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ITFL - Week 5/2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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34
202 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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29
196 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantyne keeps Gravas at a distance using the push kick.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballantyne manages to avoid it.
Ballantyne misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Gravas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballantyne darts in and clinches Gravas up against the cage.
Ballantyne lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballantyne blocks an uppercut.
Gravas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ballantyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gravas's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravas.
Ballantyne throws an elbow that misses.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantyne slowing the pace effectively.
Gravas avoiding damage as Ballantyne throws knees to the body.
Gravas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballantyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne lands a nice uppercut.
Ballantyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballantyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballantyne.
Gravas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballantyne controls his hands.
Ballantyne throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravas tries to break free but Ballantyne pushes him back against the cage.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravas takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ballantyne.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gravas avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballantyne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballantyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballantyne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gravas managing to block the knees to the body from Ballantyne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas avoiding damage as Ballantyne throws knees to the body.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantyne scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas's elbow.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gravas's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ballantyne avoiding damage.
Gravas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravas lands with a light punch inside.
Gravas blocking some punches.
Gravas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballantyne avoids it.
Ballantyne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravas blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballantyne.
Gravas tries a body shot but Ballantyne blocks it.
Gravas trying to land knees to the body.
Ballantyne throws a head punch that misses.
Ballantyne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballantyne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gravas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Ballantyne.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballantyne lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantyne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballantyne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballantyne.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ballantyne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballantyne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantyne avoiding damage.
Gravas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Ballantyne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Gravas misses.
Ballantyne scores with a leg kick.
Ballantyne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas looks to land a right hand but Ballantyne moved out of range.
Ballantyne misses with a looping left.
Ballantyne misses with a series of wild punches.
Gravas blocks a jab.
Gravas ducks right into an uppercut from Ballantyne.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne misses with an uppercut.
Ballantyne ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
Ballantyne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ballantyne slips under a jab from Gravas.
Gravas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballantyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballantyne moves in looking to clinch but Gravas pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab.
Ballantyne dodges the punch combination from Gravas.
Gravas thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballantyne misses with a low kick.
Ballantyne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballantyne tries to clinch up but Gravas circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballantyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballantyne blocks a low kick nicely.
Ballantyne throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick but Gravas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ballantyne tries to clinch up.
Ballantyne throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballantyne throws a big shot that misses.
Gravas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ballantyne is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gravas keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballantyne tries to clinch but Gravas is having none of it.
Gravas throws a leg kick which misses Ballantyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballantyne tries to avoid it.
Gravas sizes up Ballantyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ballantyne misses with a left hand
and Gravas counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas throws a sloppy body shot
and Ballantyne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ballantyne. That did some damage!
Gravas sizes up Ballantyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ballantyne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballantyne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gravas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballantyne moves out of range as Gravas throws a body kick.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballantyne avoids the body shot from Gravas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gravas 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.
Ballantyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ballantyne loads up on a big right hand but Gravas slips the punch.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Ballantyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ballantyne missing with a left hand there. Gravas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gravas misses the shot to the body.
Ballantyne connects with a nice looking jab.
Ballantyne connects with a body shot that sends Gravas's belly button to the back.
Ballantyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravas.
Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballantyne moves away.
A big right from Gravas misses.
Gravas takes one to the side of the head.
Ballantyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gravas walks into a stiff left hand from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ballantyne wants to clinch up but Gravas keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas slips a straight right by Ballantyne.
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!
Gravas takes one on the button.
Garrick Ballantyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantyne lands with a nice body punch.
Gravas slips a straight right by Ballantyne.
Gravas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gravas looks to land a body kick but Ballantyne moved away.
Ballantyne with a hook.
Ballantyne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrick Ballantyne is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Ballantyne blocks the low kick.
Gravas thows a body shot but no joy.
Ballantyne lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballantyne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gravas scores with a body shot.
Gravas 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.
Ballantyne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Ballantyne dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballantyne tries to land a front kick but Gravas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gravas slips a jab and a cross from Ballantyne.
Gravas throws a body punch but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Ballantyne misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gravas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Gravas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Ballantyne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballantyne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ballantyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Gravas moves out of range as Ballantyne strikes.
Gravas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ballantyne walks into a jab.
Gravas scores with a nice strike.
Ballantyne is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Ballantyne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Look low, kick high! Gravas uses the oldest trick in the book to send Ballantyne tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Gravas is absolutely delighted - when Ballantyne wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Latka Gravas!
