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BLAZE FIGHT NIGHT 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Plant (ranked 4384 p4p, 24225 weight class) and Bronson Lowrey (ranked 233 p4p, 306 weight class). Lowrey has chosen Little Big - Skibidi as his entrance music. Bronson Lowrey struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bronson Lowrey!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plant lands with a right hand.
A big right from Lowrey misses.
Plant misses with a body shot.
Gordon Plant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Plant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lowrey's guard.
Plant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Plant stands and throws Lowrey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lowrey is not content to let Plant control the position.
Plant is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lowrey is trying to escape and Plant transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lowrey is forced to tap! Nice work there by Plant! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gordon Plant!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fritz (ranked 2292 p4p, 6599 weight class) and Asaki Hanaki (ranked 232 p4p, 468 weight class). Hanaki has chosen The HU - Wolf Totem as his entrance music. Matthew Fritz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asaki Hanaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanaki misses with a two punch combination.
Hanaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Fritz with a nice calf kick.
Fritz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fritz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Fritz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanaki in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Fritz.
Hanaki moves forwards but Fritz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanaki fails with the takedown
and Fritz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fritz lands with a big left! Hanaki is wobbled badly! Fritz comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hanaki to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthew Fritz!
Matthew Fritz made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Adefemi (ranked 1817 p4p, 6694 weight class) and Noah Ortega (ranked 253 p4p, 595 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Adefemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega throws out a loose jab but Adefemi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adefemi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses.
Adefemi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ortega shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ortega or perhaps it was just good defense by Adefemi, which made it look bad.
Adefemi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ortega closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Ortega are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Adefemi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortega on the ground.
Ortega tries to score with some ground and pound. Adefemi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ortega in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Adefemi is trying to control Ortega's posture but Ortega avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ortega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ortega controls the position from side control.
Ortega tries for a kimura but Adefemi is defending well.
Ortega postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ortega trying to control the position but Adefemi is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adefemi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adefemi tries to get out of the position.
Adefemi defending against the ground and pound.
Ortega content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Ortega 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.
An elbow from Ortega crashes against the mat.
Adefemi prevents Ortega from improving position.
Ortega scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Ortega.
Ortega is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ortega swings around for an armbar but Adefemi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ortega's guard.
Adefemi is fighting to break Ortega's control of his arms but Ortega is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Adefemi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ortega has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adefemi has managed to get both his arms back between Ortega's legs - danger averted.
Adefemi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortega is keeping the position for now.
Ortega told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adefemi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Adefemi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adefemi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortega has Adefemi pulled in close to control his posture.
Adefemi won't allow Ortega to sweep him here.
Ortega trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega is looking for a triangle but Adefemi pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Ortega dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Adefemi ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Adefemi misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Adefemi.
It looked like Adefemi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adefemi loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Ortega takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adefemi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adefemi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice cross by Ortega.
Adefemi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adefemi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortega is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Adefemi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ortega thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adefemi tries to buck Ortega off but Ortega is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ortega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ortega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortega tries for a kimura but Adefemi is defending well.
Adefemi parries the strikes from Ortega easily there. Ortega is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Adefemi to escape.
Noah Ortega has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adefemi tries to bench press Ortega off him but Ortega keeps the position.
Ortega tries for a kimura but Adefemi is defending well.
Ortega tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ortega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adefemi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ortega is trying to get an arm triangle but Adefemi is defending well.
Ortega is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Adefemi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ortega tries for a kimura but Adefemi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adefemi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ortega.
Ortega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortega looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ortega trying to control the action but Adefemi is working from the bottom.
Ortega working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ortega staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adefemi prevents Ortega from moving into mount.
Ortega working the ground and pound from side control.
Ortega has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Adefemi is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ortega yanks on the arm and Adefemi is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ortega.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Noah Ortega!
Noah Ortega 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Belvedere (ranked 1917 p4p, 5885 weight class) and Artem Petrov (ranked 112 p4p, 268 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Belvedere.
Belvedere misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Belvedere lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Belvedere moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belvedere misses with a hook.
Petrov throws a counter combo.
Belvedere misses with a body shot.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Belvedere bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Belvedere.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Belvedere moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Belvedere jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richmond Belvedere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belvedere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belvedere throws a combination that misses
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrov throws a right hand that Belvedere ducks under and follows up with a left that Belvedere also avoids with ease.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Belvedere.
Belvedere scores with a nice strike.
Belvedere scores with a jab to the head.
 Petrov is rocked!
Belvedere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belvedere connects with a right that clearly hurt Petrov. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Belvedere proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Petrov collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richmond Belvedere!
