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GAMMA#221 Denke v Blunts PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab.
A big left from Castle misses.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor moves out of range as Castle strikes.
Taylor throws a low kick but Castle avoids it.
Castle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Castle checks it.
Castle swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tried to score with a low kick but Castle checks it.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Castle misses.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castle throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Castle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taylor drags the fight down to the ground.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Castle controlling him for the moment.
Castle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
Castle wants to stand but Taylor is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taylor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Castle can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Castle taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taylor with a couple of short strikes.
Castle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Taylor controls Castle momentarily but Castle frees himself.
Castle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor controls Castle momentarily but Castle frees himself.
Castle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Castle has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle slips nicely into half guard.
Castle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taylor.
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Castle defends well.
Castle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Castle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Castle.
Castle takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Castle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Castle throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Castle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Castle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castle in his tracks.
Castle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castle.
Castle lands with a nice body punch.
Castle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor dives in and grabs Castle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castle pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castle tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castle to the ground. Castle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frank Castle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castle connects with a jab.
Taylor is rocked!
Castle checks a low kick from Taylor.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castle.
Taylor looks up at the clock. Bad move! Castle lands a right hand from hell, dropping Taylor. Castle pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corleone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Direct Hit!/Mixtapes - Werewolf Shame. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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213 lbs
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214 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Frank Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corleone has time to react.
Abbot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corleone misses with a straight right.
Abbot thuds his right hand into Corleone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Corleone throws a combination that misses
and Abbot counters with a two punch combo.
Abbot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abbot swings for the body but Corleone moves out of range.
Abbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbot lands a jab-cross combination.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbot.
Abbot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corleone backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbot throws a shot from downtown. Corleone moves away and avoids it.
Abbot lands with a nice body punch.
Abbot blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
Abbot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone moves away.
Abbot throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Abbot blocks the leg kick.
Frank Abbot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Abbot.
Corleone moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
Corleone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abbot swings for the body but Corleone moves out of range.
Abbot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corleone walks into a straight right hand from Abbot.
Corleone motions for Abbot to come forward. Corleone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abbot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corleone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Abbot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Abbot misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Abbot.
Abbot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abbot fails to land with a series of punches.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Corleone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Abbot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abbot pushes Corleone off and gets back to his feet.
Abbot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abbot throws the left hand but Corleone avoids the punch easily.
Abbot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abbot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corleone.
Nice sprawl there from Abbot as Corleone shoots in.
Corleone tries to move into range but Abbot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Corleone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abbot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corleone misses with a takedown attempt - Abbot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Corleone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Corleone or perhaps it was just good defense by Abbot which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abbot duly obliges.
Corleone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Abbot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corleone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corleone scoring with punches and elbows.
Corleone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Abbot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Corleone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone takes a little break here. Abbot wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Corleone in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Abbot 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.
Good shot there by Abbot.
Frank Abbot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbot misses with a looping left.
Abbot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbot misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbot misses the target.
Abbot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corleone.
Abbot throws a hook but Corleone blocks it.
Corleone throws the left hand but Abbot avoids the punch easily.
Corleone shoots for a double leg takedown but Abbot sprawls well. He's pushed Corleone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abbot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corleone backs up against the cage.
Abbot connects with a body shot.
Corleone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbot.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Corleone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot swinging wildly here.
Corleone slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Abbot scores with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Abbot. No joy for Corleone on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Abbot finds it's way through Corleone's defenses.
Abbot throws a hook to the side of Corleone's head but Corleone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbot misses with a double jab.
Frank Abbot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Corleone avoids them all with ease.
Corleone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot looks to land a combination but Corleone avoids it well.
Abbot works over Corleone's head and body with a nice combination.
Abbot misses with a body shot.
Corleone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone wants to pass to mount but Abbot is defending the position.
Abbot is trying to stand.
Corleone controlling the pace.
Abbot is trying to stand up here but Corleone is controlling him well.
Corleone is trying to control. Abbot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Corleone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet.
Corleone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Corleone 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.
Abbot is trying to stand up here but Corleone is controlling him well.
Abbot kicks Corleone off and gets back to his feet.
Corleone throws a series of punches but Abbot avoids them all with ease.
Abbot misses with a body shot
and Corleone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Abbot is looking to escape.
Abbot is breathing heavily.
Corleone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Corleone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Corleone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot is trying to stand up here but Corleone is controlling him well.
Corleone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abbot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Abbot dodges it nicely.