After winning the bout, Latka Gravas 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cowboy Dan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
202 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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26
193 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James avoids the body shot from Leighty.
Leighty throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
James blocks a jab.
James drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leighty pulls James in to control the position.
James throws a big right hand that misses.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Leighty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James won't allow Leighty to sweep him here.
Leighty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leighty wants to stand but James is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
James defending well as Leighty loads up on a big left hand.
James throws a body punch but Leighty moves out of range.
Leighty lands a head kick!
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.
Leighty sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James lands a nice hook to Leighty's body. Leighty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leighty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leighty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James misses with a hook
and Leighty counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty misses with a right hand
and James counters with a thumping low kick.
James throws a lazy right hand but Leighty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leighty is out of range and James settles back down.
James tries to clinch but Leighty is having none of it.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leighty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Leighty!
Leighty is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, James asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Leighty tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but James wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty wants to control but James postures up.
Leighty managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by James.
Leighty explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Leighty has one foot on James's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Leighty looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James has Leighty up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for James to work.
James has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leighty after a bit of a struggle.
Leighty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leighty misses with a hook to the ribs.
James is trying to stall.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leighty backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leighty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Leighty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leighty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leighty lands with a right to the head.
James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leighty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leighty.
Leighty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leighty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leighty throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leighty checks a leg kick.
Leighty throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
James tries to clinch but Leighty is having none of it.
James throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
Good leg kick by Leighty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Leighty misses.
James throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Leighty to counter with a crisp jab.
Leighty misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leighty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Levi James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leighty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leighty throws a nice outside leg kick.
James wants to land a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
James dives in and grabs Leighty's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leighty pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Leighty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Leighty checks a leg kick.
Leighty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
James closes the distance looking to clinch
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James misses with a double jab
and Leighty counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leighty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
James misses with a looping left.
Leighty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leighty tries to land a body kick
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Leighty throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James drives through and clinches with Leighty against the cage.
James tries to stall but Leighty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leighty throws a half hearted mid kick.
James feints and then cracks Leighty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leighty down.
Leighty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leighty.
Leighty feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from James.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leighty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
Leighty throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James throws a hook but Leighty blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Leighty does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James moves in looking to clinch but Leighty pushes him off.
Dan Leighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leighty.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Leighty lands an overhand right.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
Leighty scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leighty doesn't seem phased though.
James cracks Leighty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leighty digs a good hook to James's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Leighty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leighty. Leighty obviously looking to wear him down.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leighty lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
Leighty gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
Leighty content to slow the pace in the clinch.
James looking to stall.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leighty is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leighty.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Leighty - that landed with a thud.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Leighty avoids the damage to the body.
Leighty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leighty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
James is working Leighty over against the cage.
Leighty misses with a body punch.
Leighty tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leighty as James tries to tie him up.
Leighty connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leighty tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leighty lands a left hand.
Leighty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dan Leighty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leighty lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leighty avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
James tries to stall but Leighty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leighty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighty tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
Leighty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leighty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leighty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leighty misses with a punch on the inside.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Leighty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leighty blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leighty.
Leighty tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levi James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Leighty.
Leighty lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Leighty trying to stall but James improves his position.
Leighty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leighty.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Leighty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Leighty lands a nice knee to the body.
Leighty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leighty is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leighty.
Leighty lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Leighty slows down the pace here.
Leighty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leighty working aggressively here.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Leighty controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leighty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leighty works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
Leighty lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James wants to stall.
Leighty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
Leighty scores with a shoulder strike.
James lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leighty landing knees to the head.
James is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Leighty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leighty 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Leighty!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Leighty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire - Bruce Springsteen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lange.
Slayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slayer throws a low kick but Lange avoids it.
Slayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lange throws out the jab.
A left lands for Slayer.
Lange pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slayer throws a leg kick but Lange sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Artie Lange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lange scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lange takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lange moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer avoids the body shot from Lange.
Slayer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lange takes a step back to recover.
Lange swings widly with a right hand
and Lange takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lange swings for the body but Slayer moves out of range.
Slayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Slayer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lange is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slayer rather than just go for the knockout.
Slayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lange throws out the jab.
A jab from Lange misses.
Lange throws a solid leg kick but Slayer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lange.
Slayer throws a poor cross that misses
and Lange counters with a straight right hand.
Lange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lange lands a jab to the nose.
Slayer throws a right hand that Lange ducks under and follows up with a left that Lange also avoids with ease.
Slayer misses with a head kick.
Slayer wants to land a leg kick but Lange is out of range.
