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TTFC Tuesday Night Fights 35 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nickelback - Burn It To the Ground. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Long gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bryan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Long has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryan is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Long is on top in guard.
Long is working Bryan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bryan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Long makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Long.
Long looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bryan passes into side control.
Long is trying to get back to his feet.
Long manages to get back to half guard.
Bryan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Long is just riding it out for now. Bryan eventually gives up the hold.
Bryan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Long is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). King Bryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Kikyerass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Lyle Kikyerass has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lay Pray's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Kikyerass!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kikyerass looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kikyerass keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
Lay Pray has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pray looks to land a combination but Kikyerass avoids it well.
Pray fails to land the takedown.
Kikyerass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kikyerass avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kikyerass lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikyerass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kikyerass has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pray regains guard immediately.
Kikyerass won't allow Pray to get back to his feet.
Kikyerass landing with the ground and pound.
Kikyerass throwing strikes but missing.
Pray looking for a sweep. Not yet Pray, not yet.
Pray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kikyerass manages to get himself to full guard.
Pray wants to control from the top but Kikyerass keeps moving.
Kikyerass is trying to control the position but Pray postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kikyerass working for a triangle but Pray defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pray content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray trying to control but Kikyerass is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kikyerass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pray controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lay Pray has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kikyerass forces Pray back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pray tries for a takedown but Kikyerass manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kikyerass gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kikyerass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kikyerass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kikyerass gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pray.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pray as Kikyerass tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kikyerass throws an elbow but misses.
Kikyerass is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikyerass controlling the action here for a moment.
Pray wants a takedown but no success here.
Kikyerass misses with a knee strike.
Kikyerass is trying to pull guard but Pray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kikyerass prevents it.
Kikyerass stalling the fight.
Kikyerass trying to land knees to the body.
Pray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kikyerass gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kikyerass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pray tries for a takedown but Kikyerass manages to get underhooks.
Kikyerass misses with a knee strike.
Pray is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kikyerass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kikyerass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kikyerass is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray lands a takedown into guard.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pray is stalling in the full guard.
Kikyerass keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
Kikyerass looking to control.
Kikyerass has control of Pray's left arm, preventing Pray from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pray swats away the attempt to clinch by Kikyerass.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pray shoots for a takedown but Kikyerass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kikyerass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kikyerass tries to clinch there but Pray circles away.
Pray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kikyerass pinned against the cage. Kikyerass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lay Pray will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kikyerass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pray scores a takedown into full mount!
Kikyerass is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pray wants to control the pace but Kikyerass is squirming around nicely.
Kikyerass is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kikyerass working to try and regain half guard.
Pray looking to finish Kikyerass with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kikyerass!
Kikyerass wants to hold on but Pray pushes him away.
Kikyerass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kikyerass tries to hold on but Pray postures up.
Pray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kikyerass can't escape the position.
Pray with shots to the head and body - Kikyerass looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray wants to control the pace but Kikyerass is squirming around nicely.
Pray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pray avoids the attempt from Kikyerass to control.
Kikyerass working to try and regain half guard.
Pray controlling from mount.
Pray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pray wants to control the pace but Kikyerass is squirming around nicely.
Pray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kikyerass is looking to escape.
Pray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray trying to control but Kikyerass is having none of it.
Pray looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kikyerass can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pray avoids the attempt from Kikyerass to control.
Lay Pray has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kikyerass tries to clinch but Pray moves out of range.
Pray fails with the takedown
and Kikyerass counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kikyerass throws a big right hand that misses.
Kikyerass won't allow Pray to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kikyerass working some strikes from top position.
Kikyerass loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pray controls Kikyerass momentarily but Kikyerass frees himself.
Kikyerass won't allow Pray to sweep him here.
Kikyerass throwing strikes from guard but Pray blocks nicely.
Pray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kikyerass scoring with some ground and pound.
Kikyerass keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pray's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kikyerass!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kikyerass is desperately trying to improve his position but Pray has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kikyerass is looking to escape.
Kikyerass is working to get back to half guard.
Pray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kikyerass reaches up and holds on to Pray to control the position.
Pray lands a big shot there that rocks Kikyerass but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pray looking to control but Kikyerass is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pray controlling the position easily from mount.
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 Lay Pray will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Pray circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kikyerass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Kikyerass. No joy for Pray on that attempt.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kikyerass moves into the clinch.
Kikyerass tries a knee to the head but Pray blocks it.
