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ITFL - Week 1/1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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193 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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195 cm
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202 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, I.P. Daily! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Daily feints and then cracks Slayer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slayer down. Slayer moves forwards but Daily connects with a nice, crisp jab. Good work by Daily as he checks the leg kick. Dragon Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Slayer blocks a head kick by Daily.
Daily lands with a good body shot. Daily misses with a low kick. Slayer slips under a jab from Daily. Slayer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A chopping leg kick lands by Slayer. Slayer feints and then cracks Daily's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daily down. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Slayer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick from Slayer misses. Slayer slips under a jab from Daily. Slayer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Daily throws a nice inside leg kick. Nice defenses there by Slayer. Slayer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slayer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Daily rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slayer moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Daily slips a jab from Slayer. Slayer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Slayer tries to clinch up. Slayer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Slayer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Slayer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slayer throws a leg kick which misses Daily's front leg but catches the back leg as Daily tries to avoid it. Slayer doesn't manage to clinch there - Daily circles away.
Daily misses with a head kick.
Slayer clobbers Daily with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Daily swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Daily lands with an uppercut that bounces Slayer off the cage and back into range. Daily throws an overhand right that lands on Slayer's shoulder, as Slayer tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daily tried to score with a low kick but Slayer checks it. Daily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slayer manages to avoid it. Slayer throws a nice inside leg kick. Slayer throws a body kick that misses and Daily counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Daily loads up on a big right hand but Slayer slips the punch. Slayer with a jab. Daily sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Nice uppercut lands for Slayer. That snapped Daily's head back.
Nice jab there from Slayer. Daily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slayer.
Daily throws a head kick that misses. Slayer misses with a hook. Daily ducked under it nicely. Slayer tries to close the distance and clinch but Daily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Daily lands a leg kick that knocks Slayer off balance momentarily. Daily throws a sloppy head kick and Slayer moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daily with a nice cross. Daily throws a looping overhand right but Slayer ducks down to avoid it. Slayer scores with a leg kick.
Slayer wants to land a leg kick but Daily is out of range. Daily throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Slayer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daily moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Slayer slips a jab from Daily. Slayer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Daily looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Daily has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Daily looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Slayer throws a head punch that misses. Slayer misses with some punches.
Slayer lands a hook to the side of the head. Daily wants to get back to striking at distance but Slayer won't allow it.
Slayer wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daily working hard to break the clinch. Daily tries to break free but Slayer pushes him back against the cage. Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer trying to control the position but instead, Daily has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slayer into the cage. Daily wants to get back to striking at distance but Slayer won't allow it.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Daily uses good head movement to avoid it. Slayer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Daily throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayer. Daily is looking to control Slayer's arms but Slayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daily has his back to the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Slayer prevents Daily from breaking the clinch. Daily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slayer lands a body punch. Daily wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slayer has him pressed against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Slayer dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slayer is looking to slow Daily down with leg kicks. Daily misses with a looping right. Daily tests Slayer's chin there with a solid looking shot. Slayer throws a low kick but Daily avoids it. Daily throws a big shot that misses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slayer, right into the meat.
Daily catches Slayer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Daily tries to land a leg kick but Slayer saw it coming and moves away.
Daily throws a nice looking combination but Slayer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Daily throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daily thows a body shot but no joy. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daily. Slayer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragon Slayer is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Daily on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab lands there for Slayer. Daily is breathing heavily. Slayer ducks right into an uppercut from Daily. Nice jab there from Daily. Slayer scores with a jab. Daily connects with a jab. Slayer tries to clinch but Daily moves out of range. Slayer lands with a nice body kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Daily. Slayer does a little dance to reset his feet. Slayer scores with a head kick. Daily tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. This has been an exciting period of action! Slayer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Slayer jabs at Daily's body. Slayer throws a leg kick which misses Daily's front leg but catches the back leg as Daily tries to avoid it. Daily throws a shot from downtown. Slayer moves away and avoids it. Slayer cracks the inside of Daily's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slayer takes the fight into the clinch. Daily has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Daily wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A short right hand to the side of the head by Slayer. A frustrated look appears on Daily's face as he tries to break the clinch. Slayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daily is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Slayer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daily backwards. Daily has had enough of the clinch but Slayer keeps him there for the moment. Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer cracks Daily with a nice body shot. Daily breaks from the clinch.
Daily just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer defending well as Daily loads up on a big left hand. A slapping leg kick lands for Slayer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slayer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daily momentarily.
Slayer scores with a spinning back kick! Slayer lands with an overhand left. Slayer fakes the leg kick and cracks Daily in the body. Daily with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slayer to score with a decent uppercut.
Daily is rocked! 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! Slayer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Daily is still on wobbly legs! Can Slayer finish him? Good leg kick by Slayer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slayer scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Slayer. Slayer connects with a leg kick. Daily looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Slayer drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Daily right on the button. Daily goes down! Slayer follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Slayer gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Slayer! A relieved looking Dragon Slayer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Richtofen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Teller! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Teller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richtofen moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teller. Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Richtofen throws the left hand but Teller avoids the punch easily. Jax Teller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Teller lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut. Teller scores with a kick to the body.
Teller cracks Richtofen with an open hand slap. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Teller digs a good hook to Richtofen's body.
Richtofen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Teller if he has to take too many more of those.
Teller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Richtofen avoids the head kick by Teller.
Teller avoids the body shot from Richtofen.
Teller lands a nice hook to Richtofen's body. Richtofen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Teller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richtofen to score with a decent uppercut. A head kick misses from Richtofen.
