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ITFL - Week 2/2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily and Kron Gracie. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bravery - time won't let me go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kron Gracie 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, I.P. Daily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daily avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Daily dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daily tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daily throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Daily throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Daily.
Daily looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Daily sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Daily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Daily.
Daily connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
Daily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Daily showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Daily throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
I.P. Daily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daily, right into the meat.
Daily punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Daily shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daily swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Daily sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daily throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie jabs at Daily's body.
A solid body kick from Daily.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Daily counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Daily throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daily paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daily moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie slips under a jab from Daily.
Daily lands with a nice body punch.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daily slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a shot to the body
and Daily counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daily throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie throws the left hand but Daily avoids the punch easily.
Gracie jabs at Daily's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
I.P. Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daily cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daily slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Daily.
Daily fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daily throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Daily.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Daily. That snapped Gracie's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Daily takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Daily finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Daily. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie misses with a hook. Daily ducked under it nicely.
Daily scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daily scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daily goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Daily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Daily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I.P. Daily dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Daily.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daily.
Daily misses with an uppercut.
Daily is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Daily jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Daily lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daily. Daily circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daily connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Daily as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daily lands with a cross.
Daily misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a jab to Daily's midsection.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Daily.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie stops Daily from getting back to his feet.
Gracie throwing shots but Daily is blocking nicely.
Gracie wants to control but Daily is keeping him busy.
Daily is looking to escape.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Daily is defending well.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daily looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daily defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daily keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daily makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Daily throws a lazy body kick
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Daily was not able to check.
Daily scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Daily misses with a hook
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daily moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daily moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daily as he avoids it easily.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daily is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
I.P. Daily is winning the standup battle so far.
Daily throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Daily throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
I.P. Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Daily.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daily sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Daily throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daily cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Daily misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie swings for the body but Daily moves out of range.
Daily throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Daily sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Daily is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Daily is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I.P. Daily dominated that second round.
That's time! Daily's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Daily throws an off balance right hand
and Daily takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daily throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Daily.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Daily's head but Daily sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daily lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Daily misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daily takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daily with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daily lands a jab to the head.
Daily lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daily lands a head kick!
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daily dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Daily misses the jab.
Daily lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Daily takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daily as he jumps to the side.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Daily shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
I.P. Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Daily ducks down to avoid it.
Daily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Daily throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daily keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daily lands with a right hand.
Daily lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Daily takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Daily looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daily's waist but Daily gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Daily misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Daily misses.
Gracie throws a body punch but Daily moves out of range.
Daily jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daily lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daily steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daily sprawls well. Daily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Daily.
I.P. Daily is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daily tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daily to the ground. Daily escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Daily circles away easily
and Daily cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daily bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Daily fails to land with a series of punches.
Daily lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I.P. Daily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daily, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I.P. Daily!
I.P. Daily really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ace of Spades Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Reinhardt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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202 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi James!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reinhardt working away.
Reinhardt lands a nice forearm strike.
Reinhardt cracks James with a big right hand but James just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
James sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
James won't allow Reinhardt to pass to mount.
Reinhardt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reinhardt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reinhardt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinhardt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reinhardt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control from the bottom.
James is in trouble now - Reinhardt has advanced to mount!
Reinhardt thowing shots but they're missing.
Reinhardt is stalling here but it's allowed James to get half guard.
James tries to roll over but Reinhardt keeps him under control.
Reinhardt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reinhardt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James is looking to control Reinhardt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Reinhardt is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reinhardt is really struggling to control James but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to hold on to Reinhardt's head to control him but Reinhardt postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reinhardt's sensitive parts.
Reinhardt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. James tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Reinhardt is in James's guard.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James wants to sweep here but Reinhardt controlling him for the moment.
Reinhardt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reinhardt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reinhardt throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Reinhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes James off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Reinhardt connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
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!
James throws a leg kick which misses Reinhardt's front leg but catches the back leg as Reinhardt tries to avoid it.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinhardt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reinhardt checks a leg kick.
