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ITFL - Week 3/1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
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5 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slayer.
Nice shot by Slayer.
Slayer ducks under a wild hook from Damato.
Damato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Slayer does it's job there.
Damato looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayer is just out of range.
Damato throws a body punch but Slayer moves out of range.
Slayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damato throws out the jab.
Damato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damato.
Damato misses with a straight left.
Damato throws a push kick but Slayer slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slayer, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Damato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer with a hook.
Slayer throws a good cross that connects.
Damato misses with an uppercut
and Slayer counters with an inside leg kick.
Damato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slayer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slayer scores with a sloppy right hand. Damato should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damato scores with a nice right hand.
Damato misses with a straight right.
Damato misses with a low kick.
Damato looks to throw the jab but Slayer is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato cracks Slayer with a good jab.
Slayer connects with an inside leg kick.
Slayer circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Damato drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Slayer follows Damato to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Slayer!
Dragon Slayer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Boon I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billington's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen. Bam Boon I struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bam Boon I told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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184 lbs
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201 lbs
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Great wrestler
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
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Boon I!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billington sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Billington lands a nice looking body shot.
Billington loads up on a big right hand but Boon I slips the punch.
Boon I misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boon I. That's going to slow Billington down.
Billington needs to keep his hands up - Boon I had a free shot at his head there.
Billington misses with a looping left.
Boon I cracks Billington with an open hand slap.
Billington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Boon I manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Billington slips a jab and a cross from Boon I.
Boon I tests Billington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boon I looks to score with a jab to the body but Billington is just out of range.
Billington misses with a few strikes there.
Boon I tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bam Boon I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Billington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boon I looks to land a right hand but Billington moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boon I.
A solid leg kick lands there for Billington.
Billington scores with a shot to the body.
Billington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billington. Boon I does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billington lands a nice looking body shot.
Billington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boon I can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Billington controls the pace.
Billington lands a couple of elbows.
Billington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Billington throwing strikes from guard but Boon I blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Billington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boon I working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Billington.
Billington scoring with some ground and pound.
Billington 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.
Billington trying to control the position from guard on top but Boon I is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Billington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Billington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boon I wants to sweep but no luck.
Billington slips nicely into half guard.
Billington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon I is trying to get back to full guard.
Billington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Billington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Billington is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Billington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Billington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boon I is not content to let Billington control the position.
Billington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Billington thows a huge punch but Boon I dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Billington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boon I avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Billington.
Billington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boon I's head.
Billington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boon I is in trouble now - Billington has advanced to mount!
Boon I really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Billington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington lands a heavy elbow.
Billington punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington dominated that 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.
Billington blocks a low kick nicely.
Billington looks to score with a jab to the body but Boon I is just out of range.
Boon I throws the left hand but Billington avoids the punch easily.
Boon I misses with an uppercut
and Billington counters with a single leg into guard. Boon I didn't expect that.
Billington lands a couple of digs.
Boon I is rocked!
Billington postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Boon I covers up, he's hurt! Billington keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Billington and the ref steps in to end the fight! Billington can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Billington!
A very excited looking Thomas Billington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaby comes into the arena with Trying'da hold me down blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Royer's choice of entrance music: Speak Militant- Sabac Red. Dakota Royer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toby Diaby's chin.
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190 lbs
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180 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Royer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Royer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaby misses with a hook.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Diaby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaby misses with a looping left.
Diaby misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Royer lands but Diaby takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer misses with a hook. Diaby ducked under it nicely.
Royer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Royer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaby blocks a head kick by Royer.
Royer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Royer but Royer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Royer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaby.
Dakota Royer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer is looking to slow Diaby down with leg kicks.
No luck for Diaby with that takedown attempt.
Royer throws a push kick but Diaby slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royer lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaby is breathing heavily.
Royer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Royer ducks under a wild hook from Diaby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Royer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Royer misses with a head kick.
Diaby avoids the head kick by Royer.
Diaby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaby lands a jab.
Diaby throws a hook but Royer avoids it easily.
Diaby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Diaby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Royer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Royer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaby is rocked!
Donk. Diaby catches Royer right on the button with a cross.
Diaby takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab, jab by Royer - just one landing.
