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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Gangitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonse Gangitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangitano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hallak just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallak digs a good hook to Gangitano's body.
Hallak wants to clinch up but Gangitano keeps it at a distance.
Gangitano moves away from the strike by Hallak.
Hallak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gangitano lands with a shot to the body.
Gangitano avoids the body shot from Hallak.
Gangitano lands with an uppercut that bounces Hallak off the cage and back into range.
Gangitano connects with an inside leg kick.
Hallak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gangitano is fending him off so far but Hallak persists. Nope, Gangitano circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Hallak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Hallak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gangitano scores with a takedown into Hallak's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gangitano looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak keeping moving, preventing Gangitano from controlling successfully.
Hallak 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.
Hallak managing to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hallak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallak throws a series of punches but Gangitano moves out of range.
Hallak misses with a hook
and Hallak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano closes the distance and clinches.
Gangitano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gangitano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gangitano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hallak misses with an uppercut
and Gangitano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hallak thinking.
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!
Gangitano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gangitano as Hallak shoots in.
Gangitano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hallak defends it nicely.
Gangitano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hallak looks winded!
Gangitano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hamood Hallak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallak throws a combination that misses
and Gangitano counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gangitano.
Gangitano throws a front kick that sends Hallak stumbling back into the cage.
Gangitano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hamood Hallak has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gangitano. Gangitano obviously looking to wear him down.
Gangitano cracks a nice hook into Hallak's ribs.
Hallak 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.
Gangitano misses with a head kick.
Gangitano instigates a clinch.
Hallak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Gangitano.
Gangitano manages to break the clinch.
Hallak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gangitano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gangitano lands a nice looking body shot.
Gangitano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hallak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gangitano has managed to clinch.
Gangitano lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Gangitano.
Gangitano has Hallak pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangitano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gangitano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hallak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good body shot from Gangitano.
Gangitano lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gangitano on the inside.
Gangitano just leaning against Hallak, taking a breather.
Gangitano pushes Hallak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gangitano.
Gangitano breaks from the clinch.
Gangitano lands a big head kick that sends Hallak tumbling to the mat! Gangitano takes a step backwards and waves Hallak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hallak is rocked!
Gangitano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallak is still on wobbly legs! Can Gangitano finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallak walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gangitano! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alphonse Gangitano!
Our winner, Alphonse Gangitano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leepen comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - . Dwyer has chosen Dave Matthews Band - You Might Die Trying as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Krisu Leepen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Dwyer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leepen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leepen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dwyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Leepen. Leepen gets slowly back to his feet.
Leepen throws a wild hook but Dwyer just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Leepen gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Dwyer raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Dwyer!
Andy Dwyer looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I was so down after I lost my title... but.. Torment if they let me bang, and they said, yeah we let you bang bro... *sobs*'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gannicus Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Am I A Psycho - Tech N9ne feat. B.O.B. & Hopsin. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gannicus Spartacus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitchell Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Spartacus throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Spartacus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spartacus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monroe finds it's way round the side to connect with Spartacus's head.
Spartacus throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Spartacus moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Monroe.
Spartacus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe tries to clinch up but Spartacus circles away and keeps his distance.
Spartacus scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Monroe throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Spartacus counter with a right hand.
Spartacus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe takes a swing at Spartacus's ribcage but misses.
Spartacus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Spartacus's head but Spartacus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spartacus at a distance.
Spartacus misses the shot to the body.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Spartacus's shoulder, as Spartacus tries to avoid the shot.
Spartacus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spartacus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monroes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe lands with an uppercut that bounces Spartacus off the cage and back into range.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Spartacus moved out of range nicely.
Spartacus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Monroe.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Spartacus moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Spartacus.
Spartacus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartacus is just out of range.
Spartacus throws a lazy uppercut
and Monroe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monroe takes a swing at Spartacus's ribcage but misses.
Monroe tries to clinch but Spartacus is having none of it.
Spartacus moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Spartacus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spartacus throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartacus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a hook. Spartacus ducked under it nicely.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Spartacus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Spartacus ducks down to avoid it.
Spartacus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Monroe's head backwards.
Spartacus misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Spartacus throws a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spartacus.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Spartacus scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartacus manages to avoid it.
Monroe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
Spartacus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Monroe swings for the body but Spartacus moves out of range.
Monroe scores with a jab to the head.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spartacus misses with a head kick.
