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VERSUS VENDETTA 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Siegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Siegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Agogo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agogo throws a right and a left that Siegel avoids nicely.
Siegel 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.
Agogo looking for a sweep. Not yet Agogo, not yet.
Agogo pulls Siegel in to control the position.
Siegel looking to sit in guard and control but Agogo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agogo trying to control but Siegel is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Agogo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Siegel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Agogo is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Siegel holds on and takes a little breather.
Siegel working a defensive guard here.
Agogo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Agogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siegel is keeping the position for now.
Siegel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Siegel is trying to keep Agogo in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Benjamin Siegel.
Siegel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Siegel prevents Agogo from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siegel drops an elbow to the side of Agogo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo wants to control but Siegel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Agogo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Agogo.
Siegel won't allow Agogo to sweep him here.
Siegel looking to sit in guard and control but Agogo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Agogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siegel is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agogo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Agogo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Siegel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Siegel working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel wants to sweep here but Agogo controlling him for the moment.
Siegel keeping full guard, as Agogo tries to pass.
Siegel trying to control the position.
Agogo throwing strikes from guard but Siegel blocks nicely.
Siegel keeping moving, preventing Agogo from controlling successfully.
Siegel looking for a sweep. Not yet Siegel, not yet.
Agogo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Agogo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Agogo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Siegel trying to control the position.
Siegel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo is in close to Siegel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Agogo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Siegel is trying to keep Agogo in close.
Agogo chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agogo works over Siegel with some ground and pound from guard.
Siegel has momentary wrist control but Agogo slips an elbow through the middle.
Agogo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Agogo lands a couple of elbows.
Siegel is trying to control the position but Agogo postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siegel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Agogo.
Siegel wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Agogo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Siegel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Siegel lands in his opponent's guard.
Siegel trying to control the position from guard on top but Agogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agogo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Siegel.
Agogo keeping moving, preventing Siegel from controlling successfully.
Siegel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agogo is keeping the position for now.
Agogo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agogo is keeping the position for now.
Siegel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Agogo wants to sweep but no luck.
Agogo keeping moving, preventing Siegel from controlling successfully.
Benjamin Siegel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Agogo misses with a left hand
and Siegel counters with an outside leg kick.
Siegel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agogo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siegel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siegel shoots in and bounces Agogo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Agogo trying to control the position here.
Siegel stands and throws Agogo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Siegel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Agogo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel trying to control the position but Agogo is working away.
Siegel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Agogo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Agogo struggling a bit here.
Siegel remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Siegel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo tries to improve position but can't.
Agogo is not content to let Siegel control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Siegel happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siegel trying to control the action but Agogo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Siegel 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!
Siegel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Siegel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Agogo is trying to get back to half guard.
Siegel controlling from side mount.
Siegel trying to control the action but Agogo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo being controlled for a moment.
Siegel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Siegel wants to control but Agogo is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Agogo tries to buck Siegel off but Siegel is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agogo keeps working.
Agogo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Siegel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Siegel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agogo keeps working.
Agogo is looking for a sweep.
Agogo is not content to let Siegel control the position.
Agogo tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegel wants to control but Agogo is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Siegel crashes against the mat.
Agogo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siegel is looking to take a break and control but Agogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Siegel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegel controlling the position from side mount.
Siegel taking a break here but Agogo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Agogo is trying to get back to full guard.
Siegel wants to take a breather but Agogo is having none of it.
Agogo tries to get to full guard but Siegel has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Siegel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Siegel 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Siegel!
Post fight, Benjamin Siegel took to the microphone: 'What better place to make a statement but right here at VERSUS... London there's a storm a coming... be sure to pay your protection because that storm is the BRADSTONE MAFIA!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Trap Door. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mendez.
Mendez gets a clinch.
Strikes gets underhooks to prevent Mendez's takedown attempt.
Mendez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strikes walks away with a smile on his face. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strikes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mendez somewhat.
Strikes wants to clinch.
Mendez dives in and grabs Strikes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strikes pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mendez passes into half guard.
Mendez is trying to work for a kimura but Strikes is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mendez trying to control from half guard but Strikes is working away.
Mendez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mendez wants to take a breather but Strikes is having none of it.
Strikes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendez is working away from the top position though.
Strikes keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strikes trying to control from the bottom.
Strikes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendez throwing shots but Strikes is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strikes keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strikes moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Strikes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Strikes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strikes dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
Mendez scores with a head kick. Strikes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mendez moves in looking to clinch but Strikes pushes him off.
Strikes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strikes uses from the top position.
Strikes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez working a defensive guard here.
