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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney's entrance music is Let's Scrap. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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164 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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168 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Castle Irons!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toney can pounce on him.
Toney throws a wild body kick that Irons sees coming a mile off.
Toney slips under a jab from Irons.
Toney is looking to slow Irons down with leg kicks.
Toney staying out of range there.
Castle Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Irons does no damage.
A big left from Irons misses.
Irons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Toney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Irons misses its intended target.
Irons misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Toney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Irons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Irons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Irons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons moves into range and connects with a jab.
Irons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Toney counter with a right hand.
Castle Irons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toney scores with a hook to the body.
Toney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Irons is looking to break free of the clinch but Toney has double underhooks.
Irons blocks a body shot from Toney.
Irons missing with knees to the body.
Toney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toney missing with knees to the body.
Irons misses with a punch on the inside.
Irons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney tries to work over Irons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toney lands with a left to the head.
Irons prevents a body shot from Toney.
Irons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Irons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irons checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toney there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for Toney.
Irons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toney closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irons.
Toney lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Irons.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
Irons lands a nice shot to the body.
Toney throws an elbow that misses.
Irons tries to land knees in the clinch but Toney avoids the damage to the body.
Irons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toney.
Irons throws a head punch that misses.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toney tries to throw a body punch but Irons avoids it by throwing Toney back against the cage.
Irons pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Irons tries to throw a body punch but Toney avoids it by throwing Irons back against the cage.
Irons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Toney.
Toney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Toney.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Toney on the inside.
Irons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses with a body punch.
Irons landing knees to the head.
Toney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Toney.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Irons is trying to maintain a safe position but Toney gets an underhook and turns Irons into the cage.
Irons content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Toney tries to throw a body punch but Irons avoids it by throwing Toney back against the cage.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironss head.
Irons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irons misses with a punch to the body.
Irons tries a body shot but Toney blocks it.
Toney misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
Irons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irons tries a body shot but Toney blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney 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.
The fighters circling - Irons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Irons.
Toney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Toney trying to control but Irons is working from the bottom.
Toney throws a big right hand that misses.
Toney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Irons wants to get back to his feet but Toney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Toney postures up in Irons's guard and throws a big left but Irons blocks it.
Toney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Irons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irons trying to keep a closed guard but Toney is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toney looks for a takedown but Irons sprawls well.
Irons throws an off balance right hand
and Toney counters with a nice leg kick.
Toney thows a body shot but no joy.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Irons tries to bum rush Toney with a series of wild strikes but Toney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irons throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney misses the shot to the body.
Toney connects with a body shot that sends Irons's belly button to the back.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irons throws a wild body kick that Toney sees coming a mile off.
Toney drives through and clinches with Irons against the cage.
Toney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toney missing with knees to the body.
Irons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irons works on Toney's body with a couple of short punches.
Toney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irons landing knees to the head.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
Irons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irons.
Toney lands a right hand.
Irons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons tries to land knees in the clinch but Toney avoids the damage to the body.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
Toney blocks an elbow strike from Irons.
Irons lands a good knee to the midsection. Toney won't want to take too many of those.
Irons is trying to maintain a safe position but Toney gets an underhook and turns Irons into the cage.
Irons presses Toney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Irons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Irons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irons.
Irons misses with a punch to the body.
Irons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irons scores with a hook to the body.
Toney scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toney.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irons gets through Toney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Irons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toney avoids it.
Irons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons blocks an elbow strike.
Irons lands an uppercut.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toney's defenses.
Irons prevents a body shot from Toney.
Irons prevents a body shot from Toney.
Toney misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney lands with a left to the head.
Irons blocks an uppercut.
Irons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irons misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremey Toney will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Toney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Irons's calf.
Irons slips a straight right by Toney.
Irons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toney 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.
Irons swats away the attempt to clinch by Toney.
Toney has a takedown stuffed.
Toney instigates a clinch.
Irons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toney is defending well for now.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irons.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irons.
Irons is looking to break free of the clinch but Toney has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irons.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irons working aggressively here.
Irons missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons blocks a body shot from Toney.
Toney tries to land a knee to the head but Irons blocks with his arms.
Irons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irons can't find room to land a body shot as Toney controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Irons as the two fighters clinch.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Irons.
Toney blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Irons.
Toney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toney avoids the elbow strike from Irons, against the cage.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Irons.
Irons misses with a knee to the head.
Castle Irons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Irons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toney blocks a body shot from Irons.
Toney misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle Irons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irons is trying to stall.
Toney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Toney lands a body shot.
Toney misses with some punches.
Toney prevents a body shot from Irons.
Toney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Irons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Toney.
Toney is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Irons misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Irons.
Irons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irons struggles to land a body shot inside as Toney controls his hands.
Irons tries to throw a body punch but Toney avoids it by throwing Irons back against the cage.
Irons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironss head.
Irons struggles to land a body shot inside as Toney controls his hands.
Irons misses with the head strike.
Toney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Irons takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Toney.
It looks like Castle Irons has been cut.
Toney blocking some punches.
Toney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Irons.
Toney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irons is rocked!
Toney lands a shoulder strike.
Irons is still on wobbly legs! Can Toney finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irons blocks a body shot from Toney.
Toney lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toney unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Irons! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Toney is unloading with more strikes now! Irons drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremey Toney!
Jeremey Toney took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass. Fing has chosen Whats My Name as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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176 lbs
23 - 10 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fing.
Filipovic checks a leg kick.
Filipovic clinches.
Fing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic is leaning against Fing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fing taking a breather.
Fing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Fing blocks with his arms.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Fing.
Fing missing with knees to the body.
Fing swings wildly with an uppercut but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fing lands a nice uppercut.
Fing tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fing takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipovic wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Fing in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kah Fing has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fing.
