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MIFC Contenders 73 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martell Hennessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hennessey comes to the cage accompanied by Oh My by: Roscoe Dash. Martell Hennessey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martell Hennessey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Lennox!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hennessey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hennessey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lennox misses with a two punch combination.
Lennox misses with a series of wild punches.
Hennessey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lennox.
Lennox throws a combination that misses
and Hennessey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lennox's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lennox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hennessey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hennessey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hennessey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hennessey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hennessey slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennessey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hennessey slips a nice elbow through Lennox's hands, connecting with Lennox's forehead.
Hennessey is working for a submission of some sort.
Hennessey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox is looking to escape.
Hennessey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hennessey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hennessey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hennessey works his way into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lennox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hennessey working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hennessey working the ground and pound but Lennox is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennessey lands some shots froms side control.
Lennox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hennessey.
Hennessey in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lennox is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martell Hennessey!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Lason had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Lason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Joe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe tries to clinch up.
Joe is looking to clinch.
Joe looking to score a takedown here. Lason is defending well but Joe drives through and ends up in Lason's guard.
Lason is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe postures up in Lason's guard and throws a big left but Lason blocks it.
Lason knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Joe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joe passes into half guard.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Lason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lason manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Joe gets to his feet - Lason follows without any prompting.
Joe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lason's waist but Lason gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joe off to one side.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Lason shows good takedown defense.
Some bone on bone action there as Joe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lason tries to keep at a distance but Joe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe fails to pull guard.
Joe Lason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Joe.
Lason looking to stall.
Lason tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Lason throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe tries to pull guard but Lason won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lason tries to break the clinch but Joe is controlling the position.
Lason wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe won't allow it.
Lason throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joe pulls Lason into guard.
Lason trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lason with a nice head shot there.
Joe is trying to keep Lason in close.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Lason from controlling successfully.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Joe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lason lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe is adopting a defensive guard.
Joe pushes Lason off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Joe 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.
Joe dives in and grabs Lason's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lason pushes down on Joe's head and hops out.
Lason lands a jab-cross combination.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe is looking to clinch.
Lason displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joe.
Horrible takedown by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Lason which made him look bad.
Joe Lason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lason is fending him off so far but Joe persists. Nope, Lason circles away and we're back to standing.
Lason scores with a head kick.
Lason stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, jab by Lason - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lason throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Lason keeps the fight on the outside.
Joe looks for a takedown but Lason sprawls well.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Lason.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe closes the distance and clinches up with Lason, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes Lason against the cage but Lason circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick from Lason.
A nice combination there by Lason.
Lason gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe postures up.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Lason.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Lason blocks nicely.
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!
Joe trying to control but Lason is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Lason dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Joe takes the fight into the clinch.
Lason tries to break free but Joe pushes him back against the cage.
Lason misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Lason trying to control the position but instead, Joe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lason into the cage.
Lason has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lason tries to circle away but Joe has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lason misses with a knee strike.
Joe gets control of Lason's arms and successfully pulls guard. Joe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Joe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joe looking to control.
Lason is looking to stand up but Joe won't let him.
Joe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lason drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Joe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lason has Joe in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lason swivels and escapes.
Joe moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe pulls guard effortlessly.
Joe being controlled here, momentarily.
Lason trying to move into half guard but instead Joe has managed to sweep!
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lason can't keep his opponent in guard - Joe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lason missing with punches from the bottom.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lason keeps working.
Lason wants to control but Joe is keeping busy.
Lason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
Joe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lason wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Joe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chavez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Not Afraid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank The Blade!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Blade closes the distance but Chavez moves to the side
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank The Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
The Blade lands a head kick!
The Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Blade tries a head kick but it misses.
The Blade cracks the inside of Chavez's front leg.
The Blade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez lands a right hook to the body.
The Blade tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Blade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavez.
The Blade throws a solid leg kick but Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Blade.
The Blade just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez avoids the head kick by The Blade.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez misses with a combination
and The Blade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Blade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chavez. That did some damage!
Chavez blocks a head kick by The Blade.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from The Blade.
The Blade 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.
The Blade throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Blade delivers a nice body kick.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Blade fails to land with a series of punches.
The Blade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Blade lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Blade closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from The Blade.
The Blade lands an elbow just above Chavez 's eye.
