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DFC 24 - Ubereem vs Vengeance PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Gallo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Willy Jones has been cut.
Gallo misses with a few strikes there.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Gallo.
Gallo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallo cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gallo takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Nick Gallo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Gallo.
Gallo blocks a head kick by Jones.
Gallo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gallo looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones is rocked!
Gallo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gallo moves out of range easily.
Gallo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gallo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gallo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones tries to clinch but Gallo moves out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Gallo moves out of range.
Gallo throws out a powerful jab.
Gallo Throws a clean left jab. Gallo Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Jones's chin! Jones crumbles to the ground and Gallo follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Gallo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Gallo!
Nick Gallo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amarin Kaewke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amarin Kaewke!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaewke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kaewke moves out of range easily.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Kaewke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kaewke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Da Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Kaewke is not content to let Da Silva control the position.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but Kaewke defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaewke keeps working.
Da Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Da Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaewke is just riding it out for now. Da Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Da Silva is pressing down on Kaewke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaewke is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaewke is refusing to be controlled, as Da Silva sits in half guard.
Da Silva passes to full mount!
Da Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Da Silva working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kaewke looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Da Silva! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Renato Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenny Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Richards!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nero throws a head kick that misses.
Nero misses with an uppercut.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards gets a clinch.
Nero tries for a takedown but Richards manages to get underhooks.
Richards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nero blocks an uppercut.
Nero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nero backwards.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Nero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Richards blocks a jab.
Nero lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Richards.
Richards looks to land a combination but Nero avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richards's head.
Nero swinging wildly here.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nero.
Nero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards throws a low kick but Nero avoids it.
Richards looks to land a combination but Nero avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Nero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero looks to land a combination. Richards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nero misses with a low kick.
Nero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Nero shoots in and drives through. Richards sprawls well.
Richards tries to bum rush Nero with a series of wild strikes but Nero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nero slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richards avoids the head kick by Nero.
Richards is looking to clinch but Nero is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a right and a left that Nero avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick from Nero misses.
Horrible takedown by Nero or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Nero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to clinch up but Nero keeps it at a distance.
Richards throws a right hand that Nero ducks under and follows up with a left that Nero also avoids with ease.
Good exchange - Nero coming out on top.
Richards looks to throw the jab but Nero is out of range.
Lenny Nero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nero throws a leg kick but Richards checks it.
Richards misses with the combination.
Nero looks for the body kick but Richards saw that one coming.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nero tried to score with a low kick but Richards checks it.
Nero fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Richards to the ground. Nero is now in Richards's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero won't allow Richards to get back to his feet.
Nero is looking to stand up but Richards won't let him.
Nero drops back looking for a leg! Richards is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Richards manages to kick Nero off! Nero jumps back into Richards's guard.
Nero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nero pushes down on Richards's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Richards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Nero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
A head kick misses from Nero.
Nero misses the shot to the body.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Nero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Nero backs away looking to recover.
Nero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nero misses the target.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Nero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nero shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.
Nero dodges the punch combination from Richards.
Nero takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards tries to bum rush Nero with a series of wild strikes but Nero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards throws a series of punches but Nero moves out of range.
Richards stuffs the takedown attempt from Nero. Nero gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Nero finds it's target.
Nero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Richards avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Nero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nero somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nero circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards misses with a leg kick.
Richards takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nero misses the target.
Richards tries to land a leg kick but Nero saw it coming and moves away.
Nero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nero throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richards is controlling Nero's posture.
Richards manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nero manages to get himself to full guard.
Nero has his foot on Richards's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richards works his way back into a safe position though.
Nero 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.
Nero has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Richards is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nero.
Richards with the ground and pound but Nero regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero looking for submissions off his back.
Nero is doing well to control the position and prevent Richards from advancing to side control.
Richards wants to free his trapped foot but Nero is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nero actively working from the bottom here.
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 Lenny Nero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nero looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
Lenny Nero is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nero shoots in but Richards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Nero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nero!
Nero throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nero thuds his right hand into Richards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lenny Nero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nero circles away quickly and effectively.
Nero misses with the combination.
Nero scores with a jab. Richards acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nero checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Nero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Richards doesn't seem phased though.