Abbot is trying to stand back up but Corleone is controlling him
Abbot is staying active underneath Corleone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Abbot dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbot tries to kick Corleone off but Corleone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Corleone working Abbot over with strikes.
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Corleone stops Abbot from getting back to his feet.
Abbot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corleone.
Corleone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corleone slips a nice elbow through Abbot's hands, connecting with Abbot's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abbot tries to kick Corleone off but Corleone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rich Corleone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abbot is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Abbot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Corleone.
Corleone slips under a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Corleone.
Abbot is trying to buck Corleone off.
Corleone trying to control the position but Abbot is working away.
Corleone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Corleone misses with the ground and pound.
Corleone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Abbot some visible discomfort.
Abbot wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Corleone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Abbot some visible discomfort.
Abbot is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Corleone has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Abbot is not content to let Corleone control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot trying to remain calm as Corleone controls from the top position.
Corleone lands a nice forearm strike.
Abbot is pushing Corleone's head away, looking to escape. Corleone manages to hold on to the position though.
Abbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Abbot's face as Corleone controls the position.
Abbot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Corleone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Corleone lands some shots froms side control.
Abbot is not content to let Corleone control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Corleone.
Corleone prevents Abbot from escaping the position.
Corleone is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Abbot down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone is looking to take a break and control but Abbot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corleone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Abbot throws Corleone to one side and escapes!
Abbot with a jab.
Corleone throws a wild body kick that Abbot sees coming a mile off.
Corleone tries to land a leg kick but Abbot saw it coming and moves away.
Corleone lands a head shot.
Abbot lands a jab-cross combination.
Abbot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone connects with an inside leg kick.
Abbot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corleone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abbot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone moves away.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone lands with an uppercut that bounces Abbot off the cage and back into range.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Corleone lands in his opponent's guard.
Corleone is looking to work some ground and pound but Abbot has wrist control.
Abbot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Corleone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Corleone chips away with some ground and pound.
Rich Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone prevents Abbot from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbot keeping moving, preventing Corleone from controlling successfully.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet but Corleone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Corleone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbot is keeping the position for now.
Abbot wants to stand up but Corleone is controlling him.
Abbot pushes Corleone off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Corleone throws a hook but Abbot blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frank Abbot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Corleone throws a shot from downtown. Abbot moves away and avoids it.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Corleone.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abbot 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Abbot!
Frank Abbot made sure to mention his sponsor, RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ * in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georg the Caliph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drury has chosen The lonely Island - I just had sex as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georg the Caliph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Drury!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the Caliph misses with an uppercut.
Drury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from the Caliph does no damage.
Drury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drury throws a body punch but the Caliph moves out of range.
Drury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
the Caliph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Drury.
Drury misses with a hook. the Caliph ducked under it nicely.
Drury swings widly with a right hand
and the Caliph counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drury won't be happy with that.
Drury is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
the Caliph is looking to take a break and control but Drury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Drury is looking to reverse the position.
the Caliph tries to move into full mount but can't pass Drury's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
the Caliph is trying to stand.
Drury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
the Caliph kicks Drury off and gets back to his feet.
Mick Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drury shoots for a double leg takedown but the Caliph sprawls well. He's pushed Drury's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drury swings widly with a right hand
and the Caliph counters with a nice uppercut.
Drury just misses with a punch to the body.
Drury lands a body shot.
Drury fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Georg the Caliph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Drury.
Drury misses with a looping right.
Drury thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Drury coming out on top.
Drury throws an off balance right hand
and the Caliph counters with a three punch combo that has Drury backing up. Drury nods at the Caliph to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
the Caliph tries for a takedown but Drury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
the Caliph misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Drury.
the Caliph defending well as Drury loads up on a big left hand.
Drury looks to land a combination but the Caliph avoids it well.
Drury looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drury throws a sloppy body shot
and the Caliph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drury shoots in looking for a takedown. the Caliph tries to sprawl out of it but Drury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. the Caliph manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drury lands a nice looking body shot.
Drury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but the Caliph manages to avoid it.
Drury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from the Caliph.
Drury scores with a crisp jab that stopped the Caliph in his tracks.
Drury closes the distance and clinches up with the Caliph, looking for a takedown. Drury pushes the Caliph against the cage but the Caliph circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drury fails with a takedown attempt.
Drury doesn't succeed with the takedown
and the Caliph decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drury's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
the Caliph wants to pass the guard but Drury is keeping the position.
the Caliph passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drury struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drury is trying to work for a sweep but the Caliph has mounted him!
the Caliph working Drury over with strikes here.
