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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). True Vengeance had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, True Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benigno Aquino!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquino slips a jab and a cross from Vengeance.
Aquino lands a nice shot that snaps Vengeance's head back.
Vengeance misses with a combination
enabling Aquino to counter with a crisp jab.
Aquino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vengeance misses with a wild body shot.
Aquino connects with a looping right hand.
Vengeance throws a combination that misses
and Aquino counters with a thumping low kick.
Vengeance throws a right hand that Aquino ducks under and follows up with a left that Aquino also avoids with ease.
Aquino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vengeance misses with a looping left.
Vengeance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aquino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Aquino there.
Vengeance throws a series of punches but Aquino avoids them all with ease.
Vengeance throws a combination that misses
and Aquino comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Vengeance stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Aquino is on him like rabid pit bull! Vengeance slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benigno Aquino!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henri Eskola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henri Eskola has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henri Eskola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braulio Estima!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eskola pinned against the cage. Eskola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Estima lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eskola backs up against the cage.
It looks like Henri Eskola has been cut.
Estima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Estima shoots in looking for a takedown but Eskola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Estima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henri Eskola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braulio Estima.
Estima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Estima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Eskola is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Eskola manages to pull guard.
Eskola pushes Estima off and scrambles back to his feet.
Estima has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskola darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eskola is working for a kimura but Estima is defending it quite comfortably.
Estima is looking for a sweep. Eskola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Estima gets back to full guard.
Estima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eskola is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eskola tries to stand but Estima is controlling from the bottom.
Estima looking for a guillotine here but Eskola defends easily.
Estima keeping full guard, as Eskola tries to pass.
Eskola got a little sloppy there for a moment and Estima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eskola has managed to get both his arms back between Estima's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estima is looking for a triangle but Eskola pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eskola tries to free his leg and advance position but Estima is retaining full guard.
Eskola is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eskola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eskola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eskola slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Estima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eskola pulls his head out easily.
Estima looks gassed!
Estima manages to get to full guard.
Eskola preventing the sweep.
Estima is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Eskola frees his head nicely. Oh but Estima has switched to an armbar! Eskola is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Braulio Estima!
Braulio Estima spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Clary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clary has chosen E.G.G.M.A.N. by Paul Shortino as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Clary!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clary tries to clinch
and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clary won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Clary tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Coleman with the ground and pound but Clary regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clary wants to get back to his feet.
Clary trying to control here.
Clary is looking to improve his position.
Clary trying to control here.
Clary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clary.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clary is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Clary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Clary blocks nicely.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clary has control of Coleman's left arm, preventing Coleman from doing any damage.
Clary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clary is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman trying to control but Clary is working from the bottom.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Clary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to stand up but Clary is controlling him.
Clary advances position into side control!
Coleman wants to get back to his feet but Clary is dominant here and he's now got Coleman's back!
Coleman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Clary patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Coleman is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Clary has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Coleman staying busy and making it hard for Clary to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman holding both Clary 's hands and preventing any damage.
Coleman fending off the submission attempt from Clary.
What can Coleman do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Clary will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clary fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Clary with that takedown attempt.
Coleman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clary.
Clary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coleman's waist but Coleman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clary off to one side.
Jake Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Clary.
Clary shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clary gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Clary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clary keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clary trying to strike off his back.
Jake Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clary trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Clary is striking from the bottom but Coleman uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Clary's head.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clary throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Coleman wants to advance to full mount but Clary doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clary swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clary looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
Clary is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clary is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman cracks Clary with a solid left hand.
Clary keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Clary is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coleman is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Clary is working from the bottom.
Clary wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Clary keeps moving.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Clary keeps moving.
Clary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clary can't keep his opponent in guard - Coleman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Clary's head.
Clary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clary trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clary with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clary wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clary is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Coleman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Coleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clary's guard.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clary is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clary manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coleman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding Clary's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clary get's back to his feet.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clary circles away quickly and effectively.
Jake Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clary fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coleman fails with the takedown.
Clary listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clary.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Clary sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coleman looks for a takedown but Clary sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clary is fending him off so far but Coleman persists. Nope, Clary circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clary lets loose with a powerful body kick. Coleman will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Clary. Clary gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clary.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clary is defended easily by Coleman.