Nero throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Nero throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Nero tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Nero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nero lands a jab to Richards's midsection.
Nero jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Nero circles away.
Richards tries to bum rush Nero with a series of wild strikes but Nero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards avoids the body shot from Nero.
Richards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richards is out of range and Nero settles back down.
Nero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Nero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Richards throws a hook but Nero avoids it easily.
Richards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Nero misses.
Nero ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Nero moves away and avoids it.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Nero.
Richards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nero misses with a looping right.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Nero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Nero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Nero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Nero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
Richards wants to clinch.
Lenny Nero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nero.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Nero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Nero!
During a confident post fight interview, Lenny Nero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Polio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by PennyWise - Alien. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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257 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boss Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Polio!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rutten. No joy for Polio on that attempt.
Polio shoots in looking for a takedown but Rutten manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Polio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rutten lands with a nice combination. Polio backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Tommy Polio has been cut.
Rutten lands with an uppercut that bounces Polio off the cage and back into range.
Polio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rutten looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rutten is looking to reverse the position.
Rutten looks to move to half guard but instead Polio has passed into mount! Damn!
Polio jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rutten manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Polio tries for a kimura but Rutten is defending well.
Rutten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Polio on the ground.
Polio has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rutten!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to hold on but Polio pushes him away.
Rutten wants to try and get back to his feet.
Polio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rutten is just holding on here. Polio manages to take his back.
Rutten is trying to defend against the choke here but Polio has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Polio Tightens the hold and Rutten taps out furiously! Polio displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Polio!
Tommy Polio made sure to mention his sponsor, CLOSING •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [LAST STOCK in 1DAY in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DT McGarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Pariss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, DT McGarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Pariss!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pariss throws a one two combo.
Pariss stuffs the takedown.
Pariss scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooh!!! Pariss has knocked McGarry down with a huge combo! Pariss steps away and waves a wobbly McGarry back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McGarry is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pariss pounces like a tiger and cracks McGarry with a vicious hook! McGarry is down but not out! Pariss follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Pariss!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Barreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Panek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreras comes to the cage accompanied by Hellshock - Walking Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel Barreras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Waclaw Panek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panek scores with a takedown into Barreras's guard.
Barreras on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barreras tries to get out of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barreras keeping moving, preventing Panek from controlling successfully.
Barreras wants to stand but Panek is controlling the position.
Panek advances position into side control!
Panek is looking to take a break and control but Barreras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panek is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Barreras's shoulder. That is not cool.
Barreras is not content to let Panek control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panek is working to tighten is grip on Barreras's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Barreras has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Panek is really squeezing tight and eventually Barreras passes out! Panek breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Waclaw Panek!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Waclaw Panek waved his t-shirt featuring $10's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akuma The Raging Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Hagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Akuma The Raging Demon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagler scoring well with a low kick there.
Hagler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hagler.
Hagler tries to close the distance and clinch but The Raging Demon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hagler doesn't manage to clinch there - The Raging Demon circles away.
Hagler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Raging Demon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hagler was well out of range. Poor timing from The Raging Demon.
Hagler cracks the inside of The Raging Demon's front leg.
Hagler cracks the inside of The Raging Demon's front leg.
The Raging Demon looks to land a combination but Hagler avoids it well.
Hagler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Raging Demon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hagler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Raging Demon avoids the head kick by Hagler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Raging Demon lands a slapping body shot.
Hagler slips a jab and a cross from The Raging Demon.
Hagler lands a leg kick that knocks The Raging Demon off balance momentarily.
Hagler scores with a nice body kick.
Hagler throws a series of punches but The Raging Demon moves out of range.
The Raging Demon scores with the left hand. Hagler knows he should have avoided that one.
Hagler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marvin Hagler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hagler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Raging Demon with a jab.
Hagler moves into range and clinches up with The Raging Demon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hagler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Raging Demon is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hagler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Raging Demon.
Hagler tries to land knees in the clinch but The Raging Demon avoids the damage to the body.
Hagler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Raging Demon tries to pull guard but Hagler won't allow it.
Hagler misses with a knee strike.
The Raging Demon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hagler smiles and moves away.
Hagler throws a leg kick but The Raging Demon moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Raging Demon swinging wildly here.
