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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith RunningRabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Chen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith RunningRabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Chen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
RunningRabbit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Chen misses the target.
Chen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
RunningRabbit thumps Chen with a low kick.
Chen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from RunningRabbit.
RunningRabbit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
RunningRabbit tries to clinch but Chen moves out of range.
RunningRabbit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
RunningRabbit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chen sprawls well. Chen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. RunningRabbit gets slowly back to his feet.
Chen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract RunningRabbit.
RunningRabbit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chen pinned against the cage. Chen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith RunningRabbit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RunningRabbit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen lands a shoulder strike.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
RunningRabbit is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chen can't fight it off and eventually RunningRabbit manages to take the fight to the floor. Chen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
RunningRabbit wants to control from the top but Chen keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chen can do anything to dispel that myth.
RunningRabbit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RunningRabbit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
RunningRabbit postures up in Chen's guard and throws a big left but Chen blocks it.
Chen wants to get back to his feet but RunningRabbit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
RunningRabbit postures up in Chen's guard and throws a big left but Chen blocks it.
Chen keeping moving, preventing RunningRabbit from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
RunningRabbit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with RunningRabbit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RunningRabbit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
RunningRabbit drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says RunningRabbit as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Chen screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with RunningRabbit! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Keith RunningRabbit!
Keith RunningRabbit spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Wojarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (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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248 lbs
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282 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Wojarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojarski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martin tries to avoid it but Wojarski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martin to the ground. Martin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wojarski cracks Martin with a good jab.
Wojarski looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Martin throws the left hand but Wojarski avoids the punch easily.
Michal Wojarski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojarski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wojarski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wojarski.
Martin throws a hook but Wojarski avoids it easily.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Wojarski seems unphased.
Martin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Martin .
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Wojarski ducks under a wild hook from Martin .
Martin lands a nice shot that snaps Wojarski's head back.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin misses with a hook. Wojarski ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wojarski avoids the body shot from Martin .
Wojarski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wojarski with a jab.
Wojarski gets caught flat footed, as Martin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martin slips nicely into half guard.
Martin wants to control but Wojarski is keeping him busy.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Wojarski wants to control but Martin is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martin connects with a nice short shot to Wojarski's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Martin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Martin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wojarski is rocked!
Martin moves into full mount! Wojarski won't be happy about that!
Martin cracks Wojarski with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Martin !
Dean Martin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Albert Hall enters the cage!
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245 lbs
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Hall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Punani.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hall looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Punani is avoiding damage well.
Punani dodges the ground and pound from Hall.
Hall throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Punani dodges the ground and pound from Hall.
Punani is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Punani is just riding it out for now. Hall eventually gives up the hold.
Hall lands strikes from half guard.
Punani is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani is pressing down on Hall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Punani.
Punani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.
Hall wants to stand up but Punani is controlling him.
Punani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Punani trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Punani with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Punani from controlling successfully.
Punani not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani lands a couple of elbows.
Punani slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punani connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hall some visible discomfort.
Hall is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hall is trying to control Punani's posture but Punani avoids it.
Punani trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Punani prevents Hall from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall prevents Punani from improving position.
Punani cracks Hall with a big elbow.
Hall is rocked!
It looks like Albert Hall has been cut.
Punani working the ground and pound.
Hall is still in real trouble! Can Punani finish him?
Hall throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
A big shot lands for Punani! That's hurt Hall! Will he recover? Punani fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Punani!
After winning the bout, Harry Punani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Resparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Resparzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Under the Rainbow by Brother Izzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ej Resparzo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Resparzo.
Resparzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Resparzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Resparzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Resparzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Resparzo avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Resparzo tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Resparzo lands a takedown into guard.
Resparzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bickle has wrist control.
Resparzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Resparzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Resparzo looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Resparzo being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Resparzo trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Resparzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bickle has his hands on Resparzo's head, controlling the position.
Bickle keeping moving, preventing Resparzo from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bickle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Resparzo slips under a jab from Bickle .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a chopping leg kick but Resparzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Resparzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bickle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Resparzo scrambles back to his feet.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Bickle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Resparzo.
Resparzo blocks a body shot from Bickle .
Resparzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bickle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Resparzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Resparzo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bickle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resparzo avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle landing knees to the body.
Resparzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Resparzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Resparzo wants the takedown. Bickle is fighting it off but Resparzo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bickle 's guard against the cage.
Resparzo preventing the sweep.
Bickle has Resparzo pulled in close to control his posture.
Resparzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bickle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Resparzo wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
Resparzo content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bickle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Resparzo.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ej Resparzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to clinch up.
Resparzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle .
Bickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Resparzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Resparzo rushes Bickle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bickle lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Resparzo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bickle manages to get to full guard.