Pray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pray goes for a takedown attempt but Kikyerass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pray swats away the attempt to clinch by Kikyerass.
Kikyerass is looking to clinch but Pray is avoiding it.
Kikyerass is looking to clinch but Pray is avoiding it.
Pray dives in and grabs Kikyerass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kikyerass pushes down on Pray's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pray looks to land a combination but Kikyerass avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up but Pray circles away and keeps his distance.
Kikyerass is looking to clinch but Pray is avoiding it.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kikyerass tries to clinch there but Pray circles away.
Pray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kikyerass but Kikyerass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pray looks for a takedown but Kikyerass sprawls well.
Kikyerass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kikyerass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kikyerass clinches up against the cage.
Pray jumps guard but Kikyerass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kikyerass throws an elbow but misses.
Kikyerass jumps guard and drags Pray to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kikyerass keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lay Pray just wasn't active enough.
Kikyerass is looking to clinch.
Kikyerass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikyerass wants to clinch up but Pray keeps it at a distance.
Kikyerass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lay Pray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up but Pray circles away and keeps his distance.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up.
Kikyerass wants to clinch up but Pray keeps it at a distance.
Kikyerass tries to close the distance and clinch but Pray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pray keeps the fight on the outside.
Pray slaps away a takedown attempt from Kikyerass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kikyerass tries to close the distance and clinch but Pray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pray. No joy for Kikyerass on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pray.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up but Pray circles away and keeps his distance.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lyle Kikyerass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kikyerass is looking to clinch.
Kikyerass tries to clinch there but Pray circles away.
Pray keeps the fight on the outside.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up.
No luck for Pray with that takedown attempt.
Kikyerass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pray throws a nice looking combination but Kikyerass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt - Kikyerass sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kikyerass tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikyerass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kikyerass moves into range and clinches up with Pray.
Pray breaks the clinch.
Kikyerass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pray, pushing him back against the cage.
Kikyerass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pray avoids it.
Pray drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kikyerass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pray is working for takedown but Kikyerass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kikyerass misses with an elbow strike.
Kikyerass missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikyerass pulls Pray into guard.
Pray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kikyerass looking for a guillotine here but Pray defends easily.
Lay Pray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kikyerass keeping moving, preventing Pray from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Kikyerass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pray 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lay Pray!
A less than humble Lay Pray misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bill Murray - by Sweatshop Union. 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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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
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Stglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axl Horn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stglitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horn throws a head kick but Stglitz moves out of range.
Stglitz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horn lands a slapping body shot.
Stglitz lands a head shot.
Stglitz is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Stglitz.
Stglitz lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stglitz.
Horn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stglitz throws a front kick aimed at Horn's knee but Horn avoids it well.
Horn moves out of range as Stglitz throws a body kick.
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!
Horn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horn ducks under a wild hook from Stglitz.
Horn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stglitz in his tracks.
Stglitz misses with a hook. Horn ducked under it nicely.
Horn scores with a three punch combo!
Stglitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Horn in his tracks.
A leg kick checked by Horn.
Horn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stglitz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stglitz 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.
Horn tries to free his leg and advance position but Stglitz is retaining full guard.
Horn postures up and lands a big shot to Stglitz's brow.
Horn tries to free his leg and advance position but Stglitz is retaining full guard.
Horn looking to sit in guard and control but Stglitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Horn wants to sweep here but Stglitz controlling him for the moment.
Stglitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stglitz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stglitz 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.
Stglitz throws a big elbow that misses.
Horn has his foot on Stglitz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stglitz works his way back into a safe position though.
Stglitz is looking to work some ground and pound but Horn has wrist control.
Horn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stglitz's guard.
Horn wants to control from the top but Stglitz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws a strike but Stglitz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Horn is looking to stand up but Stglitz isn't so interested in that idea.
Stglitz has gone for a leg lock! Horn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stglitz's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stglitz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Horn has managed to get both his arms back between Stglitz's legs - danger averted.
Horn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stglitz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Horn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stglitz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stglitz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn looking to pass the guard.
Horn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stglitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Stglitz, not yet.
Horn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stglitz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Horn is aware though and is defending well.
Horn trying to control but Stglitz is working from the bottom.
Horn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stglitz is trying to control the position but Horn postures up.
Horn trying to control but Stglitz is working from the bottom.
Horn lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws a big elbow that misses.
Stglitz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Horn!
Horn wants to hold on but Stglitz pushes him away.
