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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hicks's choice of entrance music: Bang Your Head. This should be a great matchup!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Hicks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Hicks lands a slapping body shot.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hicks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
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!
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn throws a right hand that Hicks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hicks also avoids with ease.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Penn.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
That kick from Penn tenderised Hicks's leg. Hicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Penn misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Hicks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Penn is not content to let Hicks control the position.
Hicks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hicks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hicks tries to pass to full mount but Penn defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping hold of Hicks's head, controlling as best he can.
Hicks working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Penn's thigh. Penn counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Penn is trying to control the position but Hicks postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks preventing the sweep.
Hicks looking to pass the guard.
Hicks preventing the sweep.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Hicks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bill Hicks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hicks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hicks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hicks swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Hicks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hicks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hicks is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks looking to pass the guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Hicks trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hicks throws a leg kick
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bill Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penn tests Hicks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a right hook to the body.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hicks shoots and misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Hicks throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
Hicks connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hicks is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hicks really felt that one!
Cassius Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Hicks.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
A jab from Penn misses.
Hicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hicks tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hicks to the ground. Hicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Hicks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a body shot
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn takes one to the chin there.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Cassius Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hicks throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hicks's knee momentarily.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cassius Penn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hicks misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Hicks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn leaves Hicks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hicks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A leg kick checked by Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Hicks misses.
Penn moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hicks doesn't seem phased though.
Penn dives in and scores a takedown into Hicks's guard.
Hicks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hicks is trying to keep Penn in close.
Hicks has a closed guard, preventing Penn from standing up.
Hicks looking for a sweep. Not yet Hicks, not yet.
Bill Hicks has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hicks is striking from the bottom but Penn uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hicks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Hicks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hicks is on top in guard.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks looking to improve position, pressing down on Penn's thigh with his hand. Penn seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Hicks paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Hicks's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Penn picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cassius Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinson Workman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Workman's entrance music is Godsmack-Time Bomb. A fine choice. Perez has chosen Gangnam Style by PSY as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinson Workman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Workman.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Workman was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Workman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Perez.
A head kick misses from Perez.
Workman misses with a looping right.
Perez thumps Workman with a low kick.
Workman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perez rushes Workman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Workman misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Perez.
Perez blocks a body shot from Workman.
Perez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Workman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Workman.
Workman misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez lands a left hand.
Perez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Workman backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Workman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Workman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez lands an elbow that stopped Workman in his tracks for a moment.
Perez tries a body shot but Workman blocks it.
Workman blocks an uppercut.
Workman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez throws a right and a left that Workman avoids nicely.
Workman darts in trying to clinch
and Perez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perez.
Workman tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Workman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
Workman lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Workman backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Workman tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Workman back against the cage.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Workman controls the action.
Perez lands with a right to the head.
Perez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Workman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Workman can't find room to land a body shot as Perez controls the action.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perez blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Workman throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Workman.
Perez throws an elbow but it misses.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Workman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Workman tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Workman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez throws a series of punches but Workman avoids them all with ease.
Workman avoids the head kick by Perez.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Workman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez has Workman up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perez.
Perez cracks Workman with a nice body shot.
Workman is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez tries a body shot but Workman blocks it.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Workman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Workman fails to land.
Perez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Workman is blocking nicely.
Workman misses with a body punch.
Perez lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Perez - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez lands a shot to the body.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Workman avoids it.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vinson Workman has been cut.
Workman throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinson Workman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perez pushes Workman away with a front kick.
Workman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Workman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Perez blocks the low kick.
Perez throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perez.
Workman throws a leg kick
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez rushes Workman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Workman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Workman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Workman fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Workman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perez misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Perez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Workman prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Workman fails to land.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Workmans head.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Workman is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Workman throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Perez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Workman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Workman backwards.
Perez blocks a body shot from Workman.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Workman misses with a wild body shot.
Perez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez fakes the leg kick and cracks Workman in the body.
Perez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perez lands a nice hook to Workman's body. Workman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perez rushes Workman and presses him up against the cage.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Perez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Perez misses with an elbow strike.
Perez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Workman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Perez is trying to maintain a safe position but Workman gets an underhook and turns Perez into the cage.
Workman takes an elbow to the temple.
Perez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perez digs a right hand underneath Workman's ribcage. Workman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Workman blocks a body shot from Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Perez.
A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Workman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Perez.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Workman has a couple of punches blocked by Perez.
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Workman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Workman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez lands a right hand.
Perez lands a nice uppercut.
Perez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Workman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perez stalls.
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
Perez lands an uppercut.
Perez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perez lands a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Perez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Workman being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Workman throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez lands a hook that snaps the head of Workman backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Alberto Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinson Workman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Perez!
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Workman's calf.
Workman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Perez throws a right and a left that Workman avoids nicely.
Perez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perez, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Workman down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big head kick from Perez and Workman is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Workman is rocked!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Perez stands and steps away. Workman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Workman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from Perez tenderised Workman's leg. Workman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Workman seems to have got his legs back now.
Perez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perez duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perez tries to bum rush Workman with a series of wild strikes but Workman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez connects with a single shot there.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Perez! Workman is out on his feet! Perez rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Workman is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Workman is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Alberto Perez!
Luis Alberto Perez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spandex Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov has chosen Go hard or go home as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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219 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Spandex Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Nikov tenderised Rex's leg. Rex is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nikov misses with an uppercut
and Rex counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nikov!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rex scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rex.
Nikov tries to lock up and control but Rex gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rex unloading with bombs!
It looks like Kalesh Nikov has been cut.
Nikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rex looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nikov defends well.
Nikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rex has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nikov has managed to get both his arms back between Rex's legs - danger averted.
Rex utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rex looking for subs off his back but Nikov has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov is trying to control the action in half guard but Rex is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rex tries to get to full guard but Nikov has control of the leg.
Nikov thows a huge punch but Rex dodges it nicely.
Rex is looking to improve his position.
Nikov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nikov is pressing down on Rex's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rex is holding on for now.
Nikov controlling the action here.
Rex moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex working for a triangle but Nikov defends it easily.
Nikov postures up.
Rex had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nikov defends it easily.
Rex is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rex keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Rex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nikov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nikov wants to control from the top but Rex keeps moving.
Rex had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nikov defends it easily.
Nikov won't allow Rex to sweep him here.
Nikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rex keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Nikov stopping the sweep attempt from Rex.
Nikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Rex has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov won't allow Rex to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rex is on top in guard.
Rex connects with a couple of short punches.
Rex throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rex working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rex wants to control from the top but Nikov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rex's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nikov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spandex Rex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalesh Nikov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Rex blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Nikov misses.
A cross from Rex lands.
Nikov misses with a wild body shot.
Rex takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rex throws a wild body kick that Nikov sees coming a mile off.
Kalesh Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikov scores with the left hand. Rex knows he should have avoided that one.
Nikov misses with a wild combination.
Nikov misses with a hook.
Rex throws a nice looking combination but Nikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nikov misses with a hook. Rex ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rex counter with a right hand.
Nikov throws a hook to the side of Rex's head but Rex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rex pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rex takes one to the chin there.
Nikov slips a straight right by Rex.
Rex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikov misses with a low kick.
Rex throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nikov misses.
Nikov jabs Rex right on the nose. Rex blinks but takes it well.
Nikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Spandex Rex has been cut.
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!
Nikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rex.
Rex cracks a nice hook into Nikov's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rex.
Nikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rex.
A low kick from Nikov misses
and Rex decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nikov's guard.
Rex postures up.
Rex looking to pass the guard.
Nikov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rex has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nikov trying to keep a closed guard but Rex is proving a slippery customer.
Rex throws an elbow that misses. Nikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rex's guard. Nice move by Nikov!
Rex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikov trying to control but Rex is working from the bottom.
Rex looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikov is one step ahead there.
Nikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is pushing down on Rex's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rex is fighting to maintain full guard but Nikov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rex is trying to get back to full guard.
Nikov trying to control from half guard but Rex is working away.
Rex wants to improve his position but Nikov is controlling well.
Nikov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spandex Rex overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rex regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikov landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rex controls Nikov momentarily but Nikov frees himself.
Rex is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nikov is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalesh Nikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nikov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikov lands a jab.
Rex is rocked!
Nikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Rex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nikov throws a big shot that misses.
Rex ducks under a wild hook from Nikov.
Rex seems to have got his legs back now.
Nikov slips a jab from Rex.
Rex throws a big shot that misses.
Rex throws a jab when Nikov was well out of range.
Kalesh Nikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rex looks to throw the jab but Nikov is out of range.
Rex misses with a wild body shot.
Nikov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rex! Nikov dives in looking to finish! Rex is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalesh Nikov!
A victorious Kalesh Nikov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abe's choice of entrance music: Uncle Sam Goddamn. Rashad Sokoudjou has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earnest Abe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abe avoids the body shot from Sokoudjou.
Earnest Abe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abe.
Abe digs a good body shot into Sokoudjou's ribs.
Abe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Rashad Sokoudjou has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Abe.
Abe lands a nice looking body shot.
Abe scores with the left hand. Sokoudjou knows he should have avoided that one.
Sokoudjou's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sokoudjou duly obliges.
Abe scores with a punch to the head.
Abe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokoudjou.
Abe misses with a straight left.
Abe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sokoudjou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abe.
Sokoudjou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abe's corner calls for a 1-2. Abe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sokoudjou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou throws the kick towards the body but Abe avoids it.
Abe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokoudjou is breathing heavily.
Sokoudjou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abe avoids it really well and circles away.
Sokoudjou ducks right into an uppercut from Abe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abe lands a big uppercut and Sokoudjou crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sokoudjou looks OK. Abe waves Sokoudjou back to his feet!
Rashad Sokoudjou's cut is getting worse.
Good leg kick by Abe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou throws a hook but Abe avoids it easily.
Abe lands a nice hook to Sokoudjou's body. Sokoudjou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sokoudjou's calf.
Abe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sokoudjou throws a series of punches but Abe avoids them all with ease.
Abe throws a lazy right hand but Sokoudjou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abe lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Sokoudjou can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Abe and Sokoudjou drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Abe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earnest Abe!
Earnest Abe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah Payne!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Payne on the side of the head.
Payne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Payne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Souza does it's job there.
Souza connects with a looping right hand.
Souza darts in and clinches Payne up against the cage.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Souza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Souza tries a body shot but Payne blocks it.
Payne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Souza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sergio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Payne.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
Payne is trying to pull guard but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Souza misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Souza.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
Payne blocking some punches.
Payne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big left from Souza misses.
Payne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Souza.
Souza moves away from the strike by Payne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Payne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza pulls Payne in close to prevent any damage.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Payne won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
Souza pulls Payne in close to his closed guard and prevents Payne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Payne is fighting to break Souza's control of his arms but Souza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergio Souza.
Payne has his takedown stuffed
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sergio Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Payne moved out of range.
Payne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Souza both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza misses the jab.
Payne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza scores with a hook.
Payne gets tackled into the cage by Souza. Souza maintains the clinch.
Payne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Payne pushes Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souza as he avoids it easily.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Souza as he connects with a hook.
Souza lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Payne feints and as Souza raises his hands in defense, Payne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Payne slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Payne wants to free his trapped foot but Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is positioning himself well to prevent Payne advancing to mount.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Payne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Souza is trying to stand up here but Payne is controlling him well.
Payne is keen to just control but Souza is a slippery customer.
Payne throwing shots but Souza is blocking nicely.
Payne misses with a head shot. Souza uses the momentum to regain guard.
Souza wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to control the position but Payne postures up.
Payne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Payne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Payne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Payne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza wants to sweep here but Payne controlling him for the moment.
Payne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Souza, not yet.
Payne throwing strikes but missing.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Souza here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Payne advances to half guard.
Souza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Payne.
Souza is not content to let Payne control the position.
Payne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza has one foot on Payne's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Payne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza moves into range and clinches up with Payne.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Payne controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Payne blocks a body shot from Souza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sergio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Payne.
Payne jumps guard but Souza stands there with Payne around his waist. Payne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Payne 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Payne shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well.
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Souza as Payne tries to tie him up.
Payne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Souza scores with a nice strike.
Souza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Payne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza.
Payne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Souza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payne tries to break the clinch but Souza is controlling the position.
Payne looking to slow down the pace here.
Payne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Souza walks away with a smile on his face. Payne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sergio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Payne.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne looks for a takedown but Souza sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Souza.
Souza forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Payne.
Souza keeps control of Payne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souza scores a nice knee to the body.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Souza.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Souza won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Souza as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Souza.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payne tries to work over Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payne tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Payne back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Souza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Payne goes for a takedown in the clinch but Souza prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne.
Souza misses with a knee to the head.
Payne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Souza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
Payne lands a takedown into guard.
Souza seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is looking to stand up but Payne isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Payne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Payne is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Souza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Souza has escaped and now he's on top!
Payne looking to control.
Payne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Souza defends it easily.
Souza wants to stand but Payne is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souza 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Souza!
Sergio Souza spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Vischi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefheart throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vischi throws a jab when Beefheart was well out of range.
Beefheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vischi moves away.
Vischi blocks a head kick by Beefheart.
Captain Beefheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefheart misses with a body shot
and Vischi counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Beefheart as he checks the leg kick.
Vischi clinches with his opponent.
Beefheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beefheart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beefheart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vischi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beefheart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vischi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vischi.
Beefheart tries a body shot but Vischi blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vischi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beefheart.
A head punch on the inside from Vischi fails to land.
Beefheart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vischi.
Vischi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beefheart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vischi is defending well for now.
Vischi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vischi avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Beefheart.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefheart scores a nice knee to the body.
Vischi looks winded!
Beefheart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Piero Vischi has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beefheart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vischi's brow.
Beefheart pushes off an throws an elbow but Vischi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beefheart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beefheart throws an elbow but misses.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beefheart throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vischi.
Beefheart manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Beefheart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vischi is one step ahead there.
Beefheart keeping moving, preventing Vischi from controlling successfully.
Beefheart looking for a sweep. Not yet Beefheart, not yet.
Beefheart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beefheart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vischi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beefheart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beefheart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vischi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vischi wanted to stand there but Beefheart had control of the position.
Vischi trying to control but Beefheart is working from the bottom.
Vischi won't allow Beefheart to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vischi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Piero Vischi wasn't active enough on the ground.
No joy there for Beefheart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beefheart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vischi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vischi thumps Beefheart with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi throws a looping overhand right but Beefheart ducks down to avoid it.
Beefheart drops his hands momentarily and Vischi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Beefheart. Those never looked like landing.
Beefheart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vischi misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Beefheart misses.
Beefheart throws a leg kick
and Vischi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beefheart's knee momentarily.
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!
Nice defenses there by Beefheart.
Beefheart slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Beefheart.
A jab lands there for Vischi.
Beefheart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vischi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Beefheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piero Vischi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vischi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beefheart.
Beefheart is looking to clinch.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Vischi.
Vischi swinging wildly here.
Beefheart cracks Vischi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beefheart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beefheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beefheart throws a combination. Vischi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vischi keeps the fight on the outside.
Beefheart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vischi's calf.
Vischi blocks a head kick by Beefheart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi misses with a series of wild punches.
Beefheart throws a low kick but Vischi avoids it.
Beefheart stalks Vischi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vischi's face. Vischi staggers backwards, shaken.
Beefheart moves away from the strike by Vischi.
Vischi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beefheart throws a leg kick
and Vischi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vischi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beefheart's calf.
Beefheart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vischi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Vischi. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vischi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vischi avoids the body shot from Beefheart.
Vischi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beefheart.
Vischi tries to clinch there but Beefheart circles away.
Beefheart punishes Vischi's body with a nice straight punch.
Vischi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beefheart, pushing him back against the cage.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vischi.
A nice left hand lands by Vischi.
Vischi misses with a punch on the inside.
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vischi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Beefheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi has had enough of the clinch but Beefheart keeps him there for the moment.
Vischi lands with a light punch inside.
Vischi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beefheart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Captain Beefheart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vischi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vischi lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beefheart.
Vischi blocks an uppercut.
Beefheart lands a damaging elbow.
Vischi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beefheart's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vischi.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vischi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beefheart just misses with a punch to the body.
Beefheart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vischi's hands.
A low kick from Beefheart misses
and Vischi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beefheart's knee momentarily.
Piero Vischi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beefheart misses with a lunging right hand
and Vischi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vischi moves in looking to clinch but Beefheart pushes him off.
Beefheart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vischi just misses with a punch to the body.
Vischi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Vischi.
Beefheart throws a body punch but Vischi moves out of range.
Beefheart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beefheart manages to avoid it.
Beefheart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vischi throws out the jab.
Beefheart scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Vischi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piero Vischi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beefheart takes a swing at Vischi's ribcage but misses.
Beefheart lands a glancing blow to the side of Vischi's head.
Beefheart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beefheart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vischi was well out of range. Poor timing from Beefheart.
Beefheart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vischi.
Vischi throws a wild body kick that Beefheart sees coming a mile off.
Vischi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beefheart is looking to score with low kicks.
Beefheart throws a hook to the side of Vischi's head but Vischi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vischi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Beefheart.
Beefheart scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vischi counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vischi throws a low kick, looking for Beefheart's leg but Beefheart calmly moves out of range.
Beefheart throws a leg kick that misses.
Vischi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beefheart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vischi, pushing him back against the cage.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vischi tries to work over Beefheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vischi lands with a left to the head.
Vischi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vischi lands a body punch.
Vischi breaks the clinch.
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!
Beefheart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vischi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vischi takes a swing at Beefheart's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Vischi.
Beefheart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vischi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vischi tries to clinch up.
Vischi throws a series of strikes that have Beefheart backpedaling.
Beefheart misses with a straight left.
Vischi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beefheart throws a right and a left that Vischi avoids nicely.
Beefheart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vischi.
Vischi misses with a hook.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vischi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi looks to land a combination but Beefheart avoids it well.
Beefheart misses with an uppercut. Vischi saw that one coming.
Beefheart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beefheart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beefheart shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beefheart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beefheart throws a looping overhand right but Vischi ducks down to avoid it.
Vischi has Beefheart up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Vischi.
Vischi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Vischi tries to land a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vischi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beefheart.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vischi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beefheart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vischi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beefheart is rocked!
Vischi lands a body shot.
Vischi gets through Beefheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Beefheart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vischi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Beefheart to his knees! Vischi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piero Vischi!
Piero Vischi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Devils. Ratskin has chosen "Carolus Rex" by Sabaton as his entrance music. Uriel Amok is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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255 lbs
33 - 13 - 1 |
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32
270 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Ratskin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratskin sizes up Amok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.
Ratskin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amok.
Ratskin thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Ratskin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amok misses with a straight right.
Ratskin misses with a hook. Amok ducked under it nicely.
Ratskin looks to land a combination but Amok avoids it well.
Amok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ratskin circles away quickly and effectively.
Amok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ratskin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratskin. Amok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ratskin looks to land a left hand but Amok moved out of range nicely.
Amok lunges at Ratskin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ratskin's hand.
Nice defenses there by Amok.
Ratskin throws an overhand right that lands on Amok's shoulder, as Amok tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Amok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ratskin doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Amok.
A big left from Ratskin misses.
Amok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ratskin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amok misses with a hook. Ratskin ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Ratskin.
Ratskin looks to score with a jab to the body but Amok is just out of range.
Ratskin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amok.
Amok loads up on a big right hand but Ratskin slips the punch.
Ratskin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ratskin punishes Amok's body with a nice straight punch.
Ratskin throws a combination that misses
and Amok counters with a left to the body.
Amok throws out a loose jab but Ratskin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amok just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Amok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ratskin lands with a shot to the body.
Ratskin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amok was well out of range. Poor timing from Ratskin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin throws out a powerful jab.
Ratskin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ratskin misses with a wild body shot.
Amok takes a swing at Ratskin's ribcage but misses.
Amok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ratskin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ratskin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Ratskin misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ratskin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ratskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amok.
Ratskin swings for the body but Amok moves out of range.
Ratskin moves out of range as Amok strikes.
Ratskin lands a jab to the nose.
Alexander Ratskin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ratskin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amok circles away quickly and effectively.
Ratskin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ratskin.
Amok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Amok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ratskin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Amok counter with a right hand.
Ratskin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ratskin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ratskin tries to clinch but Amok is having none of it.
Ratskin throws a jab when Amok was well out of range.
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amok throws a looping overhand right but Ratskin ducks down to avoid it.
Ratskin ducks right into an uppercut from Amok.
Ratskin tries to clinch but Amok is having none of it.
Amok tests Ratskin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ratskin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Amok throws a jab when Ratskin was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratskin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Amok.
Ratskin misses with a wild body shot.
Amok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ratskin.
A left lands for Ratskin.
Amok shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ratskin's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Amok trying to control the position from guard on top but Ratskin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ratskin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ratskin, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratskin is pulling down on Amok's head. It's preventing any offense from Amok, at least for the moment.
Amok passes Ratskin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Ratskin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Amok looks to land a combination. Ratskin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ratskin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch but Amok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ratskin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ratskin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ratskin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ratskin's head.
Amok swats away the attempt to clinch by Ratskin.
Amok missing with a left hand there. Ratskin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amok fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amok thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Amok does no damage.
Ratskin ducks under a wild hook from Amok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin moves out of range as Amok strikes.
Ratskin throws a body punch but Amok moves out of range.
Ratskin lands a jab-cross combination.
Amok lands with a nice body punch.
Ratskin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amok swats away the attempt to clinch by Ratskin.
Ratskin rushes Amok and presses him up against the cage.
Amok has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ratskin uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amok escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ratskin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ratskin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amok is keeping the position for now.
Ratskin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ratskin wants to control from the top but Amok keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin slips nicely into half guard.
Amok is looking for a sweep. Ratskin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ratskin moves into full mount! Amok won't be happy about that!
Ratskin trying to control but Amok is having none of it.
Amok can't escape the position.
Amok tries to hold on but Ratskin pushes him away.
Amok is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ratskin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Amok really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin with a couple of short strikes.
Ratskin prevents Amok from getting the reversal.
Ratskin controlling his opponent.
Ratskin trying to control but Amok is having none of it.
Amok is working to get back to half guard.
Ratskin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Ratskin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ratskin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amok is looking to escape.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexander Ratskin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ratskin cracks Amok with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amok scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratskin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amok.
Ratskin misses with an uppercut.
Ratskin looks to land a right hand but Amok moved out of range.
Ratskin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Ratskin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ratskin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amok.
Ratskin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amok manages to avoid it.
Amok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ratskin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ratskin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amok swats away the attempt to clinch by Ratskin.
Ratskin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ratskin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Ratskin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratskin. Amok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ratskin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amok.
Alexander Ratskin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ratskin staying out of range there.
Ratskin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ratskin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ratskin sizes up Amok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ratskin.
Amok misses with a hook. Ratskin ducked under it nicely.
Ratskin just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Ratskin does it's job there.
Ratskin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amok was well out of range. Poor timing from Ratskin.
Ratskin avoids the body shot from Amok.
Amok swats away the attempt to clinch by Ratskin.
Ratskin slips under a jab from Amok.
Amok throws a hook but Ratskin avoids it easily.
Ratskin cracks Amok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ratskin gets caught napping as Amok dives in and scores a takedown. Ratskin manages to retain guard.
Amok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ratskin is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ratskin controls Amok momentarily but Amok frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok throws an elbow that misses. Ratskin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Amok's guard. Nice move by Ratskin!
Amok wants to sweep but no luck.
Ratskin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ratskin wants to control from the top but Amok keeps moving.
Amok lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ratskin!
Amok landing punches.
Ratskin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alexander Ratskin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amok avoids the attempt from Ratskin to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok landing punches.
Amok is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Amok breaks from Ratskin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratskin can't escape the position.
Amok tries to control but Ratskin wriggling away.
Amok has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ratskin's face.
Ratskin is rocked!
Ratskin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ratskin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ratskin is bucking up trying to escape but Amok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ratskin is still in real trouble! Can Amok finish him?
Amok wants to control the pace but Ratskin is squirming around nicely.
Amok lands a big shot to the head and Ratskin winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Uriel Amok!
An out of breath Uriel Amok 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 Ivan Priebcko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Priebcko's entrance music is Sweet Dreams. A fine choice. Llaripukinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Priebcko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Guntur Llaripukinen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priebcko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Priebcko ducks under a wild hook from Llaripukinen.
Priebcko is looking to clinch but Llaripukinen is avoiding it.
Priebcko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Llaripukinen is out of range and Priebcko settles back down.
Priebcko catches Llaripukinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Priebcko misses the shot to the body.
Priebcko is looking to clinch.
Priebcko lands with a nice body punch.
Priebcko misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Llaripukinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Priebcko pushes Llaripukinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Llaripukinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Llaripukinen checks a low kick from Priebcko.
That kick from Priebcko tenderised Llaripukinen's leg. Llaripukinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Priebcko wants to land a leg kick but Llaripukinen is out of range.
Llaripukinen gets caught napping as Priebcko dives in and scores a takedown. Llaripukinen manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Llaripukinen trying to keep a closed guard but Priebcko is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priebcko throwing strikes from guard but Llaripukinen blocks nicely.
Llaripukinen keeping moving, preventing Priebcko from controlling successfully.
Llaripukinen working a defensive guard here.
Priebcko stands up over Llaripukinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Priebcko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Priebcko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Llaripukinen is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priebcko is working hard here to advance position.
Llaripukinen working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Priebcko wants to pass the guard but Llaripukinen is keeping the position.
Llaripukinen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Llaripukinen with a couple of short strikes.
Priebcko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llaripukinen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Llaripukinen controlling his opponent.
Priebcko regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko tries to roll over but Llaripukinen keeps him under control.
Llaripukinen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Priebcko tries to hold on but Llaripukinen pushes him away.
Llaripukinen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Priebcko tries to lock up and control but Llaripukinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Priebcko is trying desperately to improve position.
Llaripukinen scoring with strikes but Priebcko is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priebcko can't escape the position.
Priebcko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Priebcko is trying to get back to full guard.
Priebcko is staying active underneath Llaripukinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priebcko tries to get to full guard but Llaripukinen has control of the leg.
Llaripukinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Llaripukinen is trying to work for a kimura but Priebcko is defending well.
Priebcko trying to get back to full guard but Llaripukinen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
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 Ivan Priebcko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Llaripukinen lands a nice hook to Priebcko's body. Priebcko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Llaripukinen misses with an uppercut. Priebcko saw that one coming.
Priebcko lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Llaripukinen.
Priebcko dips to his left and cracks Llaripukinen with an uppercut!
Llaripukinen drops Priebcko with a beautiful combination! Priebcko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Llaripukinen is looking for the KO!
Priebcko is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Priebcko has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priebcko misses with a head kick.
Llaripukinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivan Priebcko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llaripukinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Llaripukinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Priebcko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Llaripukinen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Priebcko. Priebcko tries to recover but Llaripukinen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Priebcko lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guntur Llaripukinen!
After the big win, Guntur Llaripukinen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nuriel Leonard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelly throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonard. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Leonard swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelly lands a head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Leonard. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leonard misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Kelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonard has time to react.
Leonard swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
A big right from Leonard misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leonard throws a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leonard's waist but Leonard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
Nuriel Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Kelly.
A big right from Leonard misses.
Leonard connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonard checks a leg kick.
Leonard misses with a straight right.
Leonard tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Leonard has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leonard stalling in the clinch.
Kelly tries to work over Leonard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonard or not.
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!
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonard or not.
Leonard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly has Leonard pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
Kelly works on Leonard's body with a couple of short punches.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Leonard.
Kelly stalling in the clinch but Leonard improves position.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.
Leonard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Leonard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Leonard connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly trying to stall but Leonard improves his position.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonard's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonard tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonard turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Leonard manages to end up in side control.
Kelly struggling a bit here.
Kelly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leonard off and has taken his back!
Kelly is punishing Leonard with strikes - can he finish him?!
Leonard prevents Kelly from getting a body triangle.
Leonard is covering up but some of the strikes from Kelly are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly tries to keep control of the position but Leonard is staying busy.
Leonard covering up well under a series of strikes from Kelly.
Leonard can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Kelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonard takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leonard misses with a combination
and Kelly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leonard really felt that one!
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Leonard tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Leonard scores with a hook.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Leonard lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly looks to land a combination. Leonard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Leonard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonard connects with a jab.
Leonard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly throws a chopping leg kick but Leonard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown by Leonard or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly which made him look bad.
Leonard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Leonard there.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonard moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Kelly there.
Leonard throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Leonard stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leonard looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly shoots for a double leg takedown but Leonard sprawls well. He's pushed Kelly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Leonard avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leonard as he jumps to the side.
Nuriel Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Kelly.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Leonard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leonard throws a big elbow that misses.
Leonard postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leonard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly controls Leonard momentarily but Leonard frees himself.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Connor Kelly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Leonard thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Leonard.
Leonard throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Leonard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leonard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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!
Leonard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leonard wants to clinch.
Kelly staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that second round.
That's time! Leonard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly.
Leonard throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leonard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard struggling a bit here.
Kelly controls the position from side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonard keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly tries for a kimura but Leonard is defending well.
Kelly trying to control the position but Leonard is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leonard is looking to improve his position.
Connor Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Leonard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kelly.
Kelly wants to pass to mount but Leonard is defending the position.
Leonard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kelly throwing shots but Leonard is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leonard is trying to stand up here but Kelly is controlling him well.
Kelly winds up and cracks Leonard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kelly trying to control from Leonard's half guard. Leonard has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Leonard wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Kelly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly preventing the sweep.
Leonard kicks Kelly off and gets to his feet.
Nuriel Leonard is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Leonard's leg. Leonard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Leonard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kelly is keeping the position for now.
Leonard is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kelly holds on and takes a little breather.
Kelly trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nuriel Leonard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Leonard thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly walks into a stiff left hand from Leonard.
Kelly lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leonard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonard stuffs the takedown attempt from Kelly. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Leonard. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Leonard jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leonard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Leonard's head.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonard.
Leonard throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Leonard 's knee.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leonard.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Leonard should have avoided that one.
Kelly shoots in but Leonard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nuriel Leonard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Kelly.
Leonard looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard checks a leg kick.
Leonard closes the distance and clinches.
Leonard misses with a knee strike.
Connor Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leonard up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Leonard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leonard tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelly's head.
A jab from Leonard misses.
Kelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Leonard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leonard throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonard throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leonard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kelly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly stands up.
Leonard takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonard manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Kelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Leonard which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Kelly dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Leonard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kelly postures up and lands a big shot to Leonard's brow.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Leonard keeps moving.
Leonard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kelly's guard.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leonard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kelly trying to control the position.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Leonard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leonard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly controls Leonard momentarily but Leonard frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Connor Kelly was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard cracks Kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leonard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot lands for Leonard.
Leonard gets caught flat footed, as Kelly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard can't keep his opponent in guard - Kelly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kelly is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leonard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Leonard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leonard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kelly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kelly's back!
Kelly tries to escape the position.
Leonard punishes Kelly with strikes from the back mount.
Kelly trying to control the action but Leonard just sinks the hooks in.
Leonard loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kelly hold on?
Leonard lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Leonard missing with strikes from the back.
Kelly tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Leonard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kelly looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is desperately trying to improve his position but Leonard has a good base and remains in mount.
Leonard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard avoids the attempt from Kelly to control.
Kelly is desperately trying to improve his position but Leonard has a good base and remains in mount.
Kelly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonard controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Connor Kelly.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Connor Kelly!
Connor Kelly is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Connor Kelly 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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