Resparzo looking to sit in guard and control but Bickle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Resparzo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bickle forces Resparzo back against the cage and clinches.
Resparzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle has Resparzo pressed against the cage, preventing Resparzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Resparzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Bickle .
Bickle avoiding damage as Resparzo throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Resparzo.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Resparzo's elbow.
Resparzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bickle .
A short right from Resparzo.
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Resparzo.
Bickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resparzo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Bickle is leaning against Resparzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bickle as the two fighters clinch.
Resparzo tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing Resparzo back against the cage.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Resparzo misses with some punches.
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Resparzo working hard to break the clinch.
Resparzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bickle misses with an elbow over the top.
Resparzo tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle .
Resparzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Resparzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks an uppercut.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle digs a right hand into Resparzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Resparzo's gas tank.
Resparzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Resparzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Resparzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bickle tries a body shot but Resparzo blocks it.
Nice body punch from Resparzo - that landed with a thud.
Resparzo prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Resparzo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Resparzo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Bickle .
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Resparzo backwards.
Resparzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Resparzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Resparzo.
A body shot lands from Bickle .
Nice body punch from Resparzo.
Nice body punch from Resparzo - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Resparzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Resparzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Resparzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bickle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resparzo is defending well for now.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Resparzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle misses with some punches.
Resparzo tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Resparzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Resparzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resparzo tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Resparzo.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but Resparzo blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resparzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Resparzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Resparzo tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Resparzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bickle wants to clinch but Resparzo slips to the side
and Resparzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Resparzo is just out of range.
Resparzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Resparzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bickle avoids it.
Resparzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle cracks Resparzo with a nice body shot.
Bickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Resparzo backwards.
Resparzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bickle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Resparzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bickle counters with a solid body kick.
That kick from Bickle tenderised Resparzo's leg. Resparzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bickle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Resparzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Bickle .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Resparzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Resparzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle looks for the body kick but Resparzo saw that one coming.
Bickle clobbers Resparzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle tries to clinch but Resparzo is having none of it.
Resparzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bickle checks it well.
Resparzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bickle wants to clinch up but Resparzo keeps it at a distance.
Resparzo thuds his shin into the meat of Bickle 's side.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Resparzo saw that one coming.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Resparzo closes the distance and clinches.
Resparzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bickle after a bit of a struggle.
Resparzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Resparzo lands a left hand.
Resparzo can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle lands an elbow that stopped Resparzo in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ej Resparzo has been cut.
Resparzo misses with a body punch.
Resparzo misses with a body punch.
Resparzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Resparzo is trying to break free.
Resparzo misses with the head strike.
Resparzo looking for a takedown.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ej Resparzo.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Resparzo misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle prevents Resparzo from breaking the clinch.
Resparzo can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Resparzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bickle blocks it with crossed arms.
Bickle is pressed up against the cage. Resparzo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bickle down to the mat. Bickle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Resparzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bickle 's calf.
Nice shot lands for Resparzo.
Resparzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters circling a little - Bickle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bickle cracks Resparzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Bickle lands the left hand.
Resparzo misses with a kick to the body.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo tries a low kick but Bickle avoids it.
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Bickle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bickle misses with a low kick as Resparzo jumps back.
Bickle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Resparzo.
Bickle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Resparzo takes a step back to recover.
Bickle throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Resparzo is predictable there
and Bickle counters with a left to the body.
Resparzo looks to land a body kick but Bickle moved away.
Resparzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bickle 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle !
A victorious Travis Bickle 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between David Giljotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giljotin's entrance music is Ticon - Miss 11 PM (DJ CHILLER REMIX 2011) . A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Giljotin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Meighen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Meighen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meighen.
Meighen misses with a wild body shot.
Meighen tries to land a leg kick but Giljotin saw it coming and moves away.
Meighen misses with a body kick.
Meighen looks to land a left hand but Giljotin moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meighen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meighen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meighen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Giljotin is looking to clinch.
Meighen misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Meighen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giljotin.
Giljotin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Meighen throws an off balance right hand
and Giljotin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Meighen!
Giljotin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meighen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Meighen is looking to regain half guard here but Giljotin keeps moving and retains side control.
Giljotin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Giljotin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Meighen has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen tries to improve position but can't.
Giljotin swings around for an armbar but Meighen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Giljotin's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meighen tries to free his leg and advance position but Giljotin is retaining full guard.
Giljotin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Meighen trying to control the position from guard on top but Giljotin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meighen passes Giljotin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Giljotin wants to control but Meighen is keeping busy.
Giljotin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Meighen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Giljotin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Meighen pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giljotin is staying active underneath Meighen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Meighen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Giljotin tries to roll over but Meighen keeps him under control.