Hagler has managed to clinch.
Hagler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Raging Demon is defending well for now.
Hagler scores a nice knee to the body.
The Raging Demon managing to block the knees to the body from Hagler.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hagler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagler lands a nice knee to the body.
Hagler lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hagler.
Hagler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Raging Demon.
The Raging Demon tries to pull guard but Hagler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akuma The Raging Demon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagler slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Raging Demon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Raging Demon managing to block the knees to the body from Hagler.
The Raging Demon managing to block the knees to the body from Hagler.
Hagler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Raging Demon avoids it.
The Raging Demon looking to stall.
Hagler landing knees to the body.
The Raging Demon being controlled against the cage.
Hagler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hagler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Raging Demon can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Raging Demon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hagler gets underhooks to prevent The Raging Demon's takedown attempt.
The Raging Demon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Hagler 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hagler!
The Raging Demon throws a shot from downtown. Hagler moves away and avoids it.
The Raging Demon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hagler moves away.
Hagler looks to land a left hand but The Raging Demon moved out of range nicely.
Marvin Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hagler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Raging Demon jumps guard but Hagler stands there with The Raging Demon around his waist. The Raging Demon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hagler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marvin Hagler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hagler trying to land knees to the body.
The Raging Demon is working for takedown but Hagler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hagler looking to throw knees to the head but The Raging Demon is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hagler tries to land a knee to the head but The Raging Demon blocks with his arms.
The Raging Demon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hagler.
The Raging Demon tries to pull guard but Hagler holds him up against the cage and eventually The Raging Demon drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akuma The Raging Demon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagler prevents the takedown attempt.
Hagler tries to land knees in the clinch but The Raging Demon avoids the damage to the body.
Hagler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Raging Demon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hagler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hagler dodges an elbow strike from The Raging Demon.
Hagler scores a nice knee to the body.
Hagler working The Raging Demon over with knees to the body.
Hagler tries to land a knee to the head but The Raging Demon blocks with his arms.
The Raging Demon avoiding damage as Hagler throws knees to the body.
Hagler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hagler scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hagler lands a body punch.
Hagler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Raging Demon is defending well for now.
The Raging Demon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Hagler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hagler scores with a shot to the side of The Raging Demon's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Raging Demon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hagler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Raging Demon.
Hagler landing knees to the head.
The Raging Demon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Hagler.
Hagler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Raging Demon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Raging Demon prevents a body shot from Hagler.
Hagler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Raging Demon is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Hagler.
The Raging Demon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Hagler.
The Raging Demon avoiding damage as Hagler throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Raging Demon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hagler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Raging Demon blocks it with crossed arms.
Hagler pushes The Raging Demon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Raging Demon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hagler landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hagler.
Hagler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hagler scores with a knee to the head.
Hagler working The Raging Demon over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagler trying to land knees to the body.
Hagler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Raging Demon.
The Raging Demon is trying to pull guard but Hagler has him pressed against the cage.
Hagler stalling against the cage.
Hagler tries to land knees in the clinch but The Raging Demon avoids the damage to the body.
The Raging Demon manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Raging Demon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hagler has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagler controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Raging Demon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Hagler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hagler prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Hagler 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!
Hagler throws a leg kick but The Raging Demon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Raging Demon moves away from the strike by Hagler.
Good leg kick by Hagler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hagler.
Hagler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hagler throws a low kick, looking for The Raging Demon's leg but The Raging Demon calmly moves out of range.
Hagler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hagler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hagler feints and then cracks The Raging Demon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Raging Demon down.
Hagler cracks the inside of The Raging Demon's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hagler, right into the meat.
Hagler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from The Raging Demon does no damage.
Hagler throws a body kick that misses.
Hagler lands with an uppercut that bounces The Raging Demon off the cage and back into range.
Hagler tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hagler.
Hagler thumps The Raging Demon with a low kick.
Hagler tries a head kick but it misses.
Hagler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The Raging Demon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hagler thumps The Raging Demon with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hagler.
Hagler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagler throws a head kick but The Raging Demon moves out of range.
Hagler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hagler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Raging Demon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hagler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Hagler coming out on top.
Hagler feints and then cracks The Raging Demon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Raging Demon down.
Nice uppercut there from Hagler.
Marvin Hagler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler lands a head kick!
Akuma The Raging Demon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hagler throws a leg kick but The Raging Demon moved away.
Hagler tries a head kick but it misses.
The Raging Demon misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hagler.
The Raging Demon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hagler throws a front kick aimed at The Raging Demon's knee but The Raging Demon avoids it well.
Hagler misses with a series of wild punches.
Hagler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Raging Demon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Raging Demon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hagler closes the distance and clinches.
The Raging Demon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hagler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Raging Demon.
Hagler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Raging Demon tries to pull guard but Hagler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Raging Demon jumps guard but Hagler stands there with The Raging Demon around his waist. The Raging Demon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akuma The Raging Demon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Raging Demon up against the cage.
The Raging Demon is trying to pull guard but Hagler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akuma The Raging Demon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagler leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Hagler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hagler 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Hagler!
A determined Marvin Hagler didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sydal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Sydal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Lombard's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Sydal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydal misses with a takedown attempt
so Lombard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lombard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lombard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sydal!
Lombard thowing shots but they're missing.
Lombard has hold of Sydal's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sydal manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lombard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydal wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lombard.
Lombard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lombard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard controlling the position easily from mount.
Lombard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sydal is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sydal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lombard breaks from Sydal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to control but Sydal wriggling away.
Lombard lands a heavy elbow.
Lombard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lombard with the ground and pound from mount.
Lombard has hold of Sydal's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sydal manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sydal is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydal tries to buck Lombard off so he can stand up but Lombard has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Sydal falls backwards, slamming Lombard to the mat but Lombard holds on tight! Sydal is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Lombard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurens Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jj Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs comes to the cage accompanied by Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jj Mcgarry!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Der Sluijs stands up from half guard.
Van Der Sluijs slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcgarry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcgarry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Der Sluijs but Van Der Sluijs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mcgarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jj Mcgarry has been cut.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jj Mcgarry.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sluijs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Van Der Sluijs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs with a hook.
Mcgarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
Laurens Van Der Sluijs retains his welterweight title!
Laurens Van Der Sluijs 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 Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as True Vengeance enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, True Vengeance!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ubereem moves away.
Vengeance throws a right hand that Ubereem ducks under and follows up with a left that Ubereem also avoids with ease.
Vengeance throws a solid leg kick but Ubereem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vengeance.
Ubereem moves forwards but Vengeance connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ubereem blocks a leg kick.
Ubereem delivers a nice body kick.
No luck for Vengeance with that takedown attempt.
Vengeance misses with an uppercut
enabling Ubereem to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like True Vengeance has been cut.
Vengeance throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ubereem tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vengeance is in Ubereem's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vengeance postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ubereem is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vengeance, into his guard.
Ubereem content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem pushing down on Vengeance's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vengeance is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vengeance looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ubereem trying to control the pace.
Vengeance is trying to control but can't.
Ubereem with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Alistair Ubereem wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vengeance takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alistair Ubereem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance takes a swing at Ubereem's ribcage but misses.
Vengeance falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ubereem counters with a low kick, right behind Vengeance 's knee.
Ubereem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
True Vengeance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vengeance fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ubereem, right into the meat.
Vengeance takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vengeance looks gassed!
Ubereem lunges at Vengeance with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vengeance's hand.
Ubereem cracks Vengeance with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vengeance looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ubereem finish him?
Ubereem scores with a hook to the body. Vengeance takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vengeance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ubereem.
Vengeance gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ubereem.
Ubereem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vengeance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ubereem throws a leg kick which misses Vengeance's front leg but catches the back leg as Vengeance tries to avoid it.
Ubereem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ubereem. Vengeance shrugs it off though.
Vengeance takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vengeance is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vengeance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ubereem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ubereem scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ubereem, right into the meat.
Ubereem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vengeance is still on wobbly legs! Can Ubereem finish him?
That has opened up True Vengeance's cut even more.
Ubereem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ubereem delivers a nice body kick.
Ubereem throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ubereem.
Ubereem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crack! Ubereem connects with the perfect overhand right and Vengeance falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Ubereem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Ubereem!
Alistair Ubereem retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alistair Ubereem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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