Mendez 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.
Strikes wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mendez is trying to keep Strikes in close.
Mendez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strikes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strikes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strikes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mendez is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Strikes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Strikes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mendez rushes Strikes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strikes gets underhooks to prevent Mendez's takedown attempt.
Strikes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendez lands with a kick to the temple. Strikes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tiago Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strikes throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Strikes as Mendez shoots in.
Mendez lands a two punch combo.
Mendez shoots in and drives through. Strikes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strikes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendez circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendez shoots in and drives through. Strikes sprawls well.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strikes takes the fight into the clinch.
Strikes digs a right hand into Mendez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendez's gas tank.
Strikes prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mendez keeps control of Strikes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiago Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strikes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mendez fails to land the takedown.
Strikes looks to land a body kick but Mendez moved away.
Mendez dives in and grabs Strikes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strikes pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Strikes darts in trying to clinch
and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Strikes won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Strikes tries to sprawl out of it but Mendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strikes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez misses with a head kick.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Strikes quickly recovers to half guard.
Mendez wants to free his trapped foot but Strikes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mendez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mendez drives through with a takedown into Strikes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Strikes is keeping the position.
Mendez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Strikes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Strikes has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendez is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez cracks Strikes with a solid left hand.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendez trying to move into half guard but instead Strikes has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strikes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mendez is proving hard to escape from.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Mendez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mendez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Strikes stacks Mendez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Strikes!
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mendez to his feet.
Mendez moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Mendez 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!
Strikes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mendez if he has to take too many more of those.
Strikes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strikes gets a clinch.
Mendez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mendez stops Strikes from standing up.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Strikes keeps moving.
Mendez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Strikes is retaining full guard.
Mendez slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Mendez prevents Strikes from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is looking for a kimura here.
Strikes is trying to control but can't.
Mendez passes into side control, despite Strikes's attempt to control the position.
Mendez swings around for an armbar but Strikes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mendez's guard.
Mendez looking to control but Strikes passes into half guard.
Mendez is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Strikes is going to stand back up.
Mendez trying to control from the bottom.
Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Strikes is thwarting Mendez's attempts to control the position.
Strikes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mendez is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes controlling the position easily from mount.
Mendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carlos Strikes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez is looking to get to half guard.
Strikes punching from mount but Mendez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Strikes looking to control but Mendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying desperately to improve position.
Mendez wants to control but Strikes is having none of it.
Strikes wants to control the pace but Mendez is squirming around nicely.
Strikes avoids the attempt from Mendez to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strikes lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Strikes.
I think Mendez 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Mendez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tiago Mendez made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cpw comes to the cage accompanied by Steve McQueen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Pineda!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw fails to land with a series of punches.
Pineda misses with a wild body shot.
Cpw scores with a nice right hand.
Pineda throws an overhand right that lands on Cpw's shoulder, as Cpw tries to avoid the shot.
Cpw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pineda.
A big right from Cpw misses.
Pineda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Pineda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Pineda.
Cpw doesn't manage to clinch there - Pineda circles away.
Cpw throws a lazy uppercut
and Pineda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Handsome Cpw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpw misses with a hook. Pineda ducked under it nicely.
Cpw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pineda's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cpw misses with a wild body shot.
Cpw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pineda.
Pineda lands a body shot.
Pineda avoids the body shot from Cpw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Handsome Cpw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pineda loads up on a big right hand but Cpw slips the punch.
Cpw thuds his right hand into Pineda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cpw misses with a body shot.
Pineda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pineda throws a big shot that misses.
Cpw tries to clinch but Pineda moves out of range.
Pineda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pineda throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cpw counter with a right hand.
Cpw misses with a wild combination.
Cpw misses with an uppercut. Pineda saw that one coming.
Cpw clinches with his opponent.
Cpw has Pineda pressed against the cage, preventing Pineda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cpw jabs at Pineda's body.
Cpw with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pineda scores with a jab to the body.
Cpw connects with a jab.
Cpw lands with a right hand.
Pineda thows a body shot but no joy.
Cpw is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cpw connects with a nice looking jab.
Cpw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cpw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cpw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Pineda misses
and Cpw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown but Cpw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pineda avoids the body shot from Cpw.
Pineda slips a jab from Cpw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by Cpw. Beautiful body shot.
Cpw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pineda is rocked!
Cpw throws an uppercut from hell that sends Pineda clean off his feet! He's out cold! Cpw stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Handsome Cpw!
A very excited looking Handsome Cpw made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic comes into the arena with Russian National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
250 lbs
21 - 21 - 2 |
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36
255 lbs
27 - 18 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
21 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demikovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Demikovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bisping looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Demikovic tries to stand but Bisping is controlling his head.