Meighen passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giljotin working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Meighen trying to control but Giljotin is having none of it.
Meighen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Meighen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meighen prevents Giljotin from getting the reversal.
Giljotin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Meighen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meighen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giljotin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Giljotin moves out of range of the strikes.
Giljotin blocks a jab.
Giljotin shoots for a takedown but Meighen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Giljotin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meighen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giljotin has managed to clinch.
Meighen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meighen stops a takedown attempt from Giljotin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giljotin looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Giljotin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meighen slowing the pace effectively.
Meighen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giljotin backwards.
Meighen struggles to land a body shot inside as Giljotin controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Meighen.
Meighen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giljotin's elbow.
Meighen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meighen stops a takedown attempt from Giljotin.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giljotin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meighen's brow.
Giljotin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meighen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meighen pushes Giljotin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Meighen.
Meighen slowing the pace effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giljotin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giljotin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Meighen.
A nice left hand lands by Meighen.
Meighen stalling in the clinch but Giljotin improves position.
Meighen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meighen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Giljotin wants a takedown.
Meighen lands with a short shot to the head.
Meighen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meighen scores with a shot to the side of Giljotin's head.
Meighen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meighen swings wildly with an uppercut but Giljotin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meighen working aggressively here.
Giljotin takes a shot to the head.
Giljotin can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen leaning against his opponent.
Meighen lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Meighen as the two fighters clinch.
Meighen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meighen lands a right hand.
Giljotin is trying to drag Meighen to the mat but Meighen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Giljotin is trying to drag Meighen to the mat but Meighen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Meighen misses with a body punch.
Giljotin wants a takedown but no success here.
Arthur Meighen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Meighen.
Meighen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meighen tries a body shot but Giljotin blocks it.
Meighen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giljotin blocks an uppercut.
Meighen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meighen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giljotin prevents a body shot from Meighen.
Meighen misses with a body punch.
Meighen working aggressively here.
Giljotin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Meighen is defending well.
Giljotin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meighen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meighen wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Meighen 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Giljotin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meighen throws a leg kick but Giljotin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Giljotin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meighen but Meighen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meighen connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Meighen. Those never looked like landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meighen. Giljotin shrugs it off though.
Meighen misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen scores with a body shot.
Meighen throws a lazy right hand but Giljotin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Meighen misses
and Giljotin moves into the clinch.
Meighen scores with a hook to the body.
Giljotin manages to pull guard.
Meighen passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meighen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Giljotin's head.
Meighen is taking a breather. Giljotin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Giljotin wants to improve his position but Meighen is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Meighen passes to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Giljotin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Meighen trying to control the position but Giljotin is working away.
Giljotin is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin looks to move to half guard but instead Meighen has passed into mount! Damn!
Meighen tries to control but Giljotin wriggling away.
Meighen controlling from mount.
Giljotin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Giljotin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin is refusing to be controlled, as Meighen sits in half guard.
Giljotin is trying to stand.
Arthur Meighen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meighen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Meighen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Meighen misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meighen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giljotin is able to avoid easily.
David Giljotin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giljotin misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Meighen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meighen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Meighen!
An out of breath Arthur Meighen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Batson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler has chosen Yep as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Batson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batson misses with a straight right.
Batson lands a head shot.
Batson scores with a jab. Tyler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick from Batson misses.
Batson tries to work over Tyler's front leg with a kick but Tyler checks it.
Batson misses with a low kick.
Tyler slips under a jab from Batson.
Batson throws a leg kick but Tyler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Batson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Batson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler throws a jab when Batson was well out of range.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but Batson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Batson misses.
Batson dodges the punch combination from Tyler.
Batson scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batson misses with a body shot
and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tyler is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Batson 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.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses. Batson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyler's guard. Nice move by Batson!
Tyler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Batson's guard.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Batson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyler is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Batson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batson controls Tyler momentarily but Tyler frees himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Tyler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Batson's head.
Tyler being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses. Batson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyler's guard. Nice move by Batson!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Batson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Batson is aware though and is defending well.
Batson tries to stand but Tyler is controlling from the bottom.
Tyler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Batson is aware though and is defending well.
Tyler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Batson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Batson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Batson from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batson is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyler has wrist control.
Batson throwing strikes from guard but Tyler blocks nicely.
Batson postures up in Tyler's guard and throws a big left but Tyler blocks it.
Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Batson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Batson has managed to get both his arms back between Tyler's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batson.
Batson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyler blocks a jab.
Tyler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyler scores with a jab. Batson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bill Batson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Batson lands a leg kick that knocks Tyler off balance momentarily.
Tyler throws a body punch but Batson moves out of range.
Batson looks to land a right hand but Tyler moved out of range.
Tyler connects with a jab.
Tyler moves in looking to clinch but Batson pushes him off.