Fing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fing swings wildly with an uppercut but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fing misses with an elbow over the top.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
Fing takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fing throws an elbow that misses.
Fing landing knees to the body.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fing is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fing obliges.
Filipovic can't find room to land a body shot as Fing controls the action.
Fing scores with a knee to the head.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filipovic prevents a body shot from Fing.
Fing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Fing throws knees to the body.
Fing struggles to land a body shot inside as Filipovic controls his hands.
Fing tries to work over Filipovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fing lands an uppercut.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Fing blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fing tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Filipovic lands a body shot.
Filipovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Fing tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Fing throws knees to the body.
Fing takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fing lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Fing 's eye.
Fing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filipovic.
Fing missing with knees to the body.
Fing tries to throw a body punch but Filipovic avoids it by throwing Fing back against the cage.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fing misses with a punch to the body.
Fing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fing misses with a punch to the body.
Fing misses with a body punch.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Fing throws knees to the body.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Fing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fing lands a shoulder strike.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Fing.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Fing blocks with his arms.
Fing throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kah Fing will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kah Fing's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fing avoids a kick to the body.
Fing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filipovic counters with a solid body kick.
Filipovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipovic blocks a jab.
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fing as he avoids it easily.
Filipovic throws a good cross that connects.
Filipovic avoids a kick to the body.
Fing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Fing. Those never looked like landing.
Fing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Filipovic lands a right hook to the body.
Fing paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fing blocks a body shot from Filipovic.
Fing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipovic is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing tries to throw a body punch but Filipovic avoids it by throwing Fing back against the cage.
Fing can't find room to land a body shot as Filipovic controls the action.
Kah Fing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fing is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fing.
Fing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fing as Filipovic tries to tie him up.
Fing tries to work over Filipovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic cracks Fing with a nice body shot.
Fing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filipovic avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filipovic.
Fing tries to break free but Filipovic pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Fing is blocking nicely.
Filipovic lands with a left to the head.
Filipovic blocks a body shot from Fing.
Fing takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Kah Fing's cut even more.
A short right from Fing on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fing.
Fing presses Filipovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Filipovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filipovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fing is defending well for now.
Fing looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Fing takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fing's defenses.
Filipovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipovic is defending well for now.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fing avoids it.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Fing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
A right handed body shot lands from Filipovic.
Fing is breathing heavily.
Fing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fing prevents the takedown attempt.
Filipovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fing up against the cage.
Filipovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Fing won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Filipovic.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fing's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fing.
A hook to the body from Fing.
A right hook to the body lands for Fing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fing.
Filipovic connects with a knee to the head.
Fing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fing misses with a punch to the body.
Fing misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Fing blocks it.
Filipovic blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Fing throws a punch but it's blocked by Filipovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kah Fing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Filipovic moves out of range of the body kick from Fing.
Jab from Fing.
Filipovic wants to slow Fing down by chopping away at his legs.
Filipovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Filipovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fing circles away quickly and effectively.
Fing throws a jab but it's blocked by Filipovic.
A punch lands to the side of Filipovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirill Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic delivers a nice body kick.
Kirill Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fing.
Filipovic lands with a nice body punch.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filipovic clinches.
Fing throws an elbow but it misses.
Fing scores with a shot to the side of Filipovic's head.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fing trying to land knees to the body.
Fing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Fing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fing.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Fing's ribcage.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Fing misses with the head strike.
Filipovic blocking some punches.
Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fing takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Filipovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Fing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Fing in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Kah Fing's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Filipovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Filipovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Filipovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Fing blocks with his arms.
Fing is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fing's defenses.
Fing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Filipovic to work.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Fing avoids the damage to the body.
Fing takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipovic is defending well for now.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Fing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Fing 's eye.
Filipovic lands with a right to the head.
Fing misses with some punches.
A short left from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Fing is rocked!
Kah Fing's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike from Fing.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Filipovic wants a takedown.
Fing misses with a punch to the body.
Fing missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fing.
Filipovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fing struggles to land a body shot inside as Filipovic controls his hands.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fing takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filipovic blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fing stops a takedown attempt from Filipovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Filipovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fing lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Filipovic.
Filipovic lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filipovic obliges.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kah Fing's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kirill Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae has chosen Slipknot - Before I Forget as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
196 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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27
198 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae blocks the body kick.
McRae shoots in looking for a takedown but Holder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McRae's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McRae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holder blocks a head kick by McRae.
Holder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McRae pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holder has McRae up against the cage in a clinch.
Holder is trying to maintain a safe position but McRae gets an underhook and turns Holder into the cage.
McRae is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McRae tries to pull guard but Holder holds him up against the cage and eventually McRae drops back down to his feet.
Luke Holder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik McRae.
Holder works on McRae's body with a couple of short punches.
Holder is struggling to control the position.
McRae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Holder.
McRae missing with knees to the body.
Holder avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Holder.
McRae misses with the head strike.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Holder uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRae fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McRae stalling in the clinch but Holder improves position.
Holder stalling against the cage.
Holder lands a body punch in the clinch.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Holder controls the action.
Holder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holder lands an elbow inside that McRae shrugs off.
It looks like Rik McRae has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McRae as Holder tries to tie him up.
McRae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Holder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holder can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Holder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McRae as Holder tries to tie him up.
McRae can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McRae or not.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped McRae in his tracks for a moment.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
McRae tries to pull guard but Holder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holder is trying to stall.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holder looking to stall.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Holder.
A left hand lands to the body for McRae.
McRae is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holder to keep the fight standing.
Holder stalling.
McRae lands a good knee to the midsection. Holder won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from McRae as the two fighters clinch.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
McRae decides to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McRae tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McRae is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holder defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder preventing the sweep.
McRae keeping full guard, as Holder tries to pass.