The Blade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chavez is working for takedown but The Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Blade is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Blade lands an elbow that stopped Chavez in his tracks for a moment.
The Blade pushes Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Blade cracks Chavez with a nice body shot.
The Blade landing knees to the head.
The Blade lands a good knee to the midsection. Chavez won't want to take too many of those.
The Blade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chavez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Blade lands a right hand.
The Blade scores a nice knee to the body.
The Blade connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chavez's face.
The Blade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chavez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Blade lands a shoulder strike.
The Blade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Blade unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chavez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Blade scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Blade connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chavez's face.
The Blade landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for The Blade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank The Blade dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Blade drives through and clinches with Chavez against the cage.
The Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Chavez controls his hands.
The Blade landing knees to the body.
Frank The Blade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Blade looking to throw knees to the head but Chavez is blocking nicely.
The Blade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chavez.
The Blade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Blade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chavez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Blade lands an elbow inside that Chavez shrugs off.
The Blade lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Blade cracks Chavez with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Blade.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Blade 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from The Blade - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from The Blade.
The Blade landing knees to the body.
The Blade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Blade.
The Blade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Blade lands a good knee to the midsection. Chavez won't want to take too many of those.
Chavez takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Blade scores with a knee to the head.
Chavez is rocked!
A right hand to the body from The Blade.
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from The Blade.
The Blade lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Blade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Blade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Blade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Blade scores with a hook to the body.
The Blade crunches a lovely knee into Chavez's ribcage.
The Blade lands a big knee to the head and Chavez goes down! The Blade pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank The Blade!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aaron Law was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Law!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law gets caught flat footed, as Price shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Law working a defensive guard here.
Price controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Price is looking to work some ground and pound but Law has wrist control.
Law looking for a sweep. Not yet Law, not yet.
Price wants to pass the guard but Law is keeping the position.
Price showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Law slaps away a takedown attempt from Price, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Law is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Law circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Law is staying active underneath Price, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Price not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Price sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Law defending well though.
Law wants to get back to his feet.
Price controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to improve his position but Price is controlling well.
Law is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Price scores with a couple of nice shots.
Price is looking to take a break and control but Law is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Price is really struggling to control Law but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Law is looking to control Price's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Law avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Price swats away the attempt to clinch by Law.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Law's waist but Law gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Price off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Law napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Price lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to take a break and control but Law is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Price is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Price lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An elbow from Price crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Price 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.
Price shoots in but Law avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Law tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Price looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Law fails to land the takedown.
Law stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Law wants it to stay on the feet.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Law is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Law circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price swats away the attempt to clinch by Law.
Price misses with a body kick.
Law misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Law wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Law moves to clinch but Price breaks away
and Price counters with a nice double leg into side control. Law won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price tries to move into full mount but can't pass Law's legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Price throwing strikes but Law manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Price can't do much from the bottom here.
Price is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Law is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Price knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Law on the ground.
Price holding on.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Price is looking to regain half guard here but Law keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law trying to control the position but Price is working away.
Price tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Law presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Price is squirming around, avoiding Law's attempts to control the action.
Price tries to hold on but Law pushes him away.
Price is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Law wants to control the pace but Price is squirming around nicely.
Price tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Price tries to hold on but Law postures up.
Price is trying to escape the mount.
Price wants to control but Law is having none of it.
Price is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throwing hammer fists to the chest of Law. What's that going to do exactly?
Price is looking to improve his position but Law isn't that keen on the idea.
Price is squirming around, avoiding Law's attempts to control the action.
Law controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law prevents Price from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Price dominated that second round.
That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Price shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Law but Law pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Law wants to clinch.
Law moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Price throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Law was covering up waiting for the punch and Price finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Law lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Price!
Price wants to hold on but Law pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Price controlling the position well.
Price tries to roll over but Law keeps him under control.
Price tries to kick Law off but Law keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is working hard here to advance position.
Law throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Price manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Price has a closed guard, preventing Law from standing up.
Price on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Price tries to get out of the position.
Price is pulling down on Law's head. It's preventing any offense from Law, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Law stuffs the takedown attempt from Price. Price gets slowly back to his feet.
Price misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Law. No joy for Price on that attempt.
Law tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Law tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Price manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Price shoots in but no luck this time.
