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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders tries to clinch but Kahn is having none of it.
Kahn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kahn showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kahn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kahn is trying to work for a kimura but Sanders is defending well.
Kahn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanders has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sanders blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kahn.
Kahn seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sanders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jackson Sanders has been cut.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown but Kahn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanders's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kahn connects with a right hand. Sanders shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders moves in looking to clinch but Kahn pushes him off.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Sanders.
Sanders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kahn finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanders's head.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Kahn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Kahn lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sanders falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kahn dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Kahn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Michaels is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Raziq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raziq lands a jab.
Raziq slips a straight right by Michaels.
Raziq closes the distance and clinches.
Raziq taking a breather.
Raziq lands a damaging elbow.
Michaels takes a shot to the head.
Raziq lands a left hand.
Raziq scores with a knee to the head.
Raziq is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raziq lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Michaels wants to break free but Raziq has control.
Come on Raziq - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Raziq - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raziq lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raziq creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michaels's defenses.
Raziq gets through Michaels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raziq holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Raziq lands with a left to the head.
Michaels takes an elbow to the temple.
Raziq lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michaels or not.
Raziq lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Michaels is rocked!
Nice elbow from Raziq.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Raziq finish him?
Raziq lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is pressed against the cage. Raziq pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Michaels! Two more big strikes from Raziq and Michaels crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abdul Raziq!
Abdul Raziq bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Zerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Zerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyron Melendez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Zerra shows good takedown defense.
Melendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zerra counters with an inside leg kick.
Zerra lands a right hook to the body.
Melendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zerra misses with the combination.
Zerra swinging wildly here.
Melendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zerra!
Melendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melendez looks for a takedown but Zerra sprawls well.
Matt Zerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Melendez.
Melendez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zerra is looking to reverse the position.
Melendez wants to control but Zerra is keeping him busy.
Melendez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Zerra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zerra is trying to maintain the position but Melendez is very close to passing his half guard.
Melendez prevents Zerra from improving his position.
Zerra trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zerra is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Zerra wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Zerra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zerra connects with a body shot.
Zerra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melendez.
Nice cross by Zerra.
Zerra misses with an uppercut. Melendez saw that one coming.
Zerra works over Melendez's head and body with a nice combination.
Melendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zerra throws the left hand but Melendez avoids the punch easily.
Melendez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Zerra misses.
Melendez looks for a takedown but Zerra sprawls well.
Melendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melendez manages to avoid it.
Zerra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zerra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melendez.
Melendez shoots in and bounces Zerra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Zerra is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerra wants to sweep here but Melendez controlling him for the moment.
Zerra is working hard here to advance position.
Melendez stops Zerra from standing up.
Zerra controls Melendez momentarily but Melendez frees himself.
Melendez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zerra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Melendez has managed to get both his arms back between Zerra's legs - danger averted.
Zerra has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Melendez has passed into side control.
Melendez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Zerra is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zerra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Melendez wants to control but Zerra is keeping him busy.
Melendez is staying tight to Zerra's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Zerra wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zerra bucks up and tries to throw Melendez off but instead Melendez has got his back!
Melendez keeps control of the position easily here as Zerra tries to buck him off.
Zerra is trying to get back to his feet but Melendez has full control of the position and if anything, Zerra has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Zerra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zerra tests Melendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zerra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zerra stuffs the takedown.
Melendez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Melendez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zerra looking to control.
Zerra wants to sweep but no luck.
Melendez passes Zerra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Melendez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zerra is trying to get back to full guard.
Zerra is refusing to be controlled, as Melendez sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez is controlling the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Melendez defending well as Zerra loads up on a big left hand.
Matt Zerra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zerra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melendez avoids the body shot from Zerra.
Zerra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zerra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zerra looks to land a combination but Melendez avoids it well.
Melendez closes the distance and clinches up with Zerra, looking for a takedown. Melendez pushes Zerra against the cage but Zerra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Melendez.
Matt Zerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Melendez.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zerra circles away.
Matt Zerra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zerra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
Zerra has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zerra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melendez shoots in but no luck this time.
Zerra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zerra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Melendez eats them both and turns towards Zerra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zerra gets caught napping as Melendez dives in and scores a takedown. Zerra manages to retain guard.
Melendez postures up.
Melendez throwing strikes from guard but Zerra blocks nicely.
Zerra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Melendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Melendez won't allow Zerra to get back to his feet.
Melendez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zerra thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zerra 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyron Melendez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Melendez fails with the takedown.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Zerra circles away easily
enabling Zerra to counter with a crisp jab.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melendez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zerra avoids it really well and circles away.