Drury working to try and regain half guard.
the Caliph can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drury is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury is wriggling around trying to escape.
the Caliph controlling from mount.
Drury is trying desperately to improve position.
the Caliph has control of Drury's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Drury regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Drury gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg the Caliph dominated that round.
That's time! the Caliph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
the Caliph scores with a nice head shot.
the Caliph moves out of range of the strikes.
the Caliph shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drury but Drury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
the Caliph shoots for a double leg takedown but Drury sprawls well. He's pushed the Caliph's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
the Caliph moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by the Caliph.
Drury is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on the Caliph's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Georg the Caliph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drury wants to sweep but the Caliph has passed to side control!
Drury is trying to control the Caliph's posture but the Caliph avoids it.
the Caliph tries to advance to mount but Drury denies him.
Drury gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury trying to control from the bottom.
Drury tries to roll over but the Caliph keeps him under control.
the Caliph wants to control but Drury is keeping him busy.
Drury is trying to control but can't.
Drury manages to get to full guard.
the Caliph being controlled here momentarily.
Drury throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Caliph trying to control but Drury is working from the bottom.
the Caliph lands a couple of digs.
the Caliphis looking to pass into half guard but Drury pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Drury is in guard.
Drury is in close to the Caliph's body, working some short punches and elbows.
the Caliph keeping moving, preventing Drury from controlling successfully.
the Caliph is looking to stand up but Drury isn't so interested in that idea.
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!
Drury avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drury trying to control the position from guard on top but the Caliph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. the Caliph manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
the Caliph is looking to stand up but Drury isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drury trying to control but the Caliph is working from the bottom.
Drury stands and throws the Caliph's legs to the side, diving into side control.
the Caliph is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Drury has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury wants to lay and pray for a moment but the Caliph keeps working.
Drury in side control, throwing shots but the Caliph defends.
Drury wants to lay and pray for a moment but the Caliph keeps working.
the Caliph takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
the Caliph can't do much from the bottom here.
Drury trying to control the position but the Caliph is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Drury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
the Caliph throws a right and a left that Drury avoids nicely.
the Caliph swinging wildly here.
Drury throws a big shot that misses.
Drury with a poor takedown
and the Caliph counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
the Caliph tries to pass to full mount but Drury defends it.
Drury is trying to get back to full guard.
Drury actively working from the bottom here.
Drury is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute the Caliph jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
the Caliph wants to control but Drury is keeping him busy.
Drury is looking for a sweep.
Drury can't do much from the bottom here.
Drury is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on the Caliph's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Drury is staying active underneath the Caliph, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drury moves into full guard.
Drury keeping full guard, as the Caliph tries to pass.
the Caliph wants to control from the top but Drury keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Caliph preventing the sweep.
Drury is looking for a triangle but the Caliph pushes his legs off easily.
the Caliph sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drury's guard.
Drury actively working from the bottom here.
Drury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drury tries to roll over but the Caliph keeps him under control.
the Caliph wants to control but Drury is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
the Caliph is really struggling to control Drury but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Drury is trying to maintain the position but the Caliph is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
the Caliph is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Drury tries to hold on but the Caliph postures up.
Drury swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
the Caliph wants to control the pace but Drury is squirming around nicely.
Drury keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
the Caliph 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 Caliph can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drury is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury tries to hold on but the Caliph postures up.
Drury is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
the Caliph tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georg the Caliph showed his dominance in that final round.
I think the Caliph has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georg the Caliph!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Valquez avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Valquez blocks an uppercut.
Valquez blocks a body shot from Gold.
Valquez pushes Gold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valquez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gold is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Valquez to the mat. Valquez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Valquez working a defensive guard here.
Valquez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gold is controlling him.
Valquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gold is aware though and is defending well.
Valquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez wants to stand but Gold is controlling the position.
Gold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jamie Gold wasn't active enough on the ground.
Valquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Gold throws a chopping leg kick but Valquez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jamie Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valquez. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valquez is able to avoid easily.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold closes the distance and pushes Valquez back into the cage.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valquezs head.
Valquez is trying to maintain a safe position but Gold gets an underhook and turns Valquez into the cage.
Valquez prevents a body shot from Gold.
Gold pushes Valquez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Valquez's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valquez's elbow.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Valquez is breathing heavily.
Valquez lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Valquez controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valquez.
A right hook to the body lands for Gold.
Valquez takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Valquez fails to land.
Valquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Valquez's ribcage. Valquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valquez backwards.