Price closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Law's guard.
Price wants to pass the guard but Law is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Law swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damien Price overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Price manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Price, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Price!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khairi Fortt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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22
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khairi Fortt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Po. Po circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Po throws a hook but Fortt blocks it.
Nice cross by Po.
Po throws a good cross that connects.
Fortt 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.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po loads up on a big right hand but Fortt slips the punch.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortt slips a jab and a cross from Po.
Po misses with a hook
and Fortt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fortt.
Fortt lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Fortt.
A short uppercut from Fortt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Po is rocked!
Fortt lands a big right hand! Po is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khairi Fortt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cavero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell. Juan Cavero will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cavero!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cavero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cavero is looking to clinch.
Castle misses with a series of wild punches.
Cavero scores with the left hand. Castle knows he should have avoided that one.
Cavero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castle at a distance.
Cavero throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Cavero does no damage.
Eric Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle has managed to clinch.
Cavero misses with a knee to the head.
Castle blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Castle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavero tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
Cavero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cavero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cavero wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cavero backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle.
Cavero tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cavero has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cavero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cavero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cavero taking a breather.
Cavero throws an elbow that misses.
Cavero tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Cavero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cavero is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Cavero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Cavero blocks it.
Cavero wants to break free but Castle has control.
Cavero is trying to break free.
Cavero has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cavero scores a nice knee to the body.
Cavero is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Castle.
Cavero managing to block the knees to the body from Castle.
Castle breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Cavero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cavero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Eric Castle has been cut.
Cavero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cavero lands a glancing blow to the side of Castle's head.
Cavero lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Cavero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castle at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Cavero. That snapped Castle's head back.
Cavero looks to land a combination. Castle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cavero scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavero gets caught flat footed, as Castle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Castle stops Cavero from standing up.
Cavero being controlled here, momentarily.
Castle prevents Cavero from getting back to his feet.
Castle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cavero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Castle just wasn't active enough.
Cavero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Cavero.
Cavero blocks a jab.
Castle moves out of range of the leg kick from Cavero.
Cavero wants to land a leg kick but Castle is out of range.
Cavero throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Castle misses with the combination.
Castle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cavero misses with a low kick.
Cavero staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cavero.
Cavero looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Castle looks to land a combination but Cavero avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Cavero.
Castle misses with a hook. Cavero ducked under it nicely.
Cavero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cavero misses with a head kick.
Eric Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cavero misses with a straight left.
Castle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castle scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cavero. Castle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt - Cavero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castle defending well as Cavero loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cavero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cavero misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cavero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Castle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Castle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cavero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cavero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cavero looks to land a left hand but Castle moved out of range nicely.
Castle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castle.
Castle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Castle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Castle connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Castle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Castle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cavero for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle distracts Cavero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Castle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Eric Castle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cavero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castle tries to clinch there but Cavero circles away.
Castle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Castle scoring with punches from side control.
Castle advances to mount.
Castle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Juan Cavero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavero squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Eric Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Castle cracks Cavero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cavero is rocked!
It looks like Juan Cavero has been cut.
Cavero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cavero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cavero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle cracks Cavero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Castle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cavero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Cavero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marley's choice of entrance music: The Specials - A Message To You Rudy. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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27
147 lbs
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23
135 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Marley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Marley slaps away a takedown attempt from Aldo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo tries to move into range but Marley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Marley looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Marley moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Marley misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aldo misses with a hook. Marley ducked under it nicely.
Marley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marley!
Marley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Marley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo moves away from the strike by Marley.
Marley throws a poor cross that misses
and Aldo counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Marley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aldo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Aldo. That snapped Marley's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Marley.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Marley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Marley ducks right into an uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Marley works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Marley leaves Aldo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Marley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Marley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aldo.
Marley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Marley both land. Nice combination.
A cross from Marley lands.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marley counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo is rocked!
Marley connects with a single shot there.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marley circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Aldo to the canvas! Aldo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Marley keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudy Marley!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil B DeMille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cecil B DeMille!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt DeMille.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab by Repomies.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Repomies.
Repomies wants to clinch up but DeMille keeps it at a distance.
Repomies lands a nice looking kick to the body. DeMille takes a step back to recover.
Repomies defends well against a solid takedown attempt from DeMille.