Oh Diaby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer cracks Diaby with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Diaby looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Royer finish him?
Diaby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Royer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Royer.
Diaby seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Royer.
Royer cracks Diaby with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Diaby looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Royer finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Royer ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Diaby clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Royer!
A pretty intense looking Dakota Royer took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pendulum - Witchcraft. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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194 lbs
31 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Reinhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt looks for a takedown but Hopkins sprawls well.
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Reinhardt with a nice cross.
Reinhardt moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinhardt manages to avoid it.
Reinhardt takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Reinhardt scores with a jab. Hopkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andreas Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reinhardt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reinhardt throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt misses with a straight right.
Reinhardt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Reinhardt moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopkins.
Reinhardt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reinhardt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reinhardt looks for a takedown but Hopkins sprawls well.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
Reinhardt misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Reinhardt is rocked!
It looks like Andreas Reinhardt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins cracks Reinhardt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Reinhardt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hopkins finish him?
Oh Reinhardt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Reinhardt.
The fighters circling - Reinhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reinhardt is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Hopkins doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Reinhardt crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Reinhardt's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tito Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily and Richard Lightfoot. Lightfoot has chosen Rise Against - Injection as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, I.P. Daily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lightfoot connects with a nice looking jab.
Daily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lightfoot.
Daily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightfoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daily paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daily slips a straight right by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lightfoot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lightfoot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daily's elbow.
Daily wants to break free but Lightfoot has control.
Lightfoot leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Daily's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lightfoot prevents Daily from breaking the clinch.
Lightfoot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lightfoot misses with a knee to the head.
Lightfoot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daily can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot lands a right hand.
Lightfoot slows down the pace here.
Daily wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daily tries to circle away but Lightfoot has him pinned against the cage.
Lightfoot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daily is defending well for now.
Daily tries to break free but Lightfoot pushes him back against the cage.
Lightfoot can't find room to land a body shot as Daily controls the action.
Lightfoot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daily in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lightfoot lands a hook that snaps the head of Daily backwards.
Lightfoot has Daily pressed against the cage, preventing Daily from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daily is trying to break the clinch but Lightfoot has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lightfoot.
It looks like I.P. Daily has been cut.
Lightfoot keeps control of Daily as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daily's elbow.
Lightfoot keeps control of Daily as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightfoot misses with a knee strike.
Daily tries to circle away but Lightfoot has him pinned against the cage.
Daily prevents a body shot from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot misses with a body punch.
Daily wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lightfoot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightfoot lands a nice shot to the body.
Daily is trying to break the clinch but Lightfoot is controlling him.
Daily tries to break the clinch but Lightfoot is controlling the position.
Lightfoot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daily manages to break the clinch.
Daily loads up on a big right hand but Lightfoot slips the punch.
Lightfoot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daily throws out the jab.
Daily throws the kick towards the body but Lightfoot avoids it.
Daily walks into a stiff left hand from Lightfoot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Lightfoot misses with a body kick.
Lightfoot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lightfoot lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daily. Lightfoot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightfoot takes a swing at Daily's ribcage but misses.
Daily on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Daily misses its intended target.
Daily throws a leg kick
and Lightfoot counters with a big head kick but Daily shrugs it off.
Daily tests Lightfoot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lightfoot. That's going to slow Daily down.
Lightfoot moves out of range of the strikes.
Daily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daily bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lightfoot's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot dips to his left and cracks Daily with an uppercut!
Daily throws a hook but Lightfoot blocks it.
Lightfoot misses with a low kick.
Lightfoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daily manages to avoid it.
Lightfoot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daily.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lightfoot lands a jab to the nose.
Lightfoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daily manages to avoid it.
Lightfoot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lightfoot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daily's head backwards.
Daily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lightfoot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily checks the leg kick.
Daily misses with a right hand
and Lightfoot counters with a leg kick.
Daily keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lightfoot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on I.P. Daily's cut.
That's time! Daily's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daily tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Daily misses.
A punch lands to the side of Daily 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lightfoot moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lightfoot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lightfoot.
That kick from Lightfoot tenderised Daily's leg. Daily is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lightfoot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightfoot moves away.