Demikovic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Demikovic cracks Bisping with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Demikovic tries to advance to mount but Bisping denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisping manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bisping has hold of Demikovic's hands but Demikovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bisping avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demikovic.
Bisping tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Demikovic there.
Demikovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bisping has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bisping is holding on to half guard well.
Demikovic wants to pass the guard but Bisping is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping is controlling Demikovic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bisping tries to roll over but Demikovic keeps him under control.
Bisping keeping hold of Demikovic's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Bisping was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Demikovic wants to clinch up but Bisping keeps it at a distance.
Bisping shoots in and bounces Demikovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic wants to get back to his feet but Bisping is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bisping landing some decent shots from guard.
Bisping drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Demikovic dives on top into guard.
Bisping utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Demikovic wants to get up but he can't break Bisping's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bisping is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bisping is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Demikovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bisping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.
Demikovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Demikovic wanted to stand there but Bisping had control of the position.
Demikovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Bisping keeps moving.
Bisping striking off his back but it's not causing Demikovic any problems.
Demikovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demikovic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bisping is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Demikovic, into his guard.
Bisping slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic trying to control the position.
Bisping trying to control but Demikovic is working from the bottom.
Bisping looking to pass the guard.
Demikovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bisping is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demikovic pushes Bisping off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic dominated that round.
That's time! Demikovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bisping keeps the fight on the outside.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Demikovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Demikovic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bisping's half guard.
Demikovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nicolai Demikovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bisping keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Demikovic moves into full mount! Bisping won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping taking shots to the head.
Bisping takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bisping tries to reverse the position but Demikovic maintains control.
Demikovic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bisping is looking to improve his position but Demikovic isn't that keen on the idea.
Demikovic wants to control the pace but Bisping is squirming around nicely.
Demikovic looking to finish Bisping with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bisping!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Demikovic blocks Bisping's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bisping tries to hold on but Demikovic pushes him away.
Demikovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Demikovic lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Demikovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bisping?
Bisping is rocked!
Bisping throwing hammer fists to the chest of Demikovic. What's that going to do exactly?
BOOM! Demikovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bisping is still in real trouble! Can Demikovic finish him?
Bisping is trying desperately to improve position.
Bisping sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Demikovic working over Bisping with some ground and pound. Bisping looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Demikovic lands with a punch from half guard.
Demikovic wants to pass to mount but Bisping is defending the position.
Demikovic slips a nice elbow through Bisping's hands, connecting with Bisping's forehead.
Demikovic is looking for a kimura but Bisping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Demikovic to get the leverage.
Demikovic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Demikovic lands strikes from half guard.
Demikovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Demikovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Demikovic blocks the strikes from Bisping.
Bisping seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping trying to control here.
Demikovic tries to pass to full mount but Bisping defends it.
Bisping is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Demikovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Demikovic's back!
Bisping is controlling the position but Demikovic somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Bisping takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Demikovic is trying to stand up here but Bisping is controlling him well.
Demikovic is trying to maintain the position but Bisping is very close to passing his half guard.
Bisping wants to pass the guard but Demikovic is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic wants to control but Bisping is keeping busy.
Well, if Bisping is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Demikovic trying to hold on to Bisping's head to control him but Bisping postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nicolai Demikovic.
Bisping looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Demikovic shoots and misses
and Bisping counters by clinching up.
Bisping lands a nice uppercut.
Bisping pulls guard.
Demikovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Demikovic wants to stand but Bisping has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Demikovic is in close to Bisping's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bisping wants to sweep but no luck.
Demikovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Bisping is retaining full guard.
Demikovic is posturing up here but Bisping has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Demikovic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Demikovic has to tap! Slick submission there by Bisping!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Bisping!
A very excited looking Michael Bisping made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
178 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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27
175 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Milat lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Milat misses with some punches.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright is trying to break free.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Milat.
Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Wright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Milat won't allow it.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Milat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Milat lands a high kick!
Ivan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Milat avoids the body shot from Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright avoids the head kick by Milat.
Wright misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Milat moves away and avoids it.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milat.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milat 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.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milat looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Milat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Milat throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milat throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Wright takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Milat cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Milat looks to throw a body kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milat is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat throws out a powerful jab.
Milat misses with a looping left.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Milat counters with an inside leg kick.
Wright tries to work over Milat's front leg with a kick but Milat checks it.
Milat wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Milat scores with a head kick. Wright tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No luck for Wright with that takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Wright there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Milat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Milat. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Milat throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Milat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Milat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milat.