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 Luke Holder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rik McRae'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.
Holder clinches with his opponent.
Holder misses with some punches.
McRae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McRae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McRae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
McRae lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Holder.
A short uppercut from McRae.
Holder lands a shot to the body.
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
Holder misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae misses with some punches.
Holder slowing the pace effectively.
Holder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McRae.
Holder stalling.
Holder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McRae is defending well for now.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Holder.
Holder dodges an elbow strike from McRae.
McRae avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
McRae blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
McRae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McRae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but McRae avoids the damage to the body.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McRae avoids it.
Nice body punch from McRae - that landed with a thud.
McRae lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but McRae avoids the damage to the body.
McRae is trying to drag Holder to the mat but Holder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holder stalling in the clinch but McRae improves position.
McRae tries to land knees in the clinch but Holder avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McRae lands an uppercut.
McRae avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
McRae misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holder.
McRae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McRae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holder lands an elbow just above McRae 's eye.
McRae working aggressively here.
McRae tries a body shot but Holder blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Holder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rik McRae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McRae blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Holder presses McRae against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder throws a punch but it's blocked by McRae.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holder.
Holder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McRae.
McRae lands a hook to the side of the head.
McRae lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae takes a knee to the side of the body.
McRae landing knees to the head.
McRae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holder.
McRae trying to control the position but instead, Holder has worked for underhooks and has pushed McRae into the cage.
McRae being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRae lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik McRae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rik McRae's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McRae 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.
Luke Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McRae connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holder tries to clinch but McRae moves away
and McRae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holder's knee momentarily.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Holder moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from McRae.
A head kick by McRae misses
letting Holder counter with a right hand.
Holder throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McRae.
Holder clinches up against the cage.
McRae is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holder to keep the fight standing.
McRae managing to block the knees to the body from Holder.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder prevents a body shot from McRae.
McRae stalling against the cage.
McRae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holder blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McRae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
McRae avoiding damage as Holder throws knees to the body.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Holder controls the action.
Holder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
McRae working aggressively here.
Holder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but McRae avoids the damage to the body.
McRae lands with a right to the head.
Holder is looking to control McRae's arms but McRae gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holder has his back to the cage.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Holder.
McRae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McRae's elbow.
McRae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for McRae.
Holder stalling in the clinch but McRae improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Holder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McRae avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
McRae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holder is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McRae looking to throw knees to the head but Holder is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, McRae scores with a nice short uppercut.
McRae lands a left hand.
Holder stalling in the clinch but McRae improves position.
McRae is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holder to keep the fight standing.
McRae tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holder smiles and moves away.
Luke Holder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik McRae.
McRae thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae checks a low kick from Holder.
Holder throws a leg kick but McRae moved away.
McRae blocks a leg kick.
McRae fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holder lands with a kick to the ribs.
McRae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McRae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holder closes the distance and clinches.
Holder is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rik McRae.
I think McRae 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kourdakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBraddish comes into the arena with Broken by 12 Stones blaring out of the sound system. Kourdakov has chosen Sonata Arctica - San Sebastian as his entrance music. 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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33
130 lbs
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141 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny McBraddish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kourdakov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBraddish throws a hook to the side of Kourdakov's head but Kourdakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBraddish lands a jab to Kourdakov's midsection.
McBraddish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McBraddish avoids the head kick by Kourdakov.
McBraddish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kourdakov.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Kourdakov.
McBraddish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kourdakov.
A slow jab from Kourdakov misses its intended target.
Sergei Kourdakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by McBraddish.
McBraddish scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McBraddish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kourdakov.
Kourdakov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
McBraddish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kourdakov throws a looping overhand right but McBraddish ducks down to avoid it.
Kourdakov connects with a crisp jab.
McBraddish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kourdakov's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - McBraddish scores with a four punch combination!
Kourdakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kourdakov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBraddish lands a body shot.
McBraddish just misses with a punch to the body.
McBraddish swings for the body but Kourdakov moves out of range.
Johnny McBraddish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kourdakov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McBraddish lands a body shot.
McBraddish looks to score with a jab to the body but Kourdakov is just out of range.
McBraddish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kourdakov was well out of range. Poor timing from McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kourdakov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McBraddish's half guard.
McBraddish looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBraddish's head.
Kourdakov is looking to stall here but McBraddish recovers full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kourdakov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBraddish is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McBraddish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McBraddish manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from McBraddish.
Kourdakov misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kourdakov throws a right hand that McBraddish ducks under and follows up with a left that McBraddish also avoids with ease.
McBraddish is looking to wear down Kourdakov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kourdakov staying out of range there.
McBraddish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McBraddish swings for the body but Kourdakov moves out of range.
McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kourdakov.
A punch combination from McBraddish misses.
McBraddish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kourdakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McBraddish can pounce on him.
Kourdakov lands with an overhand left.
McBraddish misses with a few strikes there.
Kourdakov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kourdakov. McBraddish shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kourdakov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McBraddish works Kourdakov's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny McBraddish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kourdakov misses with a body shot.
Kourdakov lands a really nice looking cross but McBraddish seems unphased.
Kourdakov throws a good cross that connects.
Kourdakov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kourdakov showed some decent athleticism there.
Kourdakov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McBraddish is not content to let Kourdakov control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sergei Kourdakov wasn't active enough on the ground.
McBraddish checks a low kick from Kourdakov.
McBraddish misses with an uppercut. Kourdakov saw that one coming.
McBraddish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kourdakov swings for the body but McBraddish moves out of range.
Kourdakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kourdakov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McBraddish.
McBraddish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
McBraddish avoids the head kick by Kourdakov.
Kourdakov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McBraddish takes a swing at Kourdakov's ribcage but misses.
McBraddish lands a nice shot to the body.
Kourdakov moves into the clinch successfully.