Zerra lands a lovely overhand right.
Zerra is looking to clinch.
Zerra lands a jab to Melendez's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zerra connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Zerra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zerra lands with a nice body punch.
Zerra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zerra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zerra.
Melendez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zerra lands with a shot to the body.
Zerra catches Melendez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Melendez gets tackled into the cage by Zerra. Zerra maintains the clinch.
Zerra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zerra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zerra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zerra.
Melendez walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Zerra dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Zerra cracks Melendez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Melendez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zerra wants to get back to full guard.
Zerra punching from the bottom.
Zerra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Melendez pulls his head out easily.
Melendez is thwarting Zerra's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Melendez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Zerra is looking to escape.
Zerra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Melendez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Let's hope that Melendez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyron Melendez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Melendez takes one on the button.
Zerra swinging wildly here.
Zerra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Melendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zerra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez walks into a straight right hand from Zerra.
Melendez looks for a takedown but Zerra sprawls well.
Matt Zerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Melendez.
Melendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Melendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zerra connects with a solid leg kick.
Zerra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Zerra has Melendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Melendez avoids the elbow strike from Zerra, against the cage.
Zerra manages to break the clinch.
Zerra scores with a jab to the body.
Melendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Melendez is just out of range.
Zerra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zerra breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez closes the distance and clinches up with Zerra, looking for a takedown. Melendez pushes Zerra against the cage but Zerra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zerra fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melendez.
Zerra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zerra wants to clinch.
Zerra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zerra wants it to stay on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Zerra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Melendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zerra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zerra lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zerra throws a series of punches but Melendez avoids them all with ease.
Melendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Melendez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zerra is trying to defend but Melendez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Melendez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matt Zerra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zerra is not content to let Melendez control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Melendez is thwarting Zerra's attempts to control the position.
Tyron Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zerra moves into full guard.
Melendez controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zerra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Zerra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zerra, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Zerra!
Our winner, Matt Zerra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Achilles Leonidas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Read's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Read.
Read moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Read motions for Leonidas to come forward. Read throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas throws a low kick but Read avoids it.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Read.
Read moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Read throws a chopping leg kick but Leonidas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Leonidas misses
and Read counters with an inside leg kick.
Read motions for Leonidas to come forward. Read throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonidas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Read misses with a head kick.
Read misses with a straight left.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas looks for the body kick but Read saw that one coming.
Read blocks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Read sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonidas moves out of range of the body kick from Read.
Leonidas darts in and clinches Read up against the cage.
Leonidas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leonidas connects with a knee to the head.
Leonidas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Read has a couple of punches blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas landing knees to the head.
Leonidas misses with a knee strike.
Leonidas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Read lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Leonidas breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonidas connects with a leg kick. Read looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Read.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas scores with a nice body kick.
Read lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonidas's sensitive parts.
Read throws out a leg kick but Leonidas moves out of range and Read only half commits.
Read wants to slow Leonidas down by chopping away at his legs.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leonidas tries to land a body kick
and Read counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonidas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Read connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonidas scrambles back to his feet.
Leonidas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Read lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonidas off the cage and back into range.
Read scores with a one two! Leonidas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonidas 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 Read has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Read and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Read.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Read blocks a low kick nicely.
Leonidas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Read.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Read is having none of it.
Read misses with a kick to the body.
Read on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Read.
Leonidas scores with a kick to the body.
Read slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas connects with an inside leg kick.
Read attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Read blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a leg kick which misses Leonidas's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonidas tries to avoid it.
Read throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas scores with a head kick.
Leonidas pushes Read away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Read checks it well.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Leonidas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Read has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Read walks into a straight right hand from Leonidas.
Leonidas clinches with his opponent.
Read avoiding damage as Leonidas throws knees to the body.
Read manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonidas looks for the body kick but Read saw that one coming.
Read with a nice cross.
Leonidas throws a low kick, looking for Read's leg but Read calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Achilles Leonidas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leonidas lands with a good body shot.
Read feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leonidas's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Read scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Read doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonidas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Read counters with a head kick.
Read takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonidas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Read throws out the jab.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Leonidas misses
and Read counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read scores with a leg kick.
Leonidas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Read.
Leonidas throws a head kick but Read moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas.
Read throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Read moved away.
Read cracks Leonidas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leonidas works Read's body with a nice hook.
Read tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonidas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Read rather than just go for the knockout.
Leonidas thumps Read with a low kick.
Leonidas throws a chopping leg kick but Read manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leonidas throws out a leg kick but Read moves out of range and Leonidas only half commits.
Leonidas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Read throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonidas.
A left lands for Read.
