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Ascension : Happy New Year PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Militant- Sabac Red. Burrell has chosen Can't Touch This as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burrell counters with a left to the body.
Royer misses the jab.
Royer throws out a loose jab but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrell clinches up against the cage.
Burrell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Royers head.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Royer wants to get back to striking at distance but Burrell won't allow it.
Burrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Royer controls his hands.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but Royer avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
Burrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burrell .
Burrell has a couple of punches blocked by Royer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Burrell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Royer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burrell lands a right hand.
Burrell can't find room to land a body shot as Royer controls the action.
Burrell is struggling to control the position.
Royer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burrell slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is working Royer over against the cage.
Royer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Royer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Royer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Royer throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Royer checks a leg kick.
Royer looks to throw a body kick
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Royer down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burrell blocks a head kick by Royer.
Royer looks for the body kick but Burrell saw that one coming.
Royer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burrell jabs at Royer's body.
Burrell forces Royer back against the cage and clinches.
Royer wants to break free but Burrell has control.
Burrell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Royer up against the cage.
Burrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Royer uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Royer is looking to break free of the clinch but Burrell has double underhooks.
Come on Burrell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Burrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Burrell .
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.
Burrell working aggressively here.
Burrell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Royer backwards.
Royer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burrell connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Royer motions for Burrell to come forward. Royer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burrell throws a hook but Royer avoids it easily.
Burrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burrell misses with a wild combination.
Royer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Royer is just out of range.
Burrell lands with a kick to the temple. Royer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Royer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Royer thows a body kick. Burrell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Royer is just out of range.
Burrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Royer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Royer throws a head kick but Burrell moves out of range.
Royer throws a jab but it's blocked by Burrell .
Burrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burrell lands a nice looking body kick.
Royer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burrell .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burrell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Royer rather than just go for the knockout.
Burrell checks a low kick from Royer.
A clash of legs there as Royer blocks the low 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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burrell .
Burrell moves forwards but Royer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burrell lands a body shot.
A low kick from Burrell misses
and Royer counters with a stiff right hand.
Burrell takes a swing at Royer's ribcage but misses.
Burrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer slips a jab and a cross from Burrell .
Royer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanley Burrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burrell misses the jab.
Burrell moves out of range of the leg kick from Royer.
Royer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Royer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Royer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Royer's calf.
Burrell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royer. Royer obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Burrell is predictable there
and Royer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burrell walks into a stiff left hand from Royer.
Burrell misses with a hook. Royer ducked under it nicely.
Burrell jabs Royer right on the nose. Royer blinks but takes it well.
Burrell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burrell lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Burrell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Royer cracks Burrell with a good jab.
Royer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell lands with a right hand.
Royer throws a body punch but Burrell moves out of range.
Burrell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Royer's head backwards.
Royer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burrell .
Royer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burrell .
Burrell moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burrell .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer avoids the body shot from Burrell .
Burrell throws a leg kick
and Royer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Royer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Royer thows a leg kick but Burrell checks it
and Burrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Burrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Royer lands a nice shot that snaps Burrell 's head back.
Burrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer throws a big shot that misses.
Burrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Royer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell slips a straight right by Royer.
Royer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burrell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Royer can pounce on him.
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!
Royer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Royer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burrell has time to react.
Dakota Royer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burrell throws a body punch but Royer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Burrell clinches up against the cage.
Burrell working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royer.
Royer is trying to break the clinch but Burrell has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Burrell .
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Royer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Burrell scores with a shot to the side of Royer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burrell as Royer tries to tie him up.
Royer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Burrell ! Royer is out on his feet! Burrell rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Royer is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Royer is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Burrell !
Stanley Burrell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne feat. Drake and Jadakiss - It's Good. 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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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen misses with a right hand
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Meighen in his tracks momentarily.
Meighen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meighen was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson drops his hands momentarily and Meighen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meighen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Watson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Meighen takes a step back to recover.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meighen.
Watson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meighen in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meighen misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Watson cracks Meighen with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Meighen just misses with a punch to the body.
Meighen throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meighen misses with a double jab.