Batson connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batson takes a swing at Tyler's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Batson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler slips a straight right by Batson.
A clash of legs there as Tyler blocks the low kick.
Batson connects with a leg kick. Tyler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyler misses with a looping right.
Tyler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyler gets a takedown into half guard.
Tyler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Batson is looking for a sweep. Tyler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyler works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyler lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Batson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Batson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Batson can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Batson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler moves into full mount!
Tyler sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tyler dominating with strikes here.
Batson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Batson suckers Tyler into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Batson is now in Tyler's guard!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Batson wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyler is looking for a triangle but Batson pushes his legs off easily.
Batson won't allow Tyler to sweep him here.
Tyler working for a triangle but Batson defends it easily.
Batson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Batson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Batson defends well.
Tyler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Batson is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Batson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyler walks into a jab.
Bill Batson is winning the standup battle so far.
Batson tries a low kick but Tyler avoids it.
Tyler throws a shot to the body.
Batson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
Batson throws a lazy right hand but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyler wants to clinch
and Batson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batson.
Batson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tyler catches Batson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batson.
Tyler tries to clinch there but Batson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batson feints and then cracks Tyler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyler down.
Tyler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Batson under the eye.
Batson throws a low kick, looking for Tyler's leg but Tyler calmly moves out of range.
Batson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyler thuds a left hand into Batson's body.
Batson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from Batson.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyler.
Batson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Batson takes one on the button.
Batson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bill Batson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Batson slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.
Batson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batson misses with a low kick as Tyler jumps back.
Tyler misses the shot to the body.
Tyler throws a hook but Batson blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler checks a leg kick.
Batson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyler as he connects with a hook.
Tyler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Batson does it's job there.
Tyler closes the distance and pushes Batson back into the cage.
Jake Tyler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Batson tries to throw a body punch but Tyler avoids it by throwing Batson back against the cage.
Batson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyler controls his hands.
Batson working aggressively here.
Batson is looking to control Tyler's arms but Tyler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Batson has his back to the cage.
Batson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Batson scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyler or not.
Batson tries to work over Tyler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Batson up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Batson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyler backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Batson.
Batson misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Batson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tyler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Tyler!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jake Tyler waved his t-shirt featuring Revolution Fatigues's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by قنب هندي. Batts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pro-pain - Make war (not love) . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Batts!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din staying out of range there.
al Din is looking to clinch but Batts is avoiding it.
Batts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Batts misses the target.
al Din feints and then cracks Batts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batts down.
al Din walks forward, straight into a front kick from Batts.
Batts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
al Din scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Batts doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by al Din!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batts with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batts.
al Din misses with a low kick.
Batts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batts throws a hook to the side of al Din's head but al Din sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Din misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Din lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Batts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Batts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
al Din wants to control from the top but Batts keeps moving.
al Din tries to free his leg and advance position but Batts is retaining full guard.
al Din throwing strikes but missing.
Batts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
al Din pushes down on Batts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
al Din is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Batts sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Din seems to be working for a kimura but Batts defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts is trying to maintain the position but al Din is very close to passing his half guard.
Batts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from al Din.
Batts trying to control from the bottom.
al Din scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts looking for submissions off his back.
al Din seems to be looking for submissions.
al Din wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batts keeps working.
Batts tries to roll over but al Din keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts won't allow al Din to pass to mount.
al Din prevents Batts from improving his position.
Batts gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Din drops back, looking for a kneebar! Batts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Batts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Batts!
al Din is looking to regain half guard here but Batts keeps moving and retains side control.
al Din is working hard here to advance position.
Batts tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din is looking to reverse the position.
al Din wants to control but Batts postures up.
Batts stands up and beckons al Din to his feet.
al Din tries a low kick but Batts avoids it.
al Din checks a leg kick.
Batts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from al Din misses.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
Batts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din keeps the fight on the outside.
al Din throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batts tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Batts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
al Din connects with a solid leg kick.
al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. al Din manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batts moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
al Din throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batts.
al Din loads up on a big right hand but Batts slips the punch.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Batts moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
al Din moves out of range of the body kick from Batts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din tries a low kick but Batts avoids it.
al Din scores with a nice body kick.
al Din scores with a leg kick.
al Din moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Batts wants to clinch up but al Din keeps it at a distance.
Batts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
al Din has taken the fight to the clinch.
al Din lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
Batts is trying to maintain a safe position but al Din gets an underhook and turns Batts into the cage.
al Din throws an elbow but it misses.
al Din tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing al Din back against the cage.
Batts pushes al Din back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
al Din goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Din misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries to throw a body punch but al Din avoids it by throwing Batts back against the cage.
al Din blocks a body shot from Batts.
al Din misses with a knee strike.
al Din looking to throw knees to the head but Batts is blocking nicely.