That's one minute gone in the round. Richtofen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Teller misses with a jab to the body
and Richtofen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Nice straight punches there by Teller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teller. Some bone on bone action there as Richtofen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Richtofen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller. Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teller. Teller swings and misses with a shot to the body and Richtofen counters with a body kick. Teller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richtofen moves away. Nice uppercut there from Richtofen. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Richtofen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Teller scores with a jab to the body. Nice straight punches there by Teller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teller. Richtofen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teller was well out of range. Poor timing from Richtofen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Richtofen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Richtofen misses with a wild body shot. Richtofen thows a body shot but no joy. A good leg kick by Richtofen. Richtofen misses with a kick to the body.
Richtofen misses with a hook. Teller goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Richtofen swats away the attempt to clinch by Teller. Richtofen lands with a cross. Richtofen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teller. Teller tries to bum rush Richtofen with a series of wild strikes but Richtofen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Teller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richtofen was well out of range. Poor timing from Teller. Teller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Teller throws out a loose jab but Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid it. Richtofen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teller.
Teller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Richtofen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richtofen checks a leg kick nicely. Teller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Teller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teller throws a leg kick that is checked and Richtofen counters with a series of strikes. Teller will be more careful next time no doubt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Teller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Richtofen thumps Teller with a low kick. A bone on bone clash there as Richtofen blocks the leg kick.
Teller takes one to the side of the head.
Teller is rocked! Teller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teller is still on wobbly legs! Can Richtofen finish him? Richtofen drops Teller with a straight right hand, right on the button! Richtofen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Richtofen! Jumping up and down and very excited, Edward Richtofen waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rage Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade comes to the cage accompanied by Nows My Time. Boy Bubby has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rage Blade's chin.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rage Blade! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bubby tries to score with a low kick but Blade moves his leg out of the way. Bubby thuds a left hand into Blade's body. Blade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bubby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blade manages to avoid it. Blade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Bubby defending well as Blade loads up on a big left hand. Blade lands with a shot to the body. Blade throws a nice inside leg kick. Rage Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bubby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blade misses with an uppercut
and Bubby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Bubby shoots in and bounces Blade off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Bubby throwing strikes but missing. Bubby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blade wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him. Bubby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bubby is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Bubby throwing strikes from guard but Blade blocks nicely. Bubby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bubby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Bubby throws a big elbow that misses. Blade is looking to stand up but Bubby isn't so interested in that idea. Bubby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Bubby looking to pass the guard. Blade wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him. Bubby is in close to Blade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bubby won't allow Blade to get back to his feet. Bubby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Blade wants to get back to his feet but Bubby is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bubby. Blade wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bubby works over Blade with some ground and pound from guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bubby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Bubby passes Blade's left leg - he's now in half guard. Blade wants to get back to his feet. Bubby throwing shots but Blade is blocking nicely. Blade pushes Bubby off looking to stand but Bubby dives back in and keeps control.
Bubby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bubby trying to control the action but Blade is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boy Bubby dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bubby. Blade throws a hook but Bubby blocks it. Blade thows a left - swing and a miss! Bubby clobbers Blade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A shot to the liver by Bubby. Beautiful body shot. Bubby thows a body shot but no joy. Bubby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Blade. Good work by Bubby as he checks the leg kick. Blade throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Blade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bubby circles away quickly and effectively. Bubby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blade tests Bubby's chin there with a solid looking shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blade throws an off balance right hand
and Bubby counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blade's guard now. Bubby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bubby won't allow Blade to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bubby tries to free his leg and advance position but Blade is retaining full guard. Blade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Bubby throwing strikes but missing. Blade keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully. Bubby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Bubby stops Blade from standing up. Bubby postures up and lands a big shot to Blade's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bubby sitting in guard here, content to control. Bubby is looking to work some ground and pound but Blade has wrist control. Blade is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Bubby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade can't break the clinch.
Bubby tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Bubby back against the cage. Bubby lands an uppercut. Bubby can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bubby tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bubby lands a nice uppercut. Bubby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Blade being controlled against the cage. Bubby prevents Blade from breaking the clinch. Blade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bubby keeps control of Blade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Blade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blade slips under a jab. Blade jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bubby misses with a low kick as Blade jumps back. A jab from Blade finds it's way through Bubby's defenses. Blade clobbers Bubby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Blade throws a right hand that misses
and Bubby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rage Blade has been cut. Bubby stuns Blade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bubby shoots for a double leg takedown but Blade sprawls well. He's pushed Bubby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Bubby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blade misses with an uppercut. Blade pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Blade lands a head shot. Blade keeps Bubby at a distance using the push kick. Bubby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bubby moves out of range as Blade strikes. Blade misses with a left hand and Bubby counters with a thumping low kick. Blade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rage Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Blade takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Blade throws a lazy right hand but Bubby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Bubby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blade's head backwards. Bubby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blade is rocked! Bubby defending well as Blade loads up on a big left hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boy Bubby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Rage Blade's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bubby throws a hook but Blade avoids it easily. Bubby throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blade tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bubby is in Blade's guard. Boy Bubby has got the better of the ground game so far. Blade is looking to stand up but Bubby isn't so interested in that idea. Bubby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blade works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bubby. Bubby trying to control but Blade is working from the bottom. Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bubby. Blade wants to stand and escape but Bubby is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bubby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Bubby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Bubby wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving. Blade wants to stand up but Bubby is controlling him. Bubby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blade swivels though and keeps the full guard. Bubby looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Rage Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bubby, as that shot connected.
Blade swinging wildly here.
Bubby misses with a wild body shot. Bubby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bubby fails to land the takedown. Blade slips under a jab from Bubby. Blade walks into a straight right hand from Bubby. Bubby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Blade. Boy Bubby seems to be getting the better of the standup. Blade loads up on a big right hand but Bubby slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bubby throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bubby lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bubby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Blade digs a good body shot into Bubby's ribs. A head kick misses from Bubby. Blade lands a right hook to the body.