Lange swings for the body but Slayer moves out of range.
Lange takes a swing at Slayer's ribcage but misses.
Lange throws a combination that misses
and Slayer counters with a low kick, right behind Lange 's knee.
Lange misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lange misses with a looping left.
Slayer forces Lange back against the cage and clinches.
Lange tries to break free but Slayer pushes him back against the cage.
Slayer lands a nice uppercut.
Slayer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lange throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lange.
Lange is trying to push Slayer away but Slayer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lange swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lange pushes Slayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Lange.
Slayer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Lange struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Lange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lange lands a right hand.
Lange lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Lange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Lange.
Lange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Lange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lange misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slayer counters with a nice uppercut.
Slayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lange.
Lange lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lange as he connects with a hook.
Lange misses with a series of wild punches.
Lange cracks a nice hook into Slayer's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lange. Slayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Lange.
Slayer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lange swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slayer.
Slayer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artie Lange will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lange to score with a decent uppercut.
Slayer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slayer.
Lange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slayer.
Slayer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lange at a distance.
Slayer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lange throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slayer takes one on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slayer.
Slayer scoring well with a low kick there.
Slayer misses with a body kick.
Lange misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Lange checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slayer throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer lands a left and a right that send Lange crashing to the mat, dazed. Slayer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lange is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayer lands a big head kick that sends Lange to the canvas! Slayer follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, 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 Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogmundur Girsurrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Voda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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28
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ogmundur Girsurrson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voda misses with a left hand
and Girsurrson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Girsurrson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voda misses with an uppercut.
Girsurrson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Voda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Girsurrson looks to score with a jab to the body but Voda is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Girsurrson.
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!
Voda shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Girsurrson is trying to defend but Voda finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Voda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Girsurrson defending well though.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Girsurrson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Girsurrson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Voda 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.
Girsurrson is looking to improve his position.
Girsurrson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda trying to control from half guard but Girsurrson is working away.
Voda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Girsurrson is in trouble now - Voda has advanced to mount!
Voda has hold of Girsurrson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Girsurrson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Girsurrson is trying desperately to improve position.
Girsurrson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Voda unloading with bombs!
Girsurrson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson tries to hold on but Voda pushes him away.
Voda tries to control but Girsurrson wriggling away.
Voda working Girsurrson over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voda punching from mount but Girsurrson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Voda trying to control but Girsurrson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Girsurrson hang on?
Girsurrson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Voda working for a submission but Girsurrson is keeping him at bay.
Voda looking to control but Girsurrson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda controlling from the full mount.
Girsurrson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Voda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Girsurrson tries to reverse the position but Voda maintains control.
Voda swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Girsurrson is now in Voda's guard. A big mistake from Voda there, giving up the dominant position!
Girsurrson wants to stand but Voda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Voda trying to control the position.
Girsurrson wants to stand and escape but instead Voda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda wants to control from the top but Girsurrson keeps moving.
Voda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Girsurrson dodges the ground and pound from Voda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girsurrson is not content to let Voda control the position.
Girsurrson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Voda off and has taken his back!
Voda breaks Girsurrson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Girsurrson wants to get back to his feet but Voda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Girsurrson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Girsurrson wants to sweep here but Voda controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Voda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Girsurrson misses with a wild body shot.
Jeremy Voda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voda scores with a decent looking hook.
Girsurrson takes a swing at Voda's ribcage but misses.
Voda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Girsurrson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Voda somewhat.
Voda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Girsurrson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Voda missing with a left hand there. Girsurrson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Voda 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.
Girsurrson has control of Voda's left arm, preventing Voda from doing any damage.
Voda trying to control but Girsurrson is working from the bottom.
Girsurrson is looking for a triangle here but Voda uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda trying to control the position but Girsurrson is working away.
Voda working away.
Voda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Voda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Girsurrson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Voda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Girsurrson, who protects the arm well.
Girsurrson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson can't do much from the bottom here.
Voda in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Voda wants to take a breather but Girsurrson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Voda.
Girsurrson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voda looking to pass the guard.
Voda drops back looking for a leg! Girsurrson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Girsurrson manages to kick Voda off! Voda jumps back into Girsurrson's guard.
Girsurrson trying to keep a closed guard but Voda is proving a slippery customer.
Voda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda trying to control the position from guard on top but Girsurrson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Girsurrson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Girsurrson keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Voda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Girsurrson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Girsurrson wants to stand but Voda is controlling the position.
Girsurrson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Girsurrson wants to stand and escape but Voda is having none of it.
Girsurrson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voda.
Girsurrson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voda is one step ahead there.