A victorious Richmond Belvedere thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Mendoza (ranked 2183 p4p, 2133 weight class) and Jack Sadler (ranked 284 p4p, 279 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza defending well as Sadler loads up on a big left hand.
Sadler tests Mendoza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Sadler.
Sadler throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza throws a big counter combination but Sadler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sadler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendoza in his tracks.
Sadler misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a crisp one two that drops Sadler! Mendoza thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sadler to his feet! Sadler is in big trouble!
Sadler jabs Mendoza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendoza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadler throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sadler swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
It looked like Mendoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mendoza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sadler.
Sadler throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sadler.
As Sadler looks to move away, Mendoza throws a big counter combo but Sadler just gets out of the way.
Mendoza tries to work over Sadler's front leg with a kick but Sadler checks it.
Jack Sadler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza gets in close and tags Sadler with a short punch that almost sends Sadler to the mat! Oh Sadler is in big trouble! He turns his back on Mendoza, trying to create some distance but Mendoza rushes him, striking wildly and Sadler goes down! The referee tackles Mendoza into the cage to end the fight! Mendoza is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Mendoza!
Enzo Mendoza was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus McCrae (ranked 1310 p4p, 2997 weight class) and Marco Battaglia (ranked 208 p4p, 423 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Battaglia!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and Battaglia counters with a straight right hand.
McCrae misses with a looping right.
Battaglia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Battaglia moves out of range of the strikes.
McCrae digs a good hook to Battaglia's body.
McCrae with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Battaglia.
McCrae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCrae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battaglia blocks a jab.
McCrae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae misses with a looping left.
Battaglia looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrae is just out of range.
McCrae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battaglia doesn't seem bothered though.
Battaglia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for McCrae.
A big right from McCrae misses.
McCrae digs a good hook to Battaglia's body.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
Battaglia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCrae defends it well.
McCrae misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Battaglia counters with a left to the body.
McCrae thuds his right hand into Battaglia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCrae misses with a body punch
letting Battaglia counter with a right hand.
McCrae's corner calls for a 1-2. McCrae obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCrae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battaglia.
And Battaglia tries to counter it with a takedown but McCrae pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Battaglia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from McCrae.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCrae staying out of range there.
McCrae throws the left hand but Battaglia avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battaglia was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
Battaglia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McCrae misses the jab.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Battaglia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battaglia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Battaglia avoids the body shot from McCrae.
Battaglia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battaglia manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as McCrae lands an impressive looking overhand right. Battaglia doesn't seem phased though.
McCrae scores with a punch to the head.
Battaglia takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCrae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCrae misses with a shot to the body
and Battaglia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Battaglia slips a jab from McCrae.
McCrae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battaglia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Battaglia trying to control but McCrae is working from the bottom.
Battaglia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McCrae haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Battaglia throws a big elbow that misses.
Battaglia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Battaglia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia won't allow McCrae to get back to his feet.
McCrae can't keep his opponent in guard - Battaglia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Battaglia moves into full mount! McCrae won't be happy about that!
Battaglia raining down shots from the mount!
Battaglia tries to control but McCrae wriggling away.
Battaglia cracks McCrae with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus McCrae dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
Battaglia misses with a kick to the body.
McCrae just misses with a punch to the body.
Battaglia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gus McCrae is winning the standup battle so far.
Battaglia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Battaglia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCrae wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Battaglia ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Battaglia thuds a left hand into McCrae's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from McCrae misses its intended target.
McCrae throws a right hand that misses
and Battaglia counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Battaglia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCrae knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Battaglia working the ground and pound but McCrae is defending the strikes.
Battaglia landing strikes.
Battaglia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Battaglia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Battaglia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McCrae sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia trying to control the action but McCrae is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from McCrae's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCrae dodges the ground and pound from Battaglia.
Battaglia tries to move to mount but McCrae blocks the move with his legs.
Battaglia scoring with punches and elbows.
Battaglia just content to control the position.
An elbow from Battaglia crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia scoring with punches and elbows.
An elbow from Battaglia crashes against the mat.
Battaglia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Battaglia throws a strike aimed at the side of McCrae's head but McCrae avoids it well.
Battaglia wants to control for a moment but McCrae uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Battaglia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCrae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Battaglia.
Battaglia is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia is pressing down on McCrae's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCrae is holding on for now.
Battaglia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Battaglia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCrae with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Battaglia is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Battaglia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Battaglia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Battaglia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battaglia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Battaglia misses with a low kick.
McCrae needs to keep his hands up - Battaglia had a free shot at his head there.
McCrae comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae throws a hook but Battaglia blocks it.