McBraddish lands with a light punch inside.
Kourdakov lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kourdakov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kourdakov moves away.
Johnny McBraddish is winning the standup battle so far.
McBraddish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kourdakov manages to avoid it.
McBraddish just misses with a punch to the body.
McBraddish misses with a double 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!
Kourdakov misses the jab.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
McBraddish scores with a body shot.
Kourdakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBraddish manages to avoid it.
McBraddish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McBraddish scores with a jab to the body.
McBraddish avoids the head kick by Kourdakov.
Kourdakov misses with a body kick.
McBraddish throws a wild body kick that Kourdakov sees coming a mile off.
Kourdakov looks to throw the jab but McBraddish is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kourdakov throws the kick towards the body but McBraddish avoids it.
Kourdakov closes the distance and clinches up with McBraddish, looking for a takedown. Kourdakov pushes McBraddish against the cage but McBraddish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kourdakov lands a lovely overhand right.
McBraddish scores with a punch to the head.
Kourdakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBraddish works Kourdakov's body with a nice hook.
McBraddish scores with a hook.
Kourdakov digs a good body shot into McBraddish's ribs.
McBraddish looks to score with a jab to the body but Kourdakov is just out of range.
Kourdakov lands an overhand right.
McBraddish throws a body punch but Kourdakov moves out of range.
Kourdakov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McBraddish misses with a wild body shot.
Kourdakov throws a sloppy body shot
and McBraddish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kourdakov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That kick from McBraddish tenderised Kourdakov's leg. Kourdakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov misses with a hook.
McBraddish looks to score with a jab to the body but Kourdakov is just out of range.
McBraddish connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kourdakov thows a body shot but no joy.
McBraddish lands a jab to Kourdakov's midsection.
Kourdakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBraddish clobbers Kourdakov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kourdakov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kourdakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kourdakov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McBraddish finds it's way round the side to connect with Kourdakov's head.
Kourdakov defending well as McBraddish loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Kourdakov.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBraddish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergei Kourdakov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kourdakov connects with a high kick.
Kourdakov looks to land a left hand but McBraddish moved out of range nicely.
Kourdakov throws a hook but McBraddish avoids it easily.
Kourdakov throws a jab when McBraddish was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kourdakov. That snapped McBraddish's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBraddish.
McBraddish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBraddish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kourdakov.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kourdakov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kourdakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McBraddish. McBraddish obviously looking to wear him down.
McBraddish looks to score with a jab to the body but Kourdakov is just out of range.
Kourdakov walks into a left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kourdakov.
A shot to the liver by Kourdakov. Beautiful body shot.
McBraddish has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kourdakov finds it's way round the side to connect with McBraddish's head.
McBraddish stuffs the takedown.
Kourdakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish thumps Kourdakov with a low kick.
McBraddish connects with a body shot that sends Kourdakov's belly button to the back.
Kourdakov tries to score a power double leg takedown but McBraddish sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kourdakov somewhat.
Kourdakov throws a low kick but it's checked well by McBraddish.
McBraddish lands a nice shot to the body.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
McBraddish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kourdakov moves away.
Kourdakov tries to score a power double leg takedown but McBraddish sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kourdakov somewhat.
Johnny McBraddish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kourdakov.
McBraddish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kourdakov was well out of range. Poor timing from McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kourdakov misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Kourdakov misses
and McBraddish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from McBraddish.
Kourdakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McBraddish can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by McBraddish.
Kourdakov lands with a nice body punch.
Kourdakov lands a jab.
Kourdakov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McBraddish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kourdakov avoids the body shot from McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
McBraddish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kourdakov checks it well.
Kourdakov lands with a nice body punch.
Kourdakov misses with a combination
and McBraddish counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kourdakov.
Kourdakov wants to land a leg kick but McBraddish is out of range.
Kourdakov misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kourdakov.
Kourdakov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses the shot to the body.
Kourdakov just misses with a punch to the body.
McBraddish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by McBraddish - just one landing.
McBraddish just misses with a punch to the body.
McBraddish takes a swing at Kourdakov's ribcage but misses.
Kourdakov wants to clinch.
McBraddish just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov lands a nice hook to McBraddish's body. McBraddish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kourdakov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McBraddish slips a straight right by Kourdakov.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kourdakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McBraddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kourdakov.
McBraddish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kourdakov throws a shot from downtown. McBraddish moves away and avoids it.
McBraddish's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McBraddish duly obliges.
A big left from Kourdakov misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBraddish takes a swing at Kourdakov's ribcage but misses.
McBraddish swings for the body but Kourdakov moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBraddish ducks under a wild hook from Kourdakov.
Kourdakov connects with a body shot that sends McBraddish's belly button to the back.
Kourdakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBraddish misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny McBraddish.
I think McBraddish 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny McBraddish!
An out of breath and clearly excited Johnny McBraddish thanked Milwaukee's Best Q159 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Betoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Krushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoli comes into the arena with Mario theme blaring out of the sound system. Krushev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Forever Lost kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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282 lbs
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280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Betoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Krushev!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krushev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Betoli blocks the leg kick.
Betoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Betoli. Krushev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Betoli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krushev throws out a loose jab but Betoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Betoli misses the target.
Nikita Krushev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betoli lands with a good body shot.
Krushev looks to land a combination but Betoli avoids it well.
Betoli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krushev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Betoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Betoli shoots in and gets a takedown into Krushev's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Betoli passes Krushev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Krushev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krushev throws a right and a left that Betoli avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Betoli. Beautiful body shot.
Betoli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krushev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Betoli somewhat.
Krushev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Betoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Krushev.
Krushev misses with the combination.
Betoli gets a takedown into half guard.
Krushev is not content to let Betoli control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betoli is trying to work for a kimura but Krushev is defending well.
Betoli is working for a submission of some sort.