Repomies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeMille on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Repomies tries to work over DeMille's front leg with a kick but DeMille checks it.
Repomies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters by moving into the clinch.
DeMille is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Repomies just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeMille's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Repomies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMille tries to pull guard but Repomies won't allow it.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cecil B DeMille.
DeMille is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
DeMille looking for a takedown.
DeMille tries to pull guard but Repomies won't allow it.
Repomies throws an elbow but it misses.
DeMille missing with knees to the body.
Repomies has DeMille pressed against the cage, preventing DeMille from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Repomies lands with a short shot to the head.
Repomies stalling in the clinch.
Repomies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DeMille drags the fight down to the ground.
Repomies trying to control the position from guard on top but DeMille is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Repomies gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMille shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeMille wants to control from the top but Repomies keeps moving.
DeMille stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Repomies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Repomies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
DeMille is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Repomies controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Repomies trying to control but DeMille is having none of it.
Repomies controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMille keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeMille is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Repomies throws a low kick but DeMille moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. DeMille looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Repomies. DeMille shrugs it off though.
Repomies lands with a slapping head kick.
DeMille looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Repomies checks a leg kick nicely.
Donk. DeMille catches Repomies right on the button with a cross.
DeMille is looking to score with low kicks.
Repomies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repomies misses with a low kick.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repomies thumps DeMille with a low kick.
A head kick by Repomies misses
and DeMille counters with a nice low kick that buckles Repomies's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repomies lands a head kick!
Repomies throws a low kick, looking for DeMille's leg but DeMille calmly moves out of range.
Repomies lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by DeMille.
Repomies lands a high kick!
DeMille looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Repomies is fending him off so far but DeMille persists. Nope, Repomies circles away and we're back to standing.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeMille tries a head kick but it misses.
Repomies throws a nice head kick!
DeMille ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Repomies moves away.
Repomies blocks a head kick by DeMille.
DeMille is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Repomies.
DeMille throws a hook but Repomies avoids it easily.
Repomies stuffs the takedown attempt from DeMille. DeMille gets slowly back to his feet.
Repomies lets loose with a powerful body kick. DeMille will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Repomies. DeMille does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses.
DeMille drops his hands momentarily and Repomies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Repomies lands a leg kick that knocks DeMille off balance momentarily.
DeMille misses with a few strikes there.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeMille swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeMille takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies thuds a left hand into DeMille's body.
DeMille has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Repomies.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeMille's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
DeMille chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
Repomies feints and then cracks DeMille's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeMille down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repomies works DeMille's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies pushes DeMille away with a front kick.
A jab lands there for Repomies.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Repomies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Repomies just misses with a punch to the body.
Repomies tries to bum rush DeMille with a series of wild strikes but DeMille uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeMille misses the jab.
DeMille walks into a stiff left hand from Repomies.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies doesn't manage to clinch there - DeMille circles away.
DeMille shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Repomies as he avoids it easily.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cecil B DeMille.
Repomies lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Repomies tries to clinch but DeMille moves out of range.
Repomies throws a body kick the misses
and DeMille counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Repomies is lucky that one didn't land flush.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
DeMille throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow DeMille down.
An inside leg kick from DeMille misses.
Repomies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
DeMille fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Repomies checks it well.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeMille blocks a low kick nicely.
Repomies lands a nice shot that snaps DeMille's head back.
Repomies checks a leg kick nicely.
Repomies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
DeMille takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Repomies looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeMille is one step ahead there.
DeMille working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DeMille throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DeMille looking to sit in guard and control but Repomies gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Repomies looking to sit in guard and control but DeMille gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMille trying to control but Repomies is working from the bottom.
Repomies kicks DeMille off and gets to his feet.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. DeMille looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and DeMille moves out of range easily.
Repomies is looking to slow DeMille down with leg kicks.
DeMille tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeMille circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies takes a swing at DeMille's ribcage but misses.
Repomies lands a head kick!
Repomies moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
DeMille checks a leg kick.
DeMille takes a swing at Repomies's ribcage but misses.
Repomies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Repomies, right into the meat.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repomies - that will leave a mark!
DeMille is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Repomies rather than just go for the knockout.
Repomies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses.