Meighen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watson thows a leg kick but Meighen checks it
and Meighen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meighen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Meighen avoids it.
Meighen missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Meighen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson slips a jab from Meighen.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meighen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meighen dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Meighen.
Meighen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meighen misses with a low kick.
Watson drops Meighen with a beautiful combination! Meighen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Watson is looking for the KO!
Meighen is rocked!
It looks like Arthur Meighen has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Watson throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Meighen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thomas Watson!
A relieved looking Thomas Watson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaby comes to the cage accompanied by Trying'da hold me down. Laudrup has chosen U2- Zoo Station as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laudrup counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaby shoots for a takedown but Laudrup saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laudrup misses the jab.
Diaby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaby checks a leg kick nicely.
Laudrup misses with a jab to the body
and Laudrup takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laudrup fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaby.
Laudrup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaby in his tracks.
Diaby checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Diaby misses its intended target.
Diaby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laudrup moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaby misses the shot to the body.
Laudrup tries to land a leg kick but Diaby saw it coming and moves away.
Hans Laudrup 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.
Diaby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Laudrup was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaby wants to control but Laudrup is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laudrup lands with some strikes.
Diaby keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Laudrup throwing strikes here but Diaby is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Diaby is trying to escape the mount.
Diaby is in a horrible position here. Laudrup smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaby working to try and regain half guard.
Laudrup fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Diaby is trying to escape the mount.
Laudrup trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laudrup prevents Diaby from getting the reversal.
Diaby taking shots to the head.
Diaby is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaby gets back to half guard.
Oh Diaby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaby gets full guard.
Diaby seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laudrup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaby is keeping the position for now.
Diaby has his hands on Laudrup's head, controlling the position.
Diaby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaby is looking to advance position but Laudrup won't allow it.
Diaby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaby throwing shots but Laudrup is blocking nicely.
Laudrup keeping hold of Diaby's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaby working Laudrup over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby wants to pass the guard but Laudrup is defending well.
Laudrup is looking for a sweep. Diaby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laudrup trying to control from the bottom.
Diaby is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Laudrup reverses the position - he's now on top in Diaby's guard.
Diaby looking for a guillotine here but Laudrup defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Laudrup dominated that round.
That's time! Diaby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laudrup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaby misses with an uppercut. Laudrup saw that one coming.
Diaby checks a leg kick.
Laudrup scores with a nice body kick.
Diaby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laudrup thows a body shot but no joy.
Laudrup misses with a hook.
Diaby takes a swing at Laudrup's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Diaby.
Nice shot by Diaby.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaby.
Laudrup punishes Diaby's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaby throws an overhand right that lands on Laudrup's shoulder, as Laudrup tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laudrup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laudrup ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laudrup throws a shot to the body.
Laudrup lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaby backs up against the cage.
Laudrup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaby.
Laudrup connects with an inside leg kick.
Laudrup slips a straight right by Diaby.
Diaby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaby throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Laudrup lands.
Laudrup swings for the body but Diaby moves out of range.
Laudrup with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaby works over Laudrup's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laudrup misses with a wild body shot.
Laudrup is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaby rather than just go for the knockout.
Laudrup throws a leg kick but Diaby moved away.
Laudrup scores with a shot to the body.
Hans Laudrup seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laudrup. Diaby shrugs it off though.
Laudrup paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaby shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laudrup manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Laudrup keeping moving, preventing Diaby from controlling successfully.
Laudrup is controlling Diaby's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Diaby politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Diaby prefers to stall for the moment though.
Laudrup tries to improve position but can't.
Laudrup is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Laudrup moves into full guard.
Diaby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby trying to control but Laudrup is working from the bottom.
Diaby controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laudrup has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaby won't allow Laudrup to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans Laudrup will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Donk. Laudrup catches Diaby right on the button with a cross.
Laudrup connects with a right hand. Diaby shakes it off.
Laudrup lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaby moves away.
Laudrup swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaby. Laudrup does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laudrup defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaby.
Laudrup lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laudrup throws a jab when Diaby was well out of range.
Laudrup lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaby off the cage and back into range.
