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VFC 201: Silva vs. Lee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pamela Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cohen's choice of entrance music: Season in the Abyss. 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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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Good 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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pamela Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cohen.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cohen throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cohen checks it well.
Cohen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cohen.
Cohen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
Anderson scores with a head kick.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Cohen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cohen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Pamela Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cohen.
Cohen looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Cohen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Cohen scores with a jab.
Cohen avoids the body shot from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cohen avoids it really well and circles away.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen misses with a looping left.
Pamela Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is looking to slow Cohen down with leg kicks.
Cohen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cohen off to one side.
Cohen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Cohen persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cohen is able to avoid easily.
Cohen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Cohen misses
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson lands a front kick.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cohen is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Cohen had a free shot at his head there.
Cohen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Cohen is out of range.
A big left from Cohen misses.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Cohen moved away.
Cohen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a low kick but Cohen avoids it.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Cohen.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Cohen down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Cohen misses.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Cohen misses its intended target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cohen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cohen moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pamela Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good shot there by Anderson.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cohen circles away.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cohen.
Cohen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Cohen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Cohen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cohen.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cohen misses with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Cohen counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws a jab when Cohen was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Cohen throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Cohen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cohen will feel that in the morning.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson tests Cohen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pamela Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Cohen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Cohen moves away from the strike by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cohen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Cohen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Cohen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Cohen blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Cohen tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Cohen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cohen throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Cohen throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anderson is not content to let Cohen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Anderson!
Cohen controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Cohen isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Cohen's lack of action.
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 Pamela Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cohen misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Anderson is looking to slow Cohen down with leg kicks.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cohen swings around for an armbar but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cohen's guard.
Anderson trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Cohen working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cohen is on top in guard.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Cohen won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cohen on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cohen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Cohen trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Cohen tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Cohen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cohen preventing the sweep.
Cohen postures up.
Cohen is stalling in the full guard.
Pamela Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lawrence Cohen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cohen. That did some damage!
Anderson throws a leg kick but Cohen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson moves forwards but Cohen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Cohen in the body.
Cohen 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.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cohen tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cohen to the ground. Cohen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohen misses with a straight left.
Cohen takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Cohen's legs.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cohen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
Anderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson looking to control.
Cohen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lawrence Cohen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Lawrence Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Cohen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pamela Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: National Anthem Of Japan. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Kusimuki.
Bauer feints a jab promting Kusimuki to slip. Bauer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kusimuki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kusimuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Bauer misses its intended target.
Bauer scores with a hook to the body. Kusimuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kusimuki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kusimuki tries a low kick but Bauer avoids it.
Bauer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Kusimuki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bauer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bauer digs a good body shot into Kusimuki's ribs.
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
Bauer is looking to wear down Kusimuki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bauer connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer throws out a loose jab but Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusimuki misses with a head kick.
Bauer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bauer lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Kusimuki.
Bauer stuns Kusimuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kusimuki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kusimuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bauer. That did some damage!
Kusimuki tries to score with a low kick but Bauer moves his leg out of the way.
Bauer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kusimuki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bauer.
Kusimuki throws a poor cross that misses
and Bauer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusimuki ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki scores with a leg kick.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bauer.
Bauer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kusimuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Bauer.
Bauer throws a hook but Kusimuki blocks it.
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
Bauer walks into a jab.
Bauer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kusimuki slips a straight right by Bauer.
Kusimuki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kusimuki throws a hook but Bauer blocks it.
Bauer loads up on a big right hand but Kusimuki slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Kusimuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bauer throws a right hand that Kusimuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kusimuki also avoids with ease.
Bauer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusimuki throws a sloppy head kick and Bauer moves out of range easily.
Kusimuki wants to clinch.
Kusimuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bauer.
Some bone on bone action there as Bauer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bauer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bauer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bauer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with a looping right.
Kusimuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bauer misses the body punch
and Kusimuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bauer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kusimuki throws a combination that misses
and Bauer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusimuki lands with a slapping head kick.
Kusimuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kusimuki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bauer. Bauer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kusimuki ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusimuki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bauer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Bauer misses.