Monroe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spartacus. Spartacus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Monroe.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartacus.
Monroe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gannicus Spartacus 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.
Monroe walks into a left hand.
Spartacus lands a slapping body shot.
Monroe throws a hook but Spartacus blocks it.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spartacus.
Gannicus Spartacus is winning the standup battle so far.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Spartacus misses.
Monroe misses with a hook. Spartacus ducked under it nicely.
Spartacus avoids the body shot from Monroe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartacus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe has closed the distance and engaged Spartacus in a clinch.
Spartacus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spartacus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spartacus doesn't manage to clinch there - Monroe circles away.
Spartacus slips a straight right by Monroe.
Monroe connects with a body shot.
Spartacus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monroe on the side of the head.
Monroe connects with a nice looking jab.
Monroe misses the jab.
Spartacus takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Spartacus throws a chopping leg kick but Monroe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spartacus lands a body shot.
Spartacus clinches.
Monroe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monroe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spartacus's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartacus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe works Spartacus's body with a nice hook.
A left and a right from Spartacus both land. Nice combination.
Spartacus throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Spartacus wants to clinch.
Spartacus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monroe misses the jab.
Monroe misses with a two punch combination.
Monroe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spartacus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Monroe scrambles back to his feet.
Spartacus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Monroe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spartacus under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Spartacus's shoulder, as Spartacus tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot
enabling Spartacus to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spartacus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe takes a swing at Spartacus's ribcage but misses.
Monroe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Monroe 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.
Spartacus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
Spartacus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monroe circles away quickly and effectively.
Spartacus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Spartacus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spartacus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spartacus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartacus throws a low kick but Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe throws a body punch but Spartacus moves out of range.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Spartacus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spartacus swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Spartacus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monroe checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Monroe misses.
Spartacus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monroe momentarily.
Spartacus moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gannicus Spartacus dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Spartacus's head but Spartacus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spartacus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartacus swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Spartacus slips a straight right by Monroe.
Spartacus wants to clinch.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spartacus swinging wildly here.
Monroe takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe can't find room to land a body shot as Spartacus controls the action.
Spartacus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spartacus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Spartacus lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Spartacus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartacus throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spartacus lands an overhand right.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Spartacus circles away.
Monroe throws a hook but Spartacus avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Monroe blocks the leg kick.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartacus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monroe throws an off balance right hand
and Spartacus counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe lands with a light punch inside.
Spartacus has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
Monroe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monroe tries to work over Spartacus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monroe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spartacus.
Spartacus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Spartacus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Spartacus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spartacus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spartacus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Monroe moves out of range as Spartacus strikes.
Gannicus Spartacus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spartacus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Monroe.
Spartacus misses with a looping left.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spartacus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spartacus.
Spartacus instigates a clinch.
Spartacus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Monroe being controlled against the cage.
Spartacus scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartacus breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spartacus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gannicus Spartacus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spartacus 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gannicus Spartacus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Cafe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ball might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Freak On A Leash . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mc Cafe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cafe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mc Cafe 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!
Ball darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ball throws a front kick that sends Cafe stumbling back into the cage.
Cafe looks winded!
Ball lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ball lands a big head kick that sends Cafe tumbling to the mat! Ball takes a step backwards and waves Cafe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ball throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ball sends Cafe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ball is motioning to the referee to let Cafe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cafe is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ball.
Cafe is still on wobbly legs! Can Ball finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ball throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Cafe is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Ball!
A very excited looking Joe Ball made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Antony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antony comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March . Panzram is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thrash 'Till Death . Carl Panzram has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Augustus Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzram throws a hook but Antony blocks it.
Panzram misses with a body shot.
Antony avoids the body shot from Panzram.
Panzram misses with a series of wild punches.
Antony tries to move into range but Panzram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Antony takes one to the side of the head.
Panzram misses the shot to the body.
Panzram fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Antony checks it well.
Panzram misses the shot to the body.
Panzram missing with a left hand there. Antony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panzram explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carl Panzram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panzram lands a nice looking kick to the body. Antony takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panzram tries to bum rush Antony with a series of wild strikes but Antony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Antony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panzram lands with a good body shot.
Antony moves out of range of the strikes.
Panzram connects with a looping right hand.
Panzram lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panzram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panzram misses with an uppercut. Antony saw that one coming.
Panzram with a jab.
Panzram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antony counters with a nice double leg into side control. Panzram won't be happy with that.
