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baumgartlinger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baumgartlinger.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baumgartlinger's elbow.
Baumgartlinger blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baumgartlinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baumgartlinger blocking some punches.
Ubaldo Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baumgartlinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cortez tries a body shot but Baumgartlinger blocks it.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baumgartlinger throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Baumgartlinger misses with a left hand
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Cortez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximilian Baumgartlinger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baumgartlinger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Maximilian Baumgartlinger!
Maximilian Baumgartlinger wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihai Albescu (ranked 5615 p4p, 5153 weight class) and Sawyer Sean (ranked 578 p4p, 558 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mihai Albescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sawyer Sean!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albescu closes the distance and pushes Sean back into the ropes.
Albescu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sean.
A left hand lands to the body for Albescu.
Albescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Albescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sean.
Sean has a couple of punches blocked by Albescu.
Albescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Albescu is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sean.
Sean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Albescu.
Sean lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albescu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sean tries to stall but Albescu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sean working aggressively here.
Albescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Sean backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sean looking to stall.
Albescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sean throws a head punch that misses.
Sean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Albescu.
Albescu misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sean lands a nice shot to the body.
Albescu can't find room to land a body shot as Sean controls the action.
Albescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Albescu fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sean looking to slow down the pace here.
Albescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sean.
Albescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sean lands with a left to the head.
Sean has Albescu pressed against the ropes, preventing Albescu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Albescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sean looking to slow down the pace here.
Sean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Albescu backwards.
Albescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Albescu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sean wants to stall.
Sean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sean blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albescu prevents a body shot from Sean.
Sean tries to work over Albescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sean tries to work over Albescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sean is looking to control Albescu's arms but Albescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sean has his back to the ropes.
Sean throws a head punch that misses.
Albescu lands an uppercut.
Sean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Albescu has had enough of the clinch but Sean keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sean throws a punch but it's blocked by Albescu.
A head punch on the inside from Albescu fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sean fails to land.
Albescu throws a head punch that misses.
Albescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sean backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sean blocks a body shot from Albescu.
Albescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seans head.
Albescu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sean is trying to maintain a safe position but Albescu gets an underhook and turns Sean into the ropes.
Albescu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sean looking to slow down the pace here.
Albescu is leaning against Sean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sean blocks an uppercut.
Sean misses with a punch on the inside.
Albescu misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Albescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sean backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihai Albescu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Albescu closes the distance and pushes Sean back into the ropes.
Sean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sean misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Albescu scores with a shot to the side of Sean's head.
Albescu gets through Sean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sean lands with a short shot to the head.
Sean stalling in the clinch but Albescu improves position.
Albescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sean blocking some punches.
Sean throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sean pushes Albescu back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sean throws a punch but it's blocked by Albescu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Albescu lands an uppercut.
Albescu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Albescu blocks a body shot from Sean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sean is trying to stall.
Mihai Albescu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Albescu lands a right hand.
Sean misses with a punch to the body.
Sean stalling in the clinch but Albescu improves position.
Sean blocking some punches.
Sean is trying to maintain a safe position but Albescu gets an underhook and turns Sean into the ropes.
Sean misses with a body punch.
Sean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Albescu.
Albescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Albescu is keeping busy.
Albescu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sean taking a breather.
Albescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Albescu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Albescu.
Sean lands a left hand.
Albescu manages to break the clinch.
Sean scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Albescu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sean.
Albescu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Albescu rushes Sean and presses him up against the ropes.
Albescu misses with some punches.
Sean cracks Albescu with a nice body shot.
Sean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albescu misses with some punches.
Albescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albescu struggles to land a body shot inside as Sean controls his hands.
Sean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Albescu lands a left hand.
Albescu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sean can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Sean.
Sean tries to work over Albescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Albescu fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Sean.
Albescu has a couple of punches blocked by Sean.
Sean looking to stall.
Albescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Albescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sean has a couple of punches blocked by Albescu.
Sean trying to stall but Albescu improves his position.
Sean misses with a punch to the body.
Sean looking to stall.
Sean tries to stall but Albescu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Albescu - that landed with a thud.
Sean tries to work over Albescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Albescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Albescu lands with a left to the head.
Sean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Albescu backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sean is trying to maintain a safe position but Albescu gets an underhook and turns Sean into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Albescu fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mihai Albescu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sean tries to clinch but Albescu moves out of range.
Albescu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sean stalling in the clinch but Albescu improves position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Albescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Albescu.
Albescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Sean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Albescu throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Albescu as Sean tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sean blocks a body shot from Albescu.