Voda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda prevents Girsurrson from improving his position.
Voda is trying to control the action in half guard but Girsurrson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Girsurrson is looking for a sweep. Voda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voda is working for a submission of some sort.
Girsurrson wants to control but Voda is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Voda working Girsurrson over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Voda dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Girsurrson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Voda shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Voda prevents Girsurrson from standing back up.
Jeremy Voda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Girsurrson is just riding it out for now. Voda eventually gives up the hold.
Girsurrson is doing well to control the position and prevent Voda from advancing to side control.
Voda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Girsurrson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Voda.
Girsurrson trying to hold on to Voda's head to control him but Voda postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Girsurrson wants to get back to his feet but Voda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Girsurrson looking to control.
Voda trying to control the position from guard on top but Girsurrson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Girsurrson 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.
Ogmundur Girsurrson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson working a defensive guard but Voda manages to pass into side control anyway.
Voda trying to control the position but Girsurrson is working away.
Girsurrson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Voda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Voda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Girsurrson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Voda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Girsurrson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Voda but great work by Girsurrson.
Girsurrson wants to stand but Voda has his arm trapped.
Girsurrson has control of an arm but Voda manages to advance to Girsurrson's back!
Girsurrson staying busy and making it hard for Voda to control.
Girsurrson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voda avoiding Girsurrson 's attempts to control his hands.
Voda missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson wants to escape the position.
Voda is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Girsurrson is defending well though. Voda let's go of the attempt for now.
Girsurrson just trying to survive but Voda is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Girsurrson turns into Voda and is now in his guard.
Voda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Voda working a defensive guard here.
Voda working for a triangle but Girsurrson defends it easily.
Voda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda wants to sweep but no luck.
Girsurrson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Voda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Girsurrson has managed to get both his arms back between Voda's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girsurrson wants to stand but Voda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Girsurrson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Voda tries to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Girsurrson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Voda is proving hard to escape from.
Girsurrson wants to stand and escape but instead Voda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Voda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Voda!
After the big win, Jeremy Voda made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ace of Spades Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
195 lbs
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197 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Richtofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Richtofen moves away
and Richtofen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Richtofen finds it's target.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richtofen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Richtofen settles back down.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Richtofen.
Smith wants to clinch but Richtofen slips to the side
and Richtofen counters with a straight right hand.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith tries to clinch up but Richtofen circles away and keeps his distance.
Richtofen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richtofen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richtofen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith avoids the head kick by Richtofen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Richtofen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richtofen.
Richtofen blocking some punches.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Richtofen.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to work over Richtofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richtofen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richtofen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richtofen tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Richtofen back against the cage.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richtofen backwards.
Richtofen tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Richtofen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Richtofen lands with a short shot to the head.
Richtofen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Richtofen pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richtofen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Richtofen lands with a short shot to the head.
Richtofen misses with a body punch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Richtofen controls the action.
Smith prevents a body shot from Richtofen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to work over Richtofen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richtofen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richtofen misses with the head strike.
Richtofen misses with a punch to the body.
Richtofen is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Richtofen prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith blocking some punches.
Richtofen digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richtofen pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Richtofen tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Richtofen back against the cage.
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!
Smith blocks a body shot from Richtofen.
Richtofen stalls.
A short right from Richtofen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richtofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richtofen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Richtofen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Richtofen lands with a shot to the body.
Richtofen blocks a jab.
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richtofen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richtofen keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Richtofen cracks Smith with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith wants to clinch.
Richtofen misses with a head kick.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richtofen throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Richtofen slips a straight right by Smith.
Richtofen misses with a low kick.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Richtofen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richtofen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Richtofen - that will leave a mark!
Richtofen misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richtofen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richtofen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richtofen.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Richtofen moves away and avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith 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.
Richtofen scores with a shot to the body.
Richtofen blocks a jab.
Richtofen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Richtofen.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Richtofen pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Richtofen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Richtofen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richtofen scores with a hook.
Richtofen lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Richtofen takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
That has opened up Dan Smith's cut even more.
Richtofen throws a shot to the body.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Richtofen finish him?
Richtofen drops Smith with a big left hand! Smith is injured, injured bad! Richtofen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Richtofen!
A relieved looking Edward Richtofen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Teller slips the punch.
Esposito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Teller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Esposito under the eye.
Teller moves out of range of the leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Teller blocks a jab.
Teller lands an overhand right.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Esposito as he connects with a hook.
Esposito avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Esposito drives through and clinches with Teller against the cage.
Teller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller throws a head punch that misses.