Panzram is trying to control Antony's posture but Antony avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram is trying to get back to half guard.
Antony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Panzram keeps working.
Panzram struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antony tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Antony is trying to ground and pound but Panzram uses the momentary lack of control by Antony to regain half guard.
Panzram is holding on to half guard well.
Panzram's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Panzram has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Panzram throws an off balance right hand
and Antony counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Panzram!
Panzram is trying to control Antony's posture but Antony avoids it.
Panzram takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Panzram can't do much from the bottom here.
Antony is staying tight to Panzram's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Antony wants to control but Panzram is keeping him busy.
Antony is really struggling to control Panzram but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Antony looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antony controls the position.
Panzram is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panzram can't do much from the bottom here.
Panzram tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Antony wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Panzram is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Antony will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Antony is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Panzram slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antony controls from within his opponent's guard.
Panzram trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Panzram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Panzram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Panzram catches Antony right on the button with a cross.
Antony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panzram.
Panzram pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Antony back to the cage. Panzram follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Panzram throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Panzram misses the target.
Panzram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Panzram.
Panzram throws a poor cross that misses
and Antony counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antony trying to control from half guard but Panzram is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram is trying to stand.
Antony trying to control the action but Panzram is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Augustus Antony has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Antony stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Panzram.
Panzram misses with an uppercut
and Antony counters with a two punch combo.
Antony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panzram.
Panzram lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Panzram misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram misses with a body shot
and Antony counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Panzram thinking.
Panzram will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Panzram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panzram throws a sloppy head kick and Antony moves out of range easily.
Panzram scoring well with a low kick there.
Panzram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antony was well out of range. Poor timing from Panzram.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panzram swings for the body but Antony moves out of range.
Panzram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antony counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Panzram!
Antony in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Antony creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Panzram sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Panzram wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Antony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Panzram keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram is looking to reverse the position.
Antony working the ground and pound but Panzram is defending the strikes.
Panzram tries to improve position but can't.
Panzram is not content to let Antony control the position.
Antony is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Panzram is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Panzram prevents Antony from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panzram wants to get back to his feet.
Augustus Antony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antony is looking to take a break and control but Panzram is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panzram is being controlled here.
We're going to have a standup here because Augustus Antony wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Antony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panzram feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antony's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panzram.
Panzram throws a low kick but Antony moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panzram. Antony does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Panzram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Panzram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antony.
Antony moves out of range of the strikes.
Panzram misses with a double jab.
Panzram scores with a shot to the body.
Antony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panzram.
Antony walks into a stiff left hand from Panzram.
Panzram misses with a hook to the body
and Antony counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Antony.
Panzram can't keep his opponent in guard - Antony advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Antony perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antony is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Antony seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Panzram is trying to stand up here but Antony is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antony is keen to just control but Panzram is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Antony throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Augustus Antony has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Panzram throws the kick towards the body but Antony avoids it.
Panzram goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Panzram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antony.
Panzram misses with a body kick.
Panzram throws a lazy right hand but Antony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Panzram misses.
Augustus Antony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panzram.
A clash of legs there as Antony blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Panzram lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Antony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Panzram misses.
Panzram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antony manages to avoid it.
Panzram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Antony. That did some damage!
Panzram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Antony momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panzram.
Panzram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Antony.
Panzram motions for Antony to come forward. Panzram throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carl Panzram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antony takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Panzram fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Panzram connects with a leg kick. Antony looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Panzram misses with a right hand
and Antony counters with a one-two to the body.
Panzram misses the shot to the body.
Antony drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panzram throws an overhand right that lands on Antony's shoulder, as Antony tries to avoid the shot.
Panzram swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Antony.
Antony is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Panzram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antony manages to avoid it.
Panzram connects with a leg kick. Antony looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Panzram misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Antony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panzram misses with a straight left.
Panzram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antony manages to avoid it.
Panzram feints and then cracks Antony's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Antony down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Antony blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Panzram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panzram misses with a right hand
and Antony counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Panzram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Panzram has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antony is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Antony in particular looking to stall.
Augustus Antony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antony is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Panzram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Panzram winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Panzram!
Carl Panzram took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama Shinichi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Willems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Shinichi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willems throws a right hand that Shinichi ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinichi also avoids with ease.
A leg kick checked by Shinichi.
Willems ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinichi moves away.
Nice body punch from Willems.