A big right from Bauer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Easton Bauer 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.
Bauer misses with a wild combination.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up but Bauer circles away and keeps his distance.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bauer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easton Bauer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bauer connects with a body shot that sends Kusimuki's belly button to the back.
Bauer misses with a straight left.
Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bauer checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kusimuki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bauer takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bauer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kusimuki.
Kusimuki moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up.
A jab from Bauer misses.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bauer moves out of range of the body kick.
Bauer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusimuki is just out of range.
Kusimuki wants to clinch.
Kusimuki sizes up Bauer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kusimuki scores with a jab. Bauer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kusimuki moves out of range as Bauer strikes.
Bauer misses with an uppercut. Kusimuki saw that one coming.
Kusimuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bauer drops his hands momentarily and Kusimuki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kusimuki takes one to the chin there.
Kusimuki wants to slow Bauer down by chopping away at his legs.
Kusimuki slips a jab from Bauer.
Bauer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusimuki.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bauer!
Bauer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bauer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki connects with a solid leg kick.
Bauer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kusimuki misses with a combination
and Bauer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bauer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kusimuki counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kusimuki.
Bauer throws a hook but Kusimuki blocks it.
Kusimuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kusimuki throws a chopping leg kick but Bauer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bauer digs a good body shot into Kusimuki's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bauer misses with a few strikes there.
Bauer misses with a body 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!
Kusimuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kusimuki throws a hook but Bauer avoids it easily.
Kusimuki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bauer's sensitive parts.
Kusimuki slips a jab and a cross from Bauer.
Kusimuki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bauer on the side of the head.
Kusimuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bauer.
Kusimuki sizes up Bauer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusimuki lands a jab to Bauer's midsection.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot that snaps Bauer's head back.
Bauer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bauer has his takedown stuffed
and Kusimuki counters with a nice body kick.
Kusimuki lands a head shot.
Kusimuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bauer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but Bauer moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kusimuki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bauer doesn't seem phased though.
Kusimuki misses with a head kick.
Bauer lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bauer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kusimuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bauer somewhat.
Bauer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kusimuki manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kusimuki throws a good cross that connects.
Kusimuki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bauer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Kusimuki there.
Kusimuki throws a sloppy head kick and Bauer moves out of range easily.
Bauer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bauer throws a jab when Kusimuki was well out of range.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bauer misses the shot to the body.
Kusimuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bauer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusimuki lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kusimuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bauer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kusimuki but Kusimuki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bauer misses with a wild body shot.
Bauer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bauer takes a swing at Kusimuki's ribcage but misses.
Kusimuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kusimuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kusimuki slips a straight right by Bauer.
Kusimuki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
Bauer looking to slow down the pace here.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kusimuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bauer blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Kusimuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bauer pulls guard successfully.
Bauer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kusimuki 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer trying to keep a closed guard but Kusimuki is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Easton Bauer.
Nice defenses there by Kusimuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusimuki rushes Bauer and presses him up against the cage.
Bauer is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling him.
Kusimuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Bauer controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kusimuki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Kusimuki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeorge Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Housimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johanson's entrance music is Ain't No Grave- Johnny Cash. A fine choice. Palhares has chosen Sound of Madness by Shinedown as his entrance music. Jeorge Johanson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
180 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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182 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeorge Johanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Housimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johanson tries to avoid it but Palhares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johanson to the ground. Johanson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johanson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johanson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Palhares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johanson is fending him off so far but Palhares persists. Nope, Johanson circles away and we're back to standing.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jeorge Johanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Housimar Palhares.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Johanson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johanson connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johanson lands a hook that stumbles Palhares back into the cage. Johanson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Palhares to the canvas! Johanson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Palhares has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jeorge Johanson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dai Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vernon's entrance music is Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Volkov's choice of entrance music: The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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182 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dai Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Volkov defends it nicely.
Vernon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vernon misses with a body shot.
Vernon scores with a decent looking hook.
Vernon thuds his right hand into Volkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vernon scores with the left hand. Volkov knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkov.
Volkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vernon checks it well.
Volkov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vernon.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Vernon blocks the low kick.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Vernon sees coming a mile off.
Volkov works Vernon's body with a nice hook.
Vernon misses the shot to the body.
Vernon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vernon throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws a head kick but Vernon moves out of range.
Vernon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Volkov as he avoids it easily.
Volkov tries to keep at a distance but Vernon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vernon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vernon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Vernon cracks Volkov with a nice body shot.
Volkov is trying to break free.
Vernon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vernon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vernon fails to land.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Vernon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Vernon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vernon.
Vernon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Vernon working the ground and pound but Volkov is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Vernon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vernon is trying to ground and pound but Volkov uses the momentary lack of control by Vernon to regain half guard.
Vernon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Volkov's head.
Vernon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vernon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vernon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Volkov's head.
Volkov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vernon scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon is thwarting Volkov's attempts to control the position.
Vernon throwing shots but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Vernon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Volkov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vernon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volkov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Volkov has one foot on Vernon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vernon misses with a double jab.
Vernon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vernon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dai Vernon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
Vernon thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vernon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Vernon.
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!
Volkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vernon's calf.
Vernon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Volkov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vernon. That one must have hurt.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vernon throws a right hand that Volkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkov also avoids with ease.
Vernon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Volkov as he checks the leg kick.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Vernon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vernon misses with a body punch
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Vernon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vernon throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vernon to score with a decent uppercut.
Vernon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vernon walks into a left hand.
Vernon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Volkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vernon.
Dai Vernon is winning the standup battle so far.
Vernon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vernon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Volkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vernon checks it well.
Vernon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vernon misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Volkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Volkov is thwarting Vernon's attempts to control the position.
Volkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Volkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Volkov is taking a breather. Vernon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vernon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Volkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Volkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vernon is just riding it out for now. Volkov eventually gives up the hold.
Vernon tries to get to full guard but Volkov has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vernon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Volkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Volkov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Volkov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vernon has an active guard here but Volkov has managed to pass into half guard.
Volkov working over Vernon with some ground and pound. Vernon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vernon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkov.
Vernon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Vernon is looking to get to half guard.
Volkov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vernon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vernon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vernon with the active half guard here but Volkov passes nicely into side control.
Volkov landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Volkov working the ground and pound from side control.
Vernon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vernon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Volkov off and has taken his back!
Oh Vernon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Vernon seems to have got his legs back now.
Volkov wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Vernon misses with punches from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov avoids the strikes from Vernon.
Vernon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Vernon struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Volkov drops Vernon with a beautiful combination! Vernon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Volkov is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Volkov. Vernon shrugs it off though.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Vernon moves out of range easily.
Volkov 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.
Volkov scores with a jab. Vernon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Volkov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vernon to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vernon looks to clinch but Volkov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vernon taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
Vincent Volkov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto von Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iii comes into the arena with IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great blaring out of the sound system. von Goldstein has chosen Heut ist mein tag as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
185 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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25
171 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto von Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Goldstein misses with a left hand
and Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Goldstein manages to avoid it.
Iii looks to throw the jab but von Goldstein is out of range.
von Goldstein gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
von Goldstein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Iii trying to remain calm as von Goldstein controls from the top position.
Iii pushes von Goldstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, von Goldstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
von Goldstein throws an elbow but Iii slips to the side and avoids it well.
Iii pushes von Goldstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, von Goldstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
von Goldstein is staying tight to Iii's torso, preventing him from escaping.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iii is pushing von Goldstein's head away, looking to escape. von Goldstein manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Goldstein staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii pushes von Goldstein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, von Goldstein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
von Goldstein trying to control the action but Iii is working from the bottom.
Iii tries to escape but von Goldstein is in control.
Check out the look on von Goldstein's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein prevents Iii from escaping the position.
von Goldstein throws a strike aimed at the side of Iii's head but Iii avoids it well.
von Goldstein prevents Iii from escaping the position.