Reinhardt rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
James is looking to control Reinhardt's arms but Reinhardt gets an underhook and turns him. Now James has his back to the cage.
James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Reinhardt 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.
Reinhardt tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reinhardt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
Reinhardt lands a right hook to the body.
Reinhardt thows a body shot but no joy.
Reinhardt throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a good, hard body kick but Reinhardt shrugs it off.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinhardt.
A telegraphed right hand from Reinhardt misses the target.
James misses the jab.
James closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - James lands in his opponent's guard.
Reinhardt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reinhardt keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Levi James has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Reinhardt misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reinhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Reinhardt misses.
Reinhardt swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Reinhardt gets caught napping as James dives in and scores a takedown. Reinhardt manages to retain guard.
James trying to control but Reinhardt is working from the bottom.
James controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt wants to stand but James is controlling the position.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Levi James.
Reinhardt connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reinhardt's sensitive parts.
Reinhardt clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James throws a body punch but Reinhardt moves out of range.
James needs to keep his hands up - Reinhardt had a free shot at his head there.
Reinhardt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Reinhardt thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reinhardt works James's body with a nice hook.
Reinhardt misses with a hook
and James counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt checks the leg kick.
A big left from Reinhardt misses.
James slips a straight right by Reinhardt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Levi James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reinhardt's hands.
Reinhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reinhardt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and James counters with a thumping low kick.
James thumps Reinhardt with a low kick.
Reinhardt looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James is looking to clinch but Reinhardt is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Reinhardt.
James motions for Reinhardt to come forward. James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James is looking to clinch but Reinhardt is avoiding it.
Reinhardt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reinhardt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reinhardt thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reinhardt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andreas Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James fakes the leg kick and cracks Reinhardt in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reinhardt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
Reinhardt dives in and scores a takedown into James's guard.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt postures up.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reinhardt won't allow James to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Reinhardt doesn't defend quickly enough and James has managed to lock this one up! Can Reinhardt escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to James on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Levi James!
A very excited looking Levi James 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ASTRAL PROJECTION - Mahadeva . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dudek lands with a good body shot.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudek.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Dudek down.
The fighters circling - Dudek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Dudek saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dudek checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas thumps Dudek with a low kick.
Dudek throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Dudek down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Dudek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dudek counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dudek checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Dudek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dudek.
Dudek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dudek has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Dudek is blocking nicely.
Thomas taking a breather.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dudek blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Dudek.
Dudek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Dudek misses with a body punch.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Dudek won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudek is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Dudek into the cage.
Thomas effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek stalls.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dudek avoids it.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Dudek is blocking nicely.
Dudek stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
Dudek gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dudek blocking some punches.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Dudek blocks it.
Thomas tries to work over Dudek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas is trying to stall.
Dudek pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dudek tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dudek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dudek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dudek has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Dudek lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dudek tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Dudek back against the cage.
Dudek has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Dudek is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudek misses with a punch on the inside.
Dudek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Dudek has Thomas pressed against the cage.
Dudek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Dudek fails to land.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dudek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dudek avoids it.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Thomas blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas lands a head kick. Dudek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dudek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dudek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dudek blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas tries to work over Dudek's front leg with a kick but Dudek checks it.
A head kick misses from Dudek.
Dudek lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudek looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Dudek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Dudek saw that one coming.
Dudek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dudek lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dudek closes the distance and clinches.
Dudek managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Dudek has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dudek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudek avoids the damage to the body.
Dudek stalling in the clinch.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Dudek.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudek is defending well for now.
Dudek avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dudek managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dudek can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Dudek misses with a punch to the body.
Dudek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Dudek fails to land.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudek avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Dudek tries to tie him up.
Dudek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dudek throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Dudek.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
Dudek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Dudek blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Dudek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudek is defending well for now.
Jan Dudek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dudek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dudek lands an uppercut.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Dudek.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dudek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Dudek misses with a punch to the body.
Dudek pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dudek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dudek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudek is looking to control Thomas's arms but Thomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dudek has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
Dudek letting Thomas take a breather here.
