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Sucker Punch Pro Series 252 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Asakura (ranked 937 p4p, 904 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 120 p4p, 114 weight class). Asakura comes to the cage accompanied by JJBA - Giorno's Theme. Tyson Asakura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
Asakura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Asakura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Tyson Asakura has been cut.
Asakura misses with a left hand
and Lankinen counters with a left to the body.
Tyson Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asakura finds it's way round the side to connect with Lankinen's head.
A swing and a miss from Lankinen.
Asakura jabs Lankinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lankinen throws a hook but Asakura blocks it.
Lankinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Asakura backing away here, and Lankinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Asakura with the inside leg kick.
Asakura lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lankinen.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asakura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lankinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Lankinen counter with a right hand.
Asakura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Asakura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lankinen moves away from the strike by Asakura.
Asakura throws a shot to the body.
Asakura misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asakura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lankinen.
Asakura scores with a jab.
Asakura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Asakura lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asakura connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a good cross that connects.
Asakura tries to clinch up.
Asakura throws a lazy uppercut
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nova Lankinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lankinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asakura to score with a decent uppercut.
Lankinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Asakura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lankinen has a closed guard, preventing Asakura from standing up.
Asakura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asakura is looking to advance position but Lankinen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Asakura is squirming around, avoiding Lankinen's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen prevents Asakura from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankinen controlling from mount.
Lankinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Asakura's face.
Asakura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Asakura working to try and regain half guard.
Lankinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lankinen landing punches.
Lankinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lankinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Asakura tries to reverse the position but Lankinen maintains control.
Lankinen scoring with strikes but Asakura is staying in there.
Lankinen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lankinen wants to control the pace but Asakura is squirming around nicely.
Asakura tries to reverse the position but Lankinen maintains control.
Asakura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Asakura taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lankinen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Asakura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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 Tyson Asakura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asakura misses with a right hand
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lankinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asakura momentarily.
Asakura lands with an overhand left.
Asakura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Asakura throws a combination that misses
and Lankinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson Asakura's cut is getting worse.
Asakura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asakura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lankinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lankinen 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.
Lankinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lankinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asakura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asakura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lankinen blocks the low kick.
Asakura backing away here, and Lankinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lankinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Asakura scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Asakura.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
Lankinen throws an off balance right hand
and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asakura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lankinen under the eye.
Asakura misses with a body punch
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asakura misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asakura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lankinen in his tracks.
Lankinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Asakura misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura cracks Lankinen with a good jab.
Asakura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Asakura has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Asakura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Asakura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asakura tries a knee to the head but Lankinen blocks it.
Lankinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asakura misses with a combination
and Lankinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lankinen misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Lankinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
Asakura throws a leg kick
letting Lankinen counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Asakura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Asakura misses with a hook
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson Asakura's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Asakura misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen counters with a low kick, right behind Asakura 's knee.
Lankinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asakura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Lankinen is out of range.
Lankinen scores with a jab to the head.
Asakura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Lankinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asakura misses with a body shot.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Lankinen keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Lankinen misses.
Nice defenses there by Lankinen.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Asakura.
Asakura is looking to take a break and control but Lankinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lankinen struggling a bit here.
Lankinen is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Asakura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura'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. And we move into the final round!
Asakura throws a body shot but no joy.
Asakura tries to clinch up
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lankinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lankinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asakura.
Lankinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asakura.
Asakura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lankinen counters with a straight right hand.
Lankinen lands a lovely overhand right.
 Asakura is rocked!
Jeez, Tyson Asakura's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lankinen 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.
A jab lands there for Asakura.
Oh Asakura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asakura is looking to slow Lankinen down with leg kicks.
Asakura seems to have got his legs back now.
Lankinen takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Lankinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lankinen counters with a crisp right that sends Asakura to the canvas! Lankinen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nova Lankinen!
A victorious Nova Lankinen 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 Moe Lester (ranked 871 p4p, 1195 weight class) and Jyrki Sukulaku (ranked 130 p4p, 177 weight class). Lester kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Back - Ludacris. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jyrki Sukulaku!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukulaku drops Lester with a big left hand and mounts him. Lester is in big trouble!
Lester is rocked!
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Sukulaku is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lester can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oh Lester is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukulaku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lester is desperately trying to improve his position but Sukulaku has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sukulaku working for a submission but Lester is keeping him at bay.
Sukulaku controlling his opponent.
Sukulaku has isolated one of Lester's arms. Lester looking to fight him off but Sukulaku twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jyrki Sukulaku!
Jyrki Sukulaku decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 347 p4p, 536 weight class) and White Rain (ranked 55 p4p, 84 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Gabon National Anthem. Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River lands a jab to the head.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River darts in and clinches Rain up against the cage.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
Rain avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Rain manages to break the clinch.
River gets a clinch.
Rain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rain tries to pull guard but River forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables River to keep the fight standing.
Rain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Rain controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from River.
Rain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables River to keep the fight standing.
Guy River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of White Rain.
Rain fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rain jumps into guard, dragging River to the mat.
River stands and steps away. Rain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River stuns Rain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River misses with a low kick.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rain misses.
River misses with a straight right.
Rain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rain misses with a hook
and River makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick.
Rain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
River keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like White Rain has been cut.
A jab from River misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River moves into range and clinches up with Rain.
Rain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rain has an active guard here but River has managed to pass into half guard.
Rain wants to sweep but River has passed to side control!
River stands up and beckons Rain to his feet.
Rain drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Rain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rain is trying to pull guard but River has him pressed against the cage.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from River.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Rain controls his hands.
River is trying to maintain a safe position but Rain gets an underhook and turns River into the cage.
River tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
River tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
River lands a left hand.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River misses with the head strike.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River missing with knees to the body.
Rain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. River just stands there and leans against the cage.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River slips under a jab from Rain.
A big left from River misses.
River throws a front kick aimed at Rain's knee but Rain avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
Rain lands a nice shot that snaps River's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River tries a low kick but Rain avoids it.