Gold lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold wants a takedown.
Gold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Gold as the two fighters clinch.
Gold has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valquez is trying to keep an underhook but Gold manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gold works his way into full mount!
Gold content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valquez can't escape the position.
Gold controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valquez working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Valquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Valquez is just out of range.
Gold throws a leg kick
and Valquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gold stuns Valquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gold throws the kick towards the body but Valquez avoids it.
Valquez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gold to score with a decent uppercut.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valquez scores with a jab to the body.
Ed Valquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valquez gets tackled into the cage by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valquez lands a damaging elbow.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Valquez.
Gold successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gold trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jamie Gold has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gold misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gold.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Valquez counters with a low kick, right behind Gold 's knee.
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Valquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Valquez tries to avoid it.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Valquez moved out of range nicely.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Valquez.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Valquez moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
Gold misses with a jab to the body
and Valquez counters with a leg kick.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Valquez moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
Valquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Valquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valquez wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valquez doesn't seem phased though.
Valquez avoids the body shot from Gold.
Valquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Valquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valquez slips under a jab.
Valquez misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Gold.
Valquez 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.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valquez.
Valquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gold throws a leg kick but Valquez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gold cracks Valquez with a good jab.
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 punch lands to the side of Valquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gold clinches with his opponent.
Gold prevents a body shot from Valquez.
Valquez blocks a body shot from Gold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Valquez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gold tries a body shot but Valquez blocks it.
Valquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valquez with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gold connects with a body shot that sends Valquez's belly button to the back.
It looks like Jamie Gold has been cut.
Gold has closed the distance and engaged Valquez in a clinch.
Gold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valquez lands a right hand.
Valquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valquez to keep the fight standing.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valquez blocks a body shot from Gold.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold tries a body shot but Valquez blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valquez throws an elbow that misses.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valquez or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valquez misses with an elbow strike.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Valquez's head.
Jamie Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold prevents a body shot from Valquez.
Nice body punch from Gold - that landed with a thud.
Gold goes for a takedown attempt but Valquez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valquez.
Nice body punch from Gold - that landed with a thud.
Gold avoids the elbow strike from Valquez, against the cage.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valquez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold lands a shot to the body.
Gold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ed Valquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Valquez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ed Valquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamie Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Valquez controls his hands.
Valquez prevents the takedown attempt.
Gold has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valquez is trying to keep an underhook but Gold manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Valquez is trying to stand back up but Gold is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Valquez tries to get to full guard but Gold has control of the leg.
Valquez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gold is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Valquez!
Gold looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jamie Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gold working the ground and pound effectively.
Valquez trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold with shots to the head and body - Valquez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valquez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gold lands a big elbow.
Gold landing strikes from the mount.
Gold working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valquez is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valquez is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Gold!
After winning the bout, Jamie Gold thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dance comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Beating Scarred - Metallica. Harrikari has chosen Tool - Forty Six & 2 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jari Harrikari will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrikari is looking to clinch but Dance is avoiding it.
Dance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrikari.
Harrikari missing with a left hand there. Dance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrikari checks a low kick from Dance.
Dance pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dance looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dance jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dance comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrikari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dance.
Dance shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dance unloads with some shots from mount but Harrikari bucks and avoids them well.
Dance throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dance thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dance throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harrikari because Dance loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance looking to ground and pound but Harrikari is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dance sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harrikari is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dance misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dance throwing strikes here but Harrikari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dance throwing strikes here but Harrikari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harrikari tries to hold on but Dance pushes him away.
Dance working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harrikari is rocked!
Dance landing punches.
Harrikari is still in real trouble! Can Dance finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari blocking the ground and pound.
Dance unloads with some shots from mount but Harrikari bucks and avoids them well.
Harrikari seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrikari is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dance thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harrikari wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dance.
Dance with the ground and pound from mount.
Dance misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dance misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance misses with a head shot.
Dance throwing strikes here but Harrikari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dance throwing strikes here but Harrikari is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dance is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harrikari can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dance lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dance throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harrikari because Dance loaded up on that one.
Dance is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Harrikari goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Dance!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Dance!
Bill Dance thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Headden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Armando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armando has chosen The Fragrance Of Dark Coffee as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Headden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Armando!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Headden.
A low kick from Armando misses
and Headden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Armando tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Headden trying to control but Armando is working from the bottom.
Headden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armando has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Headden has passed into side control.