Dudek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas presses Dudek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dudek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dudek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Dudek working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudek avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dudek managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dudek looking to slow down the pace here.
Dudek misses with a punch on the inside.
Dudek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Dudek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dudek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dudek looking to stall.
Dudek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudek digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Dudek swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudek trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dudek into the cage.
Dudek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudek.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dudeks head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudek is defending well for now.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dudek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Dudek can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas being controlled against the cage.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudek.
Dudek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Dudek lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudek avoids the damage to the body.
Dudek managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Dudek misses with a body punch.
Thomas taking a breather.
Dudek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Dudek looking to slow down the pace here.
Dudek throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dudek's face.
It looks like Jan Dudek has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Dudek tries to tie him up.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Dudek to work.
Thomas tries to work over Dudek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudek.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dudek.
Dudek is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dudek taking a breather.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Dudek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dudek misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Dudek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Dudek is working Thomas over against the cage.
Dudek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dudek misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land 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!
Thomas blocking some punches.
Dudek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dudek tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Dudek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dudek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dudek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Dudek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dudek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dudek avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Dudek.
I think Dudek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Dudek!
Jan Dudek took some time post fight to say the following; 'Coup de grâce'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboy Dan. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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186 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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva throws a jab but it's blocked by Leighty.
Kaalikorva blocks a head kick by Leighty.
Leighty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaalikorva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaalikorva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaalikorva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leighty pinned against the cage. Leighty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kaalikorva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leighty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leighty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Leighty misses its intended target.
Kaalikorva misses with a straight left.
Kaalikorva catches Leighty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leighty lands a nice looking body kick.
Leighty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaalikorva. That did some damage!
Leighty tests Kaalikorva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leighty scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaalikorva.
Leighty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leighty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kaalikorva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaalikorva throws a sloppy head kick and Leighty moves out of range easily.
Kaalikorva moves out of range as Leighty throws a body kick.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook.
Kaalikorva misses with a head kick.
Kaalikorva throws a looping overhand right but Leighty ducks down to avoid it.
Leighty connects with a leg kick. Kaalikorva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Kaalikorva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaalikorva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan Leighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leighty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaalikorva checks a leg kick.
Kauno Kaalikorva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaalikorva is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kaalikorva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaalikorva clobbers Leighty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leighty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaalikorva tests Leighty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leighty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leighty blocks a jab.
Kaalikorva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leighty throws a solid leg kick but Kaalikorva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leighty.
Leighty misses with a low kick.
Kaalikorva throws a series of punches but Leighty avoids them all with ease.
Leighty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaalikorva.
Kaalikorva throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaalikorva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leighty connects with a single shot there.
Kaalikorva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leighty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaalikorva throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Leighty to counter with a crisp jab.
Leighty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaalikorva's sensitive parts.
Leighty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaalikorva.
Leighty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leighty lands an overhand right.
Kaalikorva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leighty checks it well.
Kaalikorva slips a jab and a cross from Leighty.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kaalikorva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leighty - the referee stops the clock and Kaalikorva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leighty. Kaalikorva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kaalikorva misses the shot to the body.
Kaalikorva misses with a leg kick
and Leighty counters with a nice leg kick.
Leighty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Kaalikorva.
Leighty slips a jab from Kaalikorva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kaalikorva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leighty ducks under a wild hook from Kaalikorva.
Leighty throws a leg kick but Kaalikorva moved away.
Leighty stalks Kaalikorva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaalikorva's face. Kaalikorva staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaalikorva looks to land a right hand but Leighty moved out of range.
Leighty avoids the body shot from Kaalikorva.
Leighty keeps Kaalikorva at a distance using the push kick.
Leighty defending well as Kaalikorva loads up on a big left hand.
Kaalikorva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kaalikorva looks winded!
Leighty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaalikorva backs up against the cage.
Leighty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaalikorva is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaalikorva 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.
Kaalikorva is still on wobbly legs! Can Leighty finish him?
Leighty keeps Kaalikorva at a distance using the push kick.
Leighty lands a front kick.
Leighty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaalikorva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leighty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leighty lands a leg kick that knocks Kaalikorva off balance momentarily.
