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ITFL - Week 6/1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Boon I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudek comes into the arena with ASTRAL PROJECTION - Mahadeva blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Boon I!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon I dodges the punch combination from Dudek.
Boon I fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dudek on the side of the head.
Boon I ducks right into an uppercut from Dudek.
Nice defenses there by Dudek.
Dudek throws a body punch but Boon I moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Boon I throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boon I moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boon I throws the left hand but Dudek avoids the punch easily.
Boon I misses with a straight left.
Dudek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boon I swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dudek.
Dudek lands a jab-cross combination.
Dudek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boon I throws a jab when Dudek was well out of range.
Boon I feints and then cracks Dudek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dudek down.
Dudek tries a head kick but it misses.
Boon I looks to land a right hand but Dudek moved out of range.
Dudek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boon I.
Boon I misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon I cracks the inside of Dudek's front leg.
Dudek lands a head shot.
Boon I misses with a hook.
Boon I darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boon I throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boon I takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dudek is looking to clinch but Boon I is avoiding it.
Boon I lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dudek tries to land a front kick but Boon I steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dudek tries to close the distance and clinch but Boon I swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boon I. That's going to slow Dudek down.
Dudek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boon I.
Dudek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dudek lunges at Boon I with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boon I's hand.
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!
Boon I moves out of range as Dudek strikes.
Dudek checks a leg kick.
Boon I lands a really nice looking cross but Dudek seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Boon I.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon I feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dudeks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dudek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boon I throws a leg kick
and Dudek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boon I with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boon I lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Boon I misses the target.
Dudek darts in trying to clinch
and Boon I counters with a body kick that stops Dudek in his tracks momentarily.
Dudek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudek rushes Boon I and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dudek lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Dudek.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dudek stalls.
Dudek throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon I is trying to push Dudek away but Dudek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dudek throws a head punch that misses.
Boon I is looking to break free of the clinch but Dudek has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dudek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boon Is head.
Dudek misses with the head strike.
Dudek has a couple of punches blocked by Boon I.
Dudek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudek misses with some punches.
Boon I tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dudek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boon I tries to pull guard but Dudek won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon I blocking some punches.
Boon I blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Dudek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dudek swings wildly with an uppercut but Boon I uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boon I misses with a punch on the inside.
Dudek scores with a shot to the side of Boon I's head.
Boon I blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dudek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dudek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boon I jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dudek walks away with a smile on his face. Boon I gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
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 Jan Dudek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boon I misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudek.
Boon I takes one to the chin there.
Boon I missing with a left hand there. Dudek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dudek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boon I.
Dudek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dudek just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudek instigates a clinch.
Dudek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boon I lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dudek backwards.
Boon I escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boon I looks to throw the jab but Dudek is out of range.
Dudek with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Boon I, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dudek scores with a decent looking hook.
Boon I is rocked!
Boon I misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dudek counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Boon I out cold! What a finish! Dudek is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Dudek!
Post fight, Jan Dudek took to the microphone: 'Coup de grâce'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily. Lange comes to the cage accompanied by Fire - Bruce Springsteen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, I.P. Daily!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lange scores with a hook to the body. Daily takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lange misses with an uppercut
and Daily connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lange fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lange swings for the body but Daily moves out of range.
Lange tries a low kick but Daily avoids it.
Daily throws a jab but it's blocked by Lange.
Daily throws a head kick that misses.
Daily connects with a solid leg kick.
Lange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lange takes a swing at Daily's ribcage but misses.
Daily ducks under a wild hook from Lange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lange ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lange scores with a body shot.
Artie Lange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daily misses with a straight left.
Daily scores with a sloppy right hand. Lange should have avoided that one.
Lange ducks under a wild hook from Daily.
A jab from Lange misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily connects with a body shot.
Daily misses the shot to the body.
Lange works Daily's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Lange.
Daily fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lange is out of range.
Lange scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daily looks to land a right hand but Lange moved out of range.
Lange's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daily under the eye.
Lange misses with a body shot.
Lange connects with a right hand. Daily shakes it off.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
Lange lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daily circles away quickly and effectively.
Lange looks to score with a jab to the body but Daily is just out of range.