Stglitz unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn can't escape the position.
Stglitz lands with some strikes.
Horn is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stglitz lands a big shot there that rocks Horn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Horn is still in real trouble! Can Stglitz finish him?
Stglitz postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Horn badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stglitz around the waist but Stglitz pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stglitz is the winner by TKO! Stglitz jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Stglitz!
Hugo Stglitz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cunningham's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Conflict . 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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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham looks to throw the jab but Giovanni is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Giovanni.
A head kick misses from Cunningham.
Cunningham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cunningham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giovanni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Giovanni needs to keep his hands up - Cunningham had a free shot at his head there.
Giovanni has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giovanni is pushing Cunningham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cunningham as Giovanni tries to tie him up.
Cunningham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Giovanni blocks with his arms.
Giovanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Giovanni lands a left hand.
Giovanni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
A short left from Giovanni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
Giovanni gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham is rocked!
Cunningham creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giovanni's defenses.
Cunningham is still on wobbly legs! Can Giovanni finish him?
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giovanni is defending well for now.
Cunningham seems to have recovered his senses.
Giovanni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cunningham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giovanni walks away with a smile on his face. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cunningham tries to keep at a distance but Giovanni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Giovanni as Cunningham tries to tie him up.
Giovanni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giovanni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Giovanni is blocking nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Giovanni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Giovanni.
Cunningham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cunningham looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Giovanni.
Giovanni leaning against his opponent.
Giovanni lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Giovanni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giovanni pushes Cunningham against the cage. Giovanni is working some dirty boxing. Giovanni pushes off with a quick right hook! Cunningham goes down! Cunningham tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Giovanni moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Giovanni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmond Dantes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Bishop!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dantes.
Dantes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
It looks like Charles Bishop has been cut.
A punch combination from Dantes misses.
Dantes tries a head kick but it misses.
Dantes works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantes misses with a straight right.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Dantes.
Dantes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dantes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bishop.
It looks like Edmond Dantes has been cut.
Dantes misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dantes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop throws a head kick but Dantes moves out of range.
Bishop scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dantes throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
Dantes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes lands a head shot.
Bishop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dantes under the eye.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses.
Dantes misses with a hook to the body
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edmond Dantes's cut is getting worse.
Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dantes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Charles Bishop's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Dantes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop with a hook.
Dantes is rocked!
Bishop takes a swing at Dantes's ribcage but misses.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dantes is breathing heavily.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop batters Dantes with a massive right followed by a huge left! Dantes is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Bishop lands a final crushing right hand to drop Dantes to the mat with a gruesome thud! Bishop is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charles Bishop!
After winning the bout, Charles Bishop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Antunes Coimbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drop the World. Antunes Coimbra has chosen Tropa de Elite as his entrance music. Arthur Antunes Coimbra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago De Santos's chin.
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320 lbs
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291 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thiago De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Antunes Coimbra!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antunes Coimbra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antunes Coimbra throws a big shot that misses.
Antunes Coimbra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Santos moves away.
De Santos staying out of range there.
A big left from Antunes Coimbra misses.
Antunes Coimbra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Santos's head backwards.
Antunes Coimbra throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antunes Coimbra thinking.
Antunes Coimbra misses with a straight left.
Antunes Coimbra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Antunes Coimbra fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Antunes Coimbra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Santos.
De Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Antunes Coimbra has wrist control.
Antunes Coimbra pulls De Santos in to control the position.
De Santos trying to control but Antunes Coimbra is working from the bottom.
De Santos preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos trying to control but Antunes Coimbra is working from the bottom.
De Santos 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.
Antunes Coimbra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antunes Coimbra keeping full guard, as De Santos tries to pass.
De Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Antunes Coimbra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antunes Coimbra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antunes Coimbra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Santos throwing strikes but missing.
De Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antunes Coimbra looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Santos.
Antunes Coimbra controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Arthur Antunes Coimbra.
De Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Antunes Coimbra, looking for a takedown. De Santos pushes Antunes Coimbra against the cage but Antunes Coimbra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antunes Coimbra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Antunes Coimbra's guard now.
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!
De Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Antunes Coimbra keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.
Antunes Coimbra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Santosis looking to pass into half guard but Antunes Coimbra pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Antunes Coimbra is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is trying to control the position but Antunes Coimbra postures up.
Antunes Coimbra got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Antunes Coimbra has managed to get both his arms back between De Santos's legs - danger averted.
Antunes Coimbra postures up.