Willems looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinichi is just out of range.
Willems stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left lands for Willems.
Shinichi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lyle Willems seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willems swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinichi ducks under a wild hook from Willems.
Willems misses with an uppercut. Shinichi saw that one coming.
Shinichi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Willems misses with a wild body shot.
Willems's corner calls for a 1-2. Willems obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinichi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willems throws a looping overhand right but Shinichi ducks down to avoid it.
Willems misses with a series of wild punches.
Willems looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinichi is just out of range.
Donk. Willems catches Shinichi right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willems. Shinichi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willems thows a body shot but no joy.
Willems displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Willems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Shinichi.
Willems throws a front kick that sends Shinichi stumbling back into the cage.
Willems throws a big shot that misses.
Willems throws a chopping leg kick but Shinichi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shinichi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinichi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinichi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Willems swings for the body but Shinichi moves out of range.
Shinichi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Willems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinichi ducks under a wild hook from Willems.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willems throws a hook to the side of Shinichi's head but Shinichi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willems pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shinichi is out of range and Willems settles back down.
Willems tries to bum rush Shinichi with a series of wild strikes but Shinichi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Willems throws a nice looking combination but Shinichi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willems lands a leg kick that knocks Shinichi off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Willems.
Willems cracks Shinichi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Willems tries to work over Shinichi's front leg with a kick but Shinichi checks it.
Willems throws a head kick that misses.
Willems scores with a jab to the body.
Willems lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinichi off the cage and back into range.
Willems takes a swing at Shinichi's ribcage but misses.
Willems smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Willems misses with a low kick.
Willems's corner calls for a 1-2. Willems obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Willems lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Willems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willems throws a leg kick that misses.
Willems's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Willems duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willems swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willems throws a hook but Shinichi blocks it.
Willems misses with a hook. Shinichi ducked under it nicely.
Willems throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willems looks to land a left hand but Shinichi moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Willems.
Shinichi staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willems throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Willems misses with a body shot.
Willems tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinichi was well out of range. Poor timing from Willems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Willems dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Willems feints a jab promting Shinichi to slip. Willems then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shinichi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Willems throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Willems.
Willems uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Willems tries to land a leg kick but Shinichi saw it coming and moves away.
Willems moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Willems jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willems lands a glancing blow to the side of Shinichi's head.
Willems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shinichi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Willems has got the better of the exchanges.
Willems looks to land a combination but Shinichi avoids it well.
Willems throws the left hand but Shinichi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinichi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shinichi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willems.
Willems with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Willems!
Willems's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shinichi under the eye.
Willems lands with a nice combination. Shinichi backs away looking to recover.
Willems dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinichi moves away from the strike by Willems.
Willems throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willems lands a nice shot that snaps Shinichi's head back.
Shinichi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willems. Shinichi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willems throws a shot from downtown. Shinichi moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willems fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinichi manages to avoid it.
Willems tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinichi was well out of range. Poor timing from Willems.
Akiyama Shinichi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willems throws a right and a left that Shinichi avoids nicely.
Willems misses with a straight right.
Willems waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinichi.
Willems misses with a looping left.
Willems bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Willems throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lyle Willems is winning the standup battle so far.
Willems scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Willems lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Shinichi.
Willems lands with an overhand left.
Willems looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinichi is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willems throws a right and a left that Shinichi avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shinichi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Willems throws a body punch but Shinichi moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Willems.
Willems misses with a straight right.
Shinichi defending well as Willems loads up on a big left hand.
Willems throws a jab when Shinichi was well out of range.
Shinichi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willems.
Willems misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Willems. Those never looked like landing.
Willems scores with a jab to the head.
Willems throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willems lands a jab to Shinichi's midsection.
Shinichi moves away from the strike by Willems.
Shinichi moves out of range of the strikes.
Shinichi moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Shinichi as he checks the leg kick.
Willems misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Willems is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinichi.
Willems throws a good cross that connects.
Willems misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willems throws a hook but Shinichi avoids it easily.
Willems throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinichi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willems throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Willems dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Willems tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Willems feints a jab promting Shinichi to slip. Willems then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shinichi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Willems thows a body shot but no joy.
Willems lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Willems throws a lazy right hand but Shinichi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Willems jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinichi checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Willems.
Shinichi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shinichi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Willems throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willems lunges at Shinichi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinichi's hand.
A combination from Willems does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinichi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willems.