DeMille walks forward, straight into a front kick from Repomies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMille takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Repomies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
DeMille tries to bum rush Repomies with a series of wild strikes but Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Repomies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeMille takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Repomies swings for the body but DeMille moves out of range.
DeMille tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
DeMille shoots in and drives through. Repomies sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Repomies, right into the meat.
DeMille with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Repomies connects with a high kick.
A bone on bone clash there as DeMille blocks the leg kick.
DeMille walks forward, straight into a front kick from Repomies.
DeMille takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeMille has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Repomies.
DeMille tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Repomies has DeMille up against the cage in a clinch.
DeMille jumps guard but Repomies stands there with DeMille around his waist. DeMille gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
DeMille jumps guard but Repomies stands there with DeMille around his waist. DeMille gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cecil B DeMille.
DeMille is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Repomies can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Repomies misses with an elbow strike.
Repomies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeMille avoiding damage as Repomies throws knees to the body.
Repomies lands an elbow inside that DeMille shrugs off.
It looks like Cecil B DeMille has been cut.
Repomies throws an elbow but it's blocked.
DeMille jumps guard but Repomies stands there with DeMille around his waist. DeMille gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
DeMille is looking to break free of the clinch but Repomies has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Repomies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Repomies stops a takedown attempt from DeMille.
Repomies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeMille is trying to break free.
DeMille tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Repomies just stands there and leans against the cage.
DeMille is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Repomies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Repomies lands a right hand.
DeMille is trying to break the clinch but Repomies has him pressed against the cage.
Repomies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
DeMille breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Repomies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a body kick that misses.
Repomies drives through and clinches with DeMille against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repomies.
DeMille blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Repomies has DeMille pressed against the cage.
Repomies missing with knees to the body.
Repomies wants to stall.
DeMille tries to pull guard but Repomies won't allow it.
DeMille's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeMille throws a leg kick but Repomies moved away.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMille avoids a kick to the body.
Repomies lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
DeMille shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Repomies defends it nicely.
Rauno Repomies is winning the standup battle so far.
Repomies scores with a punch to the head.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. DeMille manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeMille takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies had his way with Cecil B DeMille in that round.
The cut man is working on Cecil B DeMille's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
DeMille moves out of range of the body kick.
Repomies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeMille can do to turn this around?
DeMille moves out of range of the leg kick from Repomies.
Repomies feints and then cracks DeMille's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeMille down.
DeMille 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Repomies.
DeMille keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
DeMille just misses with a punch to the body.
DeMille tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as DeMille checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
DeMille misses with a straight right.
Repomies pushes DeMille up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Repomies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeMille.
DeMille wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DeMille jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Repomies walks away with a smile on his face. DeMille gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
DeMille is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Repomies thuds his shin into the meat of DeMille's side.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
DeMille has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Repomies.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Rauno Repomies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Repomies cracks DeMille with a good jab.
A head kick misses from DeMille.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies lands with a cross.
Cecil B DeMille has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMille fails to land the takedown.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Repomies.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
DeMille blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Repomies.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DeMille is trying to stall.
Rauno Repomies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
DeMille tries to pull guard but Repomies holds him up against the cage and eventually DeMille drops back down to his feet.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cecil B DeMille.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMille avoids the elbow strike from Repomies, against the cage.
DeMille tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Repomies avoids it.
DeMille goes for a takedown in the clinch but Repomies prevents it.
Repomies has DeMille pressed against the cage.
DeMille avoids a wild elbow strike from Repomies.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repomies.
Repomies lands with a left to the head.
DeMille looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeMille is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repomies is defending well for now.
Repomies looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMille doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rauno Repomies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Repomies slowing the pace effectively.
Repomies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
DeMille jumps guard but Repomies stands there with DeMille around his waist. DeMille gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Repomies tries to work over DeMille's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeMille tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Repomies tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeMille gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Repomies regains guard.
DeMille postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeMille missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies looking for a sweep. Not yet Repomies, not yet.
Repomies wants to stand but DeMille is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Repomies, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies!
Rauno Repomies retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waitzel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dimmu Borgir - Puritania. Mike Hull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Waitzel sees coming a mile off.
Hull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Waitzel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hull.
Waitzel just misses with a punch to the body.
Waitzel has managed to clinch.