Teller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esposito tries to work over Teller's front leg with a kick but Teller checks it.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Esposito.
Esposito punishes Teller's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Teller.
Teller walks into a jab.
Esposito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teller looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
Teller scores with a nice head shot.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Teller lands a two punch combo.
Esposito cracks the inside of Teller's front leg.
Teller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito dodges the punch combination from Teller.
Esposito slips a straight right by Teller.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esposito slips a jab from Teller.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esposito cracks Teller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Esposito throws a front kick aimed at Teller's knee but Teller avoids it well.
Esposito scores with a jab to the body.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esposito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teller checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Teller misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Teller prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Teller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Teller working aggressively here.
Esposito lands a good knee to the midsection. Teller won't want to take too many of those.
Teller takes a shot to the head.
Teller is trying to break free.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teller lands a shot to the body.
Teller misses with a body punch.
Esposito landing knees to the head.
Esposito tries a body shot but Teller blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teller throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Teller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Teller is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esposito.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esposito holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Teller managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito lands a body shot.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Teller.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teller.
Good work by Teller as he checks the leg kick.
Teller throws a series of strikes that have Esposito backpedaling.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Teller.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Esposito motions for Teller to come forward. Esposito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Teller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Teller slips a jab from Esposito.
Teller looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito throws a chopping leg kick but Teller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teller. Teller obviously looking to wear him down.
Esposito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Esposito tests Teller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Esposito. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Teller saw that one coming.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
Teller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Esposito lands a really nice looking cross but Teller seems unphased.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Teller scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teller blocks the body kick.
Esposito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teller.
Esposito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teller is looking to chop away at Esposito's legs.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teller drops his hands momentarily and Esposito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Teller lands with a good body shot.
Teller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito tries a low kick but Teller avoids it.
Teller swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller blocks a jab.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Teller misses with a low kick.
Teller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Esposito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Teller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Teller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Teller at a distance.
Teller thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esposito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teller.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Teller finds it's way through Esposito's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Teller duly obliges.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teller's sensitive parts.
Teller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Esposito throws a low kick, looking for Teller's leg but Teller calmly moves out of range.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esposito blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Esposito misses.
Esposito motions for Teller to come forward. Esposito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito swats away the attempt to clinch by Teller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Esposito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Teller connects with a solid leg kick.
Teller drives through and clinches with Esposito against the cage.
Esposito tries to work over Teller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teller misses with a punch on the inside.
Teller looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Teller as Esposito tries to tie him up.
Teller throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Teller swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Teller controls his hands.
Teller blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Teller lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Teller misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito lands a nice uppercut.
Frank Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito tries to work over Teller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito gets through Teller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Teller avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Teller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esposito's brow.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Teller avoids the damage to the body.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esposito obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Nice body punch from Esposito - that landed with a thud.
Esposito leaning against his opponent.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Teller is blocking nicely.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teller swats away the attempt to clinch by Esposito.
Teller misses with a looping left.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Esposito scores with a punch to the head.
Esposito tries to land a front kick but Teller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Esposito is rocked!
Teller connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Esposito is still on wobbly legs! Can Teller finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Teller.
Teller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Esposito.
Teller scores with a body shot.
Teller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito's sensitive parts.
Teller rushes Esposito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
Teller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Esposito seems to have recovered his senses.
Teller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Teller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jax Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Esposito works on Teller's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Teller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teller can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Teller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teller prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Teller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Esposito avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Teller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Esposito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
A less than humble Frank Esposito misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bam Boon I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Boon I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee looks to land a combination but Boon I avoids it well.
Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Boon I moves out of range easily.
Dee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boon I connects with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Dee.
Boon I lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boon I looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dee swings around for an armbar but Boon I sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dee's guard.
Dee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boon I can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boon I advances position into side control!
Boon I will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boon I wants to control but Dee is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Boon I politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Boon I prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dee is trying to control Boon I's posture but Boon I avoids it.
Dee is not content to let Boon I control the position.
Dee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boon I's best efforts.
Dee is not content to let Boon I control the position.
Dee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dee tries to get to full guard but Boon I has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon I tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boon I prevents Dee from improving his position.
Dee is not content to let Boon I control the position.
Boon I is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Boon I jumps into side control!
Dee keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boon I trying to control the action but Dee is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon I is really struggling to control Dee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dee tries to buck Boon I off but Boon I is having none of it.
Boon I has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dee!
Dee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boon I can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dee is looking to escape.
Dee wants to hold on but Boon I pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee is squirming around, avoiding Boon I's attempts to control the action.