Armando tries to bench press Headden off him but Headden keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Headden controlling the position from side mount.
Headden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Armando is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Headden stalls from top position.
Armando is trying to improve his position.
Headden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Armando is looking for a sweep.
Headden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Headden with the ground and pound but Armando regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando is looking for a sweep. Headden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Headden trying to control the action but Armando is working from the bottom.
Armando looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Armando is trying to get back to full guard.
Headden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Armando tries to get to full guard but Headden has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Headden trying to control but Armando is working from the bottom.
Headden landing some decent shots from guard.
Armando had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Headden defends it easily.
Headden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Headden 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Headden defends well.
Armando lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Headden!
Headden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Headden's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Headden 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.
Headden misses with a body kick.
Armando misses with a leg kick
and Headden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armando throws a hook to the side of Headden's head but Headden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Headden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Headden throws a hook but Armando blocks it.
Headden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Armando clinches with his opponent.
Armando is trying to stall.
Headden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Headden has a couple of punches blocked by Armando.
Headden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Headden has a couple of punches blocked by Armando.
Headden throws a punch but it's blocked by Armando.
Armando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Headden's elbow.
Armando prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Headden.
Armando tries to work over Headden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Armando softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Armando fails to land.
Armando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Headden lands a hook that snaps the head of Armando backwards.
Headden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Headden lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armando controlling the action here for a moment.
Armando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Headden landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Headden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Armando blocks it with crossed arms.
Headden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Armando gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Headden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headden has hold of one of Armando's legs. Armando is fighting the takedown attempt but Headden gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Headden trying to control the position from guard on top but Armando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armando looking for a guillotine here but Headden defends easily.
Headden wants to control from the top but Armando keeps moving.
Armando has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Headden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Headden with a nice head shot there.
Headden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Armando manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Headden trying to control from half guard but Armando is working away.
Armando wants to improve his position but Headden is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Headden is taking a breather. Armando says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Armando trying to get back to full guard but Headden takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Headden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Headden controlling the pace for now.
Armando is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Headden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Armando throws a push kick but Headden slaps the foot to one side.
Headden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Headden shoots in and bounces Armando off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Headden throwing strikes but missing.
Headden throws a big right hand that misses.
Headden throwing strikes from guard but Armando blocks nicely.
Headden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Headden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Armando tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Armando is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Headden defends well.
Headden trying to control but Armando is working from the bottom.
Headden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Headden trying to control but Armando is working from the bottom.
Steve Headden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando keeping full guard, as Headden tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Headden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diego Armando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Headden wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Headden finds it's way through Armando's defenses.
Armando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Headden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Headden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Armando fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Headden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando walks into a stiff left hand from Headden.
Armando throws a body punch but Headden moves out of range.
Armando attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Headden does it's job there.
Headden doesn't manage to clinch there - Armando circles away.
Armando takes a swing at Headden's ribcage but misses.
Armando gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Headden counters with a right hand to the body.
Armando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armando takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Headden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armando swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armando fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Headden. That's going to slow Armando down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Headden misses with the head strike.
Headden managing to block the knees to the body from Armando.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armando.
Headden is working Armando over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Armando misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Armando scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Headden avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armando misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Armando.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Headden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Headden, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Headden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass. Mark Lewis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Sinatra's chin.
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26
201 lbs
15 - 7 - 3 |
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194 lbs
19 - 17 - 2 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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
15 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis slips a straight right by Sinatra.
Lewis cracks Sinatra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Sinatra looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Lewis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sinatra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sinatra lands in his opponent's guard.
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinatra's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sinatra is on top in guard.
Lewis pulls Sinatra in close to his closed guard and prevents Sinatra from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lewis controls Sinatra momentarily but Sinatra frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Sinatra from controlling successfully.
Sinatra is posturing up here but Lewis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sinatra tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sinatra has to tap! Slick submission there by Lewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok comes to the cage accompanied by Devils. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
217 lbs
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210 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amok looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Amok just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden thows a body shot but no joy.
Durden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amok swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden clinches up against the cage.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amok blocks an uppercut.
Amok blocks a body shot from Durden.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durden.
Amok tries to pull guard but Durden won't allow it.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden struggles to land a body shot inside as Amok controls his hands.
Amok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durden misses with the head strike.
Durden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amok.
Amok tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriel Amok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden working aggressively here.
Durden tries to work over Amok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durden gets through Amok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Amok.
Durden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Durden.
Amok is trying to trip Durden. He has hold of a leg but Durden is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Amok persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Amok throws a big elbow that misses.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Amok from controlling successfully.