Rain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
River breaks the clinch.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River misses with a body shot.
Guy River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River lands with a straight right. Rain didn't see that one coming.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on White Rain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River connects with a crisp jab.
River misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good work by Rain as he checks the leg kick.
As River backs off Rain throws a huge counter combo but River manages to avoid it all.
River ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River throws a solid leg kick but Rain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at River.
River thuds a left hand into Rain's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
River is rocked!
Rain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rain flicks out a counter leg kick but River steps away.
River delivers a nice body kick.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
River wants to land a leg kick but Rain is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rain misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Rain tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
Guy River is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch up
and Rain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rain can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River tries to clinch up but Rain circles away and keeps his distance.
Rain gets in close and tags River with a short punch that almost sends River to the mat! Oh River is in big trouble! He turns his back on Rain, trying to create some distance but Rain rushes him, striking wildly and River goes down! The referee tackles Rain into the cage to end the fight! Rain is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). White Rain!
An out of breath White Rain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Bronson (ranked 401 p4p, 469 weight class) and Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa (ranked 61 p4p, 73 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Glass Candy. The key to victory for Don Bronson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bronson swings for the body but Czarny Z Garbowa moves out of range.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Czarny Z Garbowa tries to counter it with a takedown but Bronson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Czarny Z Garbowa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Czarny Z Garbowa uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Czarny Z Garbowa with the counter takedown but Bronson avoids it easily.
Czarny Z Garbowa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson lands with a hook. Czarny Z Garbowa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bronson scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Czarny Z Garbowa moved out of range nicely.
Czarny Z Garbowa with the counter takedown but Bronson avoids it easily.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Czarny Z Garbowa manages to avoid it.
And Czarny Z Garbowa tries to counter it with a takedown but Bronson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bronson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Czarny Z Garbowa back to the cage. Bronson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa has been cut.
Bronson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Czarny Z Garbowa moves away.
Czarny Z Garbowa with the counter takedown but Bronson avoids it easily.
Czarny Z Garbowa 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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Czarny Z Garbowa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Czarny Z Garbowa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Czarny Z Garbowa.
Czarny Z Garbowa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson takes a swing at Czarny Z Garbowa's ribcage but misses.
Czarny Z Garbowa with the counter takedown but Bronson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa moves out of range as Bronson strikes.
Czarny Z Garbowa with the counter takedown but Bronson avoids it easily.
Bronson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bronson works Czarny Z Garbowa's body with a nice hook.
Don Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Czarny Z Garbowa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bronson defends it well.
Bronson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Czarny Z Garbowa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bronson pulls Czarny Z Garbowa in close to prevent any damage.
Czarny Z Garbowa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bronson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bronson has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Czarny Z Garbowa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bronson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bronson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Czarny Z Garbowa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Czarny Z Garbowa is looking for a kimura here.
Bronson is defending against the submission attempts here by Czarny Z Garbowa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Bronson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bronson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Don Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson throws a hook but Czarny Z Garbowa avoids it easily.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Czarny Z Garbowa defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Czarny Z Garbowa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Czarny Z Garbowa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bronson defends it well.
Czarny Z Garbowa blocks a jab.
Bronson misses with a double jab
and Czarny Z Garbowa counters with a shoot takedown. Bronson fights it but they end up in guard.
Bronson pushes Czarny Z Garbowa off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bronson misses.
And Czarny Z Garbowa tries to counter it with a takedown but Bronson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Czarny Z Garbowa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Czarny Z Garbowa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronson throws a body punch but Czarny Z Garbowa moves out of range.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Czarny Z Garbowa ducks down to avoid it.
Czarny Z Garbowa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Czarny Z Garbowa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Don Bronson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Czarny Z Garbowa has time to react.
Czarny Z Garbowa walks into a stiff left hand from Bronson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Czarny Z Garbowa.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson misses with a hook. Czarny Z Garbowa ducked under it nicely.
Czarny Z Garbowa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bronson defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Czarny Z Garbowa saw that one coming.
Czarny Z Garbowa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Bronson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bronson looks to throw the jab but Czarny Z Garbowa is out of range.
Czarny Z Garbowa walks into a left hand.
Czarny Z Garbowa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Czarny Z Garbowa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Czarny Z Garbowa with the counter takedown but Bronson avoids it easily.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson throws a right hand that misses
and Czarny Z Garbowa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bronson won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bronson is looking for a sweep.
Czarny Z Garbowa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bronson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Czarny Z Garbowa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bronson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Czarny Z Garbowa lets go of the hold and Bronson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
A victorious Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 393 p4p, 417 weight class) and Lemmy Bang (ranked 39 p4p, 41 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bang's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lemmy Bang!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Courtial throws a poor cross that misses
and Bang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Courtial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Courtial connects with a right hand. Bang shakes it off.
Courtial doesn't manage to clinch there - Bang circles away.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bang throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Courtial checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Courtial darts in and clinches Bang up against the cage.
Courtial misses with a body punch.
Courtial manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Bang catches Courtial right on the button with a cross.
Courtial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Courtial misses with a hook.
Bang scores with a three punch combo!
Bang wants to land a leg kick but Courtial is out of range.
Courtial is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial looks to land a right hand but Bang moved out of range.
Bang motions for Courtial to come forward. Bang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Courtial.
Courtial misses with a hook
and Bang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bang thuds his right hand into Courtial's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Courtial.
Courtial has closed the distance and engaged Bang in a clinch.
Bang misses with a body punch.
Courtial tries to break the clinch but Bang is controlling the position.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Courtial lands a shot to the body.
Courtial working aggressively here.
Bang lands a nice shot to the body.
Courtial tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
Courtial throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Courtial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Courtial misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Bang lands a shoulder strike.
Courtial throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Bang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Courtial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bang jumps guard but Courtial turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bang misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bang.
Courtial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bang is working Courtial over against the cage.
Bang manages to break the clinch.
Bang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Courtial is out of range.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courtial swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bang misses with an uppercut. Courtial saw that one coming.