Batts has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
A body shot lands from al Din.
al Din misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batts.
Batts looking to throw knees to the head but al Din is blocking nicely.
Batts struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
al Din tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing al Din back against the cage.
Batts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but al Din blocks it with crossed arms.
al Din lands a body punch.
Batts is breathing heavily.
al Din makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
al Din avoiding damage as Batts throws knees to the body.
al Din is working Batts over against the cage.
al Din pushes Batts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Din misses with a punch to the body.
al Din tries to work over Batts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but al Din blocks it with crossed arms.
al Din misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Din goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Din with an attempt at a knee that misses.
al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batts avoiding damage as al Din throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from al Din.
Still in the clinch, al Din scores with a nice short uppercut.
Batts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
al Din tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing al Din back against the cage.
al Din tries to land knees in the clinch but Batts avoids the damage to the body.
al Din prevents a body shot from Batts.
al Din managing to block the knees to the body from Batts.
Batts blocks a body shot from al Din.
al Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batts's elbow.
Batts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but al Din has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Din goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Din on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Din lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts blocks a body shot from al Din.
A short left from Batts.
al Din with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Batts misses with a knee strike.
al Din with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from al Din on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Din.
al Din misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Din blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din lands a right hand.
Batts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al Din tries a body shot but Batts blocks it.
al Din tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing al Din back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al Din avoids the head kick by Batts.
Batts throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
al Din stalks Batts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Batts's face. Batts staggers backwards, shaken.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by al Din.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
Batts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from al Din.
al Din throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Batts finds it's way through al Din's defenses.
Batts scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts walks into a left hand.
Batts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but al Din checks it well.
al Din feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Batts swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts lands a nice looking body kick.
al Din jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batts throws a half hearted mid kick.
al Din takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batts misses with a double jab.
al Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by al Din there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Batts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down al Din rather than just go for the knockout.
Batts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
al Din ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Batts checks a low kick from al Din.
al Din scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Billy Batts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries to clinch up.
Batts lands a nice looking body shot.
Batts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Batts misses with a right hand
and al Din counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
al Din cracks a nice hook into Batts's ribs.
Batts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
al Din digs a good hook to Batts's body.
al Din connects with a looping right hand.
al Din changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Batts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A thudding body kick lands there by al Din!
Batts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Din. al Din obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Batts does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din lands a jab.
al Din lands with a hook. Batts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
al Din lands with a thumping leg kick.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Batts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Batts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Din. That's going to slow Batts down.
al Din turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din scores with a shot to the body.
Batts has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Din.
Good leg kick by al Din there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
al Din throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Din lands a nice hook to Batts's body. Batts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
al Din uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Batts has time to react.
Batts throws a hook but al Din blocks it.
Nice body kick from al Din.
al Din shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Batts keeping moving, preventing al Din from controlling successfully.
al Din pushing down on Batts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Batts flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Din 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj al Din!
Taj al Din seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Adamsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Adamsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adamsky defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adamsky ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Adamsky throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Adamsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adamsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a body punch but Adamsky moves out of range.
Adamsky throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Adamsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adamsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Adamsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Adamsky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adamsky defends it nicely.
Adamsky jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie tests Adamsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adamsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adamsky jabs at Gracie's body.
Adamsky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Adamsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adamsky thinking.
Adamsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamsky misses with the body kick
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Adamsky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Adamsky's head.
Adamsky lands a right hook to the body.
Adamsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adamsky missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Adamsky counters with a nice leg kick.
Adamsky swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Adamsky scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Adamsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adamsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adamsky scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adamsky.
Adamsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adamsky.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Adamsky takes one to the side of the head.
Adamsky connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adamsky 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Adamsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adamsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adamsky!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Adamsky dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adamsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adamsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adamsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adamsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adamsky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Adamsky, not yet.
Gracie postures up in Adamsky's guard and throws a big left but Adamsky blocks it.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Adamsky keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Adamsky controlling Gracie's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Adamsky controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Adamsky trying to get back to full guard but Gracie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Adamsky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie looking to finish Adamsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adamsky!
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adamsky's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie trying to control but Adamsky is having none of it.
Adamsky has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Gracie's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Adamsky wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Adamsky misses with a right hand
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adamsky's waist but Adamsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adamsky moves away.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Mike Adamsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adamsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adamsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie cracks Adamsky with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Adamsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie with a hook.
Mike Adamsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adamsky looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Adamsky's head but Adamsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Adamsky avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Adamsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Adamsky throws a head kick that misses.
Adamsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adamsky misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps Adamsky at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adamsky defends it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws a body punch but Adamsky moves out of range.
Adamsky throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Adamsky.
Adamsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Adamsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Adamsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adamsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adamsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Adamsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie tests Adamsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adamsky stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Adamsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adamsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Adamsky is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie connects with the punch.
Adamsky looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie clobbers Adamsky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamsky is looking to score with low kicks.
Adamsky throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gracie!
Our winner, Ricardo Gracie, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Public Enemy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enemy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harder then you think. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Public Enemy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enemy takes a swing at Kenji's ribcage but misses.
Enemy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Kenji swings widly with a right hand
and Kenji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Enemy throws a right and a left that Kenji avoids nicely.
Kenji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenji loads up on a big right hand but Enemy slips the punch.
Kenji misses with a looping left.
Enemy blocks a jab.
Enemy thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenji throws a big shot that misses.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Enemy. Kenji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenji lands with a right hand.
Enemy slips a jab from Kenji.
Nice cross by Kenji.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenji lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Enemy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Enemy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kenji avoids the head kick by Enemy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enemy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenji throws a head kick but Enemy moves out of range.
Kenji lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enemy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Enemy throws a sloppy body shot
and Kenji counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kenji looks to land a right hand but Enemy moved out of range.
Enemy throws a front kick that sends Kenji stumbling back into the cage.
Enemy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kenji throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Enemy on the side of the head.
Enemy loads up on a big right hand but Kenji slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Enemy checks a low kick from Kenji.
Kenji stuns Enemy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Kenji misses.
Enemy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenji at a distance.
Enemy slips a straight right by Kenji.
That kick from Kenji tenderised Enemy's leg. Enemy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenji throws a low kick but Enemy moves out of range easily.
Kenji connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenji swats away the attempt to clinch by Enemy.
Enemy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Enemy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenji moves away.
Kenji misses with a head kick.
Kenji throws a sloppy head kick and Enemy moves out of range easily.
Kenji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Enemy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenji finds it's way round the side to connect with Enemy's head.
Kenji cracks Enemy with an open hand slap.
Kenji 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenji.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Enemy.
Enemy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kenji swings for the body but Enemy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Enemy.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
Good leg kick by Kenji there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Enemy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Enemy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enemy thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenji scores with a nice strike.
Kenji misses with a looping left.
Enemy swings for the body but Kenji moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenji. That's going to slow Enemy down.
Enemy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenji throws out the jab.
Kenji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenji blocks a leg kick.
Kenji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enemy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji shoots in for a takedown but Enemy shows good takedown defense.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kenji!
Kenji throws a looping overhand right but Enemy ducks down to avoid it.
Kenji lands a glancing blow to the side of Enemy's head.
Public Enemy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenji steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enemy. That one must have hurt.
Enemy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Enemy swings for the body but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji tries to score with a low kick but Enemy moves his leg out of the way.
Enemy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enemy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenji throws a lazy uppercut
and Enemy counters with a good low kick that Kenji was not able to check.
Enemy throws a solid leg kick but Kenji takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Enemy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji needs to keep his hands up - Enemy had a free shot at his head there.
Enemy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenji was well out of range. Poor timing from Enemy.
Enemy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenji throws a leg kick which misses Enemy's front leg but catches the back leg as Enemy tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurokawa Kenji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kenji lands a jab to the head.
Enemy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenji has a takedown stuffed.
Kenji throws the left hand but Enemy avoids the punch easily.
Kenji connects with the punch.
Kenji misses with a low kick.
Kenji thows a leg kick but Enemy checks it
and Enemy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenji missing with a left hand there. Enemy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenji takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Enemy moves away.
Kenji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Enemy - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enemy slips under a jab from Kenji.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Enemy, right into the meat.
Enemy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enemy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji pivots, looking for a leg kick but Enemy is out of range and Kenji settles back down.
Kenji keeps the fight on the outside.
Enemy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. Enemy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kenji misses with an uppercut
and Enemy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Enemy jumps guard but Kenji stands there with Enemy around his waist. Enemy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Enemy is trying to pull guard but Kenji turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Enemy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenji takes a shot to the head.
Kenji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Enemy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enemy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Enemy - that landed with a thud.
Enemy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kenji smiles and moves away.
Kurokawa Kenji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Public Enemy.
Kenji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enemy manages to avoid it.
Kenji throws the left hand but Enemy avoids the punch easily.
Kenji fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Enemy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Enemy throws a leg kick
enabling Kenji to counter with a crisp jab.
Enemy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenji circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Enemy. Kenji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenji lands a leg kick that knocks Enemy off balance momentarily.
Enemy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenji.
Kurokawa Kenji is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Enemy. No joy for Kenji on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kenji.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses
and Enemy counters with a good low kick that Kenji was not able to check.
Kenji loads up on a big right hand but Enemy slips the punch.