Daily missing with a left hand there. Lightfoot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daily thows a body shot but no joy.
Lightfoot blocks a jab.
Daily throws a leg kick that misses.
Daily lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lightfoot backs up against the cage.
Daily throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily is looking to slow Lightfoot down with leg kicks.
Daily misses with a hook. Lightfoot ducked under it nicely.
Daily misses with a body shot.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lightfoot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Daily misses.
Lightfoot throws a hook but Daily avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Lightfoot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut there from Lightfoot.
Daily misses the jab.
Daily jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lightfoot lands a slapping body shot.
Lightfoot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daily.
Lightfoot scoring well with a low kick there.
Lightfoot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daily is looking to chop away at Lightfoot's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot slips a jab from Daily.
Lightfoot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lightfoot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daily's sensitive parts.
Lightfoot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lightfoot misses with a straight left.
Lightfoot slips a jab from Daily.
A lazy left from Lightfoot finds it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lightfoot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Daily throws a hook but Lightfoot avoids it easily.
Lightfoot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lightfoot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daily.
Good leg kick by Lightfoot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daily misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightfoot counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lightfoot moves in looking to clinch but Daily pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot ducks under a wild hook from Daily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Lightfoot finds it's way through Daily's defenses.
Daily takes a swing at Lightfoot's ribcage but misses.
Daily throws a combination that misses
and Lightfoot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lightfoot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Lightfoot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lightfoot.
Daily swings widly with a right hand
and Lightfoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daily throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lightfoot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daily under the eye.
Lightfoot lands a nice shot that snaps Daily's head back.
Lightfoot lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightfoot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daily gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lightfoot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lightfoot.
Daily is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lightfoot throws a push kick but Daily slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lightfoot lands a leg kick that knocks Daily off balance momentarily.
Daily misses with an uppercut.
Lightfoot moves away from the strike by Daily.
Lightfoot avoids the head kick by Daily.
Lightfoot misses with a looping right.
Daily slips a straight right by Lightfoot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lightfoot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daily 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 Lightfoot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lightfoot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lightfoot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daily's head.
Lightfoot's corner calls for a 1-2. Lightfoot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lightfoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on I.P. Daily's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lightfoot checks a low kick from Daily.
Lightfoot thuds his right hand into Daily's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lightfoot cracks Daily with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lightfoot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daily takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lightfoot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daily thows a body shot but no joy.
Daily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Daily misses.
Lightfoot scores with a body shot.
Lightfoot thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daily if he has to take too many more of those.
Lightfoot is looking to clinch.
Lightfoot catches Daily with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot lands a glancing blow to the side of Daily's head.
Daily is rocked!
Lightfoot connects with a body shot that sends Daily's belly button to the back.
Oh Daily is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot blocks a head kick by Daily.
Daily tries to move into range but Lightfoot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lightfoot controlling the action here for a moment.
Lightfoot dips a shoulder and cracks Daily with a mighty uppercut! Daily falls back against the cage and Lightfoot unloads with a barrage of strikes! Daily is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lightfoot screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Lightfoot!
Richard Lightfoot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levi James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with an uppercut
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Esposito crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from James - the referee stops the clock and Esposito gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says James. Esposito manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Esposito lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into range.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esposito. That did some damage!
James rushes Esposito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James stalling the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito taking a breather.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esposito's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Esposito smiles and moves away.
Esposito stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Esposito avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esposito throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
Esposito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito. That's going to slow James down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from James.
Esposito takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Esposito drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Esposito.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
James pulls guard successfully.
James is adopting a defensive guard.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Esposito passes into side control.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Esposito 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.
Esposito wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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 Levi James will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esposito, pushing him back against the cage.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esposito as James tries to tie him up.
A short left from Esposito.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Esposito.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James can't get the takedown.
Esposito avoiding damage.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Esposito avoids the damage to the body.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Good body shot from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
James works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
James missing with knees to the body.
James is struggling to control the position.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito stalling the fight.
James wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Esposito.
Stalling in the clinch from Esposito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Esposito won't want to take too many of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.
Frank Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Esposito.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James can't get the takedown.
James misses with an elbow strike.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Esposito smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Esposito tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Esposito to the ground. Esposito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Esposito lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James throws a body kick that misses.
James steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Esposito. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito!
Esposito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Esposito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
James is rocked!
James misses with a jab to the body
and Esposito counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
Esposito is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
Frank Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito lands a glancing blow to the side of James's head.
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. James will feel that in the morning.
Esposito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Esposito scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito.
Esposito sends James crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Esposito is motioning to the referee to let James up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
James gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Esposito gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! James is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Esposito!
Frank Esposito decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuro Sato has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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29
196 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richtofen defends it nicely.
Richtofen cracks Sato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Sato cracks Richtofen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Richtofen misses.
Richtofen cracks Sato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Richtofen tries to clinch
and Sato counters with a left to the body.
Richtofen takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richtofen tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
Sato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands with a hook. Richtofen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
Richtofen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richtofen moves away.
Richtofen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richtofen walks into a jab.
Sato connects with a body shot that sends Richtofen's belly button to the back.
Richtofen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richtofen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richtofen manages to avoid it.
Sato throws a leg kick
and Richtofen counters with a body kick that stops Sato in his tracks momentarily.
Edward Richtofen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richtofen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sato has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richtofen is able to avoid easily.
Sato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richtofen on the side of the head.
Richtofen moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Horrible takedown by Sato or perhaps it was just good defense by Richtofen which made him look bad.
Richtofen moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Richtofen down.
A big right from Sato misses.
Richtofen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Richtofen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Richtofen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato shoots for a double leg takedown but Richtofen sprawls well. He's pushed Sato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Richtofen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richtofen. That's going to slow Sato down.
Richtofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato shoots in looking for a takedown. Richtofen tries to sprawl out of it but Sato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richtofen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richtofen at a distance.
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Richtofen.
Richtofen scores with a decent looking hook.
Richtofen blocks the body kick.
Richtofen throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Sato misses with a low kick as Richtofen jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a leg kick which misses Richtofen's front leg but catches the back leg as Richtofen tries to avoid it.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sato blocks the leg kick.
Richtofen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richtofen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato walks into a left hand.
Katsuro Sato's cut is getting worse.
Sato shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sato showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Richtofen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Richtofen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richtofen sprawls well. Richtofen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sato gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Sato misses.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richtofen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Richtofen throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Sato fails with the takedown.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richtofen wants to get back to full guard.
Sato wants to pass to mount but Richtofen is defending the position.
Richtofen controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen tries to get to full guard but Sato has control of the leg.
Richtofen is controlling Sato's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sato prevents Richtofen from standing back up.
Richtofen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Edward Richtofen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sato scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato ducks right into an uppercut from Richtofen.
Sato closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Richtofen's guard.
Sato advances position into side control!
Sato working away.
Richtofen dodges the ground and pound from Sato.
Richtofen is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The ground and pound from Sato seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato in side control, throwing shots but Richtofen defends.
Sato 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.
Sato scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato throws a strike aimed at the side of Richtofen's head but Richtofen avoids it well.
Richtofen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Richtofen is looking for a sweep.
Richtofen dodges the ground and pound from Sato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato grinds an elbow into Richtofen's temple.
Sato in side control, throwing shots but Richtofen defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sato fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Richtofen to the ground. Sato is now in Richtofen's guard.
Richtofen keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Sato postures up and lands a big shot to Richtofen's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Richtofen is retaining full guard.
Sato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richtofen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Richtofen is retaining full guard.
Richtofen looking for a sweep. Not yet Richtofen, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richtofen can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato trying to control but Richtofen is working from the bottom.
Sato lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Katsuro Sato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sato trying to control but Richtofen is working from the bottom.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Richtofen blocks nicely.
Richtofen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sato manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to sweep here but Richtofen controlling him for the moment.
Sato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richtofen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richtofen is looking to stand up but Sato won't let him.
Richtofen wants to stand and escape but instead Sato has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sato with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen wants to stand and escape but Sato is having none of it.
Sato is pushing down on Richtofen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Richtofen is fighting to maintain full guard but Sato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sato is looking to advance position but Richtofen won't allow it.