Kaalikorva gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Leighty!
Dan Leighty thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface - No Tears. Vickers has chosen Boats N' Hoes as his entrance music. Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deangelo Jeremetrius Vickers!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklyar throws a right and a left that Vickers avoids nicely.
Sklyar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sklyar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sklyar lands in his opponent's guard.
Vickers wants to get back to his feet but Sklyar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sklyar is working Vickers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vickers wants to sweep here but Sklyar controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sklyar stands and throws Vickers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sklyar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sklyar lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklyar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sklyar lands a nice forearm strike.
Sklyar throws a strike aimed at the side of Vickers's head but Vickers avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vickers taking a bit of punishment here - Sklyar scoring with strikes.
Sklyar landing a few strikes.
Sklyar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sklyar grinds an elbow into Vickers's temple.
Sklyar cracks Vickers with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vickers is rocked!
Sklyar lands a strong strike to the head of Vickers. That's dazed him! Sklyar looking to finish here. Vickers is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sklyar lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiy Sklyar!
A very excited looking Sergiy Sklyar 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Barca (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Constantine Barca has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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203 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Constantine Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca loads up on a big right hand but Of Ravia slips the punch.
Barca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Of Ravia if he has to take too many more of those.
Barca throws a leg kick which misses Of Ravia's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Ravia tries to avoid it.
Barca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut. Barca saw that one coming.
Of Ravia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick from Barca.
A slow jab from Barca misses its intended target.
Barca moves out of range as Of Ravia strikes.
Barca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Ravia.
Barca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barca motions for Of Ravia to come forward. Barca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barca throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Barca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Of Ravia slips a straight right by Barca.
Barca slips a straight right by Of Ravia.
Barca throws a chopping leg kick but Of Ravia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Of Ravia. Of Ravia obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Ravia closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the cage.
Of Ravia lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Of Ravia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Of Ravia cracks Barca with a good jab.
Of Ravia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barca throws a lazy right hand but Of Ravia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barca with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barca.
Barca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barca scores with a hook.
Barca throws out a leg kick but Of Ravia moves out of range and Barca only half commits.
Of Ravia lands a nice shot that snaps Barca's head back.
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!
Of Ravia avoids the head kick by Barca.
Of Ravia misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Ravia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barca in his tracks.
Geralt Of Ravia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barca lands a nice shot that snaps Of Ravia's head back.
Barca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot.
Of Ravia gets caught flat footed, as Barca shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Ravia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Ravia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barca defends it easily.
Barca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barca wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
Barca preventing the sweep.
Barca scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barca throws a big right hand that misses.
Of Ravia keeping full guard, as Barca tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Of Ravia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barca throws a big elbow that misses.
Barca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barca is one step ahead there.
Of Ravia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Of Ravia is keeping the position.
Barca distracts Of Ravia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Of Ravia is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Barca stopping the sweep attempt from Of Ravia.
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 Constantine Barca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Barca's shoulder, as Barca tries to avoid the shot.
Of Ravia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Of Ravia. That's going to slow Barca down.
Nice body punch from Of Ravia.
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands a nice looking body shot.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barca misses with a low kick.
Barca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Of Ravia is out of range.
Of Ravia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Ravia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barca misses with a low kick.
Barca tries to move into range but Of Ravia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Of Ravia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barca counters with a single leg into guard. Of Ravia didn't expect that.
Of Ravia has momentary wrist control but Barca slips an elbow through the middle.
Barca has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Of Ravia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barca is aware though and is defending well.
Barca wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
Barca is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Of Ravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Ravia, not yet.
Of Ravia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barca working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Ravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Ravia, not yet.
Barca working some strikes from top position.
Barca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Ravia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Ravia has wrist control.
Of Ravia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barca's guard.
Of Ravia works over Barca with some ground and pound from guard.
Of Ravia preventing the sweep.
Of Ravia lands a couple of elbows.
Barca is trying to control the position but Of Ravia postures up.
Barca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barca is trying to control the position but Of Ravia postures up.
Barca lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Of Ravia!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca thowing shots but they're missing.