Bubby slips under a jab. Bubby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bubby avoids a kick to the body.
Bubby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blade. Blade throws the left hand but Bubby avoids the punch easily. Bubby misses with a hook. A swing and a miss from Blade. Bubby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blade. That did some damage! Bubby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blade has time to react. Blade avoids the body shot from Bubby.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blade swings for the body but Bubby moves out of range.
Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bubby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blade. That did some damage! This has been an exciting period of action! Bubby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Bubby blocks a jab. Bubby scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Blade throws a hook to the side of Bubby's head but Bubby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Bubby fails to land the takedown. Rage Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Bubby. Blade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bubby lands a nice shot that snaps Blade's head back.
Bubby tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Blade misses with a looping right. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blade crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bubby - the referee stops the clock and Blade gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bubby. Blade manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight! Boy Bubby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Bubby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boy Bubby! A very excited looking Boy Bubby made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bam Boon I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lightfoot is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rise Against - Injection. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Boon I! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boon I throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Lightfoot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boon I.
Boon I swings widly with a right hand
and Lightfoot counters with a solid body kick. Lightfoot scores with a nice strike. Lightfoot slips under a jab from Boon I. Boon I throws a leg kick which misses Lightfoot's front leg but catches the back leg as Lightfoot tries to avoid it. Boon I misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boon I connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Boon I tries to bum rush Lightfoot with a series of wild strikes but Lightfoot uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Boon I feints and then cracks Lightfoot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lightfoot down. Lightfoot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Lightfoot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Boon I walks into a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lightfoot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boon I to score with a decent uppercut. Boon I takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lightfoot misses with a body kick. Boon I throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range. Boon I throws a shot from downtown. Lightfoot moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boon I connects with an inside leg kick. Boon I throws a looping overhand right but Lightfoot ducks down to avoid it. Lightfoot ducks under a wild hook from Boon I. Boon I attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Boon I misses with a low kick as Lightfoot jumps back. Sloppy strikes from Boon I. Those never looked like landing. Boon I throws a low kick but Lightfoot moves out of range easily. Boon I fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightfoot manages to avoid it. A combination from Lightfoot does no damage. Lightfoot throws a front kick that sends Boon I stumbling back into the cage. Boon I scores with a leg kick.
Lightfoot defending well as Boon I loads up on a big left hand. Boon I takes one to the side of the head.
Boon I throws a leg kick that misses. Boon I missing with a left hand there. Lightfoot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lightfoot has managed to clinch.
Lightfoot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lightfoot lands a hook to the side of the head. Lightfoot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightfoot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lightfoot looking to throw knees to the head but Boon I is blocking nicely.
Lightfoot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boon I tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boon I tries to throw a body punch but Lightfoot avoids it by throwing Boon I back against the cage. Lightfoot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boon I backwards. Boon I is trying to force a seperation but Lightfoot has the dominant position. Boon I blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightfoot lands a hook that snaps the head of Boon I backwards. Lightfoot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Boon I blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightfoot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boon I's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lightfoot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boon I letting Lightfoot take a breather here. Boon I jumps guard but Lightfoot stands there with Boon I around his waist. Boon I gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lightfoot tries to throw a body punch but Boon I avoids it by throwing Lightfoot back against the cage. Lightfoot missing with knees to the body.
Lightfoot lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lightfoot just leaning against Boon I, taking a breather. Lightfoot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightfoot effectively controlling the action here. Lightfoot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightfoot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boon I backwards. Boon I blocks a body shot from Lightfoot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lightfoot struggles to land a body shot inside as Boon I controls his hands.
Boon I tries to pull guard but Lightfoot holds him up against the cage and eventually Boon I drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Boon I. That's going to take a lot out of him. Boon I working aggressively here.
Lightfoot working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Lightfoot. Lightfoot throws an elbow but it misses.
Lightfoot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boon I backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightfoot. Lightfoot misses with a knee strike.
Lightfoot missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lightfoot keeps control of Boon I as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lightfoot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boon I blocks it with crossed arms. A frustrated look appears on Boon I's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lightfoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Boon I lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lightfoot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lightfoot dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boon I looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Boon I throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Boon I throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lightfoot sees it coming and avoids it easily. Boon I throws a hook but Lightfoot blocks it. Boon I misses with a head kick.
Boon I just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Boon I is predictable there and Lightfoot counters with a low kick, right behind Boon I 's knee. Boon I misses the body punch and Lightfoot counters with a body kick. Boon I throws a solid leg kick but Lightfoot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boon I. Boon I cracks the inside of Lightfoot's front leg. Lightfoot scores with a nice body kick.
Boon I showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lightfoot.
Boon I scores with a jab. Lightfoot acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Boon I lands a head shot. A bone on bone clash there as Boon I blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boon I stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lightfoot. Boon I connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lightfoot momentarily.
Boon I on the wrong end of a nice jab. Bam Boon I is winning the standup battle so far. Lightfoot stalks Boon I and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boon I's face. Boon I staggers backwards, shaken. Boon I throws a looping overhand right but Lightfoot ducks down to avoid it. Boon I misses the body punch and Lightfoot counters with a good low kick that Boon I was not able to check. Boon I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightfoot takes a swing at Boon I's ribcage but misses. Boon I's corner calls for a 1-2. Boon I obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Lightfoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Boon I swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Boon I takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Boon I avoids a kick to the body.