Antunes Coimbra 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.
Let's hope that Antunes Coimbra has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antunes Coimbra manages to get himself to full guard.
De Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Antunes Coimbra is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos throwing strikes from guard but Antunes Coimbra blocks nicely.
De Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Antunes Coimbra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antunes Coimbra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Antunes Coimbra's brow.
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!
Antunes Coimbra keeping full guard, as De Santos tries to pass.
De Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antunes Coimbra working a defensive guard here.
Antunes Coimbra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antunes Coimbra has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing De Santos to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Antunes Coimbra is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - De Santos pulls down on the head and he's put Antunes Coimbra to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thiago De Santos!
Thiago De Santos gave a mention to Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight. Richard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Ashes They Shall Reap. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Richard throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Richard sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Richard.
Richard walks into a left hand.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Richard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Richard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richard misses with a low kick.
Richard throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Richard blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richard.
Richard lands with a right hand.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richard to score with a decent uppercut.
Richard tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Richard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Richard misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Richard lands a jab-cross combination.
Richard scores with a hook.
Stan Richard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richard sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richard connects with a body shot.
Richard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Richard pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Richard keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Richard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richard stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Richard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pulls Richard in close to prevent any damage.
Richard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Richard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richard moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Richard knows he should have avoided that one.
Richard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richard throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Richard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard misses with a hook
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richard is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Richard circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stan Richard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richard takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Richard moved out of range nicely.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Richard moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Stan Richard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richard works the jab nicely.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richard misses with a head kick.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richard throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richard.
Johnson cracks the inside of Richard's front leg.
Richard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richard. Richard obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Richard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Richard lands the left hand.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Richard misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Richard lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Richard manages to break the clinch.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Richard.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richard walks into a jab.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Richard.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Richard throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Richard throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Richard only half commits.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richard pinned against the cage. Richard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richard swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Richard throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Richard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Richard.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Richard swinging wildly here.
Richard shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Richard back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Andy Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Richard.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Richard can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson controlling the position from side mount.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Richard's legs.
Richard is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Richard is looking for a sweep.
Richard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Richard defending against the ground and pound.
Richard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Richard misses with a strike from the bottom.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Richard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Richard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
Richard throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Richard blocks nicely.
Richard 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.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richard working a defensive guard here.
Richard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stan Richard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Richard.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, jab by Richard - just one landing.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Richard.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stan Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richard's calf.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Richard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Richard has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Johnson!
Andy Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alaric Visigoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visigoth comes to the cage accompanied by THUNDERSTRUCK. Giorgio Valentino will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alaric Visigoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino thows a body shot but no joy.
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Visigoth manages to avoid it.
Valentino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Visigoth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Visigoth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valentino.
Valentino throws a head kick that misses.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Visigoth is just out of range.
Visigoth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentino. Valentino obviously looking to wear him down.
Valentino lands with a right hand.
Visigoth misses with a hook
and Valentino counters with a straight right hand.
Giorgio Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Visigoth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valentino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Visigoth moves away.
Visigoth moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentino.
Valentino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentino misses with the combination.
Valentino swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Visigoth to counter with a crisp jab.
Giorgio Valentino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Visigoth misses the jab.
Valentino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Visigoth throws out the jab.
Visigoth slips under a jab.
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Visigoth moves away.
Visigoth lunges at Valentino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valentino's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Alaric Visigoth has been cut.
Valentino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Valentino misses.
Visigoth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentino is fending him off so far but Visigoth persists. Nope, Valentino circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentino is looking to land body kicks.
Valentino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Visigoth.
Valentino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Visigoth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino misses with a head kick.
Valentino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Visigoth rather than just go for the knockout.
Valentino lands with a kick to the temple. Visigoth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Visigoth avoids the body shot from Valentino.
Valentino lands a jab to the head.
Valentino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentino throws a chopping leg kick but Visigoth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valentino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Visigoth missing with a left hand there. Valentino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentino lands with a straight right. Visigoth didn't see that one coming.
Valentino connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Visigoth.
Valentino lands a nice looking body shot.
Valentino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Visigoth checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentino slips under a jab.
Valentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Visigoth looks to throw the jab but Valentino is out of range.
Valentino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Visigoth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Valentino sprawls well. Valentino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Visigoth gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Visigoth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valentino is trying to defend but Visigoth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Valentino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alaric Visigoth'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.
Valentino misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Valentino.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Valentino, right into the meat.