Bang lands a jab to Courtial's midsection.
Bang misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Courtial does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands with an overhand left.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Courtial keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Courtial missing with a left hand there. Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bang scores with a hook.
Bang slips under a jab.
Courtial lands a nice hook to Bang's body. Bang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Courtial misses the jab.
Courtial moves away from the strike by Bang.
A low kick lands for Bang.
Bang thuds a left hand into Courtial's body.
Courtial thuds a left hand into Bang's body.
Bang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Courtial can pounce on him.
Courtial throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
It seemed like Bang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Courtial throws out a leg kick but Bang moves out of range and Courtial only half commits.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Courtial connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Courtial was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Courtial checks a leg kick.
Courtial moves in looking to clinch but Bang pushes him off.
Bang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Courtial lands with an overhand left.
Courtial is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Courtial darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Courtial.
Courtial takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Bang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bang throws a leg kick but Courtial sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Courtial.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Courtial throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bang counters with a nice uppercut.
Bang staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
Courtial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Courtial.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Courtial.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lemmy Bang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Courtial slips a jab from Bang.
Courtial is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bang lands a leg kick that knocks Courtial off balance momentarily.
Courtial waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bang.
Bang checks a leg kick.
Courtial throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bang.
Bang dips to his left and cracks Courtial with an uppercut!
Courtial takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bang staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bang! But no joy.
Courtial jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Courtial moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang misses with a low kick as Courtial jumps back.
Courtial is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Courtial walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Courtial slips a jab from Bang.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
The fighters circle momentarily. Courtial darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Courtial blocks the low kick.
Bang throws an overhand right that lands on Courtial's shoulder, as Courtial tries to avoid the shot.
Bang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bang 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.
Courtial throws out a loose jab but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Courtial.
Courtial works the jab nicely.
Bang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Bang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bang looks to land a right hand but Courtial moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bang.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemmy Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
Bang misses with a right hand
and Courtial connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Bang misses the target.
Courtial fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Courtial does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Courtial scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Courtial tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bang scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bang, as that shot connected.
Courtial jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Courtial with a body shot.
Courtial defending well as Bang loads up on a big left hand.
Courtial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bang throws a chopping leg kick but Courtial manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Bang ducks down to avoid it.
Bang misses with a looping right.
Bang moves into the clinch.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Bang.
Courtial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Courtial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Courtial swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Courtial is predictable there
and Bang counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bang.
Courtial digs a good hook to Bang's body.
Bang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Bang sizes up Courtial with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
Courtial lunges at Bang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bang's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Courtial darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang moves out of range of the body kick.
Courtial moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Courtial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Bang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bang tries to work over Courtial's front leg with a kick but Courtial checks it.
Courtial looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
Courtial scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Courtial walks into a straight right hand from Bang.
Courtial throws a nice looking combination but Bang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Courtial lands with an uppercut that bounces Bang off the cage and back into range.
Courtial loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Courtial moves out of range as Bang strikes.
Courtial punishes Bang's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bang, as that shot connected.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Courtial paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Bang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Courtial. Courtial obviously looking to wear him down.
Bang throws a solid leg kick but Courtial takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bang.
Bang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lemmy Bang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Courtial scores with a punch to the head.
Bang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Courtial shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bang.
Courtial cracks Bang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bang throws a jab but it's blocked by Courtial.
Bang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bang just manages to avoid it.
Courtial misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bang to counter with a crisp jab.
Courtial scores with a shot to the body.
Courtial swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Courtial.
Bang misses with a head kick.
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Courtial avoids the body shot from Bang.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bang.
Courtial throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
Bang blocks a jab.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Courtial.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtial scores with a leg kick.
Courtial darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Courtial.
Courtial keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bang checks the leg kick.
Bang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Courtial under the eye.
Bang misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Courtial.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Courtial.
Courtial ducks right into an uppercut from Bang.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Bang ducks down to avoid it.
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
Courtial lands a nice looking body shot.
Courtial goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Courtial swings widly with a right hand
and Bang counters with a straight right hand.
Bang cracks Courtial with an open hand slap.
Courtial defending well as Bang loads up on a big left hand.
Courtial avoids the body shot from Bang.
Courtial on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Courtial is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Courtial throws a poor cross that misses
and Bang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Courtial throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bang counters with a straight right hand.
Courtial is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Courtial lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bang at a distance.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries a low kick but Courtial avoids it.
Bang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Courtial's head.
Bang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Courtial. Courtial obviously looking to wear him down.
Bang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bang keeps the fight on the outside.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Bang misses with a body shot.
Courtial pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Courtial dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bang. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Courtial misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Courtial.
Bang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Courtial just misses with a punch to the body.
Bang throws a jab but it's blocked by Courtial.
Courtial throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial throws a lazy right hand but Bang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Courtial is looking to clinch.
Courtial stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bang manages to avoid it.
Bang tries a low kick but Courtial avoids it.
Courtial cracks a nice hook into Bang's ribs.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Bang throws a counter combo.
Bang avoids the body shot from Courtial.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bang. That's going to slow Courtial down.
Bang is looking to score with low kicks.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Bang misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial blocks a head kick by Bang.
Bang misses the jab.
Courtial turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Godefroy Courtial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Courtial misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lemmy Bang.
I've got Bang 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lemmy Bang!
Our winner, Lemmy Bang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 190 p4p, 556 weight class) and Red Jesus Karter (ranked 22 p4p, 82 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazuma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Uroko by Dir En Grey. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Jesus Karter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma misses with a right hand
and Karter counters with a good, hard body kick but Kazuma shrugs it off.
Kazuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kazuma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karter moves away from the strike by Kazuma.
Karter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kazuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Karter misses.
Kazuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Kazuma throws a head kick but Karter moves out of range.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazuma.
Kazuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Karter throws out a counter right but Kazuma avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kazuma misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Karter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kazuma misses the body punch
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter works Kazuma's body with a nice hook.