Durden keeping full guard, as Amok tries to pass.
Durden controls Amok momentarily but Amok frees himself.
Amok trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok advances to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amok is trying to control. Durden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amok is thwarting Durden's attempts to control the position.
Durden is not content to let Amok control the position.
Durden wants to control but Amok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Amok checks it well.
Durden dodges the punch combination from Amok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durden is looking to clinch.
Durden throws a right hand that Amok ducks under and follows up with a left that Amok also avoids with ease.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Amok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Amok moved out of range nicely.
Amok closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Amok throwing shots but Durden is blocking nicely.
Amok seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Amok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durden's head.
Amok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durden defending well though.
Amok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amok working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Durden's thigh. Durden counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Amok stopping the sweep attempt from Durden.
Amok trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Durden manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Amok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durden is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Uriel Amok will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Amok.
Amok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durden.
Durden tries to clinch but Amok moves out of range.
Amok misses with a jab to the body
and Durden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amok swats away the attempt to clinch by Durden.
Amok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Amok just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden throws the left hand but Amok avoids the punch easily.
Amok punishes Durden's body with a nice straight punch.
Amok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durden swinging wildly here.
Amok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amok lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Amok.
Durden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amok throws out the jab.
Durden misses with a hook. Amok ducked under it nicely.
Durden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amok swivels and escapes.
Amok misses with a straight right.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Amok misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amok.
Amok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Amok checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amok's sensitive parts.
Amok shoots in for a double leg but Durden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Amok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Amok blocks the low kick.
Amok lands with a hook. Durden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uriel Amok is winning the standup battle so far.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amok. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amok misses with a shot to the body
and Durden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Amok misses the jab.
Amok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Uriel Amok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amok closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Amok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden cracks Amok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durden throws a body punch but Amok moves out of range.
Amok feints and as Durden raises his hands in defense, Amok changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amok trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Amok tries to free his leg and advance position but Durden is retaining full guard.
Amok working some strikes from top position.
Amok showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Durden wants to sweep but no luck.
Amok slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok trying to control the position but Durden is working away.
Amok is putting a hurting on Durden here, landing some big shots from side control.
Amok is trying to ground and pound but Durden uses the momentary lack of control by Amok to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden moves into full guard.
Amok postures up and lands a big shot to Durden's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Amok landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Amok dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Durden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amok has time to react.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Amok's shoulder, as Amok tries to avoid the shot.
Durden thumps Amok with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Amok.
Durden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Amok throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden throws out a leg kick but Amok moves out of range and Durden only half commits.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amok.
Amok is looking to wear down Durden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Amok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durden, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Durden misses with a leg kick.
Amok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok slips under a jab from Durden.
An inside leg kick lands from Durden.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Amok.
Amok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Amok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amok gets a double leg takedown into Durden's guard.
Amok looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amok advances position into side control!
Amok working away.
Amok working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Durden's face as Amok controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden is looking for a sweep.
Amok throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Durden works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Durden is controlling Amok's trapped leg to prevent Amok from advancing to side control.
Amok wants to control but Durden is keeping him busy.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durden tries to get to full guard but Amok has control of the leg.
Amok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durden keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Amok'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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Uriel Amok just wasn't active enough.
Durden's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Durden duly obliges.
Durden takes a swing at Amok's ribcage but misses.
Amok lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Durden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amok defends it nicely.
Amok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durden throws a leg kick but Amok moved away.
Durden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Durden throws the left hand but Amok avoids the punch easily.
Amok has a takedown stuffed.
Amok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amok slips under a jab from Durden.
Uriel Amok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durden swings away with a body shot that misses
and Amok counters with a three punch combo that has Durden backing up. Durden nods at Amok to acknowledge the strikes.
Durden takes a swing at Amok's ribcage but misses.
Amok moves away from the strike by Durden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amok lands with an overhand left.
Amok misses with a wild body shot.
Amok on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amok.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Durden.
I think Amok has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Runnin With The Devil. Blunts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill - Hits From the Bong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blunts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Denke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blunts.
Blunts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Blunts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke shoots in for a takedown but Blunts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Denke 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.
Denke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blunts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blunts circles away quickly and effectively.
Denke throws a low kick, looking for Blunts's leg but Blunts calmly moves out of range.
Denke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blunts blocks a head kick by Denke.
A big left from Blunts misses.
Denke misses with a hook.