Betoli is looking to stall here but Krushev recovers full guard.
Betoli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betoli wants to control from the top but Krushev keeps moving.
Betoli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Betoli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Krushev for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betoli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krushev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mario Betoli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Krushev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Betoli.
Betoli lands a really nice looking cross but Krushev seems unphased.
Krushev misses with a few strikes there.
Krushev throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betoli dodges the punch combination from Krushev.
A punch combination from Krushev misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Betoli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Betoli misses with a straight left.
Betoli feints and as Krushev raises his hands in defense, Betoli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Betoli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Betoli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krushev keeping full guard, as Betoli tries to pass.
Krushev keeping moving, preventing Betoli from controlling successfully.
Krushev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Betoli working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Betoli passes into half guard.
Betoli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betoli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Betoli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Betoli wants to pass the guard but Krushev is defending well.
Betoli trying to control the action but Krushev is working from the bottom.
Betoli passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krushev!
Betoli swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Krushev is now in Betoli's guard. A big mistake from Betoli there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betoli is controlling Krushev's posture.
Krushev is posturing up here but Betoli has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Krushev tries to roll out but it's too tight and Krushev has to tap! Slick submission there by Betoli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Betoli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Ottosson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ottosson comes into the arena with Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best blaring out of the sound system. Bark has chosen RUN DMC its like that 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andreas Ottosson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oakley Bark!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bark gets tackled into the cage by Ottosson. Ottosson maintains the clinch.
Ottosson is trying to trip Bark. He has hold of a leg but Bark is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ottosson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ottosson trying to control but Bark is working from the bottom.
Ottosson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottosson throwing strikes but missing.
Ottosson tries to stand but Bark is controlling from the bottom.
Ottosson throws a strike but Bark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ottosson keeping moving, preventing Bark from controlling successfully.
Bark postures up and lands a big shot to Ottosson's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark trying to control but Ottosson is working from the bottom.
Ottosson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ottosson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bark trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottosson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ottosson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bark is one step ahead there.
Bark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bark throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bark trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottosson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottosson controlling the position.
Ottosson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ottosson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bark!
Ottosson is landing with some decent strikes but Bark is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ottosson prevents Bark from getting the reversal.
Ottosson raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bark is looking to get to half guard.
Ottosson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ottosson connects with a crisp jab.
Andreas Ottosson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ottosson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ottosson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ottosson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bark decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ottosson's guard.
Bark throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bark throws a big right hand that misses.
Bark postures up in Ottosson's guard and throws a big left but Ottosson blocks it.
Bark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bark is controlling him.
Bark trying to control but Ottosson is working from the bottom.
Bark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bark throws an elbow that misses. Ottosson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bark's guard. Nice move by Ottosson!
Bark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bark being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ottosson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ottosson throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Andreas Ottosson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ottosson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bark circles away quickly and effectively.
Ottosson moves into the clinch.
Bark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ottosson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ottosson has Bark up against the cage in a clinch.
Bark is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ottosson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bark to the mat. Bark regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bark looking for a guillotine here but Ottosson defends easily.
Ottosson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bark is keeping the position for now.
Ottosson wants to control from the top but Bark keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottosson throws a strike but Bark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bark cracks Ottosson with a solid left hand.
Bark trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottosson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bark throwing strikes but missing.
Bark scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ottosson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bark is one step ahead there.
Ottosson keeping full guard, as Bark tries to pass.
Ottosson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ottosson, not yet.
Bark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ottosson's guard.
Ottosson is looking for a sweep. Bark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bark lands with a punch from half guard.
Bark is trying to control the action in half guard but Ottosson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson wants to control but Bark is keeping busy.
Bark is looking for a kimura here.
Bark throwing shots but Ottosson is blocking nicely.
Bark throwing shots but Ottosson is blocking nicely.
Bark wants to advance to full mount but Ottosson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bark looking to sit in guard and control but Ottosson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ottosson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ottosson works over Bark with some ground and pound from guard.
Bark working for a triangle but Ottosson defends it easily.
Bark keeping moving, preventing Ottosson from controlling successfully.
Ottosson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ottosson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ottosson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ottosson lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottosson postures up and lands a big shot to Bark's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andreas Ottosson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ottosson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Ottosson misses its intended target.
Ottosson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bark.
Ottosson thuds a left hand into Bark's body.
Ottosson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ottosson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bark manages to get back to half guard.
Bark wants to get back to full guard.
Bark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ottosson is working away from the top position though.
Bark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bark trying to control from the bottom.
Bark tries to get to full guard but Ottosson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottosson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ottosson throws a strike but Bark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ottosson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andreas Ottosson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ottosson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ottosson.
Ottosson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ottosson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ottosson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bark has wrist control.
Bark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ottosson defends well.
Bark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oakley Bark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ottosson.
Ottosson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ottosson throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ottosson cracks Bark with a solid left hand.
Bark controls Ottosson momentarily but Ottosson frees himself.
Bark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bark working for a triangle but Ottosson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ottosson.
Ottosson looking to pass the guard.
Bark has his foot on Ottosson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ottosson works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ottosson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ottosson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ottosson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ottosson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ottosson connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Ottosson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bark seems a little lost for a moment, as Ottosson dominates the positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ottosson.
Bark is looking to reverse the position.
Bark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Andreas Ottosson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ottosson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ottosson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bark keeps working.
Ottosson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Ottosson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ottosson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Ottosson!
Andreas Ottosson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes into the arena with Let's Go blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peeta Mellark enters the cage!
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28
147 lbs
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30
140 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peeta Mellark!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellark misses with a looping left.
Mellark needs to keep his hands up - Cope had a free shot at his head there.
Cope throws a one two combo.
Cope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Cope does no damage.
Mellark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mellark keeps Cope at a distance using the push kick.
Cope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mellark as he jumps to the side.
Mellark wants to clinch up but Cope keeps it at a distance.
Cope fails with the takedown.
Cope cracks Mellark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mellark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mellark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mellark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cope misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mellark ducks under a wild hook from Cope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mellark tries to clinch but Cope is having none of it.
Mellark blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mellark.
Mellark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peeta Mellark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cope throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mellark counters with a solid body kick.
Cope throws a shot from downtown. Mellark moves away and avoids it.
Mellark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cope keeps the fight on the outside.
Cope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mellark.
No luck for Cope with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cope throws a leg kick but Mellark moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Cope.
Cope throws a shot from downtown. Mellark moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mellark.
Mellark throws a sloppy head kick and Cope moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope misses with a takedown attempt - Mellark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mellark throws a wild body kick that Cope sees coming a mile off.
Mellark swinging wildly here.
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!
Cope throws a chopping leg kick but Mellark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mellark but Mellark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mellark throws a nice looking combination but Cope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mellark stuffs the takedown.
Mellark throws a low kick but Cope moves out of range easily.
Cope avoids the body shot from Mellark.
Cope has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mellark.
Cope looks to throw the jab but Mellark is out of range.
Cope lands with a hook. Mellark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mellark throws a shot from downtown. Cope moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cope. Mellark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mellark scores with a jab to the head.
Mellark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cope throws a head kick but Mellark moves out of range.
Cope with a hook.
Mellark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cope.
Mellark throws a wild body kick that Cope sees coming a mile off.
Mellark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mellark tries to clinch up but Cope circles away and keeps his distance.
Cope doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cope 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.
Cope looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mellark is fending him off so far but Cope persists. Nope, Mellark circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Mellark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cope fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mellark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Cope blocks the low kick.
Cope lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope thumps Mellark with a low kick.
Mellark throws a shot from downtown. Cope moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cope lands with a straight right. Mellark didn't see that one coming.
Mellark misses with a few strikes there.
Mellark stuffs the takedown.
Mellark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Mellark.
Cope lands an overhand right.
Cope motions for Mellark to come forward. Cope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mellark. Cope shrugs it off though.
Cope throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mellark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mellark throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mellark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mellark scores with a one two! Cope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cope fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mellark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Mike Cope will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cope misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cope.
Mellark misses with a left hand
and Mellark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mellark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cope.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cope throws a jab when Mellark was well out of range.
Mellark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mellark misses with a body kick.
Mike Cope is winning the standup battle so far.
Cope misses with a wild combination.
Cope shoots in for a double leg but Mellark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cope fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mellark avoids it really well and circles away.
Cope throws a hook to the side of Mellark's head but Mellark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Mellark.
Mellark lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope lands a jab to the head.
Mellark lands a leg kick that knocks Cope off balance momentarily.
Mellark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cope.
Nice shot by Mellark.
Cope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mellark throws a head kick that misses.
Cope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mellark defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cope gets a takedown into half guard.
Cope is pressing down on Mellark's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mellark is holding on for now.
Cope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark is controlling Cope's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cope thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mellark's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mellark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Cope.
Cope misses with a head shot. Mellark uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cope throwing strikes from guard but Mellark blocks nicely.
Cope missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cope trying to control but Mellark is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mellark is on top in guard.
Cope 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.
Cope 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.
Cope working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mellark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mellark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mellark controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mellark's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cope lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mellark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cope putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cope throws some wild stikes that Mellark manages to avoid easily.
Mellark really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cope scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mellark is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope dominating with strikes here.
Mellark is still in real trouble! Can Cope finish him?
Cope lands a big shot to the head and Mellark winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Cope!
Mike Cope decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Da Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schmuckatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Man comes to the cage accompanied by Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. Schmuckatelli has chosen Stay Here by SWANS as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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267 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Da Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Schmuckatelli!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmuckatelli pushes Da Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Man is working Schmuckatelli over against the cage.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmuckatelli controls his hands.
Schmuckatelli blocks an uppercut.
Da Man slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Da Man for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Schmuckatelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schmuckatelli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Paco Da Man has been cut.
Schmuckatelli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Man is defending well for now.
Schmuckatelli avoids a wild elbow strike from Da Man.
Da Man avoids the elbow strike from Schmuckatelli, against the cage.
Da Man has Schmuckatelli pressed against the cage, preventing Schmuckatelli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Man cracks Schmuckatelli with a nice body shot.
Schmuckatelli connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Man's face.
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!
Da Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Man tries to work over Schmuckatelli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Man.
Da Man tries a body shot but Schmuckatelli blocks it.
Da Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schmuckatelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Schmuckatelli breaks the clinch.
Da Man throws a head kick but Schmuckatelli moves out of range.
Da Man misses with a straight left.
Schmuckatelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Man looks to land a left hand but Schmuckatelli moved out of range nicely.
Da Man thuds a left hand into Schmuckatelli's body.
Joe Schmuckatelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Da Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmuckatelli is just out of range.
Joe Schmuckatelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Man 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.
Schmuckatelli swings for the body but Da Man moves out of range.
Schmuckatelli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmuckatelli thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Da Man checks a leg kick.
Da Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schmuckatelli on the side of the head.
Schmuckatelli lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Da Man.
Da Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Da Man throws a jab when Schmuckatelli was well out of range.
Da Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Da Man gets tackled into the cage by Schmuckatelli. Schmuckatelli maintains the clinch.
Da Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards.
Da Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmuckatelli avoids it.
Schmuckatelli prevents a body shot from Da Man.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Man.
Da Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Man trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schmuckatelli avoids it.
Da Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmuckatelli's elbow.
Schmuckatelli working hard to break the clinch.
Da Man tries to throw a body punch but Schmuckatelli avoids it by throwing Da Man back against the cage.
Da Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmuckatelli takes a shot to the head.
Schmuckatelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Man misses with an elbow strike.
Schmuckatelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Man digs a right hand into Schmuckatelli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schmuckatelli's gas tank.
Schmuckatelli lands an elbow just above Da Man 's eye.
Paco Da Man's cut is getting worse.
Schmuckatelli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Da Man.
Schmuckatelli wants to break free but Da Man has control.
Schmuckatelli blocks a body shot from Da Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paco Da Man's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Schmuckatelli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Man can't find room to land a body shot as Schmuckatelli controls the action.
Da Man landing knees to the body.
Da Man avoids the elbow strike from Schmuckatelli, against the cage.
Da Man managing to block the knees to the body from Schmuckatelli.
Da Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Da Man.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schmuckatelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Man's brow.
Schmuckatelli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Man working aggressively here.
Da Man pushes Schmuckatelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Man tries to work over Schmuckatelli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmuckatelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Da Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paco Da Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schmuckatelli misses with a looping left.
Schmuckatelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Da Man tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmuckatelli takes one to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Schmuckatelli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Da Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmuckatelli clinches up with Da Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Da Man blocking some punches.
Da Man lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Joe Schmuckatelli has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Man looking to throw knees to the head but Schmuckatelli is blocking nicely.
Da Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schmuckatellis head.
Da Man lands an uppercut.
Da Man lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Da Man.
Da Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Man stalling in the clinch but Schmuckatelli improves position.
Schmuckatelli prevents a body shot from Da Man.
Schmuckatelli throws an elbow but it misses.
Schmuckatelli takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the head but Da Man blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmuckatelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Da Man.
Da Man scores with a knee to the head.
Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmuckatelli is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmuckatelli backwards.
Da Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmuckatelli controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Da Man throws an elbow but misses.
Schmuckatelli avoiding damage as Da Man throws knees to the body.
Da Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Man lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Joe Schmuckatelli's cut even more.
Da Man misses with a body punch.
Schmuckatelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Man backwards.
Da Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Man lands an elbow inside that Schmuckatelli shrugs off.
Da Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Man blocks an uppercut.
Da Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Da Man misses with an elbow strike.
Schmuckatelli has a couple of punches blocked by Da Man.
Schmuckatelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Man avoids it.
Da Man tries a body shot but Schmuckatelli blocks it.
Da Man stalls.
Schmuckatelli breaks the clinch.
Da Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmuckatelli can do to turn this around?
Da Man tries to keep at a distance but Schmuckatelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schmuckatelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Man lands with a light punch inside.
Schmuckatelli working aggressively here.
Schmuckatelli takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Da Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Man lands a nice uppercut.
Da Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schmuckatelli's efforts to push away.
Da Man throws a head punch that misses.
Da Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Joe Schmuckatelli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice body punch from Da Man - that landed with a thud.
Schmuckatelli is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmuckatelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmuckatelli's elbow.
Schmuckatelli takes a shot to the head.
Paco Da Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Da Man can't find room to land a body shot as Schmuckatelli controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Da Man dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Schmuckatelli throws a nice looking combination but Da Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schmuckatelli clinches with his opponent.
Da Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmuckatelli.
Schmuckatelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Man backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Da Man fails to land.
Da Man tries to work over Schmuckatelli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Man lands an elbow inside that Schmuckatelli shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Schmuckatelli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paco Da Man!
Paco Da Man retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Paco Da Man thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angus Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troyer comes into the arena with Yankee Rose blaring out of the sound system. Vargas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Strong Will Continue -- Damian Marley. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Troyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas wants to land a leg kick but Troyer is out of range.
Troyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vargas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vargas misses with a straight right.
Troyer throws a leg kick which misses Vargas's front leg but catches the back leg as Vargas tries to avoid it.
Vargas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Troyer throws a wild body kick that Vargas sees coming a mile off.
Troyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Troyer scores with a knee to the head.
Vargas takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troyer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vargas's brow.
Vargas stalling against the cage.
Troyer trying to land knees to the body.
Vargas wants to break free but Troyer has control.
Troyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Troyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vargas works on Troyer's body with a couple of short punches.
Troyer blocking some punches.
Troyer throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vargas avoiding damage.
Troyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
Troyer with a knee to the head.
Troyer tries a knee to the head but Vargas blocks it.
Troyer lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Troyer fails to land.
Troyer lands an elbow inside that Vargas shrugs off.
Vargas takes an elbow to the temple.
Vargas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vargas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Troyer is keeping busy.
Vargas working aggressively here.
Troyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Troyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Troyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vargas is defending well for now.
Troyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Troyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Troyer on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas blocks the elbow strike.
Troyer misses with a knee strike.
Vargas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vargas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vargas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vargas.
Troyer tries to land a knee to the head but Vargas blocks with his arms.
Troyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vargas avoids it.
Troyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troyer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vargas is defending well for now.
Troyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troyer takes one to the chin there.
Troyer throws a sloppy head kick
and Vargas counters with a right hand to the body.
Vargas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Troyer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vargas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Troyer defends well.
Troyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas wants to sweep here but Troyer controlling him for the moment.
Troyer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vargas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troyer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vargas trying to control the position here.
Vargas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Troyer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Troyer misses with a leg kick
and Vargas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Troyer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vargas checks it well.
Troyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troyer is looking to clinch.
Troyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Angus Troyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Vargas.
Vargas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vargas cracks Troyer with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Troyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Troyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Troyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Troyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vargas misses with a series of wild punches.
Troyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
Troyer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer throws a push kick but Vargas slaps the foot to one side.
Vargas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Troyer.
Vargas misses with a hook. Troyer ducked under it nicely.
Vargas tries to land a front kick but Troyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Troyer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
Troyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Troyer.
Vargas tries to keep at a distance but Troyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Troyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vargas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Troyer misses with an elbow strike.
Vargas avoids the elbow strike from Troyer, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vargas as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer misses with an elbow strike.
Troyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Troyer misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Vargas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troyer lands a damaging elbow.
Vargas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vargas blocks a head kick by Troyer.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vargas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Troyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Vargas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troyer.
Troyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Troyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vargas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Troyer counters with a leg kick.
Vargas scores with the left hand. Troyer knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vargas.
Troyer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vargas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Troyer misses with a kick to the body.
Troyer throws the kick towards the body but Vargas avoids it.
Troyer throws a leg kick but Vargas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vargas, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Troyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.
Vargas misses with a series of wild punches.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Troyer.
Troyer digs a good hook to Vargas's body.
Vargas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vargas scores with a one two! Troyer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Troyer looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Vargas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Troyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Troyer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vargas throws a low kick but Troyer avoids it.
Troyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Troyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Troyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
Vargas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Troyer checks a low kick from Vargas.
Troyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Troyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vargas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troyer dives in and grabs Vargas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vargas pushes down on Troyer's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick lands from Troyer.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troyer.
Troyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Vargas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troyer manages to avoid it.
Vargas swats away the attempt to clinch by Troyer.
Vargas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vargas.
Troyer misses with a low kick.
Vargas thows a body shot but no joy.
Vargas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Troyer avoids them all with ease.
Troyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vargas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troyer looking to ground and pound but Vargas is blocking nicely.
Vargas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Vargas is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Troyer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vargas working to try and regain half guard.
Vargas is trying to stand up.
Troyer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vargas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Troyer wants to control the pace but Vargas is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is working to get back to half guard.
Troyer 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.
Troyer with the ground and pound from mount.
Vargas tries to hold on but Troyer postures up.
Vargas is trying to stand.
Troyer 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.
Troyer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Troyer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vargas regains half guard.
Vargas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vargas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Troyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vargas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alex Vargas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Troyer throws a head kick but Vargas moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vargas. Troyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vargas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vargas checks a leg kick nicely.
Troyer is looking to wear down Vargas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Troyer.
Troyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Angus Troyer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Troyer moves into the clinch.
Vargas can't find room to land a body shot as Troyer controls the action.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troyer has him pressed against the cage.
Vargas goes for a takedown attempt but Troyer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Troyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Troyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vargas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troyer.
Troyer moves in looking to clinch but Vargas pushes him off.
Vargas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Troyer's guard.
Vargas preventing the sweep.
Troyer has Vargas pulled in close to control his posture.
Vargas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vargas wants to control from the top but Troyer keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Vargas.
Vargas misses the shot to the body.
Vargas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vargas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vargas throws a leg kick that misses.
Troyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
Troyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vargas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Troyer checks a leg kick nicely.
Troyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Troyer throws a leg kick but Vargas checks it.
Troyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vargas but Vargas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troyer.
Alex Vargas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troyer tries a low kick but Vargas avoids it.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Troyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vargas throws a low kick, looking for Troyer's leg but Troyer calmly moves out of range.
Vargas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troyer tries to clinch
and Vargas counters with a straight right hand.
Vargas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troyer can pounce on him.
Troyer scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troyer avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Vargas with a hook.
Vargas moves out of range as Troyer throws a body kick.
Vargas tries to keep at a distance but Troyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer goes for a takedown attempt but Vargas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vargas moves out of range of the leg kick from Troyer.
Vargas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Troyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Troyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vargas checks a leg kick.
Vargas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vargas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vargas swinging wildly here.
Vargas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Troyer shoots in for a takedown but Vargas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Troyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vargas connects with an inside leg kick.
Troyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Vargas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Troyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer misses with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Troyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Troyer tries to score with a low kick but Vargas moves his leg out of the way.
Vargas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troyer can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Vargas.
Troyer wants to slow Vargas down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Troyer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vargas is able to avoid easily.
Troyer blocks a leg kick.
Vargas just misses with a punch to the body.
Troyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vargas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vargas looks to land a combination but Troyer avoids it well.
Vargas throws a leg kick which misses Troyer's front leg but catches the back leg as Troyer tries to avoid it.
Troyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alex Vargas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Troyer throws a wild body kick that Vargas sees coming a mile off.
Vargas takes a swing at Troyer's ribcage but misses.
Troyer scores with a head kick. Vargas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Troyer blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Vargas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troyer's calf.
Troyer checks a leg kick.
Troyer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vargas sprawls well initially but Troyer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vargas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Troyer.
Vargas is controlling Troyer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Troyer is pressing down on Vargas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vargas is holding on for now.
Vargas is trying to stand up here but Troyer is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas wants to control but Troyer is keeping busy.
Vargas is not content to let Troyer control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Vargas.
Troyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Troyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vargas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troyer tries to clinch up but Vargas circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer moves in looking to clinch but Vargas pushes him off.
Vargas misses with a hook.
Troyer has closed the distance and engaged Vargas in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vargas.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Troyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Troyer missing with knees to the body.
Vargas lands with a left to the head.
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Troyer.
Vargas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas throws a head punch that misses.
Vargas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troyer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Vargas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Angus Troyer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troyer tries to land a knee to the head but Vargas blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Troyer misses with an elbow strike.
Vargas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vargas can't find room to land a body shot as Troyer controls the action.
Vargas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troyer keeps control of Vargas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Troyer lands a body shot.
Troyer tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Troyer back against the cage.
Vargas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vargas tries to work over Troyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vargas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troyer's elbow.
Vargas scores with a shot to the side of Troyer's head.
Vargas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas is looking to control Troyer's arms but Troyer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vargas has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Vargas.
Troyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vargas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troyer lands an elbow inside.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troyer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vargas is out of range and Troyer settles back down.
Troyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Troyer throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vargas tries to kick Troyer off but Troyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Vargas.
I think Vargas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Vargas!
Alex Vargas is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Alex Vargas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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