Milat misses with an uppercut.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Milat scores with a jab.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Milat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Milat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat throws a lazy head kick
so Wright counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Milat keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Milat is proving hard to escape from.
Wright looking to sit in guard and control but Milat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright is looking to stand up but Milat isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Milat throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright thumps Milat with a low kick.
Milat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Milat connects with a high kick.
Milat misses with a wild body shot.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright tests Milat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Milat tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Milat to the ground. Milat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Milat's calf.
Milat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Milat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Milat walks into a jab.
Milat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Milat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Milat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a hook. Milat ducked under it nicely.
Milat lands a nice looking body shot.
Milat looks to clinch
and Wright counters with an inside leg kick.
Ivan Milat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Milat throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Milat. Those never looked like landing.
Wright blocks a head kick by Milat.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Milat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Milat lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Milat.
A right-left combo lands from Milat.
Payton Wright's cut is getting worse.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Milat counters with an outside leg kick.
Wright throws a series of punches but Milat moves out of range.
Milat cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Milat's head but Milat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Milat.
Milat moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milat.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivan Milat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milat moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright blocking some punches.
Milat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wright up against the cage.
Milat lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Milat cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Milat throws an elbow but it misses.
Wright is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Milat.
Wright avoids a wild elbow strike from Milat.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Wright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Milat misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Milat misses.
Milat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Milat tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milat.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Milat is just out of range.
Milat lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Milat throws a series of strikes that have Wright backpedaling.
Milat looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Milat thuds his shin into the meat of Wright's side.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milat. That's going to slow Wright down.
Milat throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Milat's waist but Milat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Milat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Milat is just out of range.
Milat throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Milat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Milat.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Milat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Milat wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Ivan Milat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Milat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Milat.
Milat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milat connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Milat misses with a low kick.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Milat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Milat lands a jab.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milat.
Wright shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Milat is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to mount his opponent but Milat defends it.
Milat controlling the position for now.
Wright trying to control from half guard but Milat is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Milat.
I've got Milat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Milat!
After winning the bout, Ivan Milat 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Van der Laan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Laan has chosen Eazy-E ft. Tupac, The Game - How We Do as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
193 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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35
195 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mancine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Van der Laan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancine scores with a leg kick.
Van der Laan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van der Laan throws a series of punches but Mancine moves out of range.
Mancine throws out a powerful jab.
Mancine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mancine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van der Laan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mancine throws a series of punches but Van der Laan avoids them all with ease.
Van der Laan tries to move into range but Mancine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Van der Laan does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Mancine.
Van der Laan dodges the punch combination from Mancine.
Van der Laan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mancine.
Van der Laan lands a really nice looking cross but Mancine seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine blocks a jab.
Van der Laan scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancine throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van der Laan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van der Laan tries to clinch but Mancine moves out of range.
Mancine throws a hook to the side of Van der Laan's head but Van der Laan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mancine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Van der Laan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mancine is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Van der Laan reverses the position - he's now on top in Mancine's guard.
Mancine has a closed guard, preventing Van der Laan from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mancine looks to score with a jab to the body but Van der Laan is just out of range.
Van der Laan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ray Mancine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van der Laan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van der Laan.
Mancine tried to score with a low kick but Van der Laan checks it.
Van der Laan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mancine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mancine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van der Laan looks for the body kick but Mancine saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mancine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mancine throws a lazy right hand but Van der Laan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mancine throws a looping overhand right but Van der Laan ducks down to avoid it.
Van der Laan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mancine lands a jab.
Mancine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van der Laan.
Mancine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van der Laan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van der Laan cracks a nice hook into Mancine's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan ducks under a wild hook from Mancine.
Van der Laan misses with a kick to the body.
Mancine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andre Van der Laan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van der Laan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mancine.
Van der Laan closes the distance and clinches.
Mancine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mancine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mancine.
Mancine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan ducks under a wild hook from Mancine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancine misses with a body punch
and Van der Laan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Mancine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mancine circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Ray Mancine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice body punch from Van der Laan.
Mancine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the body kick.
Mancine throws a right hand that misses
and Van der Laan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mancine's knee momentarily.
Mancine lunges at Van der Laan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van der Laan's hand.
Mancine shoots in but Van der Laan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mancine moves out of range as Van der Laan strikes.
Van der Laan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mancine.
Van der Laan moves out of range as Mancine strikes.
Van der Laan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mancine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van der Laan is looking to clinch.
Mancine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mancine tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancine with a nice cross.