Denke rushes Blunts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Denke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke tries to throw a body punch but Blunts avoids it by throwing Denke back against the cage.
Blunts tightens his grip and picks Denke up, before dumping him to the ground. Denke manages to land in guard.
Blunts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blunts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Denke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blunts is looking to work some ground and pound but Denke has wrist control.
Blunts is looking to work some ground and pound but Denke has wrist control.
Blunts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Blunts.
Blunts wants to control but Denke is keeping him busy.
Blunts lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Denke down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Denke wants to control but Blunts postures up.
Blunts trying to control the action but Denke is working from the bottom.
Blunts in side control, throwing shots but Denke defends.
Denke prevents Blunts from improving position.
Blunts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blunts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blunts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blunts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Denke manages to get himself to full guard.
Blunts postures up in Denke's guard and throws a big left but Denke blocks it.
Bluntsis looking to pass into half guard but Denke pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Denke is in guard.
Denke is looking to work some ground and pound but Blunts has wrist control.
Denke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Denke trying to control but Blunts is working from the bottom.
Blunts controls Denke momentarily but Denke frees himself.
Blunts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denke is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts controls Denke momentarily but Denke frees himself.
Denke wants to control from the top but Blunts keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunts is looking for a triangle but Denke pushes his legs off easily.
Blunts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blunts keeping full guard, as Denke tries to pass.
Denke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke'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.
Blunts walks into a jab.
Blunts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Denke scores with a nice strike.
Blunts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunts is looking to clinch.
Blunts avoids a kick to the body.
Denke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blunts checks the leg kick.
Blunts walks into a jab.
Blunts throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke throws an overhand right that lands on Blunts's shoulder, as Blunts tries to avoid the shot.
Denke lands with a right hand.
Blunts is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Denke and Blunts falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Denke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raz Matazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matazz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tool - Eulogy. Banshees is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cities in Dust. 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, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raz Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siouxsie Banshees!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.
Matazz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Banshees avoids the body shot from Matazz.
Banshees scores with a nice head shot.
Matazz ducks under a wild hook from Banshees.
Matazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Banshees.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matazz.
Matazz tries to bum rush Banshees with a series of wild strikes but Banshees uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Matazz misses.
Banshees lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matazz.
Banshees fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz moves out of range as Banshees throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz misses with a wild combination.
Matazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matazz misses with the combination.
Matazz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banshees momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matazz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matazz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banshees lands with a hook. Matazz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Matazz misses with a low kick.
Matazz checks a leg kick.
Banshees avoids the body shot from Matazz.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Banshees moves out of range easily.
Matazz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banshees misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banshees.
Matazz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banshees.
Banshees throws a jab but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banshees manages to avoid it.
Banshees fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matazz, pushing him back against the cage.
Matazz takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Raz Matazz has been cut.
Banshees lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matazz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banshees is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banshees lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Matazz.
Banshees misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matazz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matazz lands a shot to the body.
Matazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Banshees lands a damaging elbow.
Matazz blocks the elbow strike.
Banshees misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banshees throws a punch but it's blocked by Matazz.
Matazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Banshees uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banshees tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Banshees back against the cage.
Matazz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tries to clinch but Matazz moves out of range.
Banshees throws a good cross that connects.
Raz Matazz's cut is getting worse.
Matazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banshees manages to avoid it.
Banshees misses the shot to the body.
Matazz throws a low kick but Banshees moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Matazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banshees tried to score with a low kick but Matazz checks it.
Matazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banshees moves away.
Matazz is looking to chop away at Banshees's legs.
Matazz throws a head kick but Banshees moves out of range.
Matazz is looking to wear down Banshees with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matazz misses with an uppercut. Banshees saw that one coming.
Banshees gets tackled into the cage by Matazz. Matazz maintains the clinch.
Banshees using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matazz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matazz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banshees backwards.
Matazz is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Banshees.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Matazz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banshees swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banshees tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matazz misses with an elbow strike.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banshees throws a push kick but Matazz slaps the foot to one side.
Matazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banshees lands a right hook to the body.
Matazz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Matazz throws a one two combo.
Banshees fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matazz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banshees feints and then cracks Matazz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matazz down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matazz missing with a left hand there. Banshees was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banshees ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Matazz misses the target.
Banshees moves away from the strike by Matazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raz Matazz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz'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.
Banshees moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banshees lands a body shot.
Banshees clinches up with Matazz and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Matazz.
Matazz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banshees's elbow.
Banshees misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Matazz misses.