Visigoth shoots for a takedown but Valentino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Valentino misses.
Visigoth misses with a looping right.
Valentino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valentino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Visigoth throws out the jab.
A jab from Visigoth misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Visigoths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valentino swings for the body but Visigoth moves out of range.
Visigoth drops his hands momentarily and Valentino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valentino scores with the left hand. Visigoth knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Visigoth misses.
Visigoth swings widly with a right hand
and Valentino counters with a crisp one two that drops Visigoth! Valentino thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Visigoth to his feet! Visigoth is in big trouble!
Visigoth is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentino throws a quick head kick that knocks Visigoth silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Valentino is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giorgio Valentino!
Our winner, Giorgio Valentino, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes to the cage accompanied by Spartan Warriors. Mullen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leonidas moves into the clinch.
Leonidas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonidas moves into range and clinches up with Mullen.
Mullen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leonidas wants to improve his position but Mullen is controlling well.
Leonidas tries to kick Mullen off but Mullen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mullen is working for a kimura but Leonidas is defending it quite comfortably.
Leonidas is trying to get back to full guard.
Leonidas pushes Mullen off looking to stand but Mullen dives back in and keeps control.
Leonidas wants to get back to full guard.
Mullen is looking to take a break and control but Leonidas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leonidas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mullen pulls his head out easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leonidas has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Mullen is going to stand back up.
Leonidas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leonidas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mullen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Leonidas is looking to improve his position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Mullen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mullen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mullen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leonidas, up you get!
Leonidas cracks Mullen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas throws out a powerful jab.
Mullen slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mullen misses with a looping right.
Leonidas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Leonidas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leonidas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mullen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Leonidas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mullen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mullen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Leonidas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leonidas keeping full guard, as Mullen tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mullen's guard.
Leonidas throwing strikes from guard but Mullen blocks nicely.
Leonidas pushing down on Mullen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leonidas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Leonidas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mullen is just riding it out for now. Leonidas eventually gives up the hold.
Leonidas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is in trouble now - Leonidas has advanced to mount!
Mullen tries to reverse the position but Leonidas maintains control.
Leonidas goes for an armbar but Mullen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mullen.
Mullen won't allow Leonidas to sweep him here.
Mullen tries to free his leg and advance position but Leonidas is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen postures up in Leonidas's guard and throws a big left but Leonidas blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leonidas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mullen has picked Leonidas up and slammed him! Leonidas can't keep hold of the triangle and Mullen manages to pass to side control!
Leonidas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that King Leonidas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leonidas scores with a nice strike.
Mullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullen.
Mullen throws a low kick, looking for Leonidas's leg but Leonidas calmly moves out of range.
Leonidas misses with a left hand
and Mullen counters with a nice leg kick.
Mullen throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas defending well as Mullen loads up on a big left hand.
Mullen blocks a jab.
Leonidas lands with a straight right. Mullen didn't see that one coming.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas has closed the distance and engaged Mullen in a clinch.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mullen takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullens head.
Mullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonidas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Mullen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leonidas tries to clinch up but Mullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mullen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Mullen moves away from the strike by Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mullen misses with a hook.
Leonidas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullen throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas scores with a nice right hand.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Leonidas checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Leonidas connects with a crisp jab.
Mullen moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas moves out of range as Mullen throws a body kick.
Leonidas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Mullen throws a lazy body kick
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonidas scores with a body shot.
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonidas misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leonidas misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonidas's sensitive parts.
Mullen tries to work over Leonidas's front leg with a kick but Leonidas checks it.
Leonidas blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mullen misses the target.
Leonidas lands a two punch combo.
Mullen tries to land a front kick but Leonidas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Leonidas moved away.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mullen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonidas throws a jab when Mullen was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Mullen.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Mullen moved out of range nicely.
Mullen looks to land a left hand but Leonidas moved out of range nicely.
King Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonidas throws a combination. Mullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with an uppercut. Leonidas saw that one coming.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mullen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leonidas throws a lazy uppercut
and Mullen counters with a left to the body.
Mullen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mullen misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mullen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Mullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Mullen clobbers Leonidas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mullen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
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 King Leonidas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mullen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonidas.
Mullen lands a jab to the head.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mullen lands a head shot.
Leonidas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Mullen.
Nice cross by Leonidas.
Mullen throws a leg kick which misses Leonidas's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonidas tries to avoid it.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mullen is looking to land body kicks.