Lightfoot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lightfoot avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boon I circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boon I throws a chopping leg kick but Lightfoot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lightfoot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lightfoot tries to clinch but Boon I moves out of range. Boon I looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightfoot is just out of range. Boon I slips under a jab from Lightfoot. Boon I chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lightfoot can pounce on him.
Boon I looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Boon I on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Lightfoot clinches up with Boon I and pushes him back against the cage. Boon I tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightfoot just stands there and leans against the cage. Lightfoot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boon I jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lightfoot walks away with a smile on his face. Boon I gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Nice defenses there by Boon I. Boon I tries to land a leg kick but Lightfoot saw it coming and moves away.
Boon I chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lightfoot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Lightfoot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Boon I thows a left - swing and a miss! Lightfoot rushes Boon I and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Lightfoot slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Nice body punch from Lightfoot - that landed with a thud.
Lightfoot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Boon I avoiding damage as Lightfoot throws knees to the body.
Lightfoot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightfoot misses with some punches.
Boon I prevents a body shot from Lightfoot. Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lightfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boon I.
Lightfoot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightfoot trying to land knees to the body.
Lightfoot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightfoot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boon I's efforts to push away. Richard Lightfoot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Boon I blocks a body shot from Lightfoot. Boon I breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boon I misses with a body shot
and Lightfoot counters with a nice leg kick. Lightfoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boon I manages to avoid it. Boon I misses with a looping left. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lightfoot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Boon I throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lightfoot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lightfoot cracks the inside of Boon I's front leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lightfoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boon I takes a swing at Lightfoot's ribcage but misses. Boon I throws a lazy right hand but Lightfoot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. The fight moves into the clinch position. Boon I tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightfoot just stands there and leans against the cage. Boon I is trying to pull guard but Lightfoot has him pressed against the cage. Lightfoot misses with a knee strike.
Lightfoot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boon I is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lightfoot to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Boon I. That's going to take a lot out of him. A short body shot lands from Lightfoot as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Lightfoot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lightfoot looking to throw knees to the head but Boon I is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Boon I has a couple of punches blocked by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boon I takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lightfoot lands a damaging elbow. Boon I wants to get back to striking at distance but Lightfoot won't allow it.
Lightfoot lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A left hand lands to the body for Lightfoot.
Boon I blocks a body shot from Lightfoot. Lightfoot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Lightfoot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lightfoot misses with a knee to the head. Lightfoot controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lightfoot. Bam Boon I has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lightfoot lands a hook to the side of the head. Lightfoot missing with knees to the body.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boon I's elbow. Lightfoot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Lightfoot tries a body shot but Boon I blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boon I drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Boon I working a defensive guard here.
Lightfoot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Lightfoot trying to control but Boon I is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lightfoot gets to his feet. Boon I looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Lightfoot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boon I. A big right from Boon I misses. Boon I is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Lightfoot throws a nice outside leg kick. Boon I throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Lightfoot scores with a nice strike. Lightfoot throws a leg kick but Boon I sees it coming and moves out of range. Lightfoot connects with a jab. Lightfoot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Lightfoot is looking to clinch. Lightfoot digs a good hook to Boon I's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A leg kick checked by Boon I. Boon I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lightfoot. Lightfoot scores with a nice strike.
Boon I is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lightfoot wobbles Boon I with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Lightfoot dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Boon I to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richard Lightfoot! A victorious Richard Lightfoot 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ogmundur Girsurrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogmundur Girsurrson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karl Thomas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ogmundur Girsurrson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Girsurrson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas. Girsurrson scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one. A head kick misses from Thomas. Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Girsurrson tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it. Thomas throws a leg kick and Girsurrson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Girsurrson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A leg kick checked by Girsurrson. Some wild striking there from Girsurrson.
Thomas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Girsurrson punishes Thomas's body with a nice straight punch. Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Girsurrson in a clinch.
Girsurrson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Girsurrson lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Girsurrson misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Girsurrson.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Girsurrson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Girsurrson scores with a nice short uppercut. Thomas looking to slow down the pace here. Girsurrson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Girsurrson. Girsurrson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it. Thomas thumps Girsurrson with a low kick. Thomas takes the fight into the clinch. Girsurrson working aggressively here.
Thomas taking a breather. Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Girsurrson lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Girsurrson blocks with his arms.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Girsurrson's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Girsurrson lands with a light punch inside. Thomas blocking some punches.
Girsurrson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Girsurrson is blocking nicely.
Girsurrson is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Girsurrson presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Girsurrson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it. Girsurrson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow. Girsurrson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Girsurrson avoids the damage to the body. Girsurrson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Girsurrson is blocking nicely.
Girsurrson tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Girsurrson misses with a hook from the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas. Girsurrson breaks the clinch.
Girsurrson moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas. Girsurrson misses with a double jab.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Girsurrson is out of range. Girsurrson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Good work by Girsurrson as he checks the leg kick. Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Girsurrson. Thomas throws a low kick but Girsurrson moves out of range easily. Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Girsurrson down. 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! Girsurrson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thomas closes the distance and pushes Girsurrson back into the cage. Girsurrson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Girsurrson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A battle for position here, against the cage. Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Girsurrson tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Girsurrson's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girsurrson. Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Girsurrson's head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thomas with a knee to the head.
Girsurrson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girsurrson.
Girsurrson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Ogmundur Girsurrson will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Girsurrson misses with a double jab
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Girsurrson checks a leg kick. Girsurrson checks the leg kick. Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Girsurrson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas feints and then cracks Girsurrson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Girsurrson down. Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Girsurrson saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Girsurrson looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely. Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Girsurrson in a clinch.
Girsurrson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Girsurrson misses with some punches.