Kenji misses with a hook. Enemy ducked under it nicely.
Kenji scores with a jab to the head.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
Enemy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Enemy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenji walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Enemy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenji's corner calls for a 1-2. Kenji obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kenji scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Kenji as he connects with a hook.
Kenji swinging wildly here.
Kenji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji misses with a hook.
Kenji fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Enemy cracks the inside of Kenji's front leg.
Kenji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enemy.
Enemy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Enemy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Enemy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kenji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Enemy misses with a punch to the body.
Kenji is looking to take this one to the mat.
Enemy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Enemy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Enemy tries to work over Kenji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Public Enemy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Enemy misses with a hook.
Enemy throws a leg kick that misses.
Enemy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kenji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Enemy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kenji fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Enemy avoids it really well and circles away.
Enemy scores with a leg kick.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Enemy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenji throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenji tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Kenji lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enemy doesn't seem phased though.
Enemy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kenji rather than just go for the knockout.
Enemy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenji thows a leg kick but Enemy checks it
and Enemy counters with a good low kick that Kenji was not able to check.
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!
Kenji misses with a right hand
and Enemy moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enemy tries a body shot but Kenji blocks it.
Enemy tries a body shot but Kenji blocks it.
Enemy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kenji is keeping busy.
Kenji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Enemy.
Enemy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenji backwards.
Enemy lands a left hand.
Kenji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenji misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Enemy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenji has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Enemy after a bit of a struggle.
Kenji letting Enemy take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enemy tries to throw a body punch but Kenji avoids it by throwing Enemy back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enemy lands with a short shot to the head.
Enemy stalling.
Enemy tries to throw a body punch but Kenji avoids it by throwing Enemy back against the cage.
Kenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Enemy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Enemy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenji throws a punch but it's blocked by Enemy.
Enemy is trying to maintain a safe position but Kenji gets an underhook and turns Enemy into the cage.
Kenji tries a knee to the head but Enemy blocks it.
Kenji swings wildly with an uppercut but Enemy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenji with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Enemy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Kenji.
Enemy is trying to pull guard but Kenji has him pressed against the cage.
Kenji misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Enemy.
Enemy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Enemy fails to land.
Kenji tries to land knees in the clinch but Enemy avoids the damage to the body.
Kenji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Enemy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Enemy tries to pull guard but Kenji holds him up against the cage and eventually Enemy drops back down to his feet.
Kurokawa Kenji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Public Enemy.
Enemy drags the fight down to the ground.
Enemy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kenji wants to control from the top but Enemy keeps moving.
Kenji might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enemy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenji stopping the sweep attempt from Enemy.
Kenji looking to sit in guard and control but Enemy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kenji not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Public Enemy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's time! Kenji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Enemy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Enemy dodges the punch combination from Kenji.
Kenji swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kenji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Enemy thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Kenji.
Enemy throws a nice looking combination but Kenji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Enemy throws a front kick aimed at Kenji's knee but Kenji avoids it well.
Enemy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenji's hands.
Kenji lands with a cross.
Kenji throws a low kick but Enemy moves out of range easily.
Enemy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenji misses with a body shot.
Enemy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enemy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenji is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enemy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kenji in his tracks.
Kenji thows a leg kick but Enemy checks it
and Enemy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Enemy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kenji.
Kenji throws a body punch but Enemy moves out of range.
Kenji catches Enemy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Kenji.
Kenji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenji misses with an uppercut. Enemy saw that one coming.
Enemy scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Enemy clinches up with Kenji and pushes him back against the cage.
Kenji presses Enemy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Enemy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kenji misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enemy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kenji to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Enemy.
Kenji tries to stall but Enemy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kenji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenji blocks an uppercut.
Kenji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enemy.
Enemy tries a body shot but Kenji blocks it.
Kenji tries to land a knee to the head but Enemy blocks with his arms.
Public Enemy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Enemy successfully pulls guard.
Enemy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenji's guard.
Kenji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Enemy throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji has momentary wrist control but Enemy slips an elbow through the middle.
Enemy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Enemy postures up.
Enemy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenji is keeping the position for now.
Enemy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Enemy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Enemy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Enemy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenji is keeping the position for now.
Kenji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Enemy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Kurokawa Kenji wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kenji ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kenji looks to land a left hand but Enemy moved out of range nicely.
Enemy thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Enemy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenji.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enemy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenji.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Public Enemy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Kenji.
Enemy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenji moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenji listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenji misses the jab.
Kenji lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Enemy tries to clinch up but Kenji circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Enemy.
Kenji is looking to chop away at Enemy's legs.
Enemy misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Kenji.
Enemy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenji takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Kenji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enemy lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enemy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Enemy rushes Kenji and presses him up against the cage.