Dee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dee tries to hold on but Boon I postures up.
Boon I tries to control but Dee wriggling away.
Dee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boon I wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dee thumps Boon I with a low kick.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boon I.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dee 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 Boon I has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boon I and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boon I looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dee lands a jab to the nose.
Dee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boon I's waist but Boon I gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dee off to one side.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Boon I.
Dee shoots in looking for a takedown. Boon I tries to sprawl out of it but Dee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boon I manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boon I is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon I takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boon I moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boon I scores with a leg kick.
Dee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Boon I ducks down to avoid it.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dee thuds his right hand into Boon I's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boon I is rocked!
Dee connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Boon I to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tweedle Dee!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tweedle Dee made sure he mentioned Syndicate Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia comes to the cage accompanied by The Witcher. Burrell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Touch This. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell lands with a nice body punch.
Of Ravia thows a body shot but no joy.
Burrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia defending well as Burrell loads up on a big left hand.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Ravia throws a shot from downtown. Burrell moves away and avoids it.
Burrell lands with a good body shot.
Burrell jabs Of Ravia right on the nose. Of Ravia blinks but takes it well.
Burrell throws a looping overhand right but Of Ravia ducks down to avoid it.
Of Ravia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrell moves out of range as Of Ravia throws a body kick.
Burrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burrell lands with a good body shot.
Burrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Ravia.
Burrell tries to move into range but Of Ravia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Ravia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws an off balance right hand
and Burrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Ravia throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Burrell .
Burrell slips a jab and a cross from Of Ravia.
Burrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Burrell with a jab.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick
and Burrell counters with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Burrell blocks the leg kick.
Burrell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Of Ravia misses
and Burrell counters with a low kick, right behind Of Ravia 's knee.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Burrell 's leg but Burrell calmly moves out of range.
Burrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burrell .
Burrell scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burrell .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell lands a body shot.
Burrell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Of Ravia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Of Ravia wants to clinch up but Burrell keeps it at a distance.
Of Ravia misses with a head kick.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Ravia avoids a kick to the body.
Of Ravia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burrell counters with a straight right hand.
Of Ravia misses with a looping left.
Burrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burrell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burrell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Ravia tries a low kick but Burrell avoids it.
Burrell misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell slips a straight right by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burrell tries to land a front kick but Of Ravia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Ravia moves away.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick as Burrell jumps back.
Of Ravia misses with a hook to the body
and Burrell counters with a head kick.
Of Ravia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burrell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Of Ravia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick
and Burrell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Of Ravia clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burrell wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Burrell .
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burrell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burrell .
Of Ravia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Ravia tries a knee to the head but Burrell blocks it.
A short right from Burrell on the inside.
Burrell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Burrell .
Of Ravia looking to stall.
Burrell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Burrell .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell can't find room to land a body shot as Of Ravia controls the action.
Of Ravia blocks a body shot from Burrell .
Of Ravia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Of Ravia throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
Of Ravia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Of Ravia looks to land a left hand but Burrell moved out of range nicely.
Burrell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Of Ravia throws a body kick that misses
and Burrell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Ravia thinking.
Burrell misses with a low kick.
Burrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Burrell ducks under a wild hook from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia doesn't manage to clinch there - Burrell circles away.
Burrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burrell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick and Burrell moves out of range easily.
Of Ravia throws a low kick, looking for Burrell 's leg but Burrell calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Of Ravia misses.
Burrell lands a jab-cross combination.
A good leg kick by Burrell .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell moves out of range as Of Ravia throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Of Ravia misses with a body kick.
Stanley Burrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Ravia tries to clinch there but Burrell circles away.
Of Ravia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burrell , right into the meat.
Of Ravia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burrell .
Burrell scores with a hook.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Burrell scores with a spinning back kick!
Of Ravia thows a leg kick but Burrell checks it
and Burrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Burrell lands a slapping body shot.
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Ravia.
Burrell cracks a nice hook into Of Ravia's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Ravia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Of Ravia lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Burrell .
Of Ravia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burrell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Of Ravia's head.
Of Ravia scoring well with a low kick there.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Ravia misses with an uppercut. Burrell saw that one coming.
Of Ravia misses with a hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Burrell . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Burrell lands with a good body shot.
Burrell delivers a nice body kick.
Burrell scores with a nice strike.
Burrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Ravia's calf.
Burrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell thuds a left hand into Of Ravia's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell scores with a jab to the body.
Burrell lands a slapping body shot.
Burrell jabs Of Ravia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burrell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Of Ravia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Of Ravia takes one to the side of the head.