Laudrup throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaby tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Laudrup is in Diaby's guard.
Diaby is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Laudrup has his hands clasped together but Diaby extends an breaks Laudrup's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Diaby!
During a confident post fight interview, Toby Diaby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith RunningRabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Runnin With The Devil. Karl Denke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Keith RunningRabbit's chin.
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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
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith RunningRabbit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RunningRabbit slips a straight right by Denke.
RunningRabbit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denke.
RunningRabbit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Denke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Denke shoots in and gets a takedown into RunningRabbit's guard.
Denke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
RunningRabbit has control of Denke's left arm, preventing Denke from doing any damage.
RunningRabbit keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
RunningRabbit controlling Denke's posture.
Denke throws a strike but RunningRabbit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Denke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
RunningRabbit looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke seems keen to control RunningRabbit's posture.
Denke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from RunningRabbit.
RunningRabbit wants to control from the top but Denke keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
RunningRabbit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Denke is looking to chop away at RunningRabbit's legs.
RunningRabbit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. RunningRabbit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
RunningRabbit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Denke there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
RunningRabbit lands with a shot to the body.
RunningRabbit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by RunningRabbit.
RunningRabbit throws the kick towards the body but Denke avoids it.
Denke scores with a body shot.
Denke bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops RunningRabbit! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
RunningRabbit is rocked!
RunningRabbit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
RunningRabbit is still in real trouble! Can Denke finish him?
Denke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Denke staying calm.
RunningRabbit is trying to get back to half guard.
Denke is chipping away with strikes.
RunningRabbit seems to have recovered his senses.
RunningRabbit tries to buck Denke off but Denke is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Denke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
RunningRabbit trying to remain calm as Denke controls from the top position.
Denke misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RunningRabbit takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
RunningRabbit is looking for a sweep.
Denke is looking to take a break and control but RunningRabbit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
RunningRabbit manages to get back to half guard.
RunningRabbit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for RunningRabbit.
RunningRabbit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Denke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but RunningRabbit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. RunningRabbit is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now RunningRabbit is on top in guard.
Denke controls RunningRabbit momentarily but RunningRabbit frees himself.
RunningRabbit throwing strikes but missing.
Denke 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.
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!
RunningRabbit connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Denke 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.
Denke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in RunningRabbit's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
RunningRabbit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for RunningRabbit. That snapped Denke's head back.
RunningRabbit throws a combination. Denke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
RunningRabbit 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 RunningRabbit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by RunningRabbit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from RunningRabbit 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 Denke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Denke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Denke misses with an uppercut. RunningRabbit saw that one coming.
RunningRabbit throws a lazy body kick
and Denke counters with a low kick, right behind RunningRabbit 's knee.
Denke moves into range and connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for RunningRabbit.
Denke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
RunningRabbit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Denke.
RunningRabbit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denke.
RunningRabbit misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RunningRabbit ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
RunningRabbit scores with a jab.
Denke missing with a left hand there. RunningRabbit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but RunningRabbit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but RunningRabbit is just out of range.
RunningRabbit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
RunningRabbit cracks Denke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
RunningRabbit misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Denke.
RunningRabbit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Denke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke slaps away a takedown attempt from RunningRabbit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
RunningRabbit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke cracks RunningRabbit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
BOOM! Denke lands a beautiful left hook that drops RunningRabbit. RunningRabbit tries to recover but Denke is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and RunningRabbit lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Denke!
A relieved looking Karl Denke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capwell comes to the cage accompanied by The Haunted - 99. Grossman has chosen Get Back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Capwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Grossman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capwell moves away.
Capwell throws a jab when Grossman was well out of range.
Capwell looks to throw the jab but Grossman is out of range.
Les Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Capwells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Capwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grossman. Grossman obviously looking to wear him down.
Grossman wants to clinch
and Capwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Capwell 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.
Grossman moves into the clinch.
Capwell letting Grossman take a breather here.
Capwell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Grossman is pushing Capwell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grossman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Capwell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Grossman to the mat. Grossman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Capwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Capwell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grossman is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Capwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Capwell wants to get back to his feet but Grossman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell has control of Grossman's left arm, preventing Grossman from doing any damage.