Banshees checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matazz avoids a kick to the body.
Matazz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banshees staying out of range there.
Matazz throws a body punch but Banshees moves out of range.
Matazz misses with a straight right.
Matazz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banshees manages to avoid it.
Banshees misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banshees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matazz.
Matazz moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees tries to land a knee to the head but Matazz blocks with his arms.
Banshees misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matazz tries to throw a body punch but Banshees avoids it by throwing Matazz back against the cage.
Matazz tries to work over Banshees's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matazz throws the kick towards the body but Banshees avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banshees. That's going to slow Matazz down.
Banshees cracks Matazz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banshees, right into the meat.
Banshees misses with an uppercut. Matazz saw that one coming.
Banshees misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Matazz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matazz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banshees lands with a kick to the ribs.
Banshees throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banshees takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Banshees.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banshees throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banshees connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Matazz misses.
Banshees uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matazz.
Matazz 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.
Matazz takes one to the side of the head.
Banshees connects with a leg kick. Matazz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick from Banshees misses.
Banshees dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matazz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banshees. Banshees obviously looking to wear him down.
Banshees misses with a leg kick.
Banshees throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matazz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matazz keeps the fight on the outside.
Matazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banshees throws an elbow but misses.
Banshees misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banshees's brow.
Matazz blocking some punches.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banshees.
Matazz tries to throw a body punch but Banshees avoids it by throwing Matazz back against the cage.
Matazz blocks an uppercut.
Matazz tries to throw a body punch but Banshees avoids it by throwing Matazz back against the cage.
Banshees tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matazz taking a breather.
Banshees misses with some punches.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Banshees blocks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banshees. That's going to slow Matazz down.
Matazz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banshees wants to clinch up but Matazz keeps it at a distance.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banshees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banshees throws a shot to the body.
Banshees drives through and clinches with Matazz against the cage.
Banshees managing to block the knees to the body from Matazz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matazz throws an elbow but it misses.
Matazz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banshees avoids a wild elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz throws an elbow that misses.
Matazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Banshees avoids the damage to the body.
Matazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Banshees controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banshees putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matazz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Banshees.
Banshees with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banshees lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siouxsie Banshees showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raz Matazz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Banshees lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banshees thumps Matazz with a low kick.
Banshees ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matazz moves away.
Banshees pushes Matazz up against the cage in a clinch.
Banshees tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banshees.
Raz Matazz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Matazz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matazz misses with a punch to the body.
Banshees fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banshees misses with an elbow strike.
Matazz is looking to control Banshees's arms but Banshees gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matazz has his back to the cage.
Matazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banshees is defending well for now.
Matazz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matazz looking to stall.
Matazz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banshees tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
A short left from Banshees.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banshees scores with a shoulder strike.
Banshees lands a nice uppercut.
Matazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banshees.
Matazz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matazz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Matazz fails to land.
Banshees misses with some punches.
Matazz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Banshees avoiding damage as Matazz throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matazz blocks an elbow strike.
Banshees unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz tries to throw a body punch but Banshees avoids it by throwing Matazz back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Banshees.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but Matazz is just out of range.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tried to score with a low kick but Matazz checks it.
Banshees misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Matazz to counter with a crisp jab.
Banshees fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banshees scores with a nice strike.
Matazz lands with a good body shot.
Matazz lands with a slapping head kick.
Banshees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matazz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banshees delivers a nice body kick.
Matazz moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banshees.
Matazz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matazz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banshees was well out of range. Poor timing from Matazz.
Matazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banshees uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jeez, Raz Matazz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees scores with a spinning back kick!
Matazz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banshees.
Banshees bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matazz's head backwards.
Banshees blocks a low kick nicely.
Banshees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Banshees.
Banshees misses with a wild body shot.
Banshees throws a right and a left that Matazz avoids nicely.
Matazz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banshees scores with a push kick.
Banshees throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banshees looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matazz tries to land a leg kick but Banshees saw it coming and moves away.
Banshees looks to land a body kick but Matazz moved away.
Banshees doesn't manage to clinch there - Matazz circles away.
A swing and a miss from Matazz.
Banshees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matazz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banshees jabs at Matazz's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banshees throws a leg kick which misses Matazz's front leg but catches the back leg as Matazz tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banshees.
Banshees avoids a kick to the body.
Banshees swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banshees.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banshees darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raz Matazz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Siouxsie Banshees!
Our winner, Siouxsie Banshees, 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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hype
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pop
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