Willems tries to score with a low kick but Shinichi moves his leg out of the way.
Willems misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Willems.
Willems swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Willems, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willems punishes Shinichi's body with a nice straight punch.
Willems throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinichi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Willems is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinichi can do to turn this around?
Willems misses with the combination.
Willems just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willems connects with a jab.
Willems throws a push kick but Shinichi slaps the foot to one side.
Willems connects with a jab.
Willems misses with a hook. Shinichi ducked under it nicely.
Willems throws a hook but Shinichi blocks it.
Willems throws a hook to the side of Shinichi's head but Shinichi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willems looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willems misses with a left hand
and Shinichi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Willems won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinichi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Willems!
Shinichi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Willems wants to get back to his feet.
Lyle Willems is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinichi wants to finish this one by submission but Willems is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shinichi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shinichi has hold of Willems's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Willems manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shinichi controlling from the full mount.
Shinichi avoids the attempt from Willems to control.
Shinichi trying to control but Willems is having none of it.
Shinichi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi avoids the attempt from Willems to control.
Shinichi wants to control the pace but Willems is squirming around nicely.
Shinichi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Willems manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Willems wants to get back to full guard but Shinichi has mounted him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinichi controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shinichi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akiyama Shinichi.
I think Willems has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Willems!
During a confident post fight interview, Lyle Willems thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SCOTLAND THE BRAVE !!!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordus Clay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clay slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hetfield.
Hetfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Hetfield misses.
Hetfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Hetfield throws a series of punches but Clay avoids them all with ease.
Hetfield swinging wildly here.
Hetfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clay throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hetfield was covering up waiting for the punch and Clay finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clay pushes down on Hetfield's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Clay.
Clay slips a nice elbow through Hetfield's hands, connecting with Hetfield's forehead.
Clay lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay wants to pass to mount but Hetfield is defending the position.
Clay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Clay there.
Clay trying to mount his opponent but Hetfield defends it.
Clay not doing much here.
Hetfield taking some punishment here, with Clay in his half guard.
Hetfield looking for subs from the bottom but Clay mounts him!
Clay lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hetfield is rocked!
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clay softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Hetfield is out cold! Clay jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordus Clay!
Gordus Clay retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Gordus Clay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
Crowe misses with a hook.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Lucania slips the punch.
Crowe cracks the inside of Lucania's front leg.
Lucania bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe cracks Lucania with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucania counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crowe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe rushes Lucania and presses him up against the cage.
Lucania throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crowe lands a nice uppercut.
Crowe tries to work over Lucania's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Crowe.
Crowe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Lucania crunches a lovely knee into Crowe's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucania scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Lucania stops a takedown attempt from Crowe.
Crowe is breathing heavily.
Lucania misses with an elbow over the top.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucania avoids the damage to the body.
Lucania misses with a knee to the head.
Crowe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lucania fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lucania checks the leg kick.
Lucania has managed to clinch.
Lucania is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crowe is defending well for now.
Crowe avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucania.
Crowe blocks an elbow strike.
Lucania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crowe avoids it.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucania leaning against his opponent.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Lucania controls the action.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
Crowe tries for a takedown but Lucania manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lucania up against the cage.
Crowe lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crowe is defending well for now.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Lucania is looking to control Crowe's arms but Crowe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lucania has his back to the cage.
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
Crowe works on Lucania's body with a couple of short punches.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crowe avoids it.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucania misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucania obliges.
Crowe digs a right hand into Lucania's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucania's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Lucania blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Lucania stops a takedown attempt from Crowe.
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 Stanton Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crowe scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lucania.
Lucania moves into range and clinches up with Crowe.
Crowe avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Lucania using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lucania is trying to maintain a safe position but Crowe gets an underhook and turns Lucania into the cage.
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Lucania.
Lucania trying to land knees to the body.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucania's elbow.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Crowe blocks an elbow strike.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lucania looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucania trying to land knees to the body.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Crowe pushes Lucania back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crowe has clasped his hands together around Lucania's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Crowe cracks Lucania with a big elbow.
Crowe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lucania some visible discomfort.
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!
Lucania takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Crowe scoring with punches from side control.
Lucania can't do much from the bottom here.
Crowe wants to control but Lucania is keeping him busy.
Crowe is really struggling to control Lucania but he's trying to hold on to the position.