Read avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a leg kick
and Read counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mark Read is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Read was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonidas.
Read throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leonidas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Read counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Read tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Read takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leonidas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leonidas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Read moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Read throws a leg kick but Leonidas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leonidas misses with a kick to the body
and Read counters with a nice leg kick.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Leonidas tries a low kick but Read avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Read.
Read moves out of range of the body kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a low kick but Read avoids it.
Read misses with a head kick.
Read throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Read misses.
Leonidas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Read is able to avoid easily.
Leonidas misses with a body kick.
Read throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Read throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Read misses with a shot to the body
and Leonidas counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonidas misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Leonidas is predictable there
enabling Read to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read motions for Leonidas to come forward. Read throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Read scores with a head kick. Leonidas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
Leonidas missing with a left hand there. Read was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonidas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Read's sensitive parts.
Leonidas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Read.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Read avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Read avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Read drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Read lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Read checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Read dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Read checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leonidas throws a front kick that sends Read stumbling back into the cage.
Leonidas moves into the clinch.
Leonidas trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonidas into the cage.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas trying to land knees to the body.
Leonidas wants to stall.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas is trying to maintain a safe position but Read gets an underhook and turns Leonidas into the cage.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas lands a knee to the head.
Leonidas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Read avoiding damage as Leonidas throws knees to the body.
Leonidas misses with a knee to the head.
Leonidas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leonidas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
Read lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas trying to land knees to the body.
Leonidas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Read blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonidas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Read has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leonidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leonidas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Read uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Read lands with a kick to the temple. Leonidas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas with a jab.
That kick from Read tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonidas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leonidas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Read looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonidas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leonidas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Read. Read obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Read.
Read dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonidas. That did some damage!
Read checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Read. That's going to slow Leonidas down.
Leonidas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Read checks it well.
Read jabs Leonidas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Read checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leonidas walks into a straight right hand from Read.
Read tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leonidas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Read counters with a big head kick but Leonidas shrugs it off.
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!
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Read avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for Read.
Read pushes Leonidas away with a front kick.
Read misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Read checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Read throws a front kick that sends Leonidas stumbling back into the cage.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Read. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Read checks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Read sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Read showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Read has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Read!
Mark Read was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Garvey Huey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Malakhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garvey Huey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcolm Garvey Huey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Malakhov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malakhov throws an off balance right hand
and Garvey Huey counters with a takedown into side control.
Garvey Huey is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Malakhov is trying to escape and Garvey Huey transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Malakhov is forced to tap! Nice work there by Garvey Huey! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malcolm Garvey Huey!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Malcolm Garvey Huey made sure he mentioned The Steel Penn Nutrition. Laundry - (10% charge + , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chickin Lickin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chickin Lickin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chickin Lickin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lickin.
Lickin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orange counters with a straight right hand.
Lickin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orange attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Orange throws a right and a left that Lickin avoids nicely.
Lickin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orange closes the distance and pushes Lickin back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lickin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orange pulls guard effortlessly.
Orange escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lickin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lickin wants to stand but Orange has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orange has his foot on Lickin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lickin works his way back into a safe position though.
Orange is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lickin has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Orange to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lickin is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Orange pulls down on the head and he's put Lickin to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mr Orange!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick comes to the cage accompanied by Gentleman. Francesco Fachellie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Fachellie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick punishes Fachellie's body with a nice straight punch.
Fachellie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilpatrick. Fachellie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fachellie slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fachellie.
Fachellie shoots in but Kilpatrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kilpatrick lands with a cross.
Fachellie throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Fachellie tenderised Kilpatrick's leg. Kilpatrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilpatrick misses with a wild combination.
Kilpatrick thows a leg kick but Fachellie checks it
and Fachellie counters with a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fachellie counters with a low kick, right behind Kilpatrick 's knee.
A low kick from Kilpatrick is predictable there
and Fachellie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fachellie throws a wild body kick that Kilpatrick sees coming a mile off.
Fachellie has Kilpatrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fachellie just leaning against Kilpatrick, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looking for a takedown.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Kilpatrick is trying to break the clinch but Fachellie is controlling him.
Fachellie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilpatrick gets through Fachellie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fachellie.
Fachellie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fachellie cracks the inside of Kilpatrick's front leg.
Kilpatrick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fachellie is looking to clinch.
Fachellie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilpatrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpatrick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good shot there by Fachellie.
Fachellie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fachellie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie slips a straight right by Kilpatrick.
A lazy left from Kilpatrick finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot that snaps Fachellie's head back.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Kilpatrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Fachellie.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fachellie throws out the jab.