Karter connects with a right hand. Kazuma shakes it off.
Kazuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kazuma falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Karter counter with a right hand.
Kazuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Kazuma. Those never looked like landing.
Kazuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donk. Karter catches Kazuma right on the button with a cross.
Karter slips a jab from Kazuma.
Kazuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kazuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Karter.
A swing and a miss from Kazuma.
Kazuma with a jab.
Karter slips under a jab.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kazuma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazuma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick by Kazuma misses
and Karter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazuma is breathing heavily.
Kazuma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kazuma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kazuma throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kazuma looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
Karter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kazuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kazuma lunges at Karter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karter's hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kazuma enables Karter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kazuma manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Karter stays in close to Kazuma's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuma wants to get back to his feet but Karter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karter is standing up over Kazuma. Kazuma looks to escape but Karter dives into side control.
Kazuma is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Karter is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kazuma will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kazuma is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Jesus Karter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Kazuma ducks down to avoid it.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazuma.
Kazuma misses with a double jab.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazuma.
Karter scores with a body shot.
Kazuma looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karter tries a quick counter leg kick but Kazuma is wise to it.
Karter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kazuma throwing a counter right hand but Karter manages to avoid it.
Kazuma misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kazuma throws a right hand that misses
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Karter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kazuma throws a lazy uppercut
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kazuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Karter to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazuma is rocked!
Kazuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Red Jesus Karter!
Red Jesus Karter took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Ok so fuck you dad, your genes would have left me with genital dwarfism but fortunately I only got the hair.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mate Orsic (ranked 210 p4p, 468 weight class) and Apophis Kalmisto (ranked 34 p4p, 72 weight class). Orsic comes to the cage accompanied by KRS One - Rappaz R. N. Dainja. Kalmisto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tässäkö tää oli. This should be a great matchup!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mate Orsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apophis Kalmisto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic throws a nice looking combination but Kalmisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Kalmisto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orsic throws a hook but Kalmisto blocks it.
Kalmisto jabs at Orsic's body.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
Kalmisto moves out of range as Orsic strikes.
A little jabbing left from Kalmisto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kalmisto misses with a straight right.
Kalmisto throws a jab when Orsic was well out of range.
Orsic jabs Kalmisto right on the nose. Kalmisto blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Orsic misses.
Kalmisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orsic misses with a hook. Kalmisto ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsic slips a straight right by Kalmisto.
Orsic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Orsic defending well as Kalmisto loads up on a big left hand.
Orsic throws a big counter combination but Kalmisto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kalmisto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Orsic. That snapped Kalmisto's head back.
Orsic needs to keep his hands up - Kalmisto had a free shot at his head there.
Orsic walks into a left hand.
Kalmisto connects with a right hand. Orsic shakes it off.
Orsic closes the distance and pushes Kalmisto back into the cage.
Orsic lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalmisto lands with a light punch inside.
Orsic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kalmisto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Orsic.
Kalmisto with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Orsic to work.
Kalmisto tries to work over Orsic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalmisto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kalmisto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orsic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orsic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Orsic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orsic ducks under a wild hook from Kalmisto.
Orsic is looking to counter punch.
Orsic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalmisto manages to avoid it.
Kalmisto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kalmisto stuffs the takedown.
Kalmisto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kalmisto lands a left and a right that send Orsic crashing to the mat, dazed. Kalmisto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Orsic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kalmisto back to the cage. Orsic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kalmisto throws a head kick that misses.
Kalmisto rushes Orsic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orsic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orsic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kalmisto is trying to keep an underhook but Orsic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kalmisto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic looking for a submission but Kalmisto manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Orsic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orsic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kalmisto wants to sweep here but Orsic controlling him for the moment.
Orsic tries to free his leg and advance position but Kalmisto is retaining full guard.
Orsic throws a strike but Kalmisto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kalmisto preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic keeping moving, preventing Kalmisto from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orsic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orsic looking for a guillotine here but Kalmisto defends easily.
Orsic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Apophis Kalmisto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalmisto works the jab nicely.
Kalmisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Kalmisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalmisto throws a sloppy head kick and Orsic moves out of range easily.
Orsic throws a nice looking combination but Kalmisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orsic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalmisto counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalmisto gets a clinch.
Kalmisto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orsic misses with some punches.
Kalmisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kalmisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalmisto looks to land a combination but Orsic avoids it well.
Orsic staying out of range there.
Kalmisto misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalmisto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kalmisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Orsic misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalmisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orsic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalmisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsic is just out of range.
Orsic checks a leg kick nicely.
Kalmisto moves into range and clinches up with Orsic.
Kalmisto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orsic scores with a three punch combo!
Orsic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kalmisto's hands.
Kalmisto 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.
Kalmisto tries to keep at a distance but Orsic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kalmisto tries to land a knee to the head but Orsic blocks with his arms.
Kalmisto lands a shoulder strike.
Orsic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kalmisto tries to land a knee to the head but Orsic blocks with his arms.
A short right from Orsic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalmisto lands an elbow just above Orsic 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalmisto scores with a shot to the side of Orsic's head.
Kalmisto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Apophis Kalmisto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kalmisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalmisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalmisto has a couple of punches blocked by Orsic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalmisto.
Orsic managing to block the knees to the body from Kalmisto.
Orsic blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Kalmisto.
Orsic tries for a takedown but Kalmisto manages to get underhooks.
Kalmisto working aggressively here.
Orsic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalmisto.
Orsic tries to work over Kalmisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalmisto scores with a shoulder strike.
Kalmisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orsic can't find room to land a body shot as Kalmisto controls the action.
Orsic lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic looking for a takedown.
Orsic lands a left hand.
Orsic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orsic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalmisto.
Kalmisto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Orsic.
Kalmisto lands a nice elbow.
Kalmisto lands with a short shot to the head.
Kalmisto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Orsic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mate Orsic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orsic lands a right hand.
Orsic is looking for a takedown.
Kalmisto blocking some punches.
Kalmisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orsic lands with a right to the head.
Kalmisto misses with some punches.
Orsic lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalmisto backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsic wants to stall.