You can see the frustration on Lucania's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is looking to take a break and control but Lucania is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucania is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Crowe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Crowe lands a few punches from side control.
Lucania is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crowe is looking to take a break and control but Lucania is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucania trying to control but Crowe flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lucania trying to control the hands but Crowe breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe has the hooks in. Lucania is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Crowe landing with strikes.
Lucania tries to escape the position.
Lucania looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Crowe tries to keep control of the position but Lucania is staying busy.
Stanton Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crowe landing with strikes.
Lucania turns into Crowe and is now in his guard.
Lucania won't allow Crowe to sweep him here.
Crowe has control of Lucania's left arm, preventing Lucania from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Lucania from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stanton Crowe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucania, right into the meat.
Lucania throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe throws a sloppy body shot
and Lucania moves into the clinch.
Crowe avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucania.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania trying to land knees to the body.
Lucania working Crowe over with knees to the body.
Lucania trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Crowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Lucania.
Crowe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lucania sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crowe tries for a takedown but Lucania sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crowe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crowe misses with a body shot
and Lucania counters with a good, hard body kick but Crowe shrugs it off.
Lucania blocks the body kick.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucania moves into range and clinches up with Crowe.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crowe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crowe avoids it.
Lucania misses with a knee to the head.
Crowe pushes off an throws an elbow but Lucania leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crowe is defending well for now.
Lucania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crowe tries for a takedown but Lucania manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Lucania.
Lucania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salvatore Lucania seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crowe avoids it.
Lucania misses with an elbow strike.
Crowe avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe being controlled against the cage.
Lucania misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Still in the clinch, Crowe scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe gets through Lucania's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucania working Crowe over with knees to the body.
Lucania is pressed up against the cage. Crowe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lucania down to the mat. Lucania avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe misses with a right hand
and Lucania counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Lucania.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucania landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crowe avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Crowe avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Lucania is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crowe is keeping busy.
Crowe avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Crowe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Crowe is putting a hurting on Lucania here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucania is looking for a sweep.
Crowe scoring with punches from side control.
Lucania taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stanton Crowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Lucania's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salvatore Lucania has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucania is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crowe off and has taken his back!
Crowe tries to roll but Lucania sticks to his back.
Crowe's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Lucania's hands.
Crowe trying to control the hands but Lucania won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lucania's guard. Nice work there by Crowe.
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 Stanton Crowe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crowe, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Simpsons Theme Song. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Twist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach connects with a leg kick. Twist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roach is looking to land body kicks.
Twist slips a straight right by Roach.
Roach thows a body shot but no joy.
Twist defending well as Roach loads up on a big left hand.
Twist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roach moves away.
Roach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Twist will feel that in the morning.
Roach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roach throws a jab when Twist was well out of range.
Twist checks the leg kick nicely there.
Twist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roach throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach feints and then cracks Twist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Twist down.
Roach misses with a low kick.
Roach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Twist.
Roach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Roach misses.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach stuns Twist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Roach.
Roach lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach thumps Twist with a low kick.
Twist is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Roach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Twist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Twist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roach can pounce on him.
Roach digs a good hook to Twist's body.
Twist takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Twist moves forwards but Roach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Twist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Twist sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist walks into a jab.
Twist is rocked!
Roach throws an overhand right that has Twist reeling! Roach follows up with more punches and Twist is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bartholomew Roach!
Bartholomew Roach is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Bartholomew Roach thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jeremy Ring has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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193 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuri Nate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ring throws a head kick but Nate moves out of range.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ring looks to land a combination but Nate avoids it well.
Ring tries to clinch up.
Ring forces Nate back against the cage and clinches.
Nate scores with a shot to the side of Ring's head.
A nice left hand lands by Nate.
Ring misses with an elbow over the top.
Ring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ring misses with an elbow over the top.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nate is defending well for now.
Nate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ring avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nate lands an uppercut.
Ring blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ring misses with an elbow strike.
Nate lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nate is defending well for now.
Nate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nate working aggressively here.
Nate takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring trying to land knees to the body.
Ring tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ring taking a breather.
Ring just leaning against Nate, taking a breather.
Ring blocks the elbow strike.
Ring throws an elbow but it misses.
Ring blocks an uppercut.
Nate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ring up against the cage.
Nate is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ring can't fight it off and eventually Nate manages to take the fight to the floor. Ring looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nate prevents Ring from getting back to his feet.