Of Ravia can't escape the position.
Barca avoids the attempt from Of Ravia to control.
Of Ravia is desperately trying to improve his position but Barca has a good base and remains in mount.
Of Ravia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Of Ravia tries to lock up and control but Barca gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Of Ravia gets back to half guard.
Barca thows a huge punch but Of Ravia dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia is defending against the submission attempts here by Barca.
Barca throwing shots but Of Ravia is blocking nicely.
Barca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Of Ravia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Of Ravia gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barca throwing strikes from guard but Of Ravia blocks nicely.
Barca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Of Ravia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barca is looking to chop away at Of Ravia's legs.
Barca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barca throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Of Ravia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Ravia throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
Of Ravia digs a good hook to Barca's body.
Of Ravia scores with a jab to the head.
Of Ravia misses with a straight right.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but Barca moves out of range easily.
Barca lunges at Of Ravia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Of Ravia's hand.
Of Ravia misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Barca blocks the low kick.
Of Ravia misses the jab.
Of Ravia lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Barca misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia looks to land a right hand but Barca moved out of range.
Of Ravia slips under a jab from Barca.
Barca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Ravia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barca slips a jab from Of Ravia.
Barca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Barca with a jab.
Of Ravia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut.
Of Ravia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Of Ravia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barca.
Of Ravia scores with a hook.
Barca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barca throws a leg kick but Of Ravia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia misses with a straight right.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot.
Barca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barca throws a front kick aimed at Of Ravia's knee but Of Ravia avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Ravia looks to throw the jab but Barca is out of range.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut.
Of Ravia is looking to clinch.
Of Ravia throws a shot from downtown. Barca moves away and avoids it.
Of Ravia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barca stuns Of Ravia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barca thumps Of Ravia with a low kick.
Of Ravia looks to land a left hand but Barca moved out of range nicely.
Barca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barca misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Ravia.
Barca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Barca avoids it easily.
Of Ravia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Barca blocks it.
Of Ravia slips a straight right by Barca.
Barca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Ravia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Ravia checks a low kick from Barca.
Of Ravia misses with a hook. Barca ducked under it nicely.
Of Ravia connects with a single shot there.
Barca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Of Ravia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barca on the side of the head.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barca cracks a nice hook into Of Ravia's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Ravia slips a jab from Barca.
Barca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barca can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barca throws a leg kick but Of Ravia checks it.
A low kick from Barca misses
enabling Of Ravia to counter with a crisp jab.
Barca thows a body shot but no joy.
Of Ravia punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barca throws a push kick but Of Ravia slaps the foot to one side.
Barca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Ravia throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Of Ravia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Ravia!
A very excited looking Geralt Of Ravia 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dryden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dryden Mitchell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dryden Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitchell takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
Esposito misses with a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a thumping low kick.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Mitchell jabs Esposito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mitchell's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Mitchell.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Mitchell throws the kick towards the body but Esposito avoids it.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Esposito counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mitchell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Esposito tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Esposito lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mitchell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mitchell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Esposito. Esposito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Mitchell scores with a head kick. Esposito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Esposito lands with a right hand.
Esposito cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Esposito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mitchell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mitchell back to the cage. Esposito follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitchell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Esposito looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Esposito clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito is pushing Mitchell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Esposito is looking to control Mitchell's arms but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esposito has his back to the cage.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Esposito letting Mitchell take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell is trying to push Esposito away but Esposito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Esposito has Mitchell pushed against the cage.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito being controlled against the cage.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Esposito looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Esposito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esposito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Esposito with a nice cross.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Mitchell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Esposito is out of range and Mitchell settles back down.
Esposito closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Esposito tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Esposito up against the cage.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitchell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mitchell.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito looking to stall.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mitchell is struggling to control the position.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Esposito in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to push Esposito away but Esposito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Esposito has double underhooks.
Mitchell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mitchell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esposito is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell slowing the pace effectively.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esposito works Mitchell's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Esposito.
Mitchell throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Esposito tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Esposito looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitchell.
Esposito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mitchell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Esposito.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Esposito.