Waitzel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hull's elbow.
Waitzel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waitzel moves in looking to clinch but Hull pushes him off.
Waitzel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Waitzel's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waitzel scores with a shot to the body.
Hull circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull keeps Waitzel at a distance using the push kick.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waitzel is looking to clinch but Hull is avoiding it.
Waitzel misses the shot to the body.
Waitzel takes the fight into the clinch.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Waitzel won't allow it.
Waitzel working aggressively here.
Waitzel lands a left hand.
Waitzel misses with a body punch.
Hull wants to break free but Waitzel has control.
Waitzel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hull up against the cage.
Hull blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel tries a body shot but Hull blocks it.
Waitzel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hull blocks a body shot from Waitzel.
Waitzel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waitzel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waitzel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Waitzel is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Waitzel.
Hull can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waitzel lands a hook that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
Waitzel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hulls head.
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waitzel doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.
Waitzel cracks Hull with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waitzel tries to clinch there but Hull circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hull letting Waitzel take a breather here.
Waitzel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waitzel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel has a couple of punches blocked by Hull.
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!
Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waitzel drives through and clinches with Hull against the cage.
Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Waitzel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hull moves out of range of the strikes.
Waitzel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waitzel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hull moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Waitzel tries to clinch up
and Hull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Waitzel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waitzel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Waitzel is out of range and Hull settles back down.
Hull tries to keep at a distance but Waitzel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waitzel throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
Waitzel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waitzel. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hull tries to score with a low kick but Waitzel moves his leg out of the way.
Waitzel drives through and clinches with Hull against the cage.
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waitzel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Mike Hull has been cut.
A punch combination from Waitzel misses.
Waitzel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull moves away from the strike by Waitzel.
Waitzel blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waitzel checks a leg kick.
Hull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Waitzel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waitzel swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Waitzel's front leg but catches the back leg as Waitzel tries to avoid it.
Hull tries to keep at a distance but Waitzel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hull has had enough of the clinch but Waitzel keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Waitzel won't allow it.
Waitzel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Waitzel fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Waitzel lands with a light punch inside.
Waitzel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waitzel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hull sprawling to the canvas! Hull rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Waitzel finish him?!
Waitzel pushes Hull up against the cage in a clinch.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Waitzel is controlling him.
Waitzel just leaning against Hull, taking a breather.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Waitzel is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hull can't break the clinch.
Hull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waitzel swings for the body but Hull moves out of range.
Waitzel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull throws a push kick but Waitzel slaps the foot to one side.
Waitzel darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Waitzel.
Hull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hull avoids the body shot from Waitzel.
Waitzel looks to land a combination but Hull avoids it well.
Waitzel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hull rather than just go for the knockout.
Waitzel takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull tries to land a front kick but Waitzel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Waitzel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hull can pounce on him.
Hull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Waitzel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Waitzel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waitzel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
Shane Waitzel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hull throws a leg kick but Waitzel moved away.
Waitzel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waitzel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hull sprawling to the canvas! Hull rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Waitzel finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waitzel jabs Hull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Waitzel wants to clinch up but Hull keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waitzel. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waitzel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waitzel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hull was well out of range. Poor timing from Waitzel.
Waitzel tries to clinch but Hull is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waitzel misses the shot to the body.
Waitzel thuds a left hand into Hull's body.
Shane Waitzel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waitzel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hull at a distance.
Waitzel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waitzel cracks a nice hook into Hull's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waitzel thows a body shot but no joy.
Waitzel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waitzel.
Waitzel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waitzel just misses with a punch to the body.
Waitzel lands with a good body shot.
Waitzel lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel darts in and clinches Hull up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Waitzel.
Waitzel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hull tries to break free but Waitzel pushes him back against the cage.
Hull letting Waitzel take a breather here.
Hull blocking some punches.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Waitzel won't allow it.
Hull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Waitzel. That snapped Hull's head back.
Hull is rocked!
Waitzel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oh Hull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waitzel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waitzel throws a body punch but Hull moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hull misses.
Hull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waitzel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Waitzel punishes Hull's body with a nice straight punch.
Hull seems to have got his legs back now.
BAM! Waitzel delivers a spinning backfist that drops Hull like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Shane Waitzel!
Shane Waitzel is the new heavyweight champion!
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