Clary leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clary has his takedown stuffed
and Coleman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clary!
Clary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clary's face.
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clary hang on?
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Coleman looking to secure an arm triangle but Clary defends it well.
Clary is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clary wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Coleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clary?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman with the ground and pound from mount.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clary on the ground.
Clary is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coleman lands a big elbow.
Coleman looking to control but Clary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clary is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coleman 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Coleman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Kotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chak Rapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapthlaka has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. Chak Rapthlaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Kotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chak Rapthlaka!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapthlaka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rapthlaka thows a huge punch but Kotch dodges it nicely.
Rapthlaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rapthlaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Rapthlaka seems content to control.
Rapthlaka winds up and cracks Kotch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rapthlaka thows a huge punch but Kotch dodges it nicely.
Rapthlaka is looking to take a break and control but Kotch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rapthlaka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kotch pushes Rapthlaka off looking to stand but Rapthlaka dives back in and keeps control.
Rapthlaka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kotch won't allow Rapthlaka to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rapthlaka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kotch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Rapthlaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapthlaka trying to control the action but Kotch is working from the bottom.
Rapthlaka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kotch!
Rapthlaka landing punches.
Rapthlaka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kotch?
A nice elbow there by Rapthlaka.
Kotch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rapthlaka on the ground.
Rapthlaka lands a big elbow.
Kotch is rocked!
Rapthlaka looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh Kotch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Rapthlaka looking to finish Kotch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kotch!
Rapthlaka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rapthlaka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rapthlaka looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kotch covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chak Rapthlaka!
Our winner, Chak Rapthlaka, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen KRS One - Step Into a World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stringer Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell slips a jab from Jackson.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Bell's head back.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bell.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell gets back to full guard.
Bell working a defensive guard but Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Bell is having none of it.
Jackson stalling away here and it's allowed Bell to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bell controlling the position.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Bell is trying to keep Jackson in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Stringer Bell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Bell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bell throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Bell shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bell slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bell moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Bell.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson dives in and grabs Bell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Jackson.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jackson is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell moves his hips nicely and gets into full 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 Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
Jackson shoots in and bounces Bell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bell working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Jackson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell with a jab.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with the combination.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Bell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
John Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson gets to his feet - Bell follows without any prompting.
Bell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bell somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
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 Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Bell moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stringer Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Bell persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stringer Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bell throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Bell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Bell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Bell persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
John Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bell counters with a solid body kick.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson is taking a breather. Bell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bell wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson is just content to waste time from the top position. Bell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jackson trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell being controlled here, momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Jackson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Bell sprawls well.
Bell is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bell defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Bell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Bell punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson leaves Bell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bell counters with a right hand to the body.
Bell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bell.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Bell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stringer Bell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stringer Bell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillon Tyreke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyreke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Real Compton City G's kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dillon Tyreke 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Tyreke!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyreke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyreke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyreke wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyreke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyreke throws a head kick but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyreke as he jumps to the side.
Tyreke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gavin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyreke scrambles back to his feet.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyreke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Tyreke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyreke misses with a looping right.
Tyreke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gavin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyreke sees it coming and defends easily.
Gavin thows a huge punch but Tyreke dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyreke tries to roll over but Gavin keeps him under control.
Gavin trying to pass the guard but Tyreke defending well.
Gavin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyreke defending well though.
Tyreke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gavin.
Gavin thows a huge punch but Tyreke dodges it nicely.
Gavin works his way into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gavin working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin in the domination position with Tyreke hanging on.
Gavin throws a strike aimed at the side of Tyreke's head but Tyreke avoids it well.
Tyreke is letting Gavin control him for a moment.
Gavin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gavin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gavin controls the position from side control.
Tyreke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gavin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gavin tries to score with some ground and pound. Tyreke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is looking to take a break and control but Tyreke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gavin cracks Tyreke with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gavin wants to control but Tyreke is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Gavin.
Gavin controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tyreke down.
Tyreke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Tyreke's face as Gavin controls the position.
Tyreke is not content to let Gavin control the position.