Enemy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenji lands with a right to the head.
Enemy is pushing Kenji up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Enemy takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kenji.
Enemy blocking some punches.
Kenji tries to land a knee to the head but Enemy blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenji.
Enemy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enemy presses Kenji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Enemy lands a body punch.
Public Enemy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Enemy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kenji.
Kenji lands a hook that snaps the head of Enemy backwards.
Kenji struggles to land a body shot inside as Enemy controls his hands.
Kenji lands a body punch in the clinch.
Enemy tries to pull guard but Kenji holds him up against the cage and eventually Enemy drops back down to his feet.
Kenji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Enemy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kenji.
Kenji misses with the head strike.
Kenji lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kenji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Enemy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Enemy blocking some punches.
Kenji missing with knees to the body.
Enemy blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji can't find room to land a body shot as Enemy controls the action.
Enemy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenji wants to stall.
Kenji can't find room to land a body shot as Enemy controls the action.
Kenji lands a hook that snaps the head of Enemy backwards.
Enemy managing to block the knees to the body from Kenji.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Enemy backwards.
Kurokawa Kenji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurokawa Kenji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Enemy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Public Enemy!
Public Enemy is the new light heavyweight champion!
Public Enemy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua comes into the arena with "Blut Royale" by Combichrist blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy La Plegua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Plegua manages to avoid it.
La Plegua blocks the body kick.
La Plegua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
La Plegua thows a body shot but no joy.
Marciano takes the fight into the clinch.
La Plegua managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
La Plegua avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
La Plegua looking to slow down the pace here.
La Plegua pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Plegua blocks a body shot from Marciano.
La Plegua lands a left hand.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
A short left from La Plegua.
Still in the clinch, La Plegua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but La Plegua avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
La Plegua tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Plegua tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Plegua's elbow.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but La Plegua avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
La Plegua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano digs a right hand underneath La Plegua's ribcage. La Plegua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano lands a knee to the body.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
Marciano blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Plegua swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from La Plegua.
Marciano is leaning against La Plegua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Marciano.
Marciano gets through La Plegua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by La Plegua.
Marciano blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
Marciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt La Plegua or not.
La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Plegua misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Plegua blocks it with crossed arms.
Marciano gets through La Plegua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano blocking some punches.
La Plegua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Plegua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards.
A short body shot lands from La Plegua as the two fighters clinch.
La Plegua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
La Plegua tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Plegua takes a shot to the head.
La Plegua struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Plegua wants to stall.
Marciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano stalling in the clinch but La Plegua improves position.
La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
La Plegua tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Marciano lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Plegua's face.
La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Marciano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
La Plegua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Andy La Plegua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano moves in looking to clinch but La Plegua pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marciano. La Plegua shrugs it off though.
Marciano staying out of range there.
La Plegua looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
La Plegua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marciano takes a swing at La Plegua's ribcage but misses.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. La Plegua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La Plegua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
A short right from La Plegua.
Still in the clinch, La Plegua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raphael Marciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marciano tries a body shot but La Plegua blocks it.
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marciano obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Plegua.
La Plegua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Plegua.
Marciano lands a left hand.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from La Plegua.
Marciano lands a right hand.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a knee to the head.
La Plegua working aggressively here.
Marciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua working aggressively here.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
La Plegua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
Marciano prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Plegua has Marciano pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Plegua.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Plegua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
La Plegua blocks an uppercut.
Marciano is stalling here.
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Plegua's face.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
Marciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Plegua takes a knee to the side of the body.
La Plegua misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plegua is defending well for now.
La Plegua has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from La Plegua fails to land.
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Plegua is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Marciano blocking some punches.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano digs a right hand into La Plegua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La Plegua's gas tank.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Plegua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but La Plegua blocks with his arms.
Marciano prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
La Plegua swinging wildly here.
La Plegua misses with a body shot.
Marciano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
La Plegua is looking to wear down Marciano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marciano tests La Plegua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Plegua misses with an uppercut.
La Plegua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits La Pleguas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
La Plegua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
La Plegua is rocked!
La Plegua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh La Plegua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Plegua thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marciano obliges.
La Plegua seems to have got his legs back now.
La Plegua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marciano is keeping busy.
Marciano lands with a right to the head.
La Plegua tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into La Plegua's ribcage.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into La Plegua's ribcage.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
La Plegua swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marciano is leaning against La Plegua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marciano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Marciano.
Marciano cracks La Plegua with a nice body shot.
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marciano working the clinch nicely. La Plegua is working for position but Marciano cracks him with a big knee to the head! La Plegua crumples up against the cage and Marciano lands two more shots before the ref can save La Plegua! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Raphael Marciano!
Raphael Marciano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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