Girsurrson is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Girsurrson has his back to the cage. Girsurrson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Girsurrson is rocked! Thomas prevents a body shot from Girsurrson. Oh Girsurrson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Thomas has Girsurrson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Girsurrson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Thomas - that's hurt Girsurrson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Girsurrson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Girsurrson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Karl Thomas! Jumping up and down and very excited, Karl Thomas waved his t-shirt featuring >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $35)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vickers comes into the arena with Boats N' Hoes blaring out of the sound system. Lange has chosen Fire - Bruce Springsteen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Artie Lange has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vickers tries to clinch but Lange moves out of range. Vickers tries to clinch letting Lange counter with a right hand. Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vickers moves in looking to clinch but Lange pushes him off. Vickers moves in looking to clinch but Lange pushes him off. Lange keeps the fight on the outside. Vickers closes the distance and clinches. Vickers tries to land knees in the clinch but Lange avoids the damage to the body. Vickers is trying to maintain a safe position but Lange gets an underhook and turns Vickers into the cage. Lange pushes Vickers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Vickers stalls. Vickers can't find room to land a body shot as Lange controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vickers stalling in the clinch but Lange improves position. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers. Lange lands with a nice body punch. Vickers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lange paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lange looks to land a right hand but Vickers moved out of range. Lange throws a big shot that misses. Vickers darts in trying to clinch and Lange counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Vickers forces Lange back against the cage and clinches. Vickers trying to land knees to the body.
Lange throws a head punch that misses. Vickers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Lange to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lange continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. Lange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vickers tries to land knees in the clinch but Lange avoids the damage to the body. Lange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Lange - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action! Knees in the clinch landing for Vickers.
Vickers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vickers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lange is keeping busy. Lange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Good body shot from Lange.
Vickers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lange tries a body shot but Vickers blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lange working some nice short punches in the clinch. Lange pressing his opponent against the cage. A battle for position here, against the cage. Vickers stalling in the clinch.
Lange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Lange. Vickers missing with knees to the body.
Lange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vickers moves in looking to clinch but Lange pushes him off. Lange lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Lange misses. Vickers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vickers is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Vickers tries to clinch but Lange moves out of range. Lange lands a nice hook to Vickers's body. Vickers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Vickers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lange. A looping hook to the body misses from Lange. Vickers does a little dance to reset his feet. Vickers tries to clinch there but Lange circles away.
Vickers tries to clinch and Lange counters with a straight right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lange throws a big shot that misses. Vickers wants to clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lange lands an overhand right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lange lands a left and a right that send Vickers crashing to the mat, dazed. Lange thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vickers is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lange closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vickers! Lange dives in looking to finish! Vickers 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 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artie Lange! A relieved looking Artie Lange thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dryden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dryden Mitchell! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Damato throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely. Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Damatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Mitchell throws a hook but Damato avoids it easily. Damato on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell. Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Damato moved out of range. Damato thows a body shot but no joy. Mitchell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damato on the side of the head. Damato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mitchell lands with a nice body punch. Dryden Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mitchell scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Mitchell scores with a jab. Damato acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Damato off the cage and back into range. Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damato at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Damato moves away and avoids it. Damato scores with a nice right hand.
Damato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Damato saw that one coming. Mitchell blocks a jab. Damato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mitchell. That one must have hurt. Mitchell misses the body punch enabling Damato to counter with a crisp jab. Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab. Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Damato's sensitive parts. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A swing and a miss from Damato. Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damato. Mitchell clobbers Damato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damato throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Damato is predictable there and Mitchell counters with a low kick, right behind Damato 's knee. Mitchell throws a nice inside leg kick. Mitchell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Mitchell feints and then cracks Damato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damato down. Mitchell is looking to slow Damato down with leg kicks. Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Damato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Damato with an uppercut! Mitchell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Damato had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Damato moves out of range easily. Damato moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Damato throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range. Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damato.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mitchell with a hook. Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Damato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it. Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Damato's front leg but catches the back leg as Damato tries to avoid it. Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike. Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Damato misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick. Damato thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body. Mitchell throws a hook but Damato blocks it. Mitchell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Damato takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mitchell. Damato shrugs it off though. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A slapping leg kick lands for Damato.
Damato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mitchell is looking to land body kicks. Damato looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range. A solid leg kick lands there for Mitchell.
Damato blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell is looking to clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Damato scores with a nice strike. Damato misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick. Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Damato circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dryden Mitchell dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damato. Mitchell misses the shot to the body. Damato looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range. Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there. Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Damato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Mitchell cracks the inside of Damato's front leg. Damato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitchell blocks a jab. Damato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Damato throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it. A big left from Damato misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Damato moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body. Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Damato missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Damato is looking to score with low kicks. Damato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily. Damato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damato's head backwards. Mitchell blocks a jab. Damato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Damato misses the shot to the body. Mitchell lands a jab to Damato's midsection. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Damato misses the shot to the body. Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there. Damato blocks a leg kick. Mitchell moves away from the strike by Damato. A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell. Damato ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell. Damato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Mitchell thumps Damato with a low kick. Mitchell wants to slow Damato down by chopping away at his legs. Damato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Damato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damato looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming. Damato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Some bone on bone action there as Mitchell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Mitchell is looking to clinch but Damato is avoiding it.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow. Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Mitchell throws a leg kick and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mitchell thumps Damato with a low kick. A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell. Mitchell throws a jab when Damato was well out of range. Nice body kick from Damato. Damato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice body kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damato. Damato throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell. Damato misses with a right hand and Mitchell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Damato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Damato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mitchell jabs Damato right on the nose. Damato blinks but takes it well. Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Damato throws a leg kick and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Damato takes one on the button. Damato throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily. Damato scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dryden Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Mitchell connects with a body shot. Mitchell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot. Damato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell. Damato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A punch lands to the side of Damato 's head but he takes it in his stride. Mitchell's corner calls for a 1-2. Mitchell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Mitchell defending well as Damato loads up on a big left hand. Damato takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses. Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dryden Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Damato sees coming a mile off. Damato defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand. Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Damato moved out of range nicely. Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Damato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Damato avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Damato throws a push kick but Mitchell slaps the foot to one side. Damato takes one to the chin there. Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Damato's front leg but catches the back leg as Damato tries to avoid it. Damato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mitchell staying out of range there. Pete Damato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Damato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target. Mitchell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Damato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mitchell counters with an outside leg kick.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Damato will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Damato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell. Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. This has been an exciting period of action! Damato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Damato throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose. Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Damato off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damato doesn't seem bothered though. The fighters circling - Damato throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell tests Damato's chin there with a solid looking shot. Damato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Damato doesn't seem bothered though. Mitchell lands a jab to Damato's midsection. Mitchell connects with an inside leg kick. Mitchell throws a good cross that connects.
Damato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell. Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A jab from Mitchell finds it's way through Damato's defenses. Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damato in his tracks. Mitchell avoids the head kick by Damato.
Nice uppercut lands for Mitchell. That snapped Damato's head back.
Damato takes a body punch but keeps moving. Damato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Damato. A good leg kick by Mitchell. Mitchell blocks a head kick by Damato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there. Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Damato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight! Dryden Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dryden Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Wentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentz comes to the cage accompanied by Dance, Dance. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Garrick Ballantyne enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Wentz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ballantyne connects with a body shot that sends Wentz's belly button to the back. Ballantyne throws a lazy right hand but Wentz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ballantyne misses with a head kick.
Wentz connects with a looping right hand.
Ballantyne throws a lazy head kick and Wentz counters with an inside leg kick. Ballantyne moves away from the strike by Wentz. Wentz throws a wild body kick that Ballantyne sees coming a mile off. Wentz lands with a right hand. Ballantyne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Ballantyne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ballantyne slips a straight right by Wentz. Ballantyne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Pete Wentz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ballantyne throws a low kick, looking for Wentz's leg but Wentz calmly moves out of range. Good leg kick by Ballantyne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice jab there from Wentz. Ballantyne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wentz counters with an inside leg kick. Wentz shoots in for a takedown but Ballantyne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Wentz throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ballantyne to counter with a crisp jab. Wentz throws a shot to the body.
Wentz drives through with a takedown into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Wentz stopping the sweep attempt from Ballantyne. 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! Wentz postures up in Ballantyne's guard and throws a big left but Ballantyne blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wentz is looking to work some ground and pound but Ballantyne has wrist control. Ballantyne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Wentz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wentz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Wentz trying to control but Ballantyne is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ballantyne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wentz is one step ahead there. Wentz looking to sit in guard and control but Ballantyne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Wentz tries to land a sweep but no joy. Wentz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Ballantyne tries to free his leg and advance position but Wentz is retaining full guard. Wentz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wentz punching from mount but Ballantyne doing a good job of avoiding damage. Wentz dominating with strikes here. Wentz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ballantyne can do anything to dispel that myth. Wentz misses with a head shot. Wentz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ballantyne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action! Wentz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ballantyne wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wentz.
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 Pete Wentz will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Pete Wentz's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballantyne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ballantyne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ballantyne misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Wentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wentz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ballantyne if he has to take too many more of those.
Ballantyne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wentz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballantyne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wentz's hands. Wentz misses with a body kick. Good leg kick by Wentz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ballantyne connects with a single shot there. Ballantyne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wentz walks into a stiff left hand from Ballantyne. Wentz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ballantyne moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wentz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ballantyne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Wentz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A telegraphed right hand from Wentz misses the target. Wentz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ballantyne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wentz moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ballantyne looks to land a right hand but Wentz moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wentz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballantyne to score with a decent uppercut. 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! Wentz delivers a nice body kick. Garrick Ballantyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wentz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Ballantyne misses with a leg kick and Wentz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. An inside leg kick from Wentz misses. Wentz blocks a leg kick. Ballantyne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wentz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantyne. Wentz misses the shot to the body. Wentz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballantyne.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ballantyne tries to move into range but Wentz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Wentz lands with a nice body punch. Ballantyne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wentz. Ballantyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wentz. Ballantyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Ballantyne lands a really nice looking cross but Wentz seems unphased.
Wentz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ballantyne to the ground. Wentz is now in Ballantyne's guard. Wentz working some strikes from top position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wentz passes Ballantyne's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Ballantyne trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wentz not doing much here.
Ballantyne regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wentz. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wentz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Wentz landing some decent shots from guard. Wentz throwing strikes from guard but Ballantyne blocks nicely. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wentz with a flurry of punches that miss. 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 Pete Wentz will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Pete Wentz'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!
Wentz misses with a leg kick letting Ballantyne counter with a right hand. Wentz throws a leg kick but Ballantyne checks it. Wentz works the jab nicely. Wentz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ballantyne's sensitive parts. Wentz throws a leg kick but Ballantyne sees it coming and moves out of range. Ballantyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballantyne misses with a body shot.
Ballantyne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Ballantyne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Wentz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wentz shoots in for a double leg but Ballantyne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wentz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Wentz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ballantyne tries to avoid it but Wentz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ballantyne to the ground. Ballantyne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Wentz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ballantyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wentz.
Wentz ducks under a wild hook from Ballantyne. Ballantyne lands with an overhand left. A swing and a miss from Wentz. Wentz throws a leg kick which misses Ballantyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballantyne tries to avoid it. Ballantyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wentz throws out the jab. Wentz lands a leg kick that knocks Ballantyne off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ballantyne misses with a left hand and Wentz counters with a stiff right hand. Ballantyne throws a poor cross that misses
and Wentz counters with a good low kick that Ballantyne was not able to check. Wentz sizes up Ballantyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Wentz just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ballantyne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Wentz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ballantyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Garrick Ballantyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wentz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Wentz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballantyne. Ballantyne avoids the head kick by Wentz.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ballantyne misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wentz.
Wentz scores with a kick to the midsection. Ballantyne misses with a left hand and Wentz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Wentz throws an overhand right that lands on Ballantyne's shoulder, as Ballantyne tries to avoid the shot. Wentz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wentz throws a leg kick which misses Ballantyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballantyne tries to avoid it. Ballantyne misses with an uppercut. Wentz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ballantyne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Ballantyne misses with a combination
and Wentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wentz dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Wentz lands a body shot.
Ballantyne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wentz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ballantyne tries to avoid it but Wentz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ballantyne to the ground. Ballantyne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Wentz. That's going to take a lot out of him. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ballantyne throws a low kick but Wentz avoids it. Wentz takes a swing at Ballantyne's ribcage but misses. Ballantyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight! Pete Wentz showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wentz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Wentz! An out of breath Pete Wentz 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen The Bravery - time won't let me go as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fury! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Gracie! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fury tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily. Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fury throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand. Gracie throws a push kick but Fury slaps the foot to one side. Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fury. Gracie throws a half hearted mid kick. Gracie throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range. Fury lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gracie will feel that in the morning. Fury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Gracie misses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fury, right into the meat.
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! Gracie tries to land a body kick and Fury counters with a slapping leg kick. Fury stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet. Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fury avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie throws a push kick but Fury slaps the foot to one side. Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Fury counters with a flying knee. Nice. An inside leg kick lands from Fury. Nick Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fury throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range. Fury throws a nice outside leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fury drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Fury lands an uppercut. Fury presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fury stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fury lands a nice knee to the body. Gracie looks winded! Fury lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Fury.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Fury lands with a short shot to the head. Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Fury lands a hook to the side of the head. Fury has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fury lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury. Fury misses with a short punch on the inside. Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Fury has the dominant position. Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head. Fury lands a shoulder strike. Gracie gets control of Fury's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Fury from standing up. Fury stands up from Gracie's guard - Fury perhaps looking for a knockout. A shot to the body from Gracie misses and Fury counters with a nice leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fury throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fury takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Gracie cracks a nice hook into Fury's ribs. Gracie throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range. Fury throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Gracie is looking to land body kicks. Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses the jab. That kick from Fury tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on. Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fury is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks. Fury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage! Fury fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fury dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Fury scores with a punch to the head. Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Fury throws a nice inside leg kick. Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. 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! Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fury misses with the head strike.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury. Fury lands a nice uppercut. Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land. Fury landing knees to the head.
Gracie is breathing heavily. Fury lands a right hand. Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fury to keep the fight standing. Gracie blocking some punches.
Fury lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye. Fury working aggressively here.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head. Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fury lands with a right to the head. Nick Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far. Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie. Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Gracie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Fury working aggressively here.
Fury misses with some punches.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target. Fury jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Fury. Fury moves into range and connects with a jab. Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Fury sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Gracie tries to move into range but Fury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fury lands a jab.
Gracie is rocked! Nick Fury is winning the standup battle so far. Fury throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away. Fury lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Fury stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet! Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gracie throws a wild body kick that Fury sees coming a mile off. Gracie backs away from a small jab... but Fury lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Gracie crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Fury with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nick Fury! An out of breath Nick Fury 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Of Ravia blocks a leg kick. Of Ravia checks the leg kick. Of Ravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it. Gravas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gravas tests Of Ravia's chin there with a solid looking shot. Gravas lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Ravia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravas. Gravas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Of Ravia. An inside leg kick lands from Gravas. Gravas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Ravia sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gravas lands the left hand. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Of Ravia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravas.
Gravas misses with a two punch combination.
Of Ravia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravas. Of Ravia feints and then cracks Gravas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gravas down. A shot to the body from Gravas misses and Of Ravia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Gravas walks into a jab. Of Ravia tries to clinch up. Of Ravia throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range. Gravas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gravas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Gravas swings for the body but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Gravas looks to land a body kick but Of Ravia moved away. Gravas blocks a head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it. Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Of Ravia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Latka Gravas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Of Ravia scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravas should have avoided that one. Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia. Gravas takes a swing at Of Ravia's ribcage but misses. Of Ravia fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Gravas throws a half hearted mid kick. Gravas misses with an uppercut. Of Ravia saw that one coming. Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Ravia. Gravas walks into a jab. Of Ravia lands a leg kick that knocks Gravas off balance momentarily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses. Gravas throws a looping overhand right but Of Ravia ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gravas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Gravas moves out of range of the leg kick from Of Ravia. Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Of Ravia moved away. Of Ravia swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Gravas thows a left - swing and a miss! Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Gravas's shoulder, as Gravas tries to avoid the shot. Of Ravia throws a leg kick that misses. Of Ravia is looking to land body kicks. Good exchange - Gravas coming out on top. Gravas throws a leg kick that misses. Gravas lands a head shot. Gravas misses with a few strikes there.