Kalmisto misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic misses with a punch on the inside.
Orsic avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalmisto.
Orsic avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orsic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orsic throws a head punch that misses.
Orsic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orsic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalmisto backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kalmisto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalmisto.
Orsic stalling the fight.
Kalmisto lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orsic can't find room to land a body shot as Kalmisto controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsic tries a body shot but Kalmisto blocks it.
Orsic tries to throw a body punch but Kalmisto avoids it by throwing Orsic back against the cage.
Kalmisto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kalmisto blocks a body shot from Orsic.
A short right from Kalmisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Apophis Kalmisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kalmisto tries to bum rush Orsic with a series of wild strikes but Orsic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orsic keeps the fight on the outside.
Orsic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orsic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto lands a jab-cross combination.
Apophis Kalmisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orsic checks the leg kick.
Kalmisto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalmisto crunches a lovely knee into Orsic's ribcage.
Kalmisto blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Orsic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Kalmisto.
Kalmisto scores with a shot to the side of Orsic's head.
Kalmisto throws a punch but it's blocked by Orsic.
Kalmisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Kalmisto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orsic.
Kalmisto takes a shot to the head.
Orsic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalmisto breaks from the clinch.
Orsic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalmisto.
Orsic lands a right hook to the body.
Orsic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orsic darts in trying to clinch
and Kalmisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orsic throws a combination. Kalmisto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kalmisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Kalmisto looks to move away, Orsic throws a big counter combo but Kalmisto just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalmisto closes the distance but Orsic moves to the side
and Orsic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orsic lands the left hand.
Orsic scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Orsic.
Orsic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kalmisto's guard.
Orsic advances to half guard.
Kalmisto wants to sweep but Orsic has passed to side control!
Orsic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orsic is working Kalmisto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mate Orsic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kalmisto to see if he's OK.
Kalmisto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Orsic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Orsic is trying to get an arm triangle but Kalmisto is defending well.
Kalmisto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Orsic off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orsic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kalmisto's arms.
Orsic defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic tries to break free.
Kalmisto is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Orsic is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Apophis Kalmisto!
Our winner, Apophis Kalmisto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 23 p4p, 167 weight class) and Violent Femme (ranked 3 p4p, 15 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violent Femme!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph connects with a good right hand that stumbles Femme. Femme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joseph throws the kick towards the body but Femme avoids it.
Femme throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Joseph drives through and clinches with Femme against the cage.
Femme misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Joseph.
Femme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph lands a left hand.
Femme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Femme misses with a looping left.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Femme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
Joseph's corner calls for a 1-2. Joseph obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Joseph 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 big right from Femme misses.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Femme is out of range.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph cracks Femme with a good jab.
Joseph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Femme moves away from the strike by Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
A big right from Joseph misses.
Femme misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
Joseph tries to work over Femme's front leg with a kick but Femme checks it.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Femme.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Femme moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Femme.
Femme keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Femme ducks down to avoid it.
Femme misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Joseph counters with a nice low kick that buckles Femme's knee momentarily.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Joseph attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Femme is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Femme blocks a jab.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph works Femme's body with a nice hook.
Femme cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Femme scores with a nice right hand.
Femme sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Femme shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joseph as he avoids it easily.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Femme misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Femme.
Femme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Joseph. That snapped Femme's head back.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Femme moves away.
A big left from Femme misses.
Femme works the jab nicely.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Femme's body.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Femme avoids a kick to the body.
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Femme.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Femme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joseph's head backwards.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Femme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joseph works the jab nicely.
Femme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Femme.
Joseph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Femme is able to avoid easily.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph keeps Femme at a distance using the push kick.
Femme scores with a nice head shot.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph lands with a good body shot.
Joseph slips a jab from Femme.
Femme checks a low kick from Joseph.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph scores with the left hand. Femme knows he should have avoided that one.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joseph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Femme is out of range.
Femme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Joseph had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Femme gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joseph.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph counters with a left to the body.
Femme scores with a hook.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Femme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Femme's body.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
A left lands for Femme.
Joseph slips under a jab from Femme.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Femme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joseph takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Femme 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.
A big right from Femme misses.
Joseph doesn't manage to clinch there - Femme circles away.
Femme takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Femme misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph moves in looking to clinch but Femme pushes him off.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme moves out of range of the body kick from Joseph.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Femme misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joseph.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Femme ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Femme misses.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph throws a front kick aimed at Femme's knee but Femme avoids it well.
Joseph is looking to clinch.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Femme misses with an uppercut
and Joseph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joseph slips under a jab.
Joseph looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
Joseph throws the left hand but Femme avoids the punch easily.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Femme takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Joseph scores with a jab. Femme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Femme scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Joseph scores with a punch to the head.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Femme misses.
Joseph connects with a leg kick.
Joseph scores with the left hand. Femme knows he should have avoided that one.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Femme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joseph doesn't seem phased though.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Joseph with the inside leg kick.
Joseph connects with a body shot.
Femme walks into a straight right hand from Joseph.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
As Femme backs away, Joseph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Femme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but Femme takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Femme swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph throws a shot from downtown. Femme moves away and avoids it.
Femme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joseph walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Femme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Femme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme's corner calls for a 1-2. Femme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Femme is able to avoid easily.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph feints and then cracks Femme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Femme down.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Femme.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
Femme lands with a cross.
Jihadi Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph lands a jab to Femme's midsection.
Joseph misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joseph moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Joseph fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Femme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Femme needs to keep his hands up - Joseph had a free shot at his head there.
Joseph slips under a jab from Femme.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Joseph walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Femme scores with a jab. Joseph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Femme moves out of range of the body kick from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Joseph takes the fight into the clinch.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Femme controls his hands.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Femme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Femme backwards.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Femme controls his hands.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Femme tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Femmes head.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Femme lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Femme fails to land.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joseph lands a right hand.
Joseph is leaning against Femme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Femme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Femme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Femme has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joseph seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Femme can turn it around.