Grossman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Capwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mason Capwell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Capwell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Capwell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Capwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grossman. Grossman obviously looking to wear him down.
Grossman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capwell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grossman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grossman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Capwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grossman has him pressed against the cage.
Capwell letting Grossman take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capwell's elbow.
Grossman slows down the pace here.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Capwell controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Capwell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Capwell blocks a body shot from Grossman.
Grossman has Capwell pressed against the cage.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Capwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grossman is keeping busy.
Grossman lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Capwell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grossman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Capwell scrambles back to his feet.
Grossman missing with a left hand there. Capwell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Grossman.
Capwell avoids the head kick by Grossman.
Capwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Capwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Capwell takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
Grossman misses with a looping left.
Capwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grossman closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grossman.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Capwell stalling against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grossman has Capwell pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Capwell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grossman tries to work over Capwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman is trying to maintain a safe position but Capwell gets an underhook and turns Grossman into the cage.
Grossman has Capwell pressed against the cage, preventing Capwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Capwell controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grossman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grossman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grossman - that landed with a thud.
Grossman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Les Grossman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Capwell as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Capwell.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Capwell.
Grossman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Capwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grossman up against the cage.
Capwell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Capwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Capwell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Capwell wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
Grossman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grossman 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.
Grossman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grossman keeping full guard, as Capwell tries to pass.
Grossman has control of Capwell's left arm, preventing Capwell from doing any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Les Grossman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Grossman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Capwell lands with a shot to the body.
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.
Capwell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grossman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grossman cracks Capwell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Les Grossman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Grossman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grossman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Capwell counters with a right hand to the body.
Grossman has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Capwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capwell blocks an uppercut.
Grossman scores with a shoulder strike.
Grossman stalling.
Grossman being controlled against the cage.
Grossman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Capwell slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Capwell up against the cage.
Capwell is trying to drag Grossman to the mat but Grossman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee calls for Grossman to work.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capwell blocking some punches.
Grossman leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Capwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grossman is keeping busy.
Capwell prevents a body shot from Grossman.
Capwell leaning against his opponent.
Capwell blocking some punches.
Capwell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Capwell's head.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell tries to work over Grossman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Capwell avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
Grossman misses with a body punch.
Capwell is looking to control Grossman's arms but Grossman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Capwell has his back to the cage.
Capwell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grossman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grossman tries a body shot but Capwell blocks it.
Capwell wants to take the fight to the mat but Grossman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Capwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grossman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Capwell is keeping busy.
Grossman stops a takedown attempt from Capwell.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Les Grossman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Capwell being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Grossman's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Capwell misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capwell scores with a shoulder strike.
Mason Capwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capwell misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Les Grossman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grossman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Les Grossman!
A relieved looking Les Grossman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Wright or Wrong. The crowd seem to be enjoying William's choice of entrance music: Outlaw's Reward . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
215 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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28
214 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William misses with a head kick.
William wants to clinch up but Sturd keeps it at a distance.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd misses with a hook. William ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Sturd does no damage.
William moves into the clinch.
Sturd prevents the takedown attempt.
William tries to work over Sturd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William is working for takedown but Sturd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sturd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
William lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sturd backwards.
William keeps control of Sturd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sturd wants to break free but William has control.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Sturd controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd breaks the clinch.
Sturd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and William has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice takedown defense from Sturd. No joy for William on that attempt.
Jason Sturd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James William.
Sturd lands a big head kick that sends William tumbling to the mat! Sturd takes a step backwards and waves William back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like James William has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd moves out of range of the strikes.
William misses with a low kick.
William with a jab.
Jason Sturd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd misses with a body kick.
William is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturd.
William throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
William takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sturd.
Sturd scores with a sloppy right hand. William should have avoided that one.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd, right into the meat.
Sturd ducks under a wild hook from William.
William looks to land a right hand but Sturd moved out of range.