Battaglia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCrae throws a body shot but no joy.
McCrae misses with an uppercut. Battaglia saw that one coming.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCrae misses with a body shot.
Battaglia with the counter takedown but McCrae avoids it easily.
Battaglia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Battaglia throws a right hand that misses
and McCrae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battaglia pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCrae is out of range and Battaglia settles back down.
A swing and a miss from McCrae.
McCrae slips under a jab from Battaglia.
A jab from McCrae misses.
McCrae cracks Battaglia with an open hand slap.
Battaglia throws a front kick that sends McCrae stumbling back into the cage.
Battaglia throws a low kick but McCrae avoids it.
Battaglia tries to clinch there but McCrae circles away.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from McCrae misses its intended target.
McCrae wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Battaglia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCrae, as that shot connected.
Battaglia moves out of range of the strikes.
McCrae swings widly with a right hand
and Battaglia counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCrae's knee momentarily.
McCrae looks to score with a jab to the body but Battaglia is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Battaglia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCrae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battaglia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from McCrae misses.
Battaglia feints the counter takedown.
McCrae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battaglia.
McCrae scores with a decent looking hook.
Battaglia looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrae is just out of range.
McCrae connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Battaglia momentarily.
McCrae swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Battaglia misses.
Battaglia thuds a left hand into McCrae's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Battaglia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCrae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battaglia manages to avoid it.
Battaglia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Battaglia looks to score with a jab to the body but McCrae is just out of range.
McCrae throws an overhand right that lands on Battaglia's shoulder, as Battaglia tries to avoid the shot.
Battaglia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battaglia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McCrae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from McCrae misses.
McCrae swings away with a body shot that misses
and Battaglia counters with a stiff right hand.
Battaglia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCrae but McCrae pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battaglia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCrae throws out the jab.
McCrae lands a glancing blow to the side of Battaglia's head.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marco Battaglia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCrae cracks Battaglia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCrae with a jab.
McCrae misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCrae throws out a loose jab but Battaglia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battaglia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from McCrae.
Gus McCrae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCrae swings away with a body shot that misses
and Battaglia counters with an inside leg kick.
Battaglia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae misses with a right hand
and Battaglia counters with a low kick, right behind McCrae 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gus McCrae showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCrae has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Gus McCrae!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Gus McCrae!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae wins by unanimous decision!
Gus McCrae took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 594 p4p, 1929 weight class) and Korben Dallas (ranked 93 p4p, 267 weight class). Hearn comes to the cage accompanied by Clean Sweep - Graft. Thomas Hearn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korben Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dallas throwing strikes but missing.
Dallas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hearn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearn keeping full guard, as Dallas tries to pass.
Hearn keeping moving, preventing Dallas from controlling successfully.
Dallas stops Hearn from standing up.
Hearn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas chips away with some ground and pound.
Dallas stops Hearn from standing up.
Hearn keeping full guard, as Dallas tries to pass.
Dallas stops Hearn from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dallas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hearn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hearn scores with a spinning back kick!
Dallas drives through and clinches with Hearn against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.
Hearn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Dallas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearn controls his hands.
Hearn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dallas blocking some punches.
Hearn throws a head punch that misses.
Dallas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dallas tries to score a body lock takedown but Hearn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dallas scores with a shot to the side of Hearn's head.
Hearn blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is working Hearn over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dallas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hearn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dallas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dallas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dallas.
Hearn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearn lands a shot to the body.
Hearn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dallas.
A shot in the inside from Dallas.
Dallas throws a head punch that misses.
Dallas blocks an uppercut.
Hearn scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Dallas.
Dallas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearn working aggressively here.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Hearn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Dallas fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.
Hearn throws a punch but it's blocked by Dallas.
Dallas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hearn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korben Dallas.
Hearn prevents a body shot from Dallas.
Dallas blocking some punches.
Hearn misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dallas.
Dallas just leaning against Hearn, taking a breather.
Hearn blocks a body shot from Dallas.
Hearn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Hearn fails to land.
Dallas is trying to force a seperation but Hearn has the dominant position.
Dallas taking a breather.
Dallas gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hearn looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn has one foot on Dallas's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hearn tries to land a leg kick but Dallas saw it coming and moves away.
Dallas misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dallas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hearn has closed the distance and engaged Dallas in a clinch.
Hearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dallas controls his hands.
Dallas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hearn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hearn.
Dallas misses with the head strike.
Hearn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Hearn.
Dallas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dallas looking for a takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hearn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hearn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hearn pushes Dallas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hearn slips under a jab.
Hearn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dallas just manages to avoid it.
Hearn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dallas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hearn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dallas backs up against the cage.