Nice uppercut there from Mitchell.
Mitchell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell keeps Esposito at a distance using the push kick.
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Dryden Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Esposito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Esposito moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esposito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell tests Esposito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell walks into a jab.
Esposito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
Esposito lands a body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Esposito. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Esposito's head.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito staying out of range there.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Esposito 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!
Esposito misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell motions for Esposito to come forward. Mitchell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell misses with a kick to the body.
Mitchell moves forwards but Esposito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito lands a slapping body shot.
Esposito stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Esposito throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a combination. Esposito sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A good leg kick by Mitchell.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Esposito forces Mitchell back against the cage and clinches.
Esposito is pushing Mitchell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Mitchell.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell effectively controlling the action here.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Esposito is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Esposito connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Esposito to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Esposito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
A pretty intense looking Frank Esposito took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 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
22 - 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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses the jab.
Slayer blocks the body kick.
Fury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragon Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayer swings widly with a right hand
and Fury counters with a thumping low kick.
Fury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fury moves out of range as Slayer throws a body kick.
Fury throws a hook but Slayer blocks it.
Slayer punishes Fury's body with a nice straight punch.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fury.
Slayer misses the shot to the body.
Slayer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 looks to throw the jab but Slayer is out of range.
Slayer throws a low kick but Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slayer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer throws a sloppy head kick
and Fury counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fury throws a body punch but Slayer moves out of range.
Fury throws a low kick but Slayer avoids it.
Slayer connects with a nice looking jab.
Slayer blocks a head kick by Fury.
Slayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury moves out of range as Slayer strikes.
Slayer throws a chopping leg kick but Fury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slayer misses with a leg kick
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slayer.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayer is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Slayer misses.
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 shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fury lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slayer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slayer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slayer scores with a push kick.
Fury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fury will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slayer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayer is just out of range.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Slayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses with a straight right.
Slayer throws a leg kick
and Fury counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slayer's knee momentarily.
Fury takes a swing at Slayer's ribcage but misses.
Fury connects with an inside leg kick.
Fury throws a good cross that connects.
Fury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Slayer lands a right hook to the body.
Slayer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slayer scores with a head kick. Fury tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Nick Fury has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Slayer misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fury!
Slayer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Slayer misses with the head strike.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Slayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury tries a knee to the head but Slayer blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
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 Nick Fury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Fury's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slayer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fury dodges the punch combination from Slayer.
Slayer pushes Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Slayer controls the action.
Slayer tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slayer taking a breather.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer blocks a body shot from Fury.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Fury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slayer blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fury as Slayer tries to tie him up.
Slayer gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slayer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury with a knee to the head.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury is working Slayer over against the cage.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slayer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Slayer controls the action.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slayer's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
Slayer blocking some punches.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Slayer avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Fury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slayer.
Slayer is trying to stall.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Fury.
Slayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Fury.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Slayer is breathing heavily.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Fury working aggressively here.
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 cracks Slayer with a nice body shot.
Fury lands a shoulder strike.
Slayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nick Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fury working aggressively here.
Slayer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fury pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slayer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fury lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slayer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slayer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fury takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Slayer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fury lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slayer will feel that in the morning.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slayer doesn't seem bothered though.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Slayer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fury moves out of range as Slayer throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury throws a low kick but Slayer avoids it.
Slayer wants to slow Fury down by chopping away at his legs.
Fury connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Fury'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fury scores with a push kick.
Fury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slayer's head.
Fury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fury connects with an inside leg kick.
Fury tries to land a leg kick but Slayer saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Fury tenderised Slayer's leg. Slayer is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Fury lands a leg kick that knocks Slayer off balance momentarily.
Fury thows a body shot but no joy.
Slayer checks a leg kick.
Slayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fury.
Slayer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fury.
Fury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slayer is rocked!
Slayer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slayer is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury lands an uppercut, right on the button! Slayer tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Fury!
Nick Fury seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Wentz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentz comes to the cage accompanied by Dance, Dance. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
181 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wentz does it's job there.