Gavin lands some shots froms side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gavin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin tries for a kimura but Tyreke is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gavin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyreke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gavin somewhat.
Gavin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyreke tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gavin is in Tyreke's guard.
Tyreke keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
Gavin throws a big elbow that misses.
Gavin trying to control but Tyreke is working from the bottom.
Gavin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tyreke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tyreke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tyreke!
Gavin defending against the ground and pound.
Gavin wants to control but Tyreke postures up.
Tyreke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gavin 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.
Gavin regains half guard.
Gavin gets back to full guard.
Tyreke preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gavin is on top in guard.
Gavin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gavin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gavin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyreke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gavin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyreke is keeping the position for now.
Tyreke working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyreke keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
Gavin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gavin content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Gavin just wasn't active enough.
Tyreke swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a single leg into guard. Tyreke didn't expect that.
Gavin wants to pass the guard but Tyreke is keeping the position.
Tyreke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gavin throws a big right hand that misses.
Gavin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gavin is pushing down on Tyreke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyreke is fighting to maintain full guard but Gavin has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin moves nicely into side control.
The strikes coming from Gavin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin is looking to take a break and control but Tyreke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gavin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyreke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gavin shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyreke tries to sprawl out of it but Gavin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyreke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Tyreke's shoulder, as Tyreke tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin feints and as Tyreke raises his hands in defense, Gavin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gavin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gavin wants to control from the top but Tyreke keeps moving.
Gavin tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyreke is retaining full guard.
Gavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyreke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyreke keeping full guard, as Gavin tries to pass.
Gavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyreke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Gavin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gavin blocks a leg kick.
Tyreke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyreke punishes Gavin's body with a nice straight punch.
Gavin thows a body shot but no joy.
Gavin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gavin trying to control from half guard but Tyreke is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tommy Gavin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tyreke ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Gavin lands a jab to Tyreke's midsection.
Gavin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tyreke to the ground. Gavin is now in Tyreke's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gavin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tyreke manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyreke trying to control the position from guard on top but Gavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gavin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gavin tries to control but Tyreke wriggling away.
Tommy Gavin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gavin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyreke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tyreke is squirming around, avoiding Gavin's attempts to control the action.
Gavin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyreke avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gavin.
Tyreke prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Tyreke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gavin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gavin is landing with some decent strikes but Tyreke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin trying to control but Tyreke is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavin unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gavin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Bartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Bartell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Markus Justice!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice connects with the punch.
Bartell slips under a jab from Justice.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice lands an overhand right.
Bartell lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Markus Justice has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartell takes the fight into the clinch.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bartell after a bit of a struggle.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bartell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Bartell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Bartell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms.
Bartell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Bartell tries to tie him up.
Bartell missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bartell after a bit of a struggle.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Justice tries for a takedown but Bartell manages to get underhooks.
Bart Bartell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Justice.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bartell.
Bartell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
Bartell with a knee to the head.
Bartell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartell looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bartell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now.
Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartell trying to land knees to the body.
Bartell misses with a knee to the head.
Bartell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Justice.
A knee to the head by Bartell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartell is pushing Justice up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bartell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bartell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartell misses with a knee to the head.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Bartell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markus Justice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bartell tries to clinch up
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Bartell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Bartell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bartell scrambles back to his feet.
Justice lands a right hook to the body.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartell wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell rushes Justice and presses him up against the cage.
Justice is looking for a takedown.
Justice tries to score a body lock takedown but Bartell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bart Bartell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bartell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bartell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Justice.
Bart Bartell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Justice.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bartell is trying to keep an underhook but Justice manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Justice decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bartell tries to clinch up
and Justice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartell wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Bartell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bartell doesn't manage to clinch there - Justice circles away.
Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice works the jab nicely.
Bart Bartell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Justice counters with a low kick, right behind Bartell 's knee.
Bartell is looking to clinch.
Crunch! Justice slams his shin into Bartell's torso.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartell pushes Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartell prevents the takedown attempt.
Bartell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Bartell.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Bartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Markus Justice's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bart Bartell has been cut.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Bartell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice throws a jab when Bartell was well out of range.