Korben Dallas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch but Hearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dallas throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
Hearn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dallas wants to clinch up but Hearn keeps it at a distance.
Hearn slips under a jab from Dallas.
Hearn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dallas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn lands a head kick!
Dallas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn tries to clinch up but Dallas circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hearn is fending him off so far but Dallas persists. Nope, Hearn circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dallas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hearn avoids it really well and circles away.
As Dallas tries to get set, Hearn tries to push him back and clinch up but Dallas manages to avoid the attempt.
Hearn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dallas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn misses with a kick to the body
and Dallas counters with a single leg into guard. Hearn didn't expect that.
Dallas is working Hearn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hearn wants to stand up but Dallas is controlling him.
Dallas throws an elbow that misses. Hearn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dallas's guard. Nice move by Hearn!
Hearn controlling from the top position.
Hearn trying to control but Dallas is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallas looking for a guillotine here but Hearn defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dallas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hearn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dallas is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hearn rolls with it to try and escape but Dallas cranks on the arm and Hearn is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Korben Dallas!
After winning the bout, Korben Dallas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 379 p4p, 990 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 23 p4p, 62 weight class). Schmedgar Dimms is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimms.
A counter left hand to the body from Xiaodong misses its target.
Dimms swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xiaodong.
Dimms lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot.
Dimms has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dimms lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimms scores with a push kick.
Dimms bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xiaodong's head backwards.
Dimms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiaodong.
Dimms cracks Xiaodong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xiaodong misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimms.
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimms has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dimms thuds a left hand into Xiaodong's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimms scores with a nice head shot.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut. Dimms saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dimms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimms throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Schmedgar Dimms has been cut.
Dimms lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimms lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Dimms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dimms dips to his left and cracks Xiaodong with an uppercut!
Xiaodong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimms scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Dimms does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dimms throws out a loose jab but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Dimms counters with an outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Dimms there.
Dimms throws a hook but Xiaodong avoids it easily.
Dimms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dimms slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Dimms throws a head kick that half lands.
Dimms lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick lands for Dimms.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice combination there by Dimms.
Dimms moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimms throws out a leg kick but Xiaodong moves out of range and Dimms only half commits.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xiaodong is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dimms's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dimms clobbers Xiaodong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dimms misses the shot to the body.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Dimms misses.
Dimms bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dimms ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Nice shot by Dimms.
Dimms lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dimms looks to land a left hand but Xiaodong moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong needs to keep his hands up - Dimms had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms misses with a looping left.
Dimms gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong presses Dimms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimms misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dimms fails to land.
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaodong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xiaodong lands with a cross.
Dimms is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Xiaodong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dimms throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiaodong.
Dimms tries a low kick but Xiaodong avoids it.
As Dimms looks to move away, Xiaodong throws a big counter combo but Dimms just gets out of the way.
Dimms tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong misses with a wild body shot.
Dimms looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dimms lands a jab to the nose.
Dimms bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dimms throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmedgar Dimms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Xiaodong - just one landing.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Dimms is out of range.
Dimms slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Nice uppercut there from Xiaodong.
Dimms lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dimms throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimms throws a leg kick
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimms works the jab nicely.
Dimms lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiaodong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dimms lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xiaodong circles away quickly and effectively.
Xiaodong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dimms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dimms.
Dimms looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Xiaodong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimms.
Dimms lands a jab to the nose.
Dimms lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dimms tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Xiaodong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dimms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Dimms swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimmss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dimms misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaodong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xiaodong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xiaodong loads up on a big right hand but Dimms slips the punch.
As Xiaodong backs off Dimms throws a huge counter combo but Xiaodong manages to avoid it all.
Xiaodong blocks a jab.
Dimms scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimms clinches with his opponent.
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimms does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Xiaodong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Xiaodong moves away and avoids it.
Xiaodong is looking to counter punch.
Dimms avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimms thuds a left hand into Xiaodong's body.
Dimms lands a nice hook to Xiaodong's body. Xiaodong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimms looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimms works Xiaodong's body with a nice hook.
Dimms lands a lovely overhand right.
Dimms lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Dimms.
Dimms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong moves away from the strike by Dimms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a nice looking combination but Dimms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dimms throws out a counter right but Xiaodong avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiaodong misses with a looping right.
Dimms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dimms misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimms stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Dimms.
Dimms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiaodong.
Dimms scores with a jab. Xiaodong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xiaodong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xiaodong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dimms scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms throws a jab when Xiaodong was well out of range.
A slow jab from Dimms misses its intended target.
Dimms walks into a left hand.