Kilpatrick connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilpatrick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kilpatrick misses the jab.
Kilpatrick blocks a low kick nicely.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fachellie's head backwards.
Luke Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fachellie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kilpatrick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fachellie scrambles back to his feet.
Kilpatrick swings widly with a right hand
and Fachellie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilpatrick blocks a head kick by Fachellie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fachellie.
Fachellie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kilpatrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fachellie can pounce on him.
Kilpatrick throws a hook to the side of Fachellie's head but Fachellie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilpatrick throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kilpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Fachellie.
Fachellie is looking to clinch.
Kilpatrick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fachellie.
Fachellie tries to land a leg kick but Kilpatrick saw it coming and moves away.
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fachellie has closed the distance and engaged Kilpatrick in a clinch.
Kilpatrick can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is pushing Fachellie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fachellie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Fachellie.
Kilpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilpatrick has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fachellie is trying to keep an underhook but Kilpatrick manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fachellie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fachellie is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fachellie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilpatrick manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fachellie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francesco Fachellie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kilpatrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kilpatrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Fachellie moves away and avoids it.
Fachellie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick works Fachellie's body with a nice hook.
Fachellie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fachellie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilpatrick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fachellie defends it nicely.
Fachellie fails with a takedown attempt.
Kilpatrick misses with a few strikes there.
Kilpatrick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fachellie in his tracks.
Luke Kilpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Fachellie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilpatrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachellie closes the distance and pushes Kilpatrick back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kilpatrick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kilpatrick is looking for a takedown.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Kilpatrick tries to circle away but Fachellie has him pinned against the cage.
Fachellie scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilpatrick lands with a left to the head.
Kilpatrick looking to slow down the pace here.
Kilpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Fachellie.
Kilpatrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fachellie ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Fachellie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fachellie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fachellie tries to clinch but Kilpatrick is having none of it.
Fachellie throws a solid leg kick but Kilpatrick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fachellie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilpatrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fachellie misses with a looping right.
Fachellie throws out a loose jab but Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilpatrick thows a body shot but no joy.
Fachellie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Kilpatrick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fachellie on his heels. He'll look to pass Fachellie's guard now, I'm sure.
Fachellie keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick passes Fachellie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilpatrick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fachellie is trying to maintain the position but Kilpatrick is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fachellie wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fachellie is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fachellie avoid being mounted?
Kilpatrick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Kilpatrick prevents Fachellie from standing back up.
Fachellie has one foot on Kilpatrick's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fachellie needs to keep his hands up - Kilpatrick had a free shot at his head there.
Kilpatrick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Decent striking displayed by Kilpatrick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fachellie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fachellie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kilpatrick's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fachellie connects with a body shot that sends Kilpatrick's belly button to the back.
Fachellie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Kilpatrick stuns Fachellie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fachellie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fachellie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fachellie throws a leg kick
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice body shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Fachellie staying out of range there.
Kilpatrick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fachellie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kilpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fachellie wants to clinch.
Kilpatrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fachellie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick lands a nice hook to Fachellie's body. Fachellie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilpatrick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fachellie at a distance.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Fachellie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fachellie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilpatrick.
Fachellie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fachellie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kilpatrick avoids the head kick by Fachellie.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fachellie.
Fachellie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kilpatrick is looking to chop away at Fachellie's legs.
Fachellie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kilpatrick connects with a jab.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick, looking for Fachellie's leg but Fachellie calmly moves out of range.
Kilpatrick dodges the punch combination from Fachellie.
Kilpatrick digs a good body shot into Fachellie's ribs.
Fachellie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fachellie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilpatrick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fachellie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fachellie throws a front kick aimed at Kilpatrick's knee but Kilpatrick avoids it well.
Fachellie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fachellie moves forwards but Kilpatrick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kilpatrick throws out a powerful jab.
Kilpatrick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilpatrick, right into the meat.
Fachellie is looking to chop away at Kilpatrick's legs.
Fachellie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Fachellie avoids it easily.
Fachellie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kilpatrick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fachellie is letting Kilpatrick control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kilpatrick seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound from side control.
Fachellie is looking for a sweep.
Kilpatrick controls the position from side control.
Kilpatrick tries to score with some ground and pound. Fachellie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fachellie stops Kilpatrick from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie is trying to improve his position.
Kilpatrick tries to score with some ground and pound. Fachellie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
Fachellie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fachellie keeps working.
Kilpatrick postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilpatrick working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fachellie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kilpatrick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Kilpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kilpatrick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kilpatrick!