Gravas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gravas misses the shot to the body. Of Ravia throws a chopping leg kick but Gravas manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Some wild striking there from Gravas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Ravia moves away. Of Ravia lands with a shot to the body. Of Ravia misses with a straight right. Of Ravia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gravas eats them both and turns towards Of Ravia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Gravas slips a straight right by Of Ravia. Of Ravia lands a lovely overhand right. Of Ravia defending well as Gravas loads up on a big left hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Of Ravia loads up on a big right hand but Gravas slips the punch. Of Ravia connects with an inside leg kick. Of Ravia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Of Ravia does a little dance to reset his feet. Of Ravia throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range. Gravas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Of Ravia jabs at Gravas's body. Of Ravia ducks under a wild hook from Gravas. Gravas thows a body shot but no joy. That kick from Of Ravia tenderised Gravas's leg. Gravas is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Of Ravia scores with a punch to the head. Gravas stuns Of Ravia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Of Ravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses. Gravas thows a body shot but no joy. Gravas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Ravia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Of Ravia tries to clinch up but Gravas circles away and keeps his distance. Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Of Ravia off balance momentarily. Gravas throws a solid leg kick but Of Ravia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gravas. Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Ravia moves away. Of Ravia scores with a leg kick.
Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Ravia moves away. Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gravas throws a leg kick and Of Ravia counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gravas throws a front kick aimed at Of Ravia's knee but Of Ravia avoids it well. Gravas misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravas.
Gravas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geralt Of Ravia dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Of Ravia misses. Of Ravia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Of Ravia lands a jab. Gravas throws a head kick that misses. Gravas connects with a leg kick. Of Ravia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Gravas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Gravas slips a jab from Of Ravia. Gravas throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gravas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gravas checks a low kick from Of Ravia. Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Ravia. Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Gravas moves out of range easily. Of Ravia checks a low kick from Gravas. Of Ravia avoids the body shot from Gravas.
Of Ravia darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Jab, jab by Gravas - just one landing. Gravas throws a quick inside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Of Ravia looks to land a right hand but Gravas moved out of range. Gravas is looking to wear down Of Ravia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gravas tries to land a front kick but Of Ravia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Of Ravia cracks Gravas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Some wild striking there from Gravas.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Gravas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Of Ravia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravas.
Of Ravia is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A nice inside leg kick there by Gravas. That's going to slow Of Ravia down. Of Ravia misses with a looping right. Gravas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Of Ravia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Of Ravia takes one on the button. Gravas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Of Ravia. Of Ravia misses with a head kick.
Of Ravia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Gravas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gravas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Of Ravia is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Gravas lands an overhand right. Of Ravia misses with a wild body shot. Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Ravia. That did some damage! Gravas wants to slow Of Ravia down by chopping away at his legs. Geralt Of Ravia seems to be getting the better of the standup. Of Ravia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gravas pinned against the cage. Gravas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Of Ravia misses with a straight left. Gravas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Gravas cracks a nice hook into Of Ravia's ribs. Gravas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Of Ravia counters with a three punch combo that has Gravas backing up. Gravas nods at Of Ravia to acknowledge the strikes. Gravas misses with a two punch combination.
Gravas misses the jab. Gravas looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Ravia is just out of range. Good shot there by Of Ravia. Of Ravia avoids the body shot from Gravas.
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Gravas's shoulder, as Gravas tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Of Ravia misses with a hook. Of Ravia moves out of range of the strikes. Of Ravia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Of Ravia tries a head kick but it misses.
Of Ravia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Of Ravia checks the leg kick. Gravas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Gravas cracks Of Ravia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Of Ravia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Of Ravia cracks a nice hook into Gravas's ribs. Of Ravia is looking to slow Gravas down with leg kicks. Of Ravia throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range. Of Ravia lands a jab to the nose. Of Ravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away. Nice defenses there by Of Ravia. Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Gravas swings for the body but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Gravas throws out a leg kick but Of Ravia moves out of range and Gravas only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gravas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A lazy left from Gravas finds it's target. Of Ravia with a jab. Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Of Ravia lands a jab to the nose. Of Ravia throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravas. Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Ravia. Of Ravia fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas walks into a stiff left hand from Of Ravia. Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia ducks under a wild hook from Gravas. Gravas changes levels and 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! Good shot there by Of Ravia.
Gravas is rocked! Of Ravia is looking to score with low kicks. Oh Gravas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Of Ravia throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range. Gravas seems to have got his legs back now. A chopping leg kick lands by Gravas. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geralt Of Ravia will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gravas lands a really nice looking cross but Of Ravia seems unphased.
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gravas misses with a wild combination.
Gravas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Of Ravia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Of Ravia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gravas but Gravas pushes him off and we're back to square one. Of Ravia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A big right from Of Ravia misses. Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Ravia.
A leg kick checked by Of Ravia. Of Ravia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas scores to the head and body with a nice combination! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gravas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Ravia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravas. A big left from Of Ravia misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Of Ravia ducks under a wild hook from Gravas. Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gravas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gravas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Gravas defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand. Of Ravia moves into the clinch. Of Ravia pushes Gravas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravas. A nice right hand lands inside from Of Ravia. Of Ravia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Of Ravia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Of Ravia working some nice short punches in the clinch. Of Ravia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia is struggling to control the position. Of Ravia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gravas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Of Ravia's brow. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gravas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Of Ravia's brow. Gravas can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gravas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Of Ravia blocks an elbow strike. Of Ravia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Still in the clinch, Of Ravia scores with a nice short uppercut. Gravas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Of Ravia has him pressed against the cage. Gravas can't break the clinch.
Of Ravia pulls guard effortlessly. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Of Ravia wants to sweep but no luck. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Of Ravia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gravas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Of Ravia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravas wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving. Of Ravia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Of Ravia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Gravas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gravas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Gravas trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Ravia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Of Ravia looking to sweep here. No luck so far. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Of Ravia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gravas has passed into half guard!
Gravas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Geralt Of Ravia. Well Of Ravia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Ravia! Geralt Of Ravia 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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