Nate postures up in Ring's guard and throws a big left but Ring blocks it.
Nate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring trying to keep a closed guard but Nate is proving a slippery customer.
Ring tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nate trying to control but Ring is working from the bottom.
Nate throwing strikes from guard but Ring blocks nicely.
Ring scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ring lands with a kick to the temple. Nate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ring stuffs the takedown attempt from Nate. Nate gets slowly back to his feet.
Ring clinches up with Nate and pushes him back against the cage.
Nate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate works on Ring's body with a couple of short punches.
Ring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ring misses with an elbow strike.
Nate trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nate.
Ring misses with a knee strike.
Nate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ring throws an elbow that misses.
Nate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nate throws a punch but it's blocked by Ring.
Nate is trying to trip Ring. He has hold of a leg but Ring is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nate persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ring manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nate manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ring won't allow Nate to sweep him here.
Ring has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nate looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ring got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nate has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ring has managed to get both his arms back between Nate's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ring accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nate wants to sweep here but Ring controlling him for the moment.
Nate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ring defends well.
Ring looking to pass the guard.
Ring throwing strikes from guard but Nate blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ring scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring throws a big elbow that misses.
Ring throws a big right hand that misses.
Ring wants to stand but Nate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ring stands up and waves to Nate to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuri Nate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeremy Ring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ring tries to clinch but Nate is having none of it.
Ring closes the distance but Nate moves to the side
letting Nate counter with a right hand.
Ring tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nate moves into the clinch.
Nate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nate.
Nate misses with a punch on the inside.
Nate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nate gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ring is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ring trying to hold on to Nate's head to control him but Nate postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nate.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ring is looking to escape.
Nate uses his free foot to push down on Ring's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ring.
Nate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nate lands a heavy elbow.
Ring manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nate slips a nice elbow through Ring's hands, connecting with Ring's forehead.
Nate not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ring tries to get to full guard but Nate has control of the leg.
Nate is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring manages to get to full guard.
Ring keeping moving, preventing Nate from controlling successfully.
Ring preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ring's head.
Ring wants to get back to his feet but Nate is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nate won't allow Ring to sweep him here.
Nate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ring can't keep his opponent in guard - Nate advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate 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.
Nate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nate lands with a punch from half guard.
Nate works his way into side control.
Ring is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ring is looking to reverse the position.
Ring struggling a bit here.
Nate has knee on belly momentarily but Ring bucks him off and regains half guard.
Nate working over Ring with some ground and pound. Ring looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate working Ring over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nate throwing shots but Ring is blocking nicely.
Nate prevents Ring from standing back up.
Nate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ring is staying active underneath Nate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nate tries to pass to full mount but Ring defends it.
Nate trying to control the action but Ring is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nate frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Nate 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!
Nate rushes Ring and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nate gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ring wants to get back to his feet.
Nate trying to pass the guard but Ring defending well.
Ring is trying to stand back up but Nate is controlling him
Nate tries to pass to full mount but Ring defends it.
Ring wants to control but Nate is keeping busy.
Ring tries to get to full guard but Nate has control of the leg.
Nate wants to free his trapped foot but Ring is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nate content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ring is trying to stand up here but Nate is controlling him well.
Nate moves nicely into side control.
Ring is looking for a sweep.
Nate is looking to take a break and control but Ring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nate in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nate working away.
Nate is working Ring over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ring!
Yuri Nate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nate dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ring gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nate blocks the strikes from Ring.
Nice strikes from Nate there.
Nate lands with a punch from half guard.
Ring has hold of Nate's hands but Nate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nate trying to control from half guard but Ring is working away.
Nate tries to pass to full mount but Ring defends it.
Ring wants to improve his position but Nate is controlling well.
Nate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nate.
Nate working Ring over with strikes.
Nate is just content to waste time from the top position. Ring takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ring keeping full guard, as Nate tries to pass.
Ring is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nate forces his way into half guard.
Ring wants to get back to full guard.
Nate drops an elbow to the side of Ring's head.
Nate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ring's head.
Nate working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring trying to control here.
Nate working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ring avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nate.
Ring won't allow Nate to pass to mount.
Nate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nate lands a nice short elbow.
Ring is looking for a sweep. Nate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jeremy Ring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ring with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ring blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nate.
Yuri Nate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ring does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nate is pressing down on Ring's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ring is holding on for now.
Ring looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Nate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Nate!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuri Nate thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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