Sean is looking to control Albescu's arms but Albescu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sean has his back to the ropes.
Sean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sean blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albescu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albescu misses with some punches.
Sean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Albescu is keeping busy.
Sean lands a body shot in the clinch.
Albescu tries to work over Sean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sean blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Albescu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albescu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sean.
A hook to the body from Sean.
Sean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albescu's elbow.
Albescu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seans head.
Albescu throws a head punch that misses.
Sawyer Sean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albescu takes a shot to the head.
Sean blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Sean.
Albescu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sean.
Sean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albescu.
Sean looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Albescu fails to land.
Sean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sean blocking some punches.
Albescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Albescu fails to land.
Sean is trying to stall.
Sean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albescu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sean's elbow.
Sean lands a shot to the body.
Sean tries to throw a body punch but Albescu avoids it by throwing Sean back against the ropes.
Sean prevents a body shot from Albescu.
Sean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sean misses with some punches.
Sean wants to stall.
Mihai Albescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sean trying to control the position but instead, Albescu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sean into the ropes.
Sean seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albescu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sean throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Albescu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albescu.
Sean taking a breather.
Sean stalling in the clinch.
Sean taking a breather.
Sean throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sean struggles to land a body shot inside as Albescu controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albescu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mihai Albescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albescu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Mihai Albescu!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Mihai Albescu!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Mihai Albescu!
Mihai Albescu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Luciano (ranked 5032 p4p, 5232 weight class) and Mark Jovic (ranked 549 p4p, 564 weight class). Jovic has chosen The W.A.N.D. - Flaming Lips as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jovic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Jovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jovic tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Jovic.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luciano lands a left hand.
Jovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luciano is defending well for now.
Jovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano blocks an elbow strike from Jovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovic prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Jovic lands a left hand.
Jovic tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Luciano.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovic blocks an uppercut.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Jovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Luciano is leaning against Jovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luciano lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Jovic on the inside.
Luciano works on Jovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Jovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jovic has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Jovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jovic or not.
Jovic is trying to stall.
Jovic tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovic prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jovic throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Luciano.
A short left from Jovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.
Luciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jovics head.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovic controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
A short body shot lands from Luciano as the two fighters clinch.
Jovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Jovic is pushing Luciano up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jovic.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovic gets through Luciano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jovic is trying to stall.
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jovic lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
Jovic misses with a body punch.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jovic fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Jovic controls the action.
Luciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Jovic.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano lands an uppercut.
Jovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovic takes a shot to the head.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovic controls his hands.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovic stalling in the clinch but Luciano improves position.
Jovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Jovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Jovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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 Ray Luciano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jovic.
Jovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Jovic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jovic walks into a straight right hand from Luciano.
Luciano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jovic has time to react.
Jovic moves into the clinch.
Luciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jovics head.
Jovic blocks an uppercut.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Jovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Luciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Luciano.
Ray Luciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovic controls his hands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jovic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Jovic avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
Luciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Luciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovic tries a body shot but Luciano blocks it.
Jovic lands a nice uppercut.
Jovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano being controlled against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Jovic trying to control the position but instead, Luciano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jovic into the ropes.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luciano.
A short right from Luciano on the inside.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Jovic.
A hook to the body from Luciano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovic.
Still in the clinch, Luciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovic misses with the head strike.
Jovic digs a right hand underneath Luciano's ribcage. Luciano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovic.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Luciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luciano as Jovic tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano is working Jovic over against the ropes.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano digs a right hand underneath Jovic's ribcage. Jovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jovic is breathing heavily.
Luciano blocks the elbow strike.
Jovic misses with a body punch.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jovic can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovic.
Jovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luciano as Jovic tries to tie him up.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Jovic avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the ropes.
Jovic lands a left hand.
Luciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jovic pushes Luciano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Jovic.
Jovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucianos head.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Luciano.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
Luciano misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Jovic fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovic.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Jovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Jovic can't find room to land a body shot as Luciano controls the action.
Jovic lands an uppercut.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovic misses with the head strike.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Jovic avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the ropes.
Jovic lands a body punch.
Jovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jovic lands a nice uppercut.
Jovic tries a body shot but Luciano blocks it.
A short left from Luciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Luciano tries a body shot but Jovic blocks it.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano tries to work over Jovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Luciano dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Luciano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jovic looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Jovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands a jab to the head.
Luciano clinches up against the ropes.
Luciano pushes Jovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovic blocking some punches.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Jovic.