Sturd lands a brutal head kick. William looks out on his feet and Sturd throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jason Sturd!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Sturd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts's entrance music is Meek Mill - Polo & Shell Tops. A fine choice. Ronnie Riley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 lbs
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186 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley thows a leg kick but Blunts checks it
and Blunts counters with a head kick. That will keep Riley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blunts dives in and scores a takedown into Riley's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blunts wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Riley is pulling down on Blunts's head to control his posture.
Riley wants to sweep here but Blunts controlling him for the moment.
Riley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blunts's guard.
Blunts had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riley defends it easily.
Riley won't allow Blunts to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riley pushes down on Blunts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blunts manages to get to full guard.
Blunts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Riley passes into side control.
Riley trying to control the action but Blunts is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blunts is looking to reverse the position.
Blunts is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Blunts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blunts tries to bench press Riley off him but Riley keeps the position.
Riley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Blunts to his feet.
Blunts throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
Blunts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley throws the kick towards the body but Blunts avoids it.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
Blunts throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley lands a jab.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Blunts pushes him off.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
Blunts takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes a swing at Blunts's ribcage but misses.
Blunts slips a straight right by Riley.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Blunts saw that one coming.
Riley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blunts is out of range.
Riley forces Blunts back against the cage and clinches.
Riley is pushing Blunts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blunts can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Riley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blunts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blunts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Blunts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blunts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riley takes a step back to recover.
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 J Blunts will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riley misses with a straight right.
Blunts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riley cracks the inside of Blunts's front leg.
Riley throws a low kick, looking for Blunts's leg but Blunts calmly moves out of range.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Blunts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blunts cracks Riley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blunts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley counters with an inside leg kick.
Riley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Riley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Riley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riley scores with a jab.
Blunts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley clobbers Blunts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Blunts misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Riley.
Blunts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Riley misses.
Ronnie Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blunts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blunts takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Blunts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blunts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blunts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riley avoids the body shot from Blunts.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Blunts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
Blunts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riley's hands.
Blunts 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.
Blunts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Blunts pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Blunts cracks Riley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a leg kick but Blunts moved away.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Blunts moved away.
Blunts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blunts shoots in for a double leg but Riley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for J Blunts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blunts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riley but Riley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Blunts misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blunts is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blunts swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Blunts shoots in and drives through. Riley sprawls well.
Riley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blunts.
The fighters circling - Riley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blunts scores a takedown into full mount!
Riley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley tries to lock up and control but Blunts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blunts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blunts thowing shots but they're missing.
Blunts unloads with some shots from mount but Riley bucks and avoids them well.
Blunts looking to ground and pound but Riley is blocking nicely.
J Blunts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Riley is looking to improve his position but Blunts isn't that keen on the idea.
Riley wants to control but Blunts is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Riley tries to hold on but Blunts postures up.
Riley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riley wants to control but Blunts is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blunts content just to control the position here.
Blunts lands a big shot there that rocks Riley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blunts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riley is looking to escape.
Riley wants to hold on but Blunts pushes him away.
The referee warns Riley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Blunts's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying desperately to improve position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blunts looking to ground and pound but Riley is blocking nicely.
Riley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blunts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blunts lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
J Blunts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blunts 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tessenji Fuuhaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Batson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tessenji Fuuhaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Batson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuuhaku thuds a left hand into Batson's body.
Fuuhaku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fuuhaku thows a body shot but no joy.
Fuuhaku misses with an uppercut
and Batson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fuuhaku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fuuhaku takes one on the button.
Nice body kick from Batson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuuhaku with a hook.
Batson misses with the combination.
Batson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuuhaku delivers a nice body kick.
Batson throws a chopping leg kick but Fuuhaku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fuuhaku misses with a straight left.
Batson connects with a looping right hand.
A clash of legs there as Batson blocks the low kick.
Batson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku is looking to chop away at Batson's legs.
Batson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuuhaku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Batson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fuuhaku dodges the punch combination from Batson.
Batson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fuuhaku.
Tessenji Fuuhaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuuhaku fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Batson checks it well.
Batson connects with a single shot there.
Fuuhaku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Fuuhaku.
Batson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fuuhaku is out of range.
Nice shot by Batson.