Mancine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mancine throws a leg kick
and Van der Laan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van der Laan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancine.
Mancine loads up on a big right hand but Van der Laan slips the punch.
Mancine throws a leg kick but Van der Laan moved away.
Mancine misses with a right hand
and Van der Laan counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan closes the distance and pushes Mancine back into the cage.
Van der Laan tries a knee to the head but Mancine blocks it.
Mancine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mancine.
Van der Laan trying to land knees to the body.
Mancine takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two 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!
Mancine swings wildly with an uppercut but Van der Laan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mancine avoiding damage as Van der Laan throws knees to the body.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancine is defending well for now.
Van der Laan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancine avoids it.
Mancine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van der Laan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ray Mancine has been cut.
Van der Laan looking to throw knees to the head but Mancine is blocking nicely.
Mancine throws a punch but it's blocked by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mancine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van der Laan is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van der Laan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mancine lands with a short shot to the head.
Mancine tries to break the clinch but Van der Laan is controlling the position.
Van der Laan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mancine blocks it with crossed arms.
Van der Laan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mancine's efforts to push away.
Mancine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine lands a left hand.
Van der Laan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van der Laan misses with a knee to the head.
Van der Laan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancine avoids it.
Van der Laan blocks a body shot from Mancine.
Van der Laan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mancine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van der Laan up against the cage.
Van der Laan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancine is defending well for now.
Mancine tries to pull guard but Van der Laan holds him up against the cage and eventually Mancine drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mancine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van der Laan smiles and moves away.
Mancine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van der Laan counters with a head kick. That will keep Mancine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mancine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancine throws a lazy right hand but Van der Laan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Laan tries a head kick but it misses.
Van der Laan blocks a leg kick.
Van der Laan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van der Laan moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van der Laan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mancine to counter with a crisp jab.
Mancine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van der Laan as he avoids it easily.
Mancine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mancine misses with a looping right.
Mancine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van der Laan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mancine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Van der Laan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancine'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. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Van der Laan.
Mancine throws out a loose jab but Van der Laan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mancine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mancine has a takedown stuffed.
Van der Laan throws a lazy right hand but Mancine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van der Laan misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Mancine.
Mancine misses with a lunging right hand
and Van der Laan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van der Laan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mancine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van der Laan defending well as Mancine loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Laan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van der Laan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mancine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van der Laan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancine throws a head kick but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Van der Laan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van der Laan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Van der Laan misses its intended target.
Van der Laan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van der Laan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van der Laan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mancine's calf.
Mancine throws a jab but it's blocked by Van der Laan.
Mancine blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van der Laan connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van der Laan.
Van der Laan misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mancine moves out of range as Van der Laan strikes.
Mancine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van der Laan doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancine circles away.
Mancine throws a body punch but Van der Laan moves out of range.
Van der Laan lands a front kick.
Van der Laan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mancine in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Mancine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mancine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van der Laan.
Mancine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van der Laan.
Van der Laan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mancine.
Van der Laan feints and then cracks Mancine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancine down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van der Laan. Mancine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Mancine misses
and Van der Laan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mancine's knee momentarily.
Van der Laan cracks the inside of Mancine's front leg.
Van der Laan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mancine momentarily.
Van der Laan misses with a wild body shot.
Mancine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan scores with a decent looking hook.
Andre Van der Laan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Van der Laan tenderised Mancine's leg. Mancine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mancine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mancine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van der Laan scores with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mancine.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van der Laan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancine needs to keep his hands up - Van der Laan had a free shot at his head there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van der Laan.
Van der Laan jabs Mancine right on the nose. Mancine blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Van der Laan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van der Laan 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Van der Laan!
After the fight, Andre Van der Laan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunn has chosen Go to Sleep - Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwaak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunn tried to score with a low kick but Kwaak checks it.
Bunn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bunn checks a leg kick.
Kwaak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kwaak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kwaak looks to land a left hand but Bunn moved out of range nicely.
Bunn tries to bum rush Kwaak with a series of wild strikes but Kwaak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kwaak cracks Bunn with an open hand slap.
Bunn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kwaak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunn thinking.
Kwaak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bunn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kwaak counters with a good low kick that Bunn was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunn is looking to slow Kwaak down with leg kicks.
Kwaak thuds a left hand into Bunn's body.
Kwaak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bunn is out of range.
Bunn moves out of range as Kwaak throws a body kick.
Kwaak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kwaak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kwaak slips a jab from Bunn.
A big left from Bunn misses.
Bunn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Kwaak.
Bunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kwaak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Bunn lands.
Kwaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunn manages to avoid it.