Jovic prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Jovic scores with a shot to the side of Luciano's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano lands a nice uppercut.
Jovic tries a body shot but Luciano blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body.
Jovic misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
A short uppercut from Jovic.
Jovic is trying to stall.
Jovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Luciano gets an underhook and turns Jovic into the ropes.
Jovic is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Luciano has denied him.
Jovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jovic blocks an uppercut.
Jovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovic.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovic blocking some punches.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luciano up against the ropes.
Luciano is working Jovic over against the ropes.
Jovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Luciano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Jovic gets through Luciano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovic's elbow.
Jovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucianos head.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Luciano.
Jovic throws a head punch that misses.
Jovic scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Luciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovic is looking to control Luciano's arms but Luciano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jovic has his back to the ropes.
Jovic blocks an uppercut.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jovic fails to land.
Jovic lands a body punch.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Luciano gets an underhook and turns Jovic into the ropes.
Jovic taking a breather.
Jovic blocking some punches.
Jovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Jovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Jovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jovic backwards.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Jovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Luciano.
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!
Jovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
Jovic is trying to stall.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mark Jovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jovic stalling in the clinch but Luciano improves position.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luciano 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 for Ray Luciano!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ray Luciano!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ray Luciano!
Ray Luciano wins by unanimous decision!
Ray Luciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Yahontov (ranked 4677 p4p, 5129 weight class) and Thales Souza (ranked 536 p4p, 556 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksei Yahontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thales Souza!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yahontov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Souza is trying to defend but Yahontov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yahontov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yahontov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yahontov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza has momentary wrist control but Yahontov slips an elbow through the middle.
Yahontov distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yahontov's guard.
Yahontov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
Souza prevents Yahontov from getting back to his feet.
Yahontov pulls Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Yahontov keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahontov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Souza scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Souza distracts Yahontov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yahontov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Yahontov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a couple of elbows.
Yahontov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yahontov trying to control the position.
Yahontov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yahontov has momentary wrist control but Souza slips an elbow through the middle.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yahontov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yahontov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Yahontov blocks nicely.
Souza distracts Yahontov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yahontov's head.
Souza won't allow Yahontov to sweep him here.
Souza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yahontov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yahontov tries to get out of the position.
Souza wants to control from the top but Yahontov keeps moving.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souza wants to control from the top but Yahontov keeps moving.
Yahontov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yahontov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Yahontov blocks nicely.
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Yahontov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Souza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yahontov is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souza thows a huge punch but Yahontov dodges it nicely.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yahontov defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yahontov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souza.
Souza trying to control from half guard but Yahontov is working away.
Yahontov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thales Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Souza clinches up against the ropes.
Souza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Yahontov pushes his legs off easily.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yahontov manages to get himself to full guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Yahontov keeps moving.
Yahontov wants to stand but Souza is controlling the position.
Souza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yahontov is trying to keep Souza in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahontov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Yahontov has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yahontov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Yahontov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yahontov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Souza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yahontov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yahontov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yahontov is refusing to be controlled, as Souza sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza working Yahontov over with strikes.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
Souza throwing shots but Yahontov is blocking nicely.
Yahontov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yahontov to regain full guard.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yahontov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza stands up over Yahontov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza cracks Yahontov with a solid left hand.
Souza won't allow Yahontov to sweep him here.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to control but Yahontov is working from the bottom.
Souza preventing the sweep.
Souza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Yahontov keeps moving.
Souza chips away with some ground and pound.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souza won't allow Yahontov to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yahontov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Yahontov has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza moves into range and clinches up with Yahontov.
Souza drags the fight down to the ground.
Yahontov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yahontov scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
Souza is in close to Yahontov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thales Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souza lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yahontov is keeping the position for now.
Souza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thales Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yahontov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza wants to control but Yahontov is keeping busy.
Yahontov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Yahontov.
Souza trying to control but Yahontov postures up.
Souza gets full guard.
Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yahontov trying to control from the bottom.
Yahontov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yahontov has hold of Souza's hands but Souza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Souza connects with a nice short shot to Yahontov's temple.
Yahontov is looking to improve his position.
Yahontov is working hard here to advance position.
Yahontov wants to control but Souza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yahontov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souza thows a huge punch but Yahontov dodges it nicely.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yahontov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Souza is trying to control. Yahontov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souza prevents Yahontov from improving his position.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yahontov taking some punishment here, with Souza in his half guard.
Yahontov keeping control of the position.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souza trying to control from half guard but Yahontov is working away.
Aleksei Yahontov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza drops an elbow to the side of Yahontov's head.