Burrell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Ravia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burrell .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Burrell .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Burrell scores with a hook to the body. Of Ravia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Of Ravia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burrell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia wants to slow Burrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Burrell throws a body punch but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Burrell delivers a nice body kick.
Burrell tests Of Ravia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Ravia misses with a head kick.
Of Ravia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burrell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Of Ravia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Of Ravia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Burrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burrell cracks a nice hook into Of Ravia's ribs.
Burrell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell scores with a head kick. Of Ravia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Of Ravia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burrell scores with a body shot.
Burrell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Burrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Of Ravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burrell throws a combination. Of Ravia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burrell lands with a cross.
Burrell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Ravia rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body kick there by Burrell .
A solid leg kick lands there for Burrell .
Nice straight punches there by Burrell . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burrell .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burrell lands with a good body shot.
Burrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Ravia manages to avoid it.
Of Ravia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Burrell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Of Ravia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burrell eats them both and turns towards Of Ravia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Of Ravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burrell .
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Burrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Ravia's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burrell .
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Burrell digs a good body shot into Of Ravia's ribs.
Of Ravia throws a chopping leg kick but Burrell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
and Burrell counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Of Ravia misses.
Of Ravia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burrell can pounce on him.
Burrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burrell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burrell connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burrell , right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burrell lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Burrell .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burrell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Burrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Of Ravia wants to land a leg kick but Burrell is out of range.
Of Ravia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burrell can pounce on him.
Of Ravia tries to bum rush Burrell with a series of wild strikes but Burrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burrell looks for the body kick but Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burrell - that will leave a mark!
Burrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Ravia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burrell throws a combination. Of Ravia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burrell throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Ravia.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burrell lands with a nice body punch.
Burrell jabs Of Ravia right on the nose. Of Ravia blinks but takes it well.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burrell connects with a body shot.
Burrell checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Of Ravia down.
Burrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Ravia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burrell throws a leg kick which misses Of Ravia's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Ravia tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick
and Burrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burrell lands with a straight right. Of Ravia didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Ravia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burrell .
Burrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Of Ravia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burrell lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burrell . That's going to slow Of Ravia down.
Of Ravia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Burrell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burrell scores with a decent looking hook.
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Ravia's sensitive parts.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Ravia throws a head kick but Burrell moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell moves out of range of the leg kick from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a leg kick
and Of Ravia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geralt Of Ravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burrell jabs Of Ravia right on the nose. Of Ravia blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Burrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burrell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Burrell !
Stanley Burrell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ASTRAL PROJECTION - Mahadeva . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fury!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury thows a leg kick but Dudek checks it
and Dudek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fury pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fury pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dudek is out of range and Fury settles back down.
Dudek throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudek walks into a straight right hand from Fury.
Dudek misses with a left hand
and Fury counters with a thumping low kick.
Nick Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Dudek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fury momentarily.
Fury tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury jabs Dudek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dudek takes a shot to the head.
Dudek misses with a body punch.
Dudek is looking to control Fury's arms but Fury gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dudek has his back to the cage.
Dudek blocks a body shot from Fury.
Fury works on Dudek's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury being controlled against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dudek blocks an uppercut.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a left hand.
Dudek is trying to maintain a safe position but Fury gets an underhook and turns Dudek into the cage.
Fury works on Dudek's body with a couple of short punches.
Dudek is breathing heavily.
Fury works on Dudek's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fury throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fury.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
Fury working Dudek over with knees to the body.
Fury lands a body shot.
Fury digs a right hand into Dudek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dudek's gas tank.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Dudek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Fury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury tries to work over Dudek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fury tries to work over Dudek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury misses with a knee to the head.
Dudek throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
A short right from Fury.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
Fury misses with some punches.
Dudek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but Dudek blocks with his arms.
Dudek lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
A right hook to the body lands for Fury.
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Dudek's head.
Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudek.
Dudek blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fury blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury digs a right hand underneath Dudek's ribcage. Dudek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
Dudek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Fury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudek struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Dudek can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fury.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudek.
Fury cracks Dudek with a nice body shot.
Fury lands a body punch.
Fury lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dudek blocking some punches.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fury has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dudek - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fury, and another! Dudek is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nick Fury!
Nick Fury seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler looks to throw a body kick
and Wise counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wise. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggler misses with a leg kick
and Wise counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wise.
Wise lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Diggler.
Wise misses with some punches.
Wise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diggler lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggler avoiding damage as Wise throws knees to the body.