Bunn tries a low kick but Kwaak avoids it.
Kwaak cracks Bunn with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwaak throws a leg kick but Bunn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kwaak just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Kwaak lands but Bunn takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bunn throws a leg kick which misses Kwaak's front leg but catches the back leg as Kwaak tries to avoid it.
Kwaak thumps Bunn with a low kick.
Bunn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bunn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunn lands a two punch combo.
Bunn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kwaak is looking to wear down Bunn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bunn scores with a hook.
Kwaak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kwaak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunn swings widly with a right hand
and Kwaak counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kwaak misses.
Kwaak avoids the head kick by Bunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a series of punches but Kwaak avoids them all with ease.
Kwaak cracks Bunn with an open hand slap.
Bunn looks for a takedown but Kwaak sprawls well.
Bunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunn blocks a jab.
Bunn checks a leg kick.
Kwaak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunn, pushing him back against the cage.
Kwaak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunn's efforts to push away.
Kwaak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kwaak trying to control the position but instead, Bunn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kwaak into the cage.
Kwaak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn lands a shot to the body.
Kwaak looking to throw knees to the head but Bunn is blocking nicely.
Bunn goes for a takedown attempt but Kwaak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bunn tries to land a leg kick but Kwaak saw it coming and moves away.
Bunn throws a push kick but Kwaak slaps the foot to one side.
Kwaak moves out of range as Bunn strikes.
Bunn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kwaak as he avoids it easily.
Sam Kwaak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Bunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kwaak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwaak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunn, right into the meat.
Kwaak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunn misses with a hook. Kwaak ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Kwaak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kwaak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kwaak scores with a hook.
Kwaak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Bunn finds it's way through Kwaak's defenses.
Kwaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bunn scores with a body shot.
Bunn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kwaak is out of range and Bunn settles back down.
Bunn scores with a leg kick.
Bunn scores with a hook.
Bunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sam Kwaak is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kwaak checks a leg kick.
Bunn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kwaak if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Kwaak.
Kwaak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gary Bunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwaak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bunn checks a low kick from Kwaak.
Kwaak moves in looking to clinch but Bunn pushes him off.
Bunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Kwaak should have avoided that one.
Kwaak needs to keep his hands up - Bunn had a free shot at his head there.
Bunn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bunn misses with a hook. Kwaak ducked under it nicely.
Kwaak throws a leg kick
and Bunn counters with a good low kick that Kwaak was not able to check.
Bunn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunn moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kwaak.
Kwaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunn moves away.
A big right from Kwaak misses.
Bunn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kwaak sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bunn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kwaak defending well though.
Bunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kwaak keeps working.
Kwaak is looking for a sweep. Bunn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kwaak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gary Bunn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kwaak blocks a low kick nicely.
Kwaak moves out of range of the leg kick from Bunn.
Bunn throws a leg kick which misses Kwaak's front leg but catches the back leg as Kwaak tries to avoid it.
Kwaak throws a wild body kick that Bunn sees coming a mile off.
Kwaak throws a lazy head kick
and Bunn counters with a left to the body.
Bunn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kwaak's head.
Bunn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kwaak misses with a body shot.
Bunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwaak.
Bunn scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak blocks a head kick by Bunn.
Kwaak tries to clinch but Bunn moves out of range.
Bunn scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Kwaak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bunn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kwaak on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bunn loads up on a big right hand but Kwaak slips the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bunn - that will leave a mark!
Kwaak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunn scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunn is looking to slow Kwaak down with leg kicks.
Kwaak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwaak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn 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! And we move into the final round!
Bunn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kwaaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kwaak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kwaak tries a low kick but Bunn avoids it.
Bunn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kwaak's sensitive parts.
Kwaak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunn.
Kwaak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunn.
Bunn 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.
Kwaak wants to clinch up but Bunn keeps it at a distance.
Bunn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bunn ducks under a wild hook from Kwaak.
Bunn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwaak manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Kwaak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunn misses with a looping right.
Bunn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kwaak momentarily.
Sam Kwaak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunn misses with a body shot.
Bunn misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Kwaak.
Bunn missing with a left hand there. Kwaak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kwaak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bunn looks to land a right hand but Kwaak moved out of range.
Bunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwaak lands a nice hook to Bunn's body. Bunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kwaak moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunn lands a lovely overhand right.
Kwaak wants to clinch up but Bunn keeps it at a distance.
Bunn misses the shot to the body.
Bunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwaak throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bunn scores with a nice strike.
Bunn misses with a hook.
Bunn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwaak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwaak looks to land a left hand but Bunn moved out of range nicely.
Bunn throws a series of strikes that have Kwaak backpedaling.
Kwaak misses with a body shot.
Kwaak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunn.
Kwaak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwaak misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bunn scores with a jab.
Kwaak lands with a slapping head kick.
Bunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Kwaak is looking to chop away at Bunn's legs.
Kwaak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick from Bunn misses.
Bunn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bunn scores with a decent looking hook.
Kwaak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bunn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kwaak under the eye.
That kick from Bunn tenderised Kwaak's leg. Kwaak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunn lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwaak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bunn 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 Kwaak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kwaak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kwaak misses with a low kick.
Bunn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kwaak is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bunn 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 Kwaak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kwaak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bunn lands an overhand right.
A good leg kick by Kwaak.
Bunn throws a lazy right hand but Kwaak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwaak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bunn.
Bunn lands with a straight right. Kwaak didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwaak misses the jab.
Bunn misses with a looping right.
Bunn misses with a hook. Kwaak ducked under it nicely.
Bunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Kwaak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunn 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bunn!
Gary Bunn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. VinniJay Acunia acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Acunia throws a series of strikes that have Uusisto backpedaling.
Uusisto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Acunia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uusisto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Uusisto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by Acunia.
Uusisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acunia throws out the jab.
Acunia misses with a head kick.
Acunia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some wild striking there from Uusisto.
Acunia connects with a right hand. Uusisto shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acunia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uusisto on the side of the head.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
VinniJay Acunia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uusisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A clash of legs there as Uusisto blocks the low kick.
Acunia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uusisto moves away.
Acunia throws a good cross that connects.
Acunia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uusisto's calf.
Acunia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Acunia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uusisto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acunia misses with a leg kick
and Uusisto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Acunia thinking.
Uusisto throws a series of punches but Acunia avoids them all with ease.
Uusisto ducks right into an uppercut from Acunia.
Acunia catches Uusisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Acunia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uusisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uusisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Acunia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uusisto.
Acunia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Acunia stuns Uusisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uusisto throws a body punch but Acunia moves out of range.
Acunia throws a sloppy head kick and Uusisto moves out of range easily.
Acunia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uusisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Acunia thows a leg kick but Uusisto checks it
and Uusisto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Acunia's guard now.
Uusisto trying to control but Acunia is working from the bottom.
Acunia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia can't keep his opponent in guard - Uusisto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Uusisto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Acunia defending well though.
Uusisto stalling.
Uusisto tries to pass to full mount but Acunia defends it.
Uusisto controlling the action here.
Uusisto trying to control from Acunia's half guard. Acunia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is pushing down on Acunia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Acunia is fighting to maintain full guard but Uusisto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Uusisto prevents Acunia from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusisto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uusisto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia dominated that round.
That's time! Uusisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acunia was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
Acunia is looking to score with low kicks.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acunia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Acunia.
Uusisto takes one to the chin there.
Acunia is looking to score with low kicks.
Acunia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uusisto checks a low kick from Acunia.
Uusisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Acunia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uusisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Acunia.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses Uusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Uusisto tries to avoid it.
Uusisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Acunia throws a nice inside leg kick.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acunia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusisto throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Acunia.
Acunia throws a head kick but Uusisto moves out of range.
Acunia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uusisto manages to avoid it.
Acunia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uusisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Acunia throws a chopping leg kick but Uusisto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Uusisto misses with a low kick.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acunia, right into the meat.
Acunia misses with an uppercut. Uusisto saw that one coming.
Acunia throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Acunia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Acunia misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Uusisto avoids the body shot from Acunia.
Uusisto misses the shot to the body.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that Acunia avoids nicely.
Acunia throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Uusisto looks to throw the jab but Acunia is out of range.
Uusisto is looking to wear down Acunia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uusisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Acunia just misses with a punch to the body.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. Uusisto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Acunia punishes Uusisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uusisto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Acunia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Acunia misses with a left hand
and Uusisto counters with a one-two to the body.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto needs to keep his hands up - Acunia had a free shot at his head there.
Acunia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Acunia thumps Uusisto with a low kick.
Acunia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
Acunia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uusisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
A jab from Acunia finds it's way through Uusisto's defenses.
Uusisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Acunia.
Acunia scores with a leg kick.
Acunia feints and then cracks Uusisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uusisto down.
Acunia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uusisto's sensitive parts.
Uusisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VinniJay Acunia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Uusisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Acunia connects with a leg kick. Uusisto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Acunia 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.
Acunia throws a leg kick but Uusisto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Acunia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
A head kick misses from Acunia.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
Uusisto moves out of range of the body kick.