Yahontov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yahontov is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souza winds up and cracks Yahontov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Souza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yahontov trying to control from the bottom.
Yahontov wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yahontov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yahontov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yahontov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yahontov is not content to let Souza control the position.
Yahontov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Souza lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza winds up and cracks Yahontov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yahontov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Souza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thales Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Souza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Thales Souza!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Thales Souza!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Thales Souza!
Thales Souza wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Thales Souza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jizm Kukuladze (ranked 5285 p4p, 6748 weight class) and Eric Djemba (ranked 566 p4p, 624 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jizm Kukuladze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Djemba!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukuladze clinches up against the ropes.
Kukuladze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kukuladze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Djemba backwards.
Nice body punch from Kukuladze.
A shot in the inside from Kukuladze.
 It looks like Eric Djemba has been cut.
Kukuladze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Djemba or not.
Djemba looks winded!
A body shot lands from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze scores with a hook to the body.
Kukuladze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kukuladze is working Djemba over against the ropes.
Kukuladze lands with a light punch inside.
 Djemba is rocked!
Kukuladze lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Djemba to his knees! Kukuladze keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jizm Kukuladze!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 5101 p4p, 5192 weight class) and Bombo Zola (ranked 554 p4p, 561 weight class). Zola is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bombo Zola!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Trejo misses its intended target.
Trejo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zola manages to avoid it.
Zola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trejo throws out the jab.
Trejo misses the shot to the body.
Trejo throws a big shot that misses.
Trejo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Trejo.
Zola misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Trejo misses the target.
Zola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trejo scores with a jab. Zola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Bombo Zola has been cut.
Trejo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trejo swings for the body but Zola moves out of range.
Zola gets a clinch.
Zola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Zola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trejo blocks a body shot from Zola.
Zola has a couple of punches blocked by Trejo.
Trejo lands with a light punch inside.
Zola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trejo lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trejo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zola - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trejo can't break the clinch.
Trejo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Trejo.
A head punch on the inside from Zola fails to land.
Trejo manages to break the clinch.
Zola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trejo on the side of the head.
Trejo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trejo swings for the body but Zola moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trejo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trejo digs a good body shot into Zola's ribs.
Trejo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trejo looks to throw the jab but Zola is out of range.
Trejo slips a straight right by Zola.
Zola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trejo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trejo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trejo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trejo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zola lunges at Trejo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trejo's hand.
Zola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zola scores with a nice head shot.
Zola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trejo.
Zola misses with a body shot.
Trejo misses with an uppercut. Zola saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zola looking to slow down the pace here.
Trejo takes a shot to the head.
Trejo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
Trejo tries to break free but Zola pushes him back against the ropes.
Zola gets through Trejo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trejo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trejo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Zola.
Zola slips a jab from Trejo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola pushes Trejo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Trejo breaks the clinch.
Trejo throws the left hand but Zola avoids the punch easily.
Trejo blocks a jab.
Trejo throws a body shot but no joy.
Trejo's corner calls for a 1-2. Trejo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zola looks to score with a jab to the body but Trejo is just out of range.
Zola rushes Trejo and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Trejo fails to land.
Zola lands with a left to the head.
Zola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trejo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zola trying to control the position but instead, Trejo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zola into the ropes.
Zola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Trejo takes a shot to the head.
Zola has a couple of punches blocked by Trejo.
Trejo working hard to break the clinch.
Trejo misses with the head strike.
Zola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo tries to throw a body punch but Zola avoids it by throwing Trejo back against the ropes.
Trejo lands with a short shot to the head.
Trejo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trejo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Trejo.
Zola moves in looking to clinch but Trejo pushes him off.
Trejo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zola moves away.
Trejo looks to throw the jab but Zola is out of range.
Trejo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zola closes the distance and clinches.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Zola.
Trejo lands a jab to Zola's midsection.
Zola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zola tries to clinch but Trejo is having none of it.
Trejo throws a jab but it's blocked by Zola.
Zola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trejo misses with a body shot.
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 Danny Trejo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bombo Zola's cut.
That's time! Trejo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trejo throws an overhand right that lands on Zola's shoulder, as Zola tries to avoid the shot.
Zola might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Trejo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zola manages to avoid it.
A big left from Zola misses.
Trejo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trejo throws a shot from downtown. Zola moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Zola finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zola darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 Trejo is rocked!
Trejo tries to keep at a distance but Zola has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Trejo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trejo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zola's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Trejo can't find room to land a body shot as Zola controls the action.
Zola lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Zola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zola lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Trejo to his knees! Zola keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bombo Zola!