Lange connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lange sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lange scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Daily throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lange swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Daily to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Daily.
Daily scores with a sloppy right hand. Lange should have avoided that one.
Daily throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daily blocks a head kick by Lange.
Lange misses the shot to the body.
Daily slips under a jab.
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lange lands a glancing blow to the side of Daily's head.
Lange fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daily punishes Lange's body with a nice straight punch.
Lange misses with a left hand
and Lange takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Lange misses.
Daily throws a leg kick but Lange sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daily moves away.
A big left from Lange misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daily has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Daily connects with a crisp jab.
Daily tries a head kick but it misses.
Lange needs to keep his hands up - Daily had a free shot at his head there.
Daily throws out a loose jab but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lange ducks under a wild hook from Daily.
Daily shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Daily throws a head kick that misses.
Lange throws a body punch but Daily moves out of range.
Lange scores with a shot to the body.
Daily throws a shot from downtown. Lange moves away and avoids it.
Daily throws a jab but it's blocked by Lange.
Lange thows a leg kick but Daily checks it
and Daily counters with an outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Lange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange dips to his left and cracks Daily with an uppercut!
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lange is looking to wear down Daily with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lange connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lange ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lange wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daily misses with a hook. Lange ducked under it nicely.
Lange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daily.
Daily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lange uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lange. Daily does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lange misses the shot to the body.
Daily takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lange misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daily counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daily avoids the head kick by Lange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daily throws a body kick that misses
and Lange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lange misses with a body punch
and Daily counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lange misses with a hook. Daily ducked under it nicely.
Lange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Lange.
Lange bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daily ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daily connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lange lands a right hook to the body.
Lange throws a low kick but Daily avoids it.
Lange uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Lange.
Daily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daily scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daily goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daily takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lange connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daily sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daily scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daily lands the left hand.
Lange throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Daily counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daily connects with a right that clearly hurt Lange. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Daily proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Lange collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I.P. Daily!
I.P. Daily managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ace of Spades Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogmundur Girsurrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy Bubby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ogmundur Girsurrson's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ogmundur Girsurrson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby dodges the punch combination from Girsurrson.
Girsurrson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Girsurrson lands a body shot.
Bubby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bubby drops Girsurrson with a left and a right! Oh, Girsurrson is hurt - Bubby dives into side control looking to finish!
Girsurrson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big shot lands for Bubby! That's hurt Girsurrson! Will he recover? Bubby fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boy Bubby!
A relieved looking Boy Bubby thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Witcher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Ballantyne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Of Ravia connects with a solid leg kick.
Ballantyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Ravia checks a low kick from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne tests Of Ravia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Ravia throws a body punch but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Ballantyne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Of Ravia's head.
Ballantyne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Of Ravia on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Of Ravia blocks an elbow strike from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne cracks Of Ravia with a nice body shot.
Ballantyne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ballantyne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Ravia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Of Ravia on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with a punch on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with a knee to the head.
Ballantyne wants to stall.
Of Ravia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ballantyne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Of Ravia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ballantyne is trying to stall.
A short right from Ballantyne on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantyne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballantyne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Of Ravia is keeping busy.
Of Ravia tries a knee to the head but Ballantyne blocks it.
Of Ravia jumps guard but Ballantyne stands there with Of Ravia around his waist. Of Ravia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ballantyne's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Ravia.
Ballantyne throws an elbow but it misses.
Of Ravia lands a right hand.
A short right from Of Ravia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballantyne.
Ballantyne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Of Ravia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballantyne backwards.
Of Ravia avoids the elbow strike from Ballantyne, against the cage.
Of Ravia pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Of Ravia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Of Ravia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ballantyne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ballantyne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ballantyne wants to control from the top but Of Ravia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Garrick Ballantyne wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Of Ravia closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ballantyne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Of Ravia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballantynes head.
Of Ravia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Ravia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballantyne lands an elbow that stopped Of Ravia in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Of Ravia.
Ballantyne is rocked!
Of Ravia has Ballantyne pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ballantyne is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Of Ravia - that's hurt Ballantyne badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ballantyne is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ballantyne doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Geralt Of Ravia!