Bartell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Bartell is trying to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell gets underhooks to prevent Justice's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Bartell tries to tie him up.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bartell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justice avoiding damage as Bartell throws knees to the body.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartell looking to throw knees to the head but Justice is blocking nicely.
Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bartell trying to control the position but instead, Justice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bartell into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice being controlled against the cage.
Bartell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Justice avoids it.
Justice has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bartell is trying to keep an underhook but Justice manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bartell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Justice decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartell wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell tries to clinch up
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartell wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Bartell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartell tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Bartell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bartell is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a really nice looking cross but Bartell seems unphased.
Justice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartell.
Justice swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartell.
Bartell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Bartell's defenses.
Justice swings for the body but Bartell moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Justice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Justice!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Canning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ike Turner enters the cage!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peyton Canning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Turner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner blocks a low kick nicely.
Turner is looking to chop away at Canning's legs.
Turner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Canning lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Canning misses with a kick to the body.
Turner wants to slow Canning down by chopping away at his legs.
Turner moves out of range as Canning throws a body kick.
Canning on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Canning scoring well with a low kick there.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turner throws a low kick but Canning avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Turner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Canning drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Turner follows Canning to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ike Turner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xystorophoroi Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by We're Both In Love With a Sexy Lady. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Xystorophoroi Ii!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xystorophoroi Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cherry stuffs the takedown.
Cherry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Xystorophoroi Ii to the ground. Cherry is now in Xystorophoroi Ii's guard.
Cherry throws a big elbow that misses.
Cherry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cherry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cherry working some strikes from top position.
Xystorophoroi Ii looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xystorophoroi Ii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cherry preventing the sweep.
Cherry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry cracks Xystorophoroi Ii with a solid left hand.
Xystorophoroi Ii pushes a forearm under Cherry's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cherry is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xavier Xystorophoroi Ii!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Xavier Xystorophoroi Ii waved his t-shirt featuring Untouchable Fight Gear 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pvt. Claude Dillingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claude Dillingham and Vlad Kersikov. Kersikov has chosen Skillet - Hero as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vlad Kersikov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pvt. Claude Dillingham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Dillingham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid body kick from Dillingham.
Dillingham closes the distance and clinches up with Kersikov, looking for a takedown. Dillingham pushes Kersikov against the cage but Kersikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Dillingham counters with a head kick.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Dillingham saw it coming and moves away.
Dillingham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Dillingham is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Dillingham thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Dillingham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dillingham throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillingham connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dillingham checks it well.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov defending well as Dillingham loads up on a big left hand.
Dillingham slips a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dillingham counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dillingham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dillingham misses with a body shot.
Dillingham 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.
Kersikov tries to sprawl but Dillingham drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kersikov has hold of Dillingham's hands but Dillingham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillingham throwing shots but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Dillingham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kersikov is controlling Dillingham's trapped leg to prevent Dillingham from advancing to side control.
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dillingham.
Dillingham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dillingham is thwarting Kersikov's attempts to control the position.
Dillingham drops an elbow to the side of Kersikov's head.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep. Dillingham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dillingham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dillingham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kersikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dillingham.
Kersikov wants to control but Dillingham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dillingham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dillingham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dillingham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kersikov won't allow Dillingham to pass to mount.
Kersikov trying to control but Dillingham postures up.
Dillingham thows a huge punch but Kersikov dodges it nicely.
Dillingham 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham wants to free his trapped foot but Kersikov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillingham throwing shots but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Dillingham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dillingham throwing shots but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Kersikov tries to get to full guard but Dillingham has control of the leg.
Dillingham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kersikov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillingham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dillingham.
Kersikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dillingham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kersikov tries to roll over but Dillingham keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pvt. Claude Dillingham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dillingham misses with a straight right.
Dillingham stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Kersikov
and Dillingham counters with a body kick that stops Kersikov in his tracks momentarily.
Dillingham tries for a takedown but Kersikov circles away easily
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Dillingham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kersikov 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dillingham 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 Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov walks into a straight right hand from Dillingham.
Vlad Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Kersikov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Kersikov.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dillingham looking to slow down the pace here.
Kersikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kersikov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has Dillingham pressed against the cage.