A less than humble Bombo Zola misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Maddox (ranked 5078 p4p, 5107 weight class) and Clifford Smith (ranked 550 p4p, 555 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Maddox looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
A big right from Maddox misses.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Maddox counters with a stiff right hand.
Maddox ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Maddox throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith's coach down at Savage Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smith's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maddox slips under a jab.
Maddox walks straight into a right hand from Smith - that's dropped him! Smith jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Maddox from any more punishment! Maddox complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Clifford Smith!
After winning the bout, Clifford Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Luke Maddox spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey ladies, the party is at my place tonight!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Green (ranked 5083 p4p, 5179 weight class) and Gwynn Evans (ranked 553 p4p, 560 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gwynn Evans!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green rushes Evans and presses him up against the ropes.
Green tries to pull guard but Evans won't allow it.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
Green decides to pull guard.
Evans stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.
Evans's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Green throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Evans escapes and throws Green's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Evans slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Let's hope that Evans has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Evans has control of an arm but Green manages to advance to Evans's back!
Green is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Evans knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Evans for a finish.
You can see the frustration on Evans's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Green is looking for a choke. Evans gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Evans manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans advances to half guard.
Green makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Green.
Green can't keep his opponent in guard - Evans advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evans controlling the pace.
Evans works his way into full mount!
Green tries to hold on but Evans postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Green trying to control the action but Evans just sinks the hooks in.
Evans keeps control of the position as Green tries to break free.
Evans is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Green is defending well though. Evans let's go of the attempt for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Evans controlling the positon.
Evans keeps control of the position as Green tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is not going to allow Green to sit and survive in this position.
Evans really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Green.
Evans not allowing Green to control his hands.
Green is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Green's body.
Green is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Green tries to clinch
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans forces Green back against the ropes and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evans.
Green is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Evans to keep the fight standing.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green tries to pull guard but Evans won't allow it.
Green ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Green no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Green wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Evans is now in half guard.
Evans takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is working for a submission of some sort.
Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans slows the pace down in half guard.
Green trying to control here.
Evans content to control rather than advance.
Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gwynn Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans works his foot free and advances to mount.
Evans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Green has given up his back.
Evans is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Evans avoiding Green 's attempts to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to control his opponent's hands but Evans gets his hands free.
Evans controlling from the back.
Green wants to control his opponent's hands but Evans gets his hands free.
Evans has the hooks in. Green is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Evans slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Evans is hanging on to Green's back as he tries to escape.
Evans has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Green's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Evans is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Green defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Green is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Green do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Green tries to clinch up.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Evans releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Green avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Green tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans lands a jab to the head.
Green tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Evans catches Green with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Green wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Green tries to clinch
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Green needs to keep his hands up - Evans had a free shot at his head there.
Green moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Evans in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Evans! But no joy.
Green darts in trying to clinch
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Green closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Leroy Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Evans releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Green tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Green tries to clinch
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Green tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Green is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Green backs off Evans throws a huge counter combo but Green manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green tests Evans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Green misses with a jab to the body
and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Green obliges.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A short right from Evans.
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!
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Gwynn Evans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Evans lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Good body shot from Evans.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green is rocked!
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans lands with a right to the head.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Evans pushes Green against the ropes. Evans is working some dirty boxing. Evans pushes off with a quick right hook! Green goes down! Green tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Evans moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwynn Evans!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Liamotti (ranked 4751 p4p, 4551 weight class) and Mat Tree (ranked 450 p4p, 440 weight class). Mat Tree is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlon Liamotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mat Tree!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Liamotti.
Liamotti has closed the distance and engaged Tree in a clinch.
Tree makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tree throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liamotti blocks it with crossed arms.
Tree with a knee to the head.
Tree working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tree lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liamotti is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Tree.
Liamotti jumps guard and drags Tree to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Liamotti has his foot on Tree's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tree works his way back into a safe position though.
Liamotti looking to control.
Tree controlling from the top position.
Tree is looking to stand up but Liamotti won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liamotti is trying to keep Tree in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tree trying to stand up but can't free himself from Liamotti's guard.
Liamotti throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tree avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tree is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tree connects with a body shot that sends Liamotti's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tree lands with a good body shot.
Tree digs a good hook to Liamotti's body.
Tree gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tree lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tree gets through Liamotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tree lands an uppercut that drops Liamotti! Tree follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Liamotti is rocked!
Tree decides to stand back up. Tree steps back and let's Liamotti get back to his feet.
Oh Liamotti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tree ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Liamotti out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mat Tree!
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