Wentz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wise throws a shot from downtown. Wentz moves away and avoids it.
Wise throws out a loose jab but Wentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dennis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wentz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Wentz misses its intended target.
Wentz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wise's calf.
Wise connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wentz.
Wentz scores with a leg kick.
Wise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wentz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wentz missing with a left hand there. Wise was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise throws a leg kick but Wentz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wentz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wentz wants to work for an arm triangle but Wise is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wentz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wise trying to control but Wentz postures up.
Wise is pressing down on Wentz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wentz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wise trying to control the position.
Wentz trying to control but Wise is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise pulls Wentz in close to prevent any damage.
Wentz throwing strikes from guard but Wise blocks nicely.
Wise not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dennis Wise was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wentz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wentz lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise throws a leg kick
and Wise takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wentz misses with a hook.
Wise misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Wentz.
Wentz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wentz throws a leg kick but Wise moved away.
Wentz misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wise checks a leg kick.
Wise throws out a leg kick but Wentz moves out of range and Wise only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wise.
Wentz connects with a solid leg kick.
Wentz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wentz doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise is trying to control but can't.
Wentz with the ground and pound but Wise uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wise looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wentz is one step ahead there.
Wise preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wise is trying to keep Wentz in close.
Wentz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wentz works over Wise with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wentz works over Wise with some ground and pound from guard.
Wentz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wentz forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Wentz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wentz looks to land a left hand but Wise moved out of range nicely.
Wise lands an overhand right.
Pete Wentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Wentz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wise.
A slow jab from Wentz misses its intended target.
Wise on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wentz tries to land a front kick but Wise steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wentz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wentz lunges at Wise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wise's hand.
Wise moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wise misses with a low kick.
Wise 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wise rushes Wentz and presses him up against the cage.
Wise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wentz misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wise lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wise holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wise lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wentz backwards.
Wise with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wentz misses with a punch to the body.
Wentz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise tries a body shot but Wentz blocks it.
Wise missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wise blocks a body shot from Wentz.
Wise makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wentz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wentz can't find room to land a body shot as Wise controls the action.
Good body shot from Wise.
Wise prevents a body shot from Wentz.
Wentz blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wise tries to work over Wentz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wentz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wentz.
Wise swings wildly with an uppercut but Wentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise throws a punch but it's blocked by Wentz.
Wentz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wentz blocks an uppercut.
Wentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Wise.
Nice body punch from Wise - that landed with a thud.
Wise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Wise.
Wentz tries to pull guard but Wise holds him up against the cage and eventually Wentz drops back down to his feet.
Wise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wentz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wise lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wise lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Wise.
Wentz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wise pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Wentz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wise lands with a good body shot.
Wise misses with a low kick.
Wise misses with a right hand
and Wentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wise throws a head kick that Wentz semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wentz. Wentz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wentz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wentz is rocked!
Wentz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wise lands with a hook. Wentz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wentz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wise misses with a leg kick
and Wentz counters with a left and a right that stings Wise.
Good leg kick by Wentz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wentz shoots for a double leg takedown but Wise sprawls well. He's pushed Wentz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wise throws a low kick, looking for Wentz's leg but Wentz calmly moves out of range.
Wise misses with a looping right.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Wentz moved out of range.
Wentz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wise misses with a wild body shot.
Wise chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wentz can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wise's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wentz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wise tries to clinch there but Wentz circles away.
Wise lands a leg kick that knocks Wentz off balance momentarily.
Wise scores with a sloppy right hand. Wentz should have avoided that one.
Wise misses with a right hand
and Wentz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wise.
Wentz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wentz cracks Wise with an open hand slap.
Wentz throws a leg kick but Wise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wise scores with the left hand. Wentz knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise wants to slow Wentz down by chopping away at his legs.
Wentz cracks Wise with an open hand slap.
Wise misses with a right hand
and Wentz counters with a nice leg kick.
Wentz delivers a nice body kick.
Wise gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wentz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wentz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wise wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentz with a nice head shot there.
Wise managing to control the position.
Wise 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.
Wentz throws a big elbow that misses.
Wentz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wentz throws a big elbow that misses.