Richtofen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sato is trying to control. Richtofen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sato has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Richtofen wants to control but Sato is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sato pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sato has hold of Richtofen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Richtofen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richtofen can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuro Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sato 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuro Sato!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Katsuro Sato made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beck.
Kaalikorva throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Beck throws a right hand that Kaalikorva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaalikorva also avoids with ease.
Kaalikorva misses with a hook. Beck ducked under it nicely.
Beck blocks a leg kick.
Kaalikorva throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
Kaalikorva throws a sloppy head kick
and Beck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Beck blocks the leg kick.
Beck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beck works the jab nicely.
Kaalikorva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaalikorva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaalikorva scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck thuds his shin into the meat of Kaalikorva's side.
Kaalikorva misses with an uppercut.
Kaalikorva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beck.
Beck lands a big head kick that sends Kaalikorva tumbling to the mat! Beck takes a step backwards and waves Kaalikorva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kaalikorva is rocked!
It looks like Kauno Kaalikorva has been cut.
Beck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Kaalikorva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beck thumps Kaalikorva with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kaalikorva to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kaalikorva looks to clinch but Beck throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kaalikorva taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luka Beck!
An out of breath and clearly excited Luka Beck thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Roman (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greco Roman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Wise tenderised Roman's leg. Roman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wise displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roman.
Roman moves out of range of the strikes.
Wise misses with a looping right.
Wise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roman.
Wise displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roman.
Roman shoots in but no luck this time.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greco Roman.
Roman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wise doesn't seem bothered though.
Wise tried to score with a low kick but Roman checks it.
Wise connects with a crisp jab.
Roman staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Wise. No joy for Roman on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman scores with a body shot.
Wise looks to score with a jab to the body but Roman is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman shoots for a takedown but Wise saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wise leaves Roman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roman fails to land the takedown.
Roman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roman misses with a body shot.
Roman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wise sprawls well. Wise wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Wise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wise misses with a double jab.
Wise looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wise misses with a wild body shot.
Wise displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise leaves Roman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wise misses the shot to the body.
Roman throws a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Wise as Roman shoots in.
Roman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wise.
Wise misses with a low kick.
Wise sizes up Roman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wise scoring well with a low kick there.
Roman throws a poor cross that misses
and Wise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wise gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roman being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise trying to keep a closed guard but Roman is proving a slippery customer.
Wise is really struggling to control Roman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman throws a big elbow that misses.
Roman throws a strike but Wise rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wise got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wise has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted.
Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wise has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted.
Wise looking to pass the guard.
Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wise wanted to stand there but Roman had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wise avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Dennis Wise 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.
Wise walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wise slaps away a takedown attempt from Roman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dennis Wise is winning the standup battle so far.
Roman takes a swing at Wise's ribcage but misses.
Roman thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman misses with a body punch
and Wise counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wise. Roman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wise sprawls well. Wise wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roman gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wise as he avoids it easily.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greco Roman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roman in his tracks.
Nice shot by Wise.
Wise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roman throws out the jab.
Wise lands a head shot.
Roman is rocked!
Wise cracks the inside of Roman's front leg.
Roman is still on wobbly legs! Can Wise finish him?
Roman is breathing heavily.
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!
Wise fakes the body blow, causing Roman to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Roman goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dennis Wise!
Dennis Wise decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Runnin With The Devil. Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Denke.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Denke checks a leg kick nicely.
Denke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Denke shoots in and gets a takedown into Of Ravia's guard.
Of Ravia trying to control the position.
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Denke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Ravia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Denke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Of Ravia trying to control the position.
Denke scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws an elbow that misses. Of Ravia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denke's guard. Nice move by Of Ravia!
Denke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Denke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denke wants to sweep here but Of Ravia controlling him for the moment.
Of Ravia prevents Denke from getting back to his feet.
Denke controlling the position.
Of Ravia postures up.
Denke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Denke.
Of Ravia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Denke is out of range.
Denke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab from Denke.
Denke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denke takes a swing at Of Ravia's ribcage but misses.
Denke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Denke lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia controlling the position.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke throws a big elbow that misses.
Denke forces his way into half guard.
Of Ravia works his way to full guard. Good work.
Denke distracts Of Ravia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Denke postures up.