Dimms misses with a hook. Xiaodong ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiaodong misses the target.
Dimms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dimms. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Xiaodong moves away and avoids it.
Dimms scores with the left hand. Xiaodong knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Dimms finds it's way through Xiaodong's defenses.
Dimms scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong misses with a jab to the body
and Dimms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms lands an overhand right.
Xiaodong ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimms slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Dimms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimms avoids the body shot from Xiaodong.
A left lands for Dimms.
Xiaodong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiaodong avoids the body shot from Dimms.
Dimms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xiaodong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimms.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimms tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiaodong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dimms darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xiaodong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaodong lands with a hook. Dimms tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dimms misses with a low kick as Xiaodong jumps back.
Dimms throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaodong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiaodong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Xiaodong counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Schmedgar Dimms's cut even more.
Dimms with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimms swinging wildly here.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Dimms ducked under it nicely.
Xiaodong catches Dimms with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xiaodong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiaodong there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimms with a hook.
Dimms scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimms with the inside leg kick.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Xiaodong's ribs.
Xiaodong lands a big right hand that sends Dimms crashing to the mat! Xiaodong stays standing though and waves Dimms back to his feet!
Dimms is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dimms is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
A big left from Xiaodong misses.
Dimms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimms tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimms jabs at Xiaodong's body.
Xiaodong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dimms lunges at Xiaodong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiaodong's hand.
Dimms seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimms. Xiaodong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Xiaodong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong takes one to the chin there.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Dimms releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xiaodong works Dimms's body with a nice hook.
Dimms tried to score with a low kick but Xiaodong checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaodong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dimms scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiaodong should have avoided that one.
Xiaodong misses with an uppercut
letting Dimms counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Xiaodong. Those never looked like landing.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong staying out of range there.
Dimms lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Xiaodong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xiaodong moves out of range as Dimms strikes.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiaodong thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Xiaodong blocks the leg kick.
Dimms connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xiaodong connects with a body shot.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Dimms moves away and avoids it.
Xiaodong takes a swing at Dimms's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimms thuds a left hand into Xiaodong's body.
Dimms has managed to clinch.
Dimms lands a left hand.
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaodong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiaodong scores with a punch to the head.
Dimms throws an off balance right hand
and Dimms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimms misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters with a series of strikes. Dimms will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab from Dimms.
Dimms lands a head shot.
Xiaodong feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dimms sprawling to the canvas! Dimms rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Xiaodong finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimms thumps Xiaodong with a low kick.
Dimms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaodong.
Dimms connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dimms takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xiaodong slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Dimms - just one landing.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong thuds a left hand into Dimms's body.
Dimms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiaodong.
A big left from Dimms misses.
Dimms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaodong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimms lands a nice hook to Xiaodong's body. Xiaodong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimms throws a nice head kick!
Dimms scores with a nice strike.
Dimms dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xiaodong. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimms throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a series of strikes. Dimms will be more careful next time no doubt.
Xiaodong fails to land with a series of punches.
Xiaodong staying out of range there.
Xiaodong is looking for a counter combo.
Dimms explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dimms scores with a head kick. Xiaodong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dimms clobbers Xiaodong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiaodong looks to land a left hand but Dimms moved out of range nicely.
Xiaodong moves out of range as Dimms throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Dimms does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Dimms misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Xiaodong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimms swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimms throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xiaodong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimms works the jab nicely.
A cross from Dimms lands.
Xiaodong needs to keep his hands up - Dimms had a free shot at his head there.
Dimms connects with a crisp jab.
Dimms throws a right hand that misses
and Xiaodong counters with a right hand to the body.
Xiaodong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dimms cracks a nice hook into Xiaodong's ribs.
Dimms looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schmedgar Dimms dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Schmedgar Dimms's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Xiaodong sends Dimms crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Xiaodong is motioning to the referee to let Dimms up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dimms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiaodong manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Dimms tenderised Xiaodong's leg. Xiaodong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by Dimms as he connects with a hook.
Dimms throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Dimms tries to clinch but Xiaodong is having none of it.
Dimms scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiaodong in his tracks.
Dimms doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dimms fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimms thuds his right hand into Xiaodong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiaodong scores with a nice head shot.
Dimms scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xiaodong in his tracks.
Dimms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimms throws a low kick, looking for Xiaodong's leg but Xiaodong calmly moves out of range.
Dimms lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Dimms.
Xiaodong throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Dimms colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Xiaodong as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Dimms is left battered and dazed whilst Xiaodong and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
Li Xiaodong is the new bantamweight champion!
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