Femme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph blocking some punches.
Femme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Femme blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Jihadi Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joseph working aggressively here.
Femme misses with the head strike.
Femme can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
Femme's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Femme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joseph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme gets through Joseph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Femme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph throws a head kick but Femme moves out of range.
Femme throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Femme throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
As Femme backs away, Joseph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joseph throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Joseph.
Femme checks the leg kick.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Joseph is looking to score with low kicks.
Joseph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Femme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
Joseph walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Femme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Femme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Femme.
Some bone on bone action there as Femme checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Femme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Femme checks a leg kick nicely.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joseph moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Femme swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
Joseph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph walks into a jab.
Joseph throws a chopping leg kick but Femme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Femme let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joseph lands with a thumping leg kick.
Femme throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Femme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Femme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Femme darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joseph there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Femme misses.
Femme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joseph looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Femme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Femme checks a low kick from Joseph.
Femme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joseph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph jabs Femme to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Femme misses with a straight right.
Joseph defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph counters with an inside leg kick.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Femme misses with an uppercut.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Joseph.
Femme throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Femme misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Femme drops his hands momentarily and Joseph takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
Femme throws out a counter right but Joseph avoids it with no problem.
Femme checks a low kick from Joseph.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph throws a hook but Femme avoids it easily.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme checks a leg kick.
Femme avoids the head kick by Joseph.
Femme lands a nice hook to Joseph's body. Joseph takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Femme throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Femme coming out on top.
Femme connects with a body shot.
Joseph lands a lovely overhand right.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Femme needs to keep his hands up - Joseph had a free shot at his head there.
Femme takes one to the side of the head.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme misses with a right hand
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Joseph sizes up Femme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joseph lands with a right hand.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Femme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Femme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Femme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joseph's hands.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph tries to move into range but Femme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Femme throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joseph.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
Femme throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
A jab from Femme misses.
Femme swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Femme lands a lovely overhand right.
Femme slips under a jab from Joseph.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Violent Femme just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Femme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
Femme avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Joseph is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph with a hook.
Femme lands an overhand right.
Joseph lands a lovely overhand right.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joseph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Femme.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Femme connects with a body shot.
Joseph scores with a push kick.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Femme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Femme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Femme takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Femme moves forwards but Joseph connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Femme avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joseph misses with a leg kick.
Joseph misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely.
Femme drives through with a takedown into guard.
Femme's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Femme is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Femme the control monster continue. Boring.
Joseph trying to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Femme stays in close to Joseph's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph swings for the body but Femme moves out of range.
Femme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Femme scores with a hook to the body. Joseph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Joseph is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joseph misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Femme tests Joseph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Femme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Joseph thuds his shin into the meat of Femme's side.
Femme tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Femme throws an off balance right hand
and Joseph counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch but Femme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joseph drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Femme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Femme is out of range.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
Joseph is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Femme.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Femme misses with a straight left.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
Femme throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Joseph was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Femme digs a good hook to Joseph's body.
Nice shot lands for Femme.
Joseph clinches with his opponent.
Femme blocks an uppercut.
Joseph lands a left hand.
Femme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joseph.
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses Femme's front leg but catches the back leg as Femme tries to avoid it.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Femme.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Femme checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Joseph as he connects with a hook.
Joseph moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Joseph will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joseph misses with a kick to the body.
Femme moves out of range of the leg kick from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a low kick as Femme jumps back.
Joseph tried to score with a low kick but Femme checks it.
The crowd cheers as Femme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joseph doesn't seem phased though.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Femme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joseph 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.
Femme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph jabs Femme to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Femme moved away.
Femme takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Femme.
Joseph moves out of range as Femme strikes.
A big right from Femme misses.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Joseph throws a low kick but Femme avoids it.
Femme throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Femme checks the leg kick.
Joseph throws a head kick but Femme moves out of range.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Donk. Joseph catches Femme right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph thumps Femme with a low kick.
Joseph moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Femme closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph tried to counter with a leg kick but Femme avoided it.
Femme walks forward, straight into a front kick from Joseph.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Femme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joseph doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Femme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph is looking to counter with a body kick.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Femme's head but Femme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Femme misses.
A little feinted left hand from Joseph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Femme scores with a shot to the body.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph tries to clinch up but Femme circles away and keeps his distance.
Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Femme misses.
Joseph is looking for a counter combo.
Joseph walks into a jab.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme misses the jab.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joseph takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Femme with a nice cross.
Femme tries to move into range but Joseph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
Femme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
Femme has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joseph.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Femme lands a jab to Joseph's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph slips a jab from Femme.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme checks the leg kick.
Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
Femme looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Joseph tried to score with a low kick but Femme checks it.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Joseph, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph throws out a powerful jab.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Femme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joseph lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Femme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Femme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Femme throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Femme misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Joseph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Violent Femme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Femme misses with a looping left.
Femme throws a jab when Joseph was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Violent Femme.
I think Joseph 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Violent Femme!
Violent Femme is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chip Nickel (ranked 55 p4p, 194 weight class) and Roger Michael Stanley (ranked 7 p4p, 23 weight class). Nickel comes to the cage accompanied by TISM - Greg the Stop Sign. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Roger Michael Stanley enters the cage!
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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 33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Michael Stanley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Stanley backs away, Nickel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Stanley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Stanley moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Stanley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Jab from Nickel.
Nickel scores with a nice right hand.
Stanley wants to land a leg kick but Nickel is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanley. Nickel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanley avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Stanley throws a leg kick that misses.
Nickel half committed to a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickel.
Stanley looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Nickel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stanley just manages to avoid it.
Stanley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stanley throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel scores with 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!
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stanley throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Nickel checks a low kick from Stanley.
Nickel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Nickel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nickel throws a jab but it's blocked by Stanley.
Nickel slips a jab from Stanley.
Stanley throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nickel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanley.
Nickel lands a body shot.