Wise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wentz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wentz distracts Wise with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wentz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wentz preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise trying to keep a closed guard but Wentz is proving a slippery customer.
Wentz trying to control but Wise is working from the bottom.
Wentz postures up.
Wentz is looking to work some ground and pound but Wise has wrist control.
Wise 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wentz wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wentz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wise counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wentz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wentz tries to pull guard but Wise holds him up against the cage and eventually Wentz drops back down to his feet.
Wise being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Wise.
I think Wise has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wise!
Dennis Wise seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Denke has chosen Runnin With The Devil as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke works over Dee's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Denke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dee.
Dee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Denke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Denke.
Dee lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dee.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Denke.
Denke misses with a punch to the body.
Dee misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Dee swings wildly with an uppercut but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Dee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Dee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denkes head.
Dee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Dee blocks an uppercut.
Dee lands a body punch.
Dee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Denke fails to land.
Dee has Denke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dee misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Denke.
Dee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke blocking some punches.
Denke misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dee.
Denke lands a nice uppercut.
Dee lands with a short shot to the head.
Denke can't find room to land a body shot as Dee controls the action.
Denke blocks an uppercut.
Dee takes a shot to the head.
Denke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dee's elbow.
Dee throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Denke.
Denke tries to work over Dee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a punch on the inside.
Dee throws a head punch that misses.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Dee.
Dee misses with a body punch.
Denke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dee misses with some punches.
Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dee.
Dee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denkes head.
Denke lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Denke throws a punch but it's blocked by Dee.
Dee gets through Denke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
Denke prevents a body shot from Dee.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Denke.
Denke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Denke pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dee shoots for a takedown but Denke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Denke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dee avoids it really well and circles away.
Denke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dee.
Dee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dee throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dee thows a body shot but no joy.
Dee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Denke throws out a powerful jab.
Denke wants to clinch
and Dee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dee landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Dee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dee preventing the sweep.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tweedle Dee.
Dee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Denke. Denke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Denke is looking to chop away at Dee's legs.
Denke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Dee cracks Denke with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee is looking to slow Denke down with leg kicks.
Denke throws a looping overhand right but Dee ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Dee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denke.
Dee throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Dee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Dee is looking to chop away at Denke's legs.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denke - that will leave a mark!
Denke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dee delivers a nice body kick.
Denke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Dee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Denke is breathing heavily.
Denke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dee is able to avoid easily.
Dee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Dee fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Denke.
Tweedle Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Denke.
Denke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denke is looking to improve his position.
Denke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dee throws a big elbow that misses.
Dee preventing the sweep.
Dee works over Denke with some ground and pound from guard.
Denke pulls Dee in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dee with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dee fails with the takedown.
Denke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Denke.
Dee lands a right hook to the body.
Dee is looking to wear down Denke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dee lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Denke.
Denke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dee misses with a body kick.
Dee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Denke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Dee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke misses with a body kick.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Denke misses
and Dee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dee.
Denke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dee trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dee scoring with some ground and pound.
Denke trying to keep a closed guard but Dee is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee stopping the sweep attempt from Denke.
Dee wants to pass the guard but Denke is keeping the position.
Dee landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dee postures up.
Dee being controlled here momentarily.
Denke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dee is one step ahead there.
Dee throws a big right hand that misses.
Dee postures up in Denke's guard and throws a big left but Denke blocks it.
Denke is trying to control the position but Dee postures up.
Dee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Denke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee throwing strikes but missing.
Dee throwing strikes from guard but Denke blocks nicely.
Denke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tweedle Dee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dee trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Dee postures up.
Denke keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully.
Dee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Denke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dee has managed to get both his arms back between Denke's legs - danger averted.
Dee looking to sit in guard and control but Denke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dee is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee trying to control but Denke is working from the bottom.
Dee throwing strikes from guard but Denke blocks nicely.
Denke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dee is aware though and is defending well.
Denke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Denke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denke is looking for a triangle but Dee pushes his legs off easily.
Denke is looking for a triangle here but Dee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tweedle Dee.
Well Dee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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