A victorious Geralt Of Ravia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Jecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jecht comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Young Lust. Rodalgo has chosen Ace of Spades - By Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Jecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodalgo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jecht throws a series of punches but Rodalgo avoids them all with ease.
Rodalgo scores with the left hand. Jecht knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodalgo thuds a left hand into Jecht's body.
No joy there for Rodalgo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jecht takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodalgo throws a leg kick which misses Jecht's front leg but catches the back leg as Jecht tries to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Jecht.
Jecht tries to sprawl but Rodalgo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jecht blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodalgo.
Jecht is refusing to be controlled, as Rodalgo sits in half guard.
Rodalgo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodalgo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jecht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodalgo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jecht has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodalgo is working away from the top position though.
Rodalgo trying to control from half guard but Jecht is working away.
Jecht is looking for a sweep. Rodalgo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jecht knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodalgo throwing shots but Jecht is blocking nicely.
Rodalgo trying to control the action but Jecht is working from the bottom.
Rodalgo is working for a submission of some sort.
Jecht trying to hold on to Rodalgo's head to control him but Rodalgo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jecht avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodalgo.
Jecht works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jecht tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodalgo trying to control but Jecht is working from the bottom.
Rodalgo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jecht's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Jecht keeps moving.
Rodalgo wants to pass the guard but Jecht is keeping the position.
Rodalgo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodalgo looking to sit in guard and control but Jecht gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodalgo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jecht is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodalgo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Rodalgo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodalgo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jecht misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodalgo counters with a shoot takedown. Jecht fights it but they end up in guard.
Jecht throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jecht holds on and takes a little breather.
Jecht tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jecht is trying to control the position but Rodalgo postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sir Jecht.
Rodalgo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodalgo is trying to control the action in half guard but Jecht is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jecht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michel Rodalgo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodalgo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo looks to land a strike but Jecht avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodalgo stopping the sweep attempt from Jecht.
Rodalgo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodalgo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jecht works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo wants to pass the guard but Jecht is keeping the position.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Jecht keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michel Rodalgo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodalgo lands with a shot to the body.
Rodalgo with a jab.
Jecht has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodalgo finds it's way round the side to connect with Jecht's head.
Rodalgo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jecht has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jecht has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jecht.
Jecht gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodalgo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodalgo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jecht is retaining full guard.
Rodalgo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jecht looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodalgo is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodalgo is looking to work some ground and pound but Jecht has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Rodalgo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodalgo thows a body shot but no joy.
Jecht uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodalgo.
Good exchange - Rodalgo coming out on top.
Jecht takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodalgo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jecht's guard.
Rodalgo throwing strikes but missing.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Jecht keeps moving.
Jecht trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jecht can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodalgo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodalgo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodalgo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rodalgo is keen to just control but Jecht is a slippery customer.
Jecht has a hand on Rodalgo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rodalgo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jecht is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sir Jecht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jecht tries to hold on but Rodalgo pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rodalgo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rodalgo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jecht scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rodalgo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rodalgo stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Rodalgo!
Our winner, Michel Rodalgo, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
164 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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30
196 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greco Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman checks a leg kick.
Sato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sato lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roman is pulling down on Sato's head. It's preventing any offense from Sato, at least for the moment.
Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roman working a defensive guard here.
Sato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sato is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman keeping full guard, as Sato tries to pass.
Sato trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman has his foot on Sato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sato works his way back into a safe position though.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sato advances position into side control!
Roman is trying to control Sato's posture but Sato avoids it.
Sato works to advance to full mount. Roman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Roman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roman is trying to maintain the position but Sato is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sato 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.
Roman is looking for a sweep. Sato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roman looking for submissions off his back.
Sato is looking to advance position but Roman won't allow it.
Sato is looking for a kimura but Roman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sato to get the leverage.
Roman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Roman is defending well.
Roman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roman has an active guard here but Sato has managed to pass into half guard.
Roman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sato seems to be looking for submissions.
Sato working the head and body with strikes.
Roman gets full guard.
Roman controls Sato momentarily but Sato frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman is looking to sweep but instead, Sato has passed into half guard.
Sato trying to mount his opponent but Roman defends it.
Roman wants to control but Sato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roman wants to get back to full guard but Sato has passed into side control.
Sato looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsuro Sato will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roman on the side of the head.