Denke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Denke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Ravia is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia controls Denke momentarily but Denke frees himself.
Of Ravia keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Of Ravia is on top in guard.
Of Ravia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Denke is trying to keep Of Ravia in close.
Of Ravia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Of Ravia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Of Ravia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Of Ravia stands up over Denke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Of Ravia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Of Ravia is looking to work some ground and pound but Denke has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Of Ravia is one step ahead there.
Denke pulls Of Ravia in close to his closed guard and prevents Of Ravia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Of Ravia working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia chips away with some ground and pound.
Denke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Of Ravia scoring with some ground and pound.
Of Ravia working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke pulls Of Ravia in close to his closed guard and prevents Of Ravia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Of Ravia connects with a couple of short punches.
Of Ravia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 Karl Denke will probably get the nod.
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.
Denke avoids the head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke digs a good body shot into Of Ravia's ribs.
A big right from Of Ravia misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Of Ravia blocks a head kick by Denke.
Nice takedown defense from Of Ravia. No joy for Denke on that attempt.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Denke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Of Ravia thows a body shot but no joy.
Denke connects with a right hand. Of Ravia shakes it off.
Denke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke throws a series of punches but Of Ravia avoids them all with ease.
Denke shoots in for a takedown but Of Ravia shows good takedown defense.
Denke throws a body punch but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Of Ravia throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut. Denke saw that one coming.
Denke avoids the head kick by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia slips a jab from Denke.
Denke swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Denke stalks Of Ravia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Of Ravia's face. Of Ravia staggers backwards, shaken.
Of Ravia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Denke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Of Ravia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Of Ravia tries to clinch there but Denke circles away.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Ravia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Of Ravia tries to land a front kick but Denke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Denke misses with a low kick.
Of Ravia throws a head kick but Denke moves out of range.
Of Ravia slaps away a takedown attempt from Denke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Of Ravia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Of Ravia.
Denke misses with a body kick.
Denke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
Of Ravia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Denke on the side of the head.
Denke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Of Ravia avoids it really well and circles away.
Of Ravia tried to score with a low kick but Denke checks it.
Of Ravia blocks a jab.
Geralt Of Ravia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Denke blocks the low kick.
Denke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Of Ravia thumps Denke with a low kick.
Denke throws a jab when Of Ravia was well out of range.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Denke misses the target.
Denke misses with a wild body shot.
Denke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Of Ravia.
Denke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
Denke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Of Ravia checks it well.
Denke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Denke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Of Ravia walks into a straight right hand from Denke.
Denke defending well as Of Ravia loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Ravia.
Denke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Ravia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Ravia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Denke, pushing him back against the cage.
Of Ravia prevents the takedown attempt.
Of Ravia throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Denke gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Of Ravia regains guard.
Of Ravia looking for a sweep. Not yet Of Ravia, not yet.
Denke throws a big right hand that misses.
Denke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Ravia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Denke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Ravia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Ravia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Geralt Of Ravia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Of Ravia ducks right into an uppercut from Denke.
Of Ravia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Denke moves out of range easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Denke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Of Ravia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Denke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Of Ravia trying to hold on to Denke's head to control him but Denke postures up.
Of Ravia tries to roll over but Denke keeps him under control.
Denke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Of Ravia is just riding it out for now. Denke eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia is trying to get back to full guard.
Of Ravia is not content to let Denke control the position.
Of Ravia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denke.
Denke is looking to take a break and control but Of Ravia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Denke is looking to stall here but Of Ravia recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke trying to control but Of Ravia is working from the bottom.
Denke won't allow Of Ravia to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Of Ravia is on top in guard.
Denke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Of Ravia has gone for a leg lock! Denke slips out almost immediately though and dives into Of Ravia's guard.
Denke postures up in Of Ravia's guard and throws a big left but Of Ravia blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Denke throws a big right hand that misses.
Denke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Denke looking to pass the guard.
Denke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Denke pushes down on Of Ravia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Of Ravia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Denke is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Denke lands a nice short elbow.
Of Ravia is not content to let Denke control the position.
Of Ravia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Of Ravia tries to roll over but Denke keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Ravia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Denke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Denke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Denke 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karl Denke!
A very excited looking Karl Denke 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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