Wise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggler thows a body kick. Wise tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggler misses the shot to the body.
Wise tries to land a leg kick but Diggler saw it coming and moves away.
Wise slips under a jab.
Diggler lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Wise catches Diggler right on the button with a cross.
Diggler cracks the inside of Wise's front leg.
Wise is looking to chop away at Diggler's legs.
A jab lands there for Diggler.
Wise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Wise.
Wise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wise on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggler. Diggler obviously looking to wear him down.
Wise jabs Diggler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diggler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler feints and then cracks Wise's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wise down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wise misses with a wild body shot.
Wise moves out of range of the body kick from Diggler.
Wise throws a wild body kick that Diggler sees coming a mile off.
Wise tried to score with a low kick but Diggler checks it.
Diggler lands with a right hand.
Wise's corner calls for a 1-2. Wise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wise jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wise tries to clinch but Diggler is having none of it.
Wise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wise misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a shot from downtown. Wise moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wise crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diggler - the referee stops the clock and Wise gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diggler. Wise manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diggler feints and then cracks Wise's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wise down.
Diggler checks a low kick from Wise.
Diggler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wise has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wise takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Horrible takedown by Wise or perhaps it was just good defense by Diggler which made him look bad.
Diggler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wise thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Wise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diggler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggler takes a swing at Wise's ribcage but misses.
Wise throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Diggler.
Diggler throws a hook to the side of Wise's head but Wise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggler.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diggler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggler checks a leg kick nicely.
Wise throws a leg kick which misses Diggler's front leg but catches the back leg as Diggler tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Diggler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wise takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diggler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wise lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diggler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diggler throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wise counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wise shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diggler but Diggler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diggler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wise.
Diggler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wise looks to land a right hand but Diggler moved out of range.
Diggler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler scores with a body shot.
Diggler swings widly with a right hand
and Wise counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diggler's knee momentarily.
Wise blocks the body kick.
Wise moves into range and clinches up with Diggler.
A short left from Wise.
Wise lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Diggler.
Diggler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diggler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wise working aggressively here.
Diggler can't find room to land a body shot as Wise controls the action.
Wise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggler blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wise lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Diggler.
Wise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wise blocks a body shot from Diggler.
Wise lands an elbow inside that Diggler shrugs off.
Wise trying to land knees to the body.
Diggler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wise throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diggler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Wise on the inside.
Diggler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wise trying to land knees to the body.
Wise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diggler misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wise fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diggler as Wise tries to tie him up.
Diggler tries a body shot but Wise blocks it.
Wise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggler has had enough of the clinch but Wise keeps him there for the moment.
Wise lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wise works on Diggler's body with a couple of short punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wise.
Diggler working hard to break the clinch.
Diggler misses with the head strike.
Diggler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diggler is trying to break the clinch but Wise has him pressed against the cage.
Wise lands a good knee to the midsection. Diggler won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler blocks a body shot from Wise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Wise.
Wise misses with an elbow strike.
Diggler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diggler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wise connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diggler's face.
Wise lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diggler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wise prevents a body shot from Diggler.
Wise misses with some punches.
Wise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wise lands with a short shot to the head.
Diggler prevents a body shot from Wise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wise avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Diggler.
Diggler ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
Diggler scoring well with a low kick there.
Wise lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wise takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diggler throws a head kick but Wise moves out of range.
Wise misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid body kick from Diggler.
A shot to the liver by Wise. Beautiful body shot.
Diggler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Wise checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diggler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wise.
Wise tries to land a leg kick but Diggler saw it coming and moves away.
Wise pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diggler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diggler connects with a nice looking jab.
Wise connects with a right hand. Diggler shakes it off.
Diggler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diggler defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Wise lands with an uppercut that bounces Diggler off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise cracks Diggler with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggler moves out of range as Wise strikes.
Wise keeps Diggler at a distance using the push kick.
Diggler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diggler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wise cracks Diggler with a good jab.
Diggler misses with an uppercut.
Diggler lands a jab to the head.
Dennis Wise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise walks into a left hand.
Wise throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diggler throws a leg kick that misses.
Wise with a hook.
Diggler scores with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Diggler as he connects with a hook.
Wise checks a low kick from Diggler.
Diggler looks for the body kick but Wise saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Diggler.
Wise scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise dips to his left and cracks Diggler with an uppercut!
Dirk Diggler's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wise lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wise moves in looking to clinch but Diggler pushes him off.
Diggler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diggler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wise attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diggler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wise has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wise!
A very excited looking Dennis Wise 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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