Kersikov tries to work over Dillingham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Kersikov.
Dillingham has had enough of the clinch but Kersikov keeps him there for the moment.
Dillingham throws a head punch that misses.
Dillingham is trying to stall.
Kersikov lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillingham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov stalling in the clinch.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Dillingham avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov stalling in the clinch.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Dillingham blocks it.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Dillingham blocks it.
Kersikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Dillingham tries for a takedown but Kersikov manages to get underhooks.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillingham works on Kersikov's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillingham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dillingham tries to break free but Kersikov pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillingham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kersikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kersikov slows down the pace here.
Dillingham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kersikov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pvt. Claude Dillingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillingham checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dillingham misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dillingham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dillingham.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Dillingham checks it.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dillingham.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillingham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
Dillingham swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dillingham shoots in for a double leg but Kersikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillingham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillingham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillingham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dillingham throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov digs a good hook to Dillingham's body.
Vlad Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Dillingham.
Dillingham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov leaves Dillingham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dillingham shoots in looking for a takedown. Kersikov tries to sprawl out of it but Dillingham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kersikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pvt. Claude Dillingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillingham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov swings for the body but Dillingham moves out of range.
Dillingham misses with a head kick.
Dillingham throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillingham misses the target.
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dillingham's calf.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Dillingham jumps back.
Dillingham stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dillingham keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Kersikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Dillingham checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to clinch up but Dillingham circles away and keeps his distance.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dillingham.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov moves into the clinch.
Kersikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dillingham tries to pull guard but Kersikov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dillingham looking for a takedown.
Kersikov working Dillingham over with knees to the body.
Dillingham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillingham.
Kersikov is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov slows down the pace here.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Dillingham blocks it.
Dillingham blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
A right hook to the body lands for Kersikov.
Dillingham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillingham thows a leg kick but Kersikov checks it
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillingham.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dillingham checks it well.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Dillingham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kersikov really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillingham.
Dillingham shoots in looking for a takedown but Kersikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dillingham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kersikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dillingham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dillingham avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Dillingham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillingham.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Dillingham.
Dillingham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dillingham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Dillingham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dillingham checks a low kick from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillingham throws a body kick that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillingham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillingham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillingham.
Dillingham keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but Dillingham is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Dillingham avoids it.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Dillingham throws a lazy body kick
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dillingham, pushing him back against the cage.
Dillingham tries to stall but Kersikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kersikov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kersikov lands with a light punch inside.
Dillingham throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Dillingham prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Dillingham prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Dillingham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kersikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pvt. Claude Dillingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dillingham goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kersikov prevents it.
Dillingham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kersikov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dillingham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kersikov's waist but Kersikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dillingham off to one side.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dillingham on the side of the head.
Kersikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Dillingham misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillingham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kersikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dillingham.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillingham. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Dillingham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Dillingham moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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!
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Dillingham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kersikov dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kersikov cracks Dillingham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Dillingham misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillingham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dillingham.
Dillingham drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillingham.
Kersikov dips to his left and cracks Dillingham with an uppercut!
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Dillingham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dillingham misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillingham avoids a kick to the body.
Dillingham staying out of range there.
A jab from Dillingham does it's job there.
Dillingham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Dillingham misses its intended target.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Dillingham saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov with a hook.
Kersikov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillingham dives in and grabs Kersikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kersikov pushes down on Dillingham's head and hops out.
Kersikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillingham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Dillingham throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Dillingham moves out of range easily.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dillingham is defended easily by Kersikov.
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham swinging wildly here.
Dillingham checks a leg kick.
Kersikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Dillingham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range and Dillingham settles back down.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Dillingham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pvt. Claude Dillingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kersikov throws a hook but Dillingham avoids it easily.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Dillingham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillingham misses with an uppercut.
Pvt. Claude Dillingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Dillingham moves out of range easily.
Dillingham throws a sloppy head kick
and Kersikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillingham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dillingham thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillingham throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Dillingham's front leg but catches the back leg as Dillingham tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dillingham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kersikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Kersikov! Vlad Kersikov retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Vlad Kersikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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