A very excited looking Luke Kilpatrick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All the above by Maino. De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by De Fran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Fran.
De Fran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson tries for a takedown but De Fran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from De Fran.
Jackson tries to bum rush De Fran with a series of wild strikes but De Fran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson takes one on the button.
De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Fran cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
De Fran connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson motions for De Fran to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fran.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
De Fran lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
De Fran with a knee to the head.
De Fran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
De Fran crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Fran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
De Fran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Fran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Fran prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
De Fran working Jackson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran has Jackson pushed against the cage.
De Fran scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Fran lands a damaging elbow.
De Fran landing knees to the body.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
De Fran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson letting De Fran take a breather here.
De Fran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran stalls.
The crowd are getting on De Fran's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
De Fran with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Joshua Jackson has been cut.
De Fran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson throws a head kick but De Fran moves out of range.
Jackson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Fran.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fran. De Fran obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson is rocked!
De Fran lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Crunch! De Fran slams his shin into Jackson's torso.
Donk. De Fran catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
De Fran fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Jackson out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Schwarz Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen The Power as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Schwarz Bruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Burns!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruder misses with a hook.
Bruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bruder there.
Bruder is looking to clinch.
Bruder punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruder throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Schwarz Bruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Bruder.
Bruder throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Bruder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns momentarily.
Bruder throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Bruder misses.
Bruder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruder misses with the combination.
Bruder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruder connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruder misses with a straight right.
Bruder cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruder. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Bruder.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bruder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruder.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruder lands a left hand.
Bruder scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Burns is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruder to keep the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Bruder.
Bruder pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruder lands a right hand.
Bruder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bruder gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schwarz Bruder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruder prevents it.
Burns is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bruder is defending well.
Burns tries to pull guard but Bruder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bruder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruder lands a left and a right that send Burns crashing to the mat, dazed. Bruder thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Bruder misses the target.
Bruder stuns Burns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Bruder scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schwarz Bruder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Bruder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruder. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Bruder with a nice cross.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Bruder.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Bruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Schwarz Bruder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bruder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruder throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Bruder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruder throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruder takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Bruder goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bruder scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruder throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruder misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Bruder clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruder.
Schwarz Bruder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruder moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Bruder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruder is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns is working for takedown but Bruder is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bruder has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns being controlled against the cage.
Bruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruder breaks from the clinch.
Bruder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruder misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schwarz Bruder dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruder.
Bruder tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruder throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Bruder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Bruder does it's job there.
Bruder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruder scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Bruder lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Bruder misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwarz Bruder is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruder moves into the clinch.
Burns pulls guard successfully.
Burns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bruder is aware though and is defending well.
Bruder is posturing up here but Burns has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bruder tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bruder has to tap! Slick submission there by Burns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Burns!
Dick Burns was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warwick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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176 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Warwick Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez thows a leg kick but Davis checks it
and Davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomez's knee momentarily.
Mario Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Davis throws a leg kick but Gomez moved away.
Gomez throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Gomez blocks the body kick.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Davis counters with an inside leg kick.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis 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.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Jab by Gomez.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Gomez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gomez throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown by Gomez or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gomez is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Gomez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Gomez throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Warwick Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Gomez throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Gomez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Gomez moved away.
Davis throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Gomez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Davis.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Gomez as he checks the leg kick.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis clobbers Gomez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomez punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis throws out a leg kick but Gomez moves out of range and Davis only half commits.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gomez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Davis tries to move into range but Gomez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davis eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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 Warwick Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Gomez as he checks the leg kick.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Warwick Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomez's head.
Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomez misses the jab.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Davis's defenses.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis cracks the inside of Gomez's front leg.
Gomez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez checks a leg kick nicely.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Davis tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis slips a straight right by Gomez.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomez's calf.
Gomez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gomez lands an elbow.
Gomez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis controls the position for a moment.
Gomez looking to control but instead Davis has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Davis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez prevents Davis from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Warwick Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Gomez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomez checks it well.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis throws a push kick but Gomez slaps the foot to one side.
Gomez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Gomez connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Gomez down.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gomez avoids a kick to the body.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Gomez 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.
Davis looking to control.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomez.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis pulls Gomez in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Warwick Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gomez's guard.
Gomez is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Gomez is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Gomez has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis gets to his feet - Gomez follows without any prompting.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with an inside leg kick.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomez lands a jab to the head.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mario Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis moves forwards but Gomez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Gomez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That kick from Davis tenderised Gomez's leg. Gomez is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Gomez.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Warwick Davis retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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