Stanley loads up on a big right hand but Nickel slips the punch.
Nickel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stanley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nickel scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stanley throws a leg kick that misses.
Stanley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stanley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nickel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanley.
Stanley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stanley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nickel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel blocks a low kick nicely.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nickel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley throws a wild body kick that Nickel sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Stanley.
Stanley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nickel eats them both and turns towards Stanley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stanley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickel.
Stanley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel throws a shot from downtown. Stanley moves away and avoids it.
Nickel keeps Stanley at a distance using the push kick.
Nickel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stanley.
A slow jab from Stanley misses its intended target.
Nickel 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.
Stanley throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stanley.
Stanley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nickel. That's going to slow Stanley down.
Stanley wants to slow Nickel down by chopping away at his legs.
Nickel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stanley counters with a straight right hand.
Stanley throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Nickel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stanley misses with a wild body shot.
Nickel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nickel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, jab by Stanley - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickel.
Stanley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nickel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stanley blocks a jab.
Stanley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nickel to score with a decent uppercut.
Stanley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nickel defends it nicely.
Stanley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Nickel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stanley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nickel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanley.
A low kick from Stanley is predictable there
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Nickel misses.
Stanley throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickel.
Nickel throws out a loose jab but Stanley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanley ducks right into an uppercut from Nickel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel misses with a wild body shot.
Stanley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Nickel scores with a jab.
Stanley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel's corner calls for a 1-2. Nickel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nickel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nickel feints and then cracks Stanley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stanley down.
Nickel misses with an uppercut. Stanley saw that one coming.
Stanley looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanley.
The crowd cheers as Nickel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stanley doesn't seem phased though.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Stanley slips a jab from Nickel.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Stanley ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Stanley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanley 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.
Nickel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Nickel 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.
Stanley throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Stanley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley throws a hook but Nickel avoids it easily.
Nickel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nickel thuds a left hand into Stanley's body.
Nice sprawl there from Nickel as Stanley shoots in.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
A jab from Stanley finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
Stanley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
Nickel thuds his right hand into Stanley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nickel throws a hook but Stanley blocks it.
Nickel lands a really nice looking cross but Stanley seems unphased.
Nickel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Stanley.
Nickel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel connects with a solid leg kick.
Nickel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickel.
Stanley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley checks the leg kick.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stanley connects with a right hand. Nickel shakes it off.
A low kick lands for Stanley.
Nickel lands a nice hook to Stanley's body. Stanley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanley throws a low kick but Nickel moves out of range easily.
Stanley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickel.
Stanley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nickel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nickel tries a low kick but Stanley avoids it.
Stanley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickel.
A little jabbing left from Stanley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Stanley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nickel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stanley tests Nickel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanley throws a body punch but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanley throws a low kick but Nickel moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Stanley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nickel has got the better of the exchanges.
Nickel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nickel throws a shot from downtown. Stanley moves away and avoids it.
Stanley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stanley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nickel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickel connects with a body shot that sends Stanley's belly button to the back.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but Stanley moved out of range.
Stanley throws a leg kick that misses.
Nickel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nickel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanley can do to turn this around?
Nickel tests Stanley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stanley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nickel.
Roger Michael Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickel.
Stanley moves out of range as Nickel throws a body kick.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Stanley missing with a left hand there. Nickel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
A low kick lands for Stanley.
Stanley lands with an uppercut that bounces Nickel off the cage and back into range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nickel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stanley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stanley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nickel checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanley. That's going to slow Nickel down.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chip Nickel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel walks into a straight right hand from Stanley.
Stanley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Stanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nickel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nickel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel breaks the clinch.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanley manages to avoid it.
Stanley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Stanley lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickel throws a low kick, looking for Stanley's leg but Stanley calmly moves out of range.
Stanley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Nickel finds it's target.
Stanley throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.
Stanley just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Nickel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanley is just out of range.
Stanley throws a body kick that misses.
Nickel slips under a jab from Stanley.
Stanley slips under a jab from Nickel.
Stanley ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Stanley throws out a counter right but Nickel avoids it with no problem.
Stanley throws out a loose jab but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stanley.
Nickel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stanley is looking to chop away at Nickel's legs.
Nickel wants to land a leg kick but Stanley is out of range.
Stanley missing with a left hand there. Nickel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Stanley misses the target.
Stanley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Nickel.
Stanley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley walks into a straight right hand from Nickel.
A jab from Nickel misses.
Stanley throws a nice looking combination but Nickel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nickel lands with an uppercut that bounces Stanley off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickel. Stanley does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nickel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stanley can pounce on him.
Nickel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stanley is out of range and Nickel settles back down.
Nickel throws a series of punches but Stanley moves out of range.
Nickel throws an overhand right that lands on Stanley's shoulder, as Stanley tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Stanley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stanley moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Nice uppercut lands for Nickel. That snapped Stanley's head back.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanley moves away.
Stanley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Nickel.
Stanley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nickel checks it well.
Stanley checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley misses with a hook.
Nickel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stanley looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Stanley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nickel is able to avoid easily.
Nickel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanley lands a lovely overhand right.
Chip Nickel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel delivers a nice body kick.
Nickel misses with a looping left.
Stanley throws a push kick but Nickel slaps the foot to one side.
Stanley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickel moves away.
Stanley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stanley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stanley throws a good cross that connects.
Nickel cracks Stanley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Nickel - just one landing.
Stanley ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Stanley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stanley throws a jab when Nickel was well out of range.
Stanley looks to land a right hand but Nickel moved out of range.
Nickel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stanley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel scores with a punch to the head.
Nickel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nickel checks a leg kick.
Stanley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nickel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickel swings for the body but Stanley moves out of range.
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Nickel.
Nickel checks a low kick from Stanley.
Nickel is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanley.
Nickel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nickel. That's going to slow Stanley down.
Nickel punishes Stanley's body with a nice straight punch.
Stanley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nickel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stanley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nickel.
Nickel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stanley in his tracks.
Stanley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stanley misses with a low kick as Nickel jumps back.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickel takes a swing at Stanley's ribcage but misses.
Stanley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nickel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stanley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickel is fending him off so far but Stanley persists. Nope, Nickel circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nickel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stanley looks for a takedown but Nickel sprawls well.
Nickel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nickel is looking to slow Stanley down with leg kicks.
Stanley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stanley misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stanley.
Stanley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left lands for Nickel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nickel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanley 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stanley momentarily.
Nickel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stanley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Stanley.
Nickel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stanley. Stanley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nickel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stanley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stanley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stanley throws a body kick that misses.
Nickel throws the left hand but Stanley avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nickel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nickel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stanley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanley throws the left hand but Nickel avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley slips under a jab from Nickel.
Nickel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stanley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Stanley backs away, Nickel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stanley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Nickel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Nickel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickel 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
Our winner, Chip Nickel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radu Dracul (ranked 11 p4p, 522 weight class) and Brad Chestner (ranked 2 p4p, 79 weight class). Chestner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Bruiser. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Chestner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestner throws a series of punches but Dracul avoids them all with ease.
Dracul avoids the body shot from Chestner.
Dracul feinted with a counter takedown.
Chestner scores with a shot to the body.
Dracul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chestner.
Dracul attempts a counter takedown but Chestner avoids it well and moves away.
Dracul has been working on his balance at ZuccoTraining Ground, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Chestner.
Dracul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dracul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chestner. Dracul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dracul changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chestner misses with a wild body shot.
Dracul attempts a counter takedown but Chestner avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner misses the jab.
Dracul drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chestner sprawls and moves away.
Dracul defending well as Chestner loads up on a big left hand.
Chestner lands a jab to Dracul's midsection.
Chestner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dracul counters with a takedown into side control.
Dracul tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dracul in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dracul in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chestner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chestner tries to buck Dracul off but Dracul is having none of it.
Dracul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chestner!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chestner is desperately trying to improve his position but Dracul has a good base and remains in mount.
Dracul has control of Chestner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chestner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chestner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dracul breaks from Chestner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dracul lands with some strikes.
Chestner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chestner wants to hold on but Dracul pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chestner preventing the sweep.
Dracul keeping moving, preventing Chestner from controlling successfully.
Dracul is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dracul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dracul lands strikes from half guard.
Dracul scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dracul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chestner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dracul.
Dracul missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dracul working over Chestner with some ground and pound. Chestner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dracul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chestner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chestner is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dracul winds up and cracks Chestner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dracul is working for a kimura but Chestner is defending it quite comfortably.
Dracul is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chestner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dracul.
Chestner has hold of Dracul's hands but Dracul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radu Dracul dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chestner wants to clinch up but Dracul keeps it at a distance.
Chestner misses with a right hand
and Dracul counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chestner!
Dracul working the body and head with strikes.
Chestner wants to control but Dracul postures up.
Chestner tries to buck Dracul off but Dracul is having none of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Dracul trying to control the position but Chestner is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chestner is looking to reverse the position.
Dracul 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 Chestner's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chestner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dracul in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chestner is looking to reverse the position.
Chestner regains half guard.
Radu Dracul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Dracul.
Chestner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dracul.
Chestner trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
Dracul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dracul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chestner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chestner is refusing to be controlled, as Dracul sits in half guard.
Dracul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chestner can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestner is looking to control Dracul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chestner avoid being mounted?
Dracul is keen to just control but Chestner is a slippery customer.
Chestner tries to roll over but Dracul keeps him under control.
Dracul working over Chestner with some ground and pound. Chestner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dracul lands with a punch from half guard.
Chestner is trying to control but can't.
Dracul looks to land a strike but Chestner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dracul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul postures up in Chestner's guard and throws a big left but Chestner blocks it.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Chestner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is working Chestner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dracul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chestner keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Dracul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chestner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dracul manages to get himself to full guard.
Chestner preventing the sweep.
Dracul is working hard here to advance position.
Dracul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dracul wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chestner pushes down on Dracul's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chestner is looking to advance position but Dracul won't allow it.
Chestner is stalling here. Dracul is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chestner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dracul has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chestner tries to bench press Dracul off him but Dracul keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dracul lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chestner is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chestner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dracul off and has taken his back!
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!
Chestner is hanging on to Dracul's back as he tries to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radu Dracul dominated that second round.
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.
Chestner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dracul quickly recovers to half guard.
Chestner passes to full mount!
Dracul can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dracul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dracul trying to move into half guard but instead Chestner has managed to sweep!
Dracul keeping full guard, as Chestner tries to pass.
Dracul is looking for a triangle but Chestner pushes his legs off easily.
Chestner looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul wants to sweep but no luck.
Chestner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dracul wants to hit a sweep here but Chestner passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dracul there!
Dracul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dracul defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chestner.
Dracul gets back to half guard.
Dracul trying to hold on to Chestner's head to control him but Chestner postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner is trying to control the action in half guard but Dracul is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dracul moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dracul isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chestner stacks Dracul on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chestner!
Chestner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dracul knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chestner is looking to take a break and control but Dracul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dracul struggling a bit here.
Dracul tries to bench press Chestner off him but Chestner keeps the position.
Chestner trying to control the position but Dracul is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dracul is looking for a sweep.
Dracul sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Chestner really 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.
Chestner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chestner throws a right hand that misses
so Dracul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chestner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dracul manages to get himself to full guard.
Chestner wants to pass the guard but Dracul is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul controls Chestner momentarily but Chestner frees himself.
Dracul keeping moving, preventing Chestner from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul is looking for a triangle but Chestner pushes his legs off easily.
Chestner controlling from the top position.
Dracul keeping moving, preventing Chestner from controlling successfully.
Dracul is looking to cinch up a triangle. Chestner throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dracul's body to avoid the submission. Dracul has instead reached around Chestner's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dracul arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Radu Dracul!
Radu Dracul retains his light heavyweight title!
Radu Dracul decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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