Batson defending well as Fuuhaku loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fuuhaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson lands with a cross.
Fuuhaku 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.
Batson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuuhaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Batson feints and then cracks Fuuhaku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuuhaku down.
Fuuhaku misses with a right hand
and Batson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Batson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Batson lands a slapping body shot.
Batson throws a leg kick but Fuuhaku checks it.
Batson blocks a head kick by Fuuhaku.
Batson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Batson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batson throws a leg kick but Fuuhaku moved away.
Fuuhaku stuns Batson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Batson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fuuhaku. Batson shrugs it off though.
A jab from Fuuhaku does it's job there.
Fuuhaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batson.
Fuuhaku connects with an inside leg kick.
Batson lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Batson.
Batson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fuuhaku.
Nice uppercut lands for Batson. That snapped Fuuhaku's head back.
Batson moves out of range of the leg kick from Fuuhaku.
A cross from Fuuhaku lands.
Batson misses with a double jab.
Fuuhaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Batson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuuhaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuuhaku.
Batson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fuuhaku had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batson throws a chopping leg kick but Fuuhaku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fuuhaku lands with an overhand left.
Fuuhaku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batson slips under a jab.
Batson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Batson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fuuhaku misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Fuuhaku slams his shin into Batson's torso.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Batson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fuuhaku - the referee stops the clock and Batson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fuuhaku. Batson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fuuhaku misses with an uppercut
and Batson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Batson loads up on a big right hand but Fuuhaku slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batson connects with a single shot there.
Batson scores with a jab to the body.
Fuuhaku misses with a kick to the body.
Batson throws a combination. Fuuhaku tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Batson 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.
Fuuhaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Batson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuuhaku.
Batson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batson digs a good body shot into Fuuhaku's ribs.
Batson throws a jab when Fuuhaku was well out of range.
Fuuhaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Fuuhaku misses.
Fuuhaku scores with a hook.
Batson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuuhaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Batson is just out of range.
Batson wants to slow Fuuhaku down by chopping away at his legs.
Fuuhaku moves out of range of the leg kick from Batson.
Fuuhaku misses with a wild combination.
Batson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batson.
Batson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fuuhaku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batson scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Batson.
Batson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batson takes a swing at Fuuhaku's ribcage but misses.
Batson swings for the body but Fuuhaku moves out of range.
Fuuhaku throws a leg kick but Batson moved away.
Batson thuds his right hand into Fuuhaku's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Batson checks a leg kick nicely.
Fuuhaku lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuuhaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fuuhaku throws a leg kick
and Batson counters with a left and a right that stings Fuuhaku.
Batson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fuuhaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fuuhaku.
Bill Batson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuuhaku tries to score with a low kick but Batson moves his leg out of the way.
Batson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku scores with the left hand. Batson knows he should have avoided that one.
Batson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuuhaku.
Batson throws a hook to the side of Fuuhaku's head but Fuuhaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Batson needs to keep his hands up - Fuuhaku had a free shot at his head there.
Batson throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Batson there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku throws a head kick but Batson moves out of range.
Batson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku connects with the punch.
Batson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batson avoids the body shot from Fuuhaku.
Batson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Batson.
Batson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Batson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuuhaku manages to avoid it.
Fuuhaku scores with a punch to the head.
Fuuhaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuuhaku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batson.
Batson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fuuhaku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fuuhaku defending well as Batson loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku throws a looping overhand right but Batson ducks down to avoid it.
Batson throws a low kick but Fuuhaku avoids it.
Fuuhaku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batson misses with a body shot
and Fuuhaku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Batson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fuuhaku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuuhaku misses with a body shot.
Batson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku is looking to land body kicks.
Fuuhaku tries to score with a low kick but Batson moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuuhaku slips a straight right by Batson.
Batson slips under a jab from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batson. Batson obviously looking to wear him down.
Batson throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Batson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Batson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fuuhakus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Batson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Batson throws a low kick, looking for Fuuhaku's leg but Fuuhaku calmly moves out of range.
Batson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuuhaku.
Batson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fuuhaku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Batson in his tracks.
Batson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batson misses the shot to the body.
Batson blocks a jab.
Fuuhaku checks the leg kick.
Fuuhaku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuuhaku throws a body punch but Batson moves out of range.
Fuuhaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuuhaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuhaku tries to land a front kick but Batson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fuuhaku misses with a right hand
and Batson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batson with a nice cross.
Batson lands the left hand.
Batson misses with a body shot.
Fuuhaku drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Batson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuuhaku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fuuhaku digs a good body shot into Batson's ribs.
Batson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fuuhaku throws out a loose jab but Batson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuuhaku throws a jab when Batson was well out of range.
Fuuhaku lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batson throws a jab when Fuuhaku was well out of range.
Batson blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Fuuhaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bill Batson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson thumps Fuuhaku with a low kick.
Batson connects with a leg kick. Fuuhaku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Batson scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Fuuhaku misses its intended target.
Fuuhaku wants to land a leg kick but Batson is out of range.
Fuuhaku throws a front kick aimed at Batson's knee but Batson avoids it well.
Batson throws a low kick but Fuuhaku moves out of range easily.
Fuuhaku throws a leg kick but Batson checks it.
Batson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuuhaku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fuuhaku throws a lazy right hand but Batson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Fuuhaku misses.
Fuuhaku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuhaku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fuuhaku cracks Batson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Batson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuuhaku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batson manages to avoid it.
Batson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuuhaku tries to move into range but Batson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fuuhaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fuuhaku misses with a kick to the body.
Batson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuuhaku.
Batson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku fails to land with a series of punches.
Batson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Batson moves forwards but Fuuhaku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fuuhaku tests Batson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuuhaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson ducks under a wild hook from Fuuhaku.
Batson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuuhaku.
Fuuhaku takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batson connects with a solid leg kick.
Batson throws out a loose jab but Fuuhaku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Batson throws a front kick aimed at Fuuhaku's knee but Fuuhaku avoids it well.
Fuuhaku blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batson 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 Fuuhaku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fuuhaku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fuuhaku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuuhaku lands a right hook to the body.
Tessenji Fuuhaku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuuhaku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Batson.
Well Batson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Batson!
An out of breath Bill Batson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kupke De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes to the cage accompanied by Decibel Ending!. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kupke De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Karev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karev checks the leg kick.
De Vries clinches up with Karev and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Vries.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karev.
Karev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karev looking to stall.
Karev landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Karev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karev is leaning against De Vries and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Vries is breathing heavily.
Karev lands an elbow just above De Vries 's eye.
It looks like Kupke De Vries has been cut.
Karev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Karev breaks the clinch.
Karev closes the distance and pushes De Vries back into the cage.
Karev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karev scores with a leg kick.
Karev drops De Vries with a beautiful combination! De Vries stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Karev is looking for the KO!
Karev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Vries checks a leg kick.
Karev throws a front kick that sends De Vries stumbling back into the cage.
Karev scores with a body shot.
Kupke De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karev.
Karev lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Vries's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karev. De Vries does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Karev moves out of range.
Karev takes a swing at De Vries's ribcage but misses.
Karev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Vries's calf.
De Vries avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good work by De Vries as he checks the leg kick.
Karev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karev lands with a nice body kick.
Karev throws a solid leg kick but De Vries takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev cracks De Vries with an open hand slap.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vries misses with a body shot
and De Vries takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karev lands a leg kick that knocks De Vries off balance momentarily.
De Vries moves out of range as Karev throws a body kick.
Karev lands a big head kick that sends De Vries to the canvas! Karev follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Karev!
After winning the bout, Oleg Karev 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman - Metallica. Antonio Hong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lazarus Jones's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Hong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Jones tries to break free but Hong pushes him back against the cage.
Hong lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Hong lands a right hand.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hong or not.
Hong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hong has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Hong - that landed with a thud.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is leaning against Hong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hong pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Antonio Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazarus Jones.
Hong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones looks winded!
Jones 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.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Hong throws a powerful right kick. Jones tried to block low but the kick was high! Jones was taken right off of his feet! Hong jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Hong!
Antonio Hong retains his middleweight title!
Antonio Hong really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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