Roman misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roman. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Roman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katsuro Sato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roman is keeping the position for now.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Roman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sato defends well.
Sato postures up.
Sato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sato has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted.
Roman working for submissions but it's allowed Sato to get to half guard.
Roman actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato prevents Roman from improving his position.
Roman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roman tries to get to full guard but Sato has control of the leg.
Sato working Roman over with strikes.
Roman trying to hold on to Sato's head to control him but Sato postures up.
Roman tries to get to full guard but Sato has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Roman tries to get to full guard but Sato has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to take a breather but Roman is having none of it.
Roman is controlling Sato's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sato misses with a head shot. Roman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sato postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sato drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roman dives on top into guard.
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sato is on top in guard.
Sato throws a big elbow that misses.
Roman wants to control the position but Sato says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Roman taking some punishment here, with Sato in his half guard.
Sato seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato wants to take a breather but Roman is having none of it.
Sato is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sato.
Sato passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roman misses with a straight left.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roman.
Roman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roman looking to score a takedown here. Sato is defending well but Roman drives through and ends up in Sato's guard.
Sato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roman manages to get himself to full guard.
Sato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Roman wants to sweep here but Sato controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roman is keeping the position for now.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Roman is retaining full guard.
Roman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sato is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Roman.
Sato working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sato working the head and body with strikes.
Greco Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
A control attempt from Roman but he's now mounted!
Sato prevents Roman from getting the reversal.
Sato raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roman hang on?
Roman tries to hold on but Sato postures up.
Roman reaches up and holds on to Sato to control the position.
Sato scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Roman in real trouble here! The ref calls for Roman to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuro Sato!
Katsuro Sato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hendry's choice of entrance music: Seed - By Sublime. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
192 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
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33
155 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravas throws an overhand right that lands on Hendry's shoulder, as Hendry tries to avoid the shot.
Hendry throws a nice looking combination but Gravas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hendry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendry throws a jab when Gravas was well out of range.
Hendry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gravas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hendry scrambles back to his feet.
Hendry lands with a nice body punch.
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Gravas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hendry throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hendry just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hendry.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Hendry slips a jab and a cross from Gravas.
Hendry misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
Gravas misses with an uppercut. Hendry saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry throws a leg kick but Gravas checks it.
Hendry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gravas eats them both and turns towards Hendry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hendry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gravas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hendry scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravas should have avoided that one.
Hendry swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gravas to counter with a crisp jab.
Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hendry.
Hendry throws a lazy right hand but Gravas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendry swings widly with a right hand
and Gravas counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
Gravas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gravas - that will leave a mark!
Gravas tries to score with a low kick but Hendry moves his leg out of the way.
Gravas misses with a left hand
and Hendry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Gravas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas lands a really nice looking cross but Hendry seems unphased.
Hendry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gravas.
Gravas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hendry throws out a leg kick but Gravas moves out of range and Hendry only half commits.
Hendry connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hendry on the side of the head.
Gravas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hendry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gravas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Hendry misses its intended target.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Hendry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gravas wants to slow Hendry down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Gravas misses.
Hendry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gravas under the eye.
Gravas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas scores with a hook.
Gravas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendry.
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravas checks a leg kick.
Hendry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gravas is out of range and Hendry settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravas.
Hendry lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hendry.
Gravas moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hendry blocks a low kick nicely.
Hendry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hendry under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendry lands a really nice looking cross but Gravas seems unphased.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gravas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hendry - the referee stops the clock and Gravas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hendry. Gravas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Hendry.
Gravas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hendry thuds a left hand into Gravas's body.
Hendry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hendry misses with a body shot.
Hendry misses with a body shot.
Gravas moves out of range as Hendry strikes.
Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas misses with a hook
and Gravas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hendry.
Hendry misses with a body shot
and Gravas counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colin Hendry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gravas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hendry's hands.
Hendry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravas.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Hendry swings widly with a right hand
and Gravas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Gravas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hendry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away.
Hendry digs a good body shot into Gravas's ribs.
Hendry misses with a low kick as Gravas jumps back.
Colin Hendry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hendry staying out of range there.
Gravas needs to keep his hands up - Hendry had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendry misses with a hook.
Gravas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hendry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Hendