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UPG 60: Grievance PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between FOSTER Zwingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zwingman comes to the cage accompanied by Caravan Palace - Clash. Nixon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fear is Our Tradition by Ignite. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, FOSTER Zwingman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dynamite Nixon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zwingman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon scores with a sloppy right hand. Zwingman should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nixon.
Zwingman looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon misses with an uppercut.
Zwingman doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Nixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Zwingman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Zwingman slips the punch.
Zwingman with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon wants to clinch.
Zwingman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zwingman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zwingman.
Nixon throws a sloppy head kick and Zwingman moves out of range easily.
Nixon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zwingman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zwingman moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman misses with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Zwingman misses.
Nixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Zwingman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon working a defensive guard but Zwingman passes into half guard.
Nixon wants to get back to full guard.
Zwingman looks to land a strike but Nixon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zwingman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman tries to free his leg and advance position but Nixon is retaining full guard.
Zwingman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zwingman preventing the sweep.
Zwingman throws a strike but Nixon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zwingman is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman throwing strikes from guard but Nixon blocks nicely.
Nixon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zwingman has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon wants to control but Zwingman postures up.
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 FOSTER Zwingman 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.
Zwingman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon.
Zwingman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Nixon throws a head kick that misses.
Nixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zwingman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon.
Zwingman blocks a head kick by Nixon.
A big left from Nixon misses.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zwingman throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nixon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Zwingman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nixon slips a straight right by Zwingman.
Zwingman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Zwingman circles away.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Zwingman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dynamite Nixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zwingman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nixon. Nixon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Zwingman slips the punch.
Zwingman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nixon circles away.
Zwingman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Zwingman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nixon throws the left hand but Zwingman avoids the punch easily.
Dynamite Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon throws a right hand that Zwingman ducks under and follows up with a left that Zwingman also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zwingman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zwingman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nixon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zwingman scrambles back to his feet.
Zwingman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Zwingman.
Zwingman misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nixon.
Zwingman checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman misses with a body shot
and Nixon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nixon slips under a jab from Zwingman.
Nixon scores with a punch to the head.
Nixon throws a shot from downtown. Zwingman moves away and avoids it.
Zwingman lands a nice hook to Nixon's body. Nixon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nixon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nixon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nixon tries to sprawl but Zwingman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zwingman thows a huge punch but Nixon dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman with the ground and pound but Nixon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zwingman landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zwingman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dynamite Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Nixon misses
and Zwingman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zwingman cracks a nice hook into Nixon's ribs.
Nixon misses with an uppercut
and Zwingman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Zwingman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Zwingman.
Nixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zwingman scores with a hook to the body. Nixon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zwingman misses with an uppercut.
Zwingman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman slips a jab from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Zwingman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zwingman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nixon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nixon duly obliges.
Nixon throws a series of strikes that have Zwingman backpedaling.
The crowd cheers as Zwingman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nixon doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Zwingman.
Zwingman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zwingman slips under a jab from Nixon.
Zwingman cracks Nixon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Zwingman is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Zwingman.
Zwingman takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Nixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zwingman.
A big right from Nixon misses.
Zwingman slips under a jab.
Nixon throws a jab when Zwingman was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zwingman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zwingman slips a jab and a cross from Nixon.
Zwingman misses with a straight right.
Zwingman drops his hands momentarily and Nixon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nixon looks to land a left hand but Zwingman moved out of range nicely.
Nixon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Zwingman circles away.
Nixon throws an off balance right hand
and Zwingman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zwingman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nixon counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Nixon moves out of range as Zwingman strikes.
Nixon lands a jab to the head.
Zwingman misses with an uppercut.
Zwingman clobbers Nixon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Nixon.
Nixon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zwingman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zwingman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zwingman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Nixon tries to bum rush Zwingman with a series of wild strikes but Zwingman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dynamite Nixon.
I think Nixon 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dynamite Nixon!
Dynamite Nixon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb comes into the arena with Hells Bells by AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb wants to clinch.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Webb circles away.
Williams swings for the body but Webb moves out of range.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Webb in his tracks.
Webb tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Webb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Webb moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Webb tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Webb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Webb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams leaves Webb with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jimmy Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a jab when Webb was well out of range.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Webb is out of range.
Webb tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams gets caught flat footed, as Webb shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Webb trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams keeping full guard, as Webb tries to pass.
Webb looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Webb defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Webb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams controls Webb momentarily but Webb frees himself.
Webb preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webb tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams looking to control.
Webb throws a big right hand that misses.
Webb trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Webb lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Webb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Webb trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Webb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webb.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Webb slips an elbow through the middle.
Webb is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Webb 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.
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!
Webb scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams is rocked!
Williams working a defensive guard but Webb passes into half guard.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Webb finish him?
Webb is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Webb passes to side control.
Webb moves into full mount!
Webb is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets full guard.
Webb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams advances position into side control!
Webb manages to work his way to half guard, despite Williams's best efforts.
Webb is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Webb is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Webb 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.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Webb's head back.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Webb slips a straight right by Williams.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Webb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Webb here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Webb seems unphased.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Webb closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Webb prevents a body shot from Williams.
Webb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb wants a takedown but no success here.
Webb manages to break the clinch.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Webb.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams with a nice cross.
Webb tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Webb fails with the takedown.
Jonathan Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jonathan Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Webb is looking to clinch.
Webb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Webb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Webb slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webb manages to avoid it.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams clinches up with Webb and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Webb takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Webb manages to break the clinch.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Webb moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Webb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Webb pushes him off.
Webb tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Webb tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Webb moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Webb's head and hops out.
Webb shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Webb gets slowly back to his feet.
Webb fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Webb misses with a punch on the inside.
Webb controlling the action here for a moment.
Webb tries for a takedown. No joy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams pushes Webb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Webb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Webb clinches with his opponent.
Webb gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Webb not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Williams connects with the punch.
Webb is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Webb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Webb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Webb controls his hands.
Webb is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Webb tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Webb has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams is leaning against Webb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Webb is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tries a body shot but Webb blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Webb drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams lands a left hand.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
Webb is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams pushes Webb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Webb prevents a body shot from Williams.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams gets through Webb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Webb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Webb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Webb has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Webb drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Webb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Webb with an uppercut!
Nice jab there from Williams.
Webb fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Webb wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Webb off the cage and back into range.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Webb keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Webb tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Webb drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Webb has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Webb is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Lightfoot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doug Harden's chin.
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Harden!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harden manages to avoid it.
Lightfoot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harden.
Lightfoot thows a body shot but no joy.
Harden misses with a straight right.
Harden lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Harden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harden.
Lightfoot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Doug Harden has been cut.
Lightfoot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightfoot looks to score with a jab to the body but Harden is just out of range.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Harden.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Harden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lightfoot throws out the jab.
Harden misses with the combination.
Harden throws a right and a left that Lightfoot avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot throws a front kick aimed at Harden's knee but Harden avoids it well.
Lightfoot looks to score with a jab to the body but Harden is just out of range.
Lightfoot lands with a right hand.
Lightfoot throws a right hand that misses
letting Harden counter with a right hand.
Lightfoot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harden throws a hook but Lightfoot avoids it easily.
Harden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightfoot.
Lightfoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightfoot thuds a left hand into Harden's body.
Lightfoot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harden looks gassed!
Lightfoot closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Harden! Lightfoot dives in looking to finish! Harden is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Lightfoot!
A relieved looking Richard Lightfoot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holliday has chosen Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday misses with the combination.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holliday.
Castle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holliday.
Holliday bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castle's head.
Holliday stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holliday wants it to stay on the feet.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday is looking to clinch.
Holliday tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.
Holliday throws a looping overhand right but Castle ducks down to avoid it.
Castle tries for a takedown but Holliday circles away easily
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
A big left from Holliday misses.
Holliday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castle, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday lands a shot to the body.
Holliday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holliday lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holliday presses Castle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castle tries to pull guard but Holliday forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holliday gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Holliday seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Holliday's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Holliday trying to pass the guard but Castle defending well.
Holliday working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday seems to be working for a kimura but Castle defends the submission attempt.
Holliday seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holliday working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holliday working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Holliday is nestled in close to Castle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Holliday seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holliday working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holliday tries to pass to full mount but Castle defends it.
Holliday wants to take a breather but Castle is having none of it.
Holliday controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday working over Castle with some ground and pound. Castle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holliday wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castle keeps working.
Holliday scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Castle actively working from the bottom here.
Castle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Holliday seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Castle is rocked!
Holliday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holliday working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Castle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castle taking some punishment here, with Holliday in his half guard.
Holliday working Castle over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday scores with a big shot! Castle's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Castle! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Holliday!
Doc Holliday managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Mehtmeht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
220 lbs
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188 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jafar Mehtmeht!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stroud counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stroud fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stroud.
Stroud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Stroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mehtmeht keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses.
Mehtmeht throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick by Stroud misses
and Mehtmeht makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stroud really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Mehtmeht.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stroud fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Stroud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehtmeht throws a sloppy head kick and Stroud moves out of range easily.
Mehtmeht walks into a straight right hand from Stroud.
Stroud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Mehtmeht. That snapped Stroud's head back.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mehtmeht but Mehtmeht pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stroud misses with a series of wild punches.
Mehtmeht cracks Stroud with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Lee Stroud has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Mehtmeht there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mehtmeht lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mehtmeht lands a leg kick that knocks Stroud off balance momentarily.
Mehtmeht uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroud.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
Mehtmeht avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mehtmeht pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stroud is out of range and Mehtmeht settles back down.
Stroud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stroud has his takedown stuffed
and Mehtmeht counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mehtmeht cracks Stroud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud throws out a leg kick but Mehtmeht moves out of range and Stroud only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Stroud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mehtmeht misses with a leg kick.
Lee Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mehtmeht defends it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Stroud.
Stroud throws a lazy head kick
and Mehtmeht counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stroud throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroud is breathing heavily.
Mehtmeht misses with a leg kick.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses.
Stroud misses with a takedown
and Mehtmeht counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stroud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mehtmeht chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mehtmeht moves out of range of the body kick.
Stroud missing with a left hand there. Mehtmeht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mehtmeht moves out of range of the body kick from Stroud.
Stroud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mehtmeht.
Stroud blocks a low kick nicely.
Stroud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mehtmeht tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mehtmeht checks a leg kick.
Mehtmeht throws a wild body kick that Stroud sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jafar Mehtmeht will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stroud misses with a wild combination.
Stroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mehtmeht was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroud.
Stroud lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick by Stroud misses
and Mehtmeht finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Mehtmeht.
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch but Mehtmeht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mehtmeht avoids the head kick by Stroud.
A left lands for Mehtmeht.
Stroud shoots in and bounces Mehtmeht off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mehtmeht is trying to control the position but Stroud postures up.
Mehtmeht wants to stand but Stroud is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehtmeht not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mehtmeht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stroud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stroud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stroud throws a big right hand that misses.
Mehtmeht 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.
Mehtmeht is looking to stand up but Stroud isn't so interested in that idea.
Mehtmeht working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stroud.
Stroud working some strikes from top position.
Stroud prevents Mehtmeht from getting back to his feet.
Stroud will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mehtmeht preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mehtmeht is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht wants to stand up but Stroud is controlling him.
Stroud scoring with some ground and pound.
Stroud distracts Mehtmeht with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud wants to control from the top but Mehtmeht keeps moving.
Stroud slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mehtmeht looking for a sweep. Not yet Mehtmeht, not yet.
Stroud lands a couple of elbows.
Stroud throwing strikes but missing.
Stroud throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mehtmeht kicks Stroud off and gets to his feet.
Stroud slips a jab from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mehtmeht takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud misses with a kick to the body
and Mehtmeht counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stroud with a poor takedown
and Mehtmeht counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stroud's knee momentarily.
Jafar Mehtmeht seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mehtmeht fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stroud checks it well.
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Mehtmeht there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stroud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stroud misses with an uppercut.
Stroud is looking to clinch but Mehtmeht is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mehtmeht.
Lee Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mehtmeht lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stroud misses with a hook.
Mehtmeht looks to land a body kick but Stroud moved away.
Stroud scores with a push kick.
Mehtmeht avoids the head kick by Stroud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroud moves forwards but Mehtmeht connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stroud throws a series of punches but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mehtmeht connects with a leg kick. Stroud looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Stroud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stroud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stroud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stroud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mehtmeht cracks the inside of Stroud's front leg.
Mehtmeht connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Stroud misses
and Mehtmeht counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mehtmeht takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mehtmeht looks to throw the jab but Stroud is out of range.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Mehtmeht moves out of range easily.
Mehtmeht swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mehtmeht walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stroud checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stroud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehtmeht scores with a shot to the body.
Mehtmeht darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left lands for Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mehtmeht lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stroud slips a jab from Mehtmeht.
Stroud takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jafar Mehtmeht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mehtmeht just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroud throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stroud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mehtmeht - the referee stops the clock and Stroud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mehtmeht. Stroud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stroud shoots in and drives through. Mehtmeht sprawls well.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mehtmeht moves away.
Mehtmeht misses with an attempted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stroud.
Mehtmeht slaps away a takedown attempt from Stroud, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mehtmeht. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stroud throws a wild body kick that Mehtmeht sees coming a mile off.
Mehtmeht throws a head kick but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mehtmeht manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Mehtmeht as Stroud shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Stroud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroud misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Mehtmeht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht throws a head kick but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud throws a body punch but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
Mehtmeht showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stroud.
Stroud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stroud changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mehtmeht tries to avoid it but Stroud manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mehtmeht to the ground. Mehtmeht escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mehtmeht misses with a low kick.
Stroud fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Mehtmeht.
Stroud fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stroud is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mehtmeht is looking to score with low kicks.
Mehtmeht cracks the inside of Stroud's front leg.
Mehtmeht throws a looping overhand right but Stroud ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown but Mehtmeht shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick which misses Stroud's front leg but catches the back leg as Stroud tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mehtmeht dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stroud. That did some damage!
Stroud misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mehtmeht blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jafar Mehtmeht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mehtmeht 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jafar Mehtmeht!
During a confident post fight interview, Jafar Mehtmeht 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Beast. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
197 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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29
207 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Torres!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Beast Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Torres tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rage misses with a straight left.
Rage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Rage misses.
Torres shoots and misses
and Rage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Rage lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rage regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rage has momentary wrist control but Torres slips an elbow through the middle.
Rage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres distracts Rage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Rage.
Rage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres chips away with some ground and pound.
Rage is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rage looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres pushes Rage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Torres blocks a body shot from Rage.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rage.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Rage stops a takedown attempt from Torres.
Torres misses with some punches.
Torres is looking for a takedown.
Beast Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Torres.
Nice body punch from Torres - that landed with a thud.
Rage is trying to maintain a safe position but Torres gets an underhook and turns Rage into the cage.
Torres is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Rage is rocked!
Torres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rage backwards.
Oh Rage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres dips a shoulder and cracks Rage with a mighty uppercut! Rage falls back against the cage and Torres unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rage is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Torres screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Torres!
After the fight, Duke Torres was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In The Morning. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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199 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Archer Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Christian.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Christian counters with a right hand to the body.
Christian swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Christian moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Christian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christian's calf.
Jenkins moves in looking to clinch but Christian pushes him off.
Jenkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Christian counters with a left and a right that hurts Jenkins! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Christian jumps into full mount!
Jenkins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Christian cracks Jenkins with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archer Christian!
A very excited looking Archer Christian rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Hoberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Hoberman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoberman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boxer throws a looping overhand right but Hoberman ducks down to avoid it.
Hoberman throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Hoberman ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Hoberman.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Boxer is predictable there
and Hoberman counters with a left and a right that stings Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoberman fails to land with a series of punches.
Boxer walks into a jab.
Boxer is rocked!
Boxer misses with an uppercut
and Hoberman counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Boxer falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mitch Hoberman!
Mitch Hoberman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nancy Botwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Botwin comes into the arena with Little Boxes On The Hillside blaring out of the sound system. Blight has chosen Suikoden II - The Chase as his entrance music. Nancy Botwin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nancy Botwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight scores with a punch to the head.
Botwin looks to land a combination but Blight avoids it well.
Botwin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Botwin throws a leg kick but Blight checks it.
Botwin misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Botwin misses.
Botwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Botwin misses the shot to the body.
Botwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Botwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blight under the eye.
Blight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blight.
Botwin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Botwin somewhat.
Botwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blight.
Blight lands a leg kick that knocks Botwin off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blight.
Blight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Botwin.
Botwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blight moves out of range as Botwin throws a body kick.
Botwin misses with a two punch combination.
Blight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Botwin.
Blight motions for Botwin to come forward. Blight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Botwin missing with a left hand there. Blight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Botwin gets the takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Botwin.
Botwin trying to control the action but Blight is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blight is trying to control Botwin's posture but Botwin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blight manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Botwin trying to control but Blight is working from the bottom.
Botwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Botwin stopping the sweep attempt from Blight.
Botwin looking to sit in guard and control but Blight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Botwin wants to control the position but Blight says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Botwin wants to get back to full guard but Blight has passed into side control.
Botwin is trying to improve his position.
Blight staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botwin tries to bench press Blight off him but Blight keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blight is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Botwin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Botwin tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luca Blight will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Botwin shoots in looking for a takedown but Blight manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Botwin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Botwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Botwin on the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blight!
Botwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blight on the side of the head.
Blight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Botwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blight lands a glancing blow to the side of Botwin's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blight scores with a nice head shot.
Botwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Botwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blight.
Blight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Botwin throws a looping overhand right but Blight ducks down to avoid it.
Botwin misses the shot to the body.
Blight scores with a decent looking hook.
Luca Blight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Botwin.
Botwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blight.
Blight throws out a loose jab but Botwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blight tries a low kick but Botwin avoids it.
Luca Blight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Botwin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blight takes a step back to recover.
Blight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Botwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Botwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Botwin checks a leg kick.
Blight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Botwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Botwin.
Botwin wants to slow Blight down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botwin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Botwin lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Botwin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Botwin throws a strike but Blight rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blight pushes down on Botwin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Blight seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botwin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blight won't allow Botwin to sweep him here.
Botwin trying to keep a closed guard but Blight is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blight is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botwin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blight passes into half guard.
Blight wants to stand but Botwin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botwin gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luca Blight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Botwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blight finds it's way round the side to connect with Botwin's head.
Blight tries to land a leg kick but Botwin saw it coming and moves away.
Botwin cracks Blight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Blight misses the target.
Botwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blight is out of range and Botwin settles back down.
Botwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Botwin as he connects with a hook.
Blight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Botwin.
Botwin lands with a good body shot.
Botwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botwin misses the shot to the body.
Botwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blight counters with a nice leg kick.
Blight tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Botwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight blocks a jab.
Botwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Blight tenderised Botwin's leg. Botwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Botwin.
Blight avoids the head kick by Botwin.
Blight throws an overhand right that lands on Botwin's shoulder, as Botwin tries to avoid the shot.
Botwin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Botwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blight.
Botwin looks to throw a body kick
and Blight makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Botwin really felt that one!
A jab from Blight misses.
Botwin has managed to clinch.
Blight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Botwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Botwin as Blight tries to tie him up.
Nancy Botwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botwin breaks the clinch.
Blight looks to score with a jab to the body but Botwin is just out of range.
Crunch! Botwin slams his shin into Blight's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botwin looks for a takedown but Blight sprawls well.
Blight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Botwin tries to bum rush Blight with a series of wild strikes but Blight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Botwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blight throws a leg kick that misses.
Botwin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blight.
Botwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Botwin throws a push kick but Blight slaps the foot to one side.
Blight tries to land a body kick
and Botwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botwin throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Botwin connects with a right hand. Blight shakes it off.
Blight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Botwin looks to throw the jab but Blight is out of range.
Blight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Botwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Blight.
Blight lands with a nice body kick.
Luca Blight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Botwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blight can pounce on him.
Blight scores with a body shot.
Botwin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blight counters with a good low kick that Botwin was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Blight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Botwin doesn't seem phased though.
A nice combination there by Blight.
Botwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight lands a nice looking body shot.
Botwin closes the distance and clinches up with Blight, looking for a takedown. Botwin pushes Blight against the cage but Blight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nancy Botwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blight explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Botwin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Botwin misses with a leg kick.
Blight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blight lands a jab to the head.
Blight delivers a nice body kick.
Blight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Botwin on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Botwin.
Botwin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blight scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Blight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blight winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Blight!
Luca Blight decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duran is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hatebreed - Live for this. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
280 lbs
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26
280 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Duran's shoulder, as Duran tries to avoid the shot.
Duran throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Duran throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva cracks Duran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Duran stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Duran's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Duran moves away from the strike by Silva.
Duran wants to clinch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Duran.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duran finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Duran's head but Duran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duran misses with a series of wild punches.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a hook. Duran ducked under it nicely.
Duran avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Duran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Duran.
Duran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Duran scores with a nice right hand.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Daniel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Duran throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.
Duran instigates a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran is looking to clinch.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Duran ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva slips under a jab.
Duran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice combination there by Duran.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Duran crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That has opened up Umberto Duran's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Duran down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Duran back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Duran is rocked!
Silva drops Duran with a straight right hand, right on the button! Silva follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silva!
Daniel Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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