Acunia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Acunia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Acunia connects with an inside leg kick.
Uusisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Acunia throws a wild body kick that Uusisto sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Acunia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia tries to land a leg kick but Uusisto saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uusisto. Acunia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Acunia as he connects with a hook.
Uusisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Acunia misses with a body shot.
Uusisto sizes up Acunia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Acunia misses
and Uusisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Acunia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acunia manages to avoid it.
Uusisto needs to keep his hands up - Acunia had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia feints and then cracks Uusisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uusisto down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acunia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Acunia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Acunia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Acunia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uusisto on the side of the head.
Acunia tries to work over Uusisto's front leg with a kick but Uusisto checks it.
Jurmas Uusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Acunia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uusisto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uusisto checks a leg kick.
Acunia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uusisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Acunia lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uusisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uusisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Acunia ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uusisto. That did some damage!
Uusisto throws a leg kick but Acunia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Acunia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Acunia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Acunia misses with a straight left.
Acunia looks to score with a jab to the body but Uusisto is just out of range.
Acunia throws a head kick but Uusisto moves out of range.
Acunia sizes up Uusisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uusisto cracks Acunia with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia cracks the inside of Uusisto's front leg.
Acunia scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acunia is looking to slow Uusisto down with leg kicks.
Acunia cracks Uusisto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Uusisto ducks right into an uppercut from Acunia.
Uusisto 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.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uusisto.
Uusisto looks to land a left hand but Acunia moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia with a jab.
Acunia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Acunia. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
VinniJay Acunia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Acunia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VinniJay Acunia!
After winning the bout, VinniJay Acunia 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nic Ola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disorder by Ice T&Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sun Ra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
148 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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36
146 lbs
31 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Nic Ola!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Ola. That snapped Ra's head back.
Ra throws a low kick but Ola avoids it.
Ra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ola misses with a body shot.
Ra misses with a low kick.
Ola's corner calls for a 1-2. Ola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ra avoids it really well and circles away.
Ola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ola lands a head shot.
Ra moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Nic Ola has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ola is able to avoid easily.
Ra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ola throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.
Ola avoids the body shot from Ra.
Ra scores with a nice right hand.
Ola is rocked!
Ra drops Ola with a huge uppercut! Ola drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ra is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun Ra!
Sun Ra retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Sun Ra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Celebration by Kool and the Gang. Barac has chosen Connected 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kane Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Barac bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Kane Williams has been cut.
Ivan Barac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barac takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a leg kick but Barac sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Barac.
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!
Barac staying out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Barac finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Barac takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Barac.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Barac shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barac connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Barac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barac just misses with a punch to the body.
Barac lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Barac connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barac throws a big shot that misses.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams checks a low kick from Barac.
Barac bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barac misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barac throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Williams connects with a jab.
Barac moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Barac is out of range.
Barac scores with a kick to the body.
Barac moves out of range of the strikes.
Barac misses with a wild combination.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Barac.
Barac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Barac throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Good shot there by Barac.
Barac sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barac connects with the punch.
Barac throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Barac slips a straight right by Williams.
Barac looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Barac works the jab nicely.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barac.
Barac scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barac looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams moves out of range as Barac strikes.
Barac cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Barac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick but Barac moved away.
Barac moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barac wants to clinch.
Barac takes one on the button.
Barac misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
Barac is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams with a nice cross.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Barac will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kane Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Barac.
Barac scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barac counters with a straight right hand.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Barac misses with the body kick
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barac tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Barac's knee but Barac avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a low kick but Barac avoids it.
Barac misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Barac misses
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ivan Barac has been cut.
Barac avoids a kick to the body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barac was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Barac lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Barac. That snapped Williams's head back.
Barac throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Barac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Barac throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Barac in the body.
Barac is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams blocks a jab.
Barac takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barac misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Barac steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams. That one must have hurt.
Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Barac down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Barac back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jab from Williams.
Barac is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Barac off balance momentarily.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams lands a big head kick that sends Barac tumbling to the mat! Williams takes a step backwards and waves Barac back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barac is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Barac is aggressively charging in as Williams backs up avoiding any damage. Williams tosses out a jab and Barac runs right into it face first! Barac is out cold! Williams dropped down on all fours and is barking in Barac's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kane Williams!
Kane Williams retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Kane Williams took to the microphone: 'Damn, that is one tough sucka. Truth. But lets get back to business. This angry black man aint gonna be satisfied until hes the number one heavyweight in the world. Im the best there is, and these fists dont lie. You dig?'.
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