Mullen slips a straight right by Leonidas.
A clash of legs there as Leonidas blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
King Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Mullen is having none of it.
Mullen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mullen slips a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Mullen avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Leonidas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mullen throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Mullen saw that one coming.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Mullen.
Leonidas tries to bum rush Mullen with a series of wild strikes but Mullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonidas checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonidas.
Mullen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leonidas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mullen, right into the meat.
Leonidas tries to clinch up but Mullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Mullen.
Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mullen.
Leonidas lands with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Mullen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mullen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Mullen avoids it well.
Mullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leonidas sprawls well. Leonidas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Mullen thuds a left hand into Leonidas's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas connects with a nice looking jab.
Mullen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leonidas lunges at Mullen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mullen's hand.
Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
Leonidas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullens head.
Leonidas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mullen.
King Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Mullen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Mullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mullen prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Mullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Leonidas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mullen.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Leonidas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonidas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands a shoulder strike.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leonidas avoids the elbow strike from Mullen, against the cage.
Mullen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leonidas after a bit of a struggle.
Mullen breaks the clinch.
Mullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Mullen.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but King Leonidas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mullen loads up on a big right hand but Leonidas slips the punch.
Mullen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonidas misses with a lunging right hand
and Mullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Leonidas. Those never looked like landing.
Leonidas moves out of range as Mullen strikes.
Mullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mullen misses with a wild body shot.
Mullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonidas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mullen lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.
Mullen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mullen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leonidas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mullen somewhat.
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonidas circles away quickly and effectively.
Mullen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leonidas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mullen. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
Mullen misses with the body kick
and Leonidas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leonidas throws a good cross that connects.
Leonidas scores with a jab. Mullen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonidas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mullen lands a really nice looking cross but Leonidas seems unphased.
Leonidas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonidas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonidas circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Leonidas misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mullen 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.
A slow jab from Mullen misses its intended target.
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullen.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
Mullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Leonidas lands with a straight right. Mullen didn't see that one coming.
Leonidas throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mullen.
Leonidas jabs Mullen right on the nose. Mullen blinks but takes it well.
Mullen throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Mullen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonidas to score with a decent uppercut.
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up with Leonidas, looking for a takedown. Mullen pushes Leonidas against the cage but Leonidas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leonidas lands a jab.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Mullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonidas.
Leonidas with a jab.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mullen swinging wildly here.
Mullen misses with a straight right.
Mullen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullen.
Mullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range and Mullen settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Mullen.
Mullen throws a leg kick which misses Leonidas's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonidas tries to avoid it.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Mullen.
Mullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Mullen avoids nicely.
Mullen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonidas to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonidas cracks Mullen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Mullen.
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!
Mullen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mullen thuds a left hand into Leonidas's body.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonidas takes a step back to recover.
Good exchange - Leonidas coming out on top.
Leonidas throws a hook but Mullen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chris Mullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Leonidas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mullen throws a lazy right hand but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Leonidas slips a straight right by Mullen.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
Mullen lands with a right hand.
Mullen lands a jab to the head.
Mullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mullen throws a lazy right hand but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Mullen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mullen 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 Leonidas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonidas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Leonidas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonidas.
A jab from Leonidas does it's job there.
Leonidas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Leonidas there.
Mullen takes a swing at Leonidas's ribcage but misses.
Mullen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Mullen slips a jab from Leonidas.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
Mullen misses the jab.
Mullen throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
Leonidas lands a jab.
Mullen misses with a looping left.
Mullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mullen misses with a straight left.
Mullen throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Mullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonidas scores with a nice right hand.
Leonidas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Leonidas is blocking nicely.
Mullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas swinging wildly here.
Leonidas slips under a jab from Mullen.
Chris Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Leonidas. Those never looked like landing.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mullen jabs Leonidas right on the nose. Leonidas blinks but takes it well.
Mullen throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonidas throws a one two combo.
Leonidas lands a body shot.
Leonidas swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mullen.
Mullen walks into a jab.
Mullen thows a body kick. Leonidas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas connects with a single shot there.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Mullen moves away
and Mullen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leonidas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leonidas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leonidas throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Leonidas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leonidas takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mullen.
Leonidas lands an uppercut.
Leonidas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mullen can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Mullen.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King Leonidas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonidas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonidas stops a takedown attempt from Mullen.
Leonidas breaks the clinch.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Mullen.
I think Leonidas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Mullen made sure he mentioned Firebird Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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