Iii tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Iii is breathing heavily.
von Goldstein is looking to control Iii but Iii is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Well, with von Goldstein on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Iii is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
von Goldstein looking to break Iii's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Iii remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise von Goldstein will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Goldstein loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Iii hold on?
Iii is trying to stand back up.
von Goldstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein looking to break Iii's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Iii remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise von Goldstein will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Iii trying to get back to his feet but von Goldstein is in full control for now.
von Goldstein has managed to slip his arm under Iii's chin. This could be all over... yep, Iii is tapping out! Submission win for von Goldstein.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Otto von Goldstein!
Otto von Goldstein seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magus Arbenson (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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165 lbs
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179 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Magus Arbenson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvatore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arbenson. Arbenson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arbenson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salvatore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arbenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Salvatore scores with a jab. Arbenson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arbenson throws a low kick, looking for Salvatore's leg but Salvatore calmly moves out of range.
Salvatore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arbenson in his tracks.
Salvatore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arbenson tries to clinch there but Salvatore circles away.
Arbenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvatore.
Nick Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore lands the left hand.
Salvatore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arbenson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salvatore throws a lazy right hand but Arbenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arbenson misses with a double jab
and Salvatore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salvatore tries to land a front kick but Arbenson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arbenson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a right hand
and Arbenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatore lands a glancing blow to the side of Arbenson's head.
Salvatore rushes Arbenson and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvatore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arbenson.
Salvatore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arbenson's elbow.
Arbenson tries to work over Salvatore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arbenson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Arbenson.
Arbenson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salvatore blocks an uppercut.
Salvatore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arbenson looks gassed!
Arbenson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salvatore is leaning against Arbenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salvatore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arbenson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvatore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salvatore scores with a shoulder strike.
Salvatore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arbenson backwards.
Nice body punch from Salvatore.
Salvatore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arbenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvatore. Salvatore obviously looking to wear him down.
Salvatore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salvatore cracks Arbenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salvatore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arbenson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salvatore.
Salvatore tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Salvatore slams his shin into Arbenson's torso.
Arbenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvatore.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arbenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arbenson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salvatore is out of range.
Salvatore thuds a left hand into Arbenson's body.
Salvatore cracks Arbenson with an open hand slap.
Arbenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salvatore throws a lazy head kick
and Arbenson counters with a straight right hand.
Salvatore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arbenson under the eye.
Arbenson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvatore is fending him off so far but Arbenson persists. Nope, Salvatore circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvatore lands with a hook. Arbenson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arbenson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore clinches.
Salvatore dodges an elbow strike from Arbenson.
Arbenson lands with a right to the head.
Arbenson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salvatore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arbenson.
Arbenson is breathing heavily.
Arbenson working aggressively here.
Salvatore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salvatore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salvatore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvatore lands a shoulder strike.
Arbenson is trying to stall.
Salvatore lands a shoulder strike.
Salvatore stalling.
A body shot lands from Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a hook that snaps the head of Arbenson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is leaning against Arbenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salvatore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nick Salvatore is winning the standup battle so far.
Arbenson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Arbenson misses its intended target.
Salvatore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arbenson is out of range and Salvatore settles back down.
Salvatore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arbenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arbenson ducks right into an uppercut from Salvatore.
Arbenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvatore connects with a body shot that sends Arbenson's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arbenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salvatore clobbers Arbenson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salvatore motions for Arbenson to come forward. Salvatore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Salvatore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salvatore has Arbenson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salvatore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salvatore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arbenson can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvatore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salvatore lands a body punch.
Salvatore tries a body shot but Arbenson blocks it.
Arbenson tries to land a knee to the head but Salvatore blocks with his arms.
Salvatore tries to throw a body punch but Arbenson avoids it by throwing Salvatore back against the cage.
Arbenson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Salvatore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salvatore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arbenson can't find room to land a body shot as Salvatore controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salvatore.
A body shot lands from Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a body shot.
Nick Salvatore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salvatore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salvatore lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Arbenson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salvatore moves into range and clinches up with Arbenson.
Salvatore drops Arbenson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Arbenson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Arbenson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvatore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arbenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Salvatore finish him?
Salvatore scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Salvatore.
Salvatore dips a shoulder and cracks Arbenson with a mighty uppercut! Arbenson falls back against the cage and Salvatore unloads with a barrage of strikes! Arbenson 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 - Salvatore screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Salvatore!
In his post fight interview, Nick Salvatore started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander comes to the cage accompanied by Tribute. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Inge Grepp!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp needs to keep his hands up - Lander had a free shot at his head there.
Lander throws a poor cross that misses
and Grepp counters with a stiff right hand.
Lander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grepp throws a jab when Lander was well out of range.
Lander lands with a nice combination. Grepp backs away looking to recover.
Grepp swings widly with a right hand
and Lander counters with a good, hard body kick but Grepp shrugs it off.
Grepp moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lander throws a body punch but Grepp moves out of range.
Grepp throws a hook to the side of Lander's head but Lander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grepp tries to clinch there but Lander circles away.
Grepp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lander.
Grepp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grepp's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lander under the eye.
Lander looks to throw the jab but Grepp is out of range.
Grepp throws an overhand right that lands on Lander's shoulder, as Lander tries to avoid the shot.
Grepp is looking to clinch but Lander is avoiding it.
Grepp misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lander.
Grepp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lander misses the shot to the body.
Grepp sizes up Lander with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grepp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grepp throws a leg kick
and Lander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid body kick from Grepp.
Lander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grepp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ice Lander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lander misses.
Lander throws a poor cross that misses
and Grepp counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grepp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grepp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lander.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lander was well out of range. Poor timing from Grepp.
Lander slips under a jab from Grepp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp avoids the head kick by Lander.
Grepp digs a good body shot into Lander's ribs.
Grepp lands with a nice body punch.
Lander misses with a head kick.
Lander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grepp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Lander.
Lander throws a head kick that Grepp semi-blocks.
Lander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grepp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lander slips a jab from Grepp.
Lander throws a lazy head kick
and Grepp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lander tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lander is breathing heavily.
Grepp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lander manages to avoid it.
Grepp cracks Lander with an open hand slap.
Lander tries a head kick but it misses.
Lander takes one to the side of the head.
Jab from Grepp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander staying out of range there.
Lander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grepp dips to his left and cracks Lander with an uppercut!
Lander looks to land a combination but Grepp avoids it well.
Lander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grepp avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grepp.
Lander connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lander misses with a looping right.
Grepp connects with the punch.
Lander walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grepp.
Grepp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lander.
Grepp lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. Lander looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lander takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lander at a distance.
Grepp misses with a straight left.
Grepp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lander's head backwards.
Lander lands the left hand.
Lander connects with a body shot that sends Grepp's belly button to the back.
Lander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grepp.
Grepp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grepp blocks a leg kick.
Grepp lands a really nice looking cross but Lander seems unphased.
Lander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grepp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lander has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lander and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander throws a solid leg kick but Grepp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lander.
A jab from Grepp finds it's way through Lander's defenses.
Grepp misses the shot to the body.
Grepp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lander on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inge Grepp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lander connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grepp. Grepp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grepp cracks Lander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lander throws a hook to the side of Grepp's head but Grepp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grepp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grepp lands a jab to Lander's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Grepp misses.
Grepp throws out a powerful jab.
Grepp scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lander misses the shot to the body.
Grepp connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Lander.
A big right from Grepp misses.
Lander tries to score with a low kick but Grepp moves his leg out of the way.
Grepp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lander on the side of the head.
Lander takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grepp moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp throws an overhand right that lands on Lander's shoulder, as Lander tries to avoid the shot.
Grepp connects with a high kick.
Lander checks a leg kick nicely.
Grepp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lander doesn't seem bothered though.
Lander moves forwards but Grepp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lander just misses with a punch to the body.
Lander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grepp throws out the jab.
Inge Grepp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lander jabs at Grepp's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Lander blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Grepp misses its intended target.
Lander throws a body kick that misses.
Lander blocks a leg kick.
Grepp throws a leg kick but Lander moved away.
Lander throws a leg kick
and Grepp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grepp lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lander's sensitive parts.
Grepp misses with a hook. Lander ducked under it nicely.
Lander looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lander swings for the body but Grepp moves out of range.
Grepp connects with an inside leg kick.
Grepp cracks a nice hook into Lander's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lander walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grepp.
Grepp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grepp lands with a good body shot.
Lander throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Lander misses its intended target.
Lander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grepp has time to react.
Grepp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Landers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lander misses with an uppercut.
Grepp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander throws a leg kick but Grepp checks it.
Grepp scoring well with a low kick there.
Grepp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grepp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grepp throws a leg kick but Lander moved away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grepp misses the shot to the body.
Grepp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grepp connects with a right hand. Lander shakes it off.
Lander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grepp.
Grepp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grepp.
Grepp scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Lander misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Grepp.
Grepp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grepp's calf.
Lander is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp 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.
Grepp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good shot there by Grepp.
Grepp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lander moves away.
Grepp misses the shot to the body.
Grepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grepp throws a front kick aimed at Lander's knee but Lander avoids it well.
Grepp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lander is out of range and Grepp settles back down.
Lander thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Lander blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lander.
Grepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lander ducks under a wild hook from Grepp.
A clash of legs there as Lander blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inge Grepp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lander just misses with a punch to the body.
Lander takes a swing at Grepp's ribcage but misses.
Grepp clobbers Lander with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grepps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Lander.
An inside leg kick from Grepp misses.
Good shot there by Grepp.
Lander throws a sloppy head kick and Grepp moves out of range easily.
Lander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lander misses the body punch
and Grepp counters with a thumping low kick.
Lander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lander lands a shoulder strike.
Lander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grepp tries to work over Lander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp stalling the fight.
Lander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grepp.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Grepp, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grepp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lander tries to land knees in the clinch but Grepp avoids the damage to the body.
Grepp misses with an elbow strike.
Lander pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grepp taking a breather.
Grepp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lander has him pressed against the cage.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grepp looking to slow down the pace here.
Lander throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grepp blocks it with crossed arms.
Ice Lander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp has Lander pressed against the cage.
Grepp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Landers head.
Lander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grepp taking a breather.
Grepp controlling the action here for a moment.
Grepp takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grepp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Grepp blocks a body shot from Lander.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Grepp, against the cage.
Grepp misses with an elbow strike.
Lander prevents Grepp from breaking the clinch.
Lander misses with the head strike.
Grepp tries to work over Lander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lander is defending well for now.
Lander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grepp backwards.
Lander blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Lander as the two fighters clinch.
Inge Grepp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lander lands a shoulder strike.
Lander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grepp looking to slow down the pace here.
Grepp prevents a body shot from Lander.
Lander trying to land knees to the body.
Grepp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lander is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lander.
Lander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grepp's elbow.
Lander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grepp managing to block the knees to the body from Lander.
Lander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grepp.
Grepp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grepp prevents a body shot from Lander.
Lander with a knee to the head.
Ice Lander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Lander fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Lander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grepp 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inge Grepp!
Inge Grepp seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tourniquet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall misses the jab.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee 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.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Hank Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Hank Hall has been cut.
Lee avoids the head kick by Hall.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hall wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall clinches.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Lee has clasped his hands together around Hall's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hall has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Hall is defending well.
Lee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hall is avoiding damage well.
Lee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hall rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lee's guard! Nice work there by Hall!
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall throwing strikes but missing.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hall clinches.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Bruce Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Hall is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Hall controlling the position.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and 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!
Hall is trying to keep Lee in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hall working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Hall moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lee.
Hall preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Hall wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Hall tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
That has opened up Bruce Lee's cut even more.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hank Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Lee's head back.
Hall digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall cracks Lee with a good jab.
Hank Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hank Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Hall tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall slips a jab from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hall sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee with the ground and pound but Hall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hall has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hall has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hall!
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Hall looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall can't escape the position.
Hall wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee working Hall over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee goes for an armbar but Hall turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hall.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Lee.
I've got Lee 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gim Allon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazaki Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gim Allon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allon has a takedown stuffed.
Allon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujita's head.
It looks like Kazaki Fujita has been cut.
Allon scores with a nice head shot.
Fujita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allon regains half guard.
Allon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fujita is working away from the top position though.
Fujita prevents Allon from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujita 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.
Allon is staying active underneath Fujita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Allon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Allon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita works over Allon with some ground and pound from guard.
Fujita trying to control but Allon is working from the bottom.
Allon keeping full guard, as Fujita tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujita is working hard here to advance position.
Allon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fujita trying to control here.
Allon tries to pass to full mount but Fujita defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Allon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fujita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujita controlling the position.
Allon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allon wants to control from the top but Fujita keeps moving.
Fujita is trying to keep Allon in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allon tries to free his leg and advance position but Fujita is retaining full guard.
Allon won't allow Fujita to sweep him here.
Fujita controls Allon momentarily but Allon frees himself.
Fujita looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Allon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allon is pressing down on Fujita's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fujita is holding on for now.
Allon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujita makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fujita.
Allon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fujita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujita working a defensive guard here.
Allon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fujita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fujita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujita pulls Allon in close to prevent any damage.
Allon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allon throws a big elbow that misses.
Fujita pulls Allon in close to his closed guard and prevents Allon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fujita has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fujita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Allon won't allow Fujita to sweep him here.
Allon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujita wants to sweep but no luck.
Fujita controlling Allon's posture.
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!
Allon postures up and lands a big shot to Fujita's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gim Allon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazaki Fujita's cut.
That's time! Fujita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Allon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Allon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujita wants to control but Allon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Allon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Allon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fujita wants to get back to full guard.
Allon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Allon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujita is looking to control Allon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fujita avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allon lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fujita defending well though.
Allon is trying to work for a kimura but Fujita is defending well.
Allon working Fujita over with strikes.
Fujita wants to improve his position but Allon is controlling well.
Allon 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.
Fujita is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fujita trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Allon manages to pass to mount!
Fujita is bucking up trying to escape but Allon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Allon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujita wants to control but Allon is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Allon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Allon thows a huge punch but Fujita dodges it nicely.
Fujita makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fujita.
Gim Allon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fujita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allon is aware though and is defending well.
Allon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Allon throwing strikes from guard but Fujita blocks nicely.
Fujita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fujita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allon is one step ahead there.
Fujita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allon forces his way into half guard.
Allon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fujita sees it coming and defends easily.
Allon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fujita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Allon working some strikes from top position.
Allon passes into half guard.
Fujita keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujita regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Allon.
Allon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita keeping full guard, as Allon tries to pass.
Allon distracts Fujita with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allon connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allon won't allow Fujita to sweep him here.
Fujita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fujita pulls Allon in close to prevent any damage.
Allon lands a couple of digs.
Allon landing some decent shots from guard.
Fujita is looking for a triangle but Allon pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allon wants to control from the top but Fujita keeps moving.
Fujita controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gim Allon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazaki Fujita'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fujita tried to score with a low kick but Allon checks it.
Allon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allon thows a body shot but no joy.
Fujita scores with a nice strike.
Fujita stuffs the takedown attempt from Allon. Allon gets slowly back to his feet.
Fujita works over Allon's head and body with a nice combination.
Fujita throws a nice looking combination but Allon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fujita scores with a sloppy right hand. Allon should have avoided that one.
Oooh a lovely combination from Allon sends Fujita down but not out. Allon dives into side control looking to finish.
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!
Allon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Allon working the head with strikes.
Fujita is looking to reverse the position.
Allon in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Fujita looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Allon turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gim Allon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gim Allon waved his t-shirt featuring 5th Round Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Hous'. Lee has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Barney Lee has been cut.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva jabs at Lee's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Lee moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Mauricio Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Lee shrugs it off though.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Nice body kick from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Silva slips a straight right by Lee.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Lee misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barney Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Barney Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva looks to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Lee catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Lee lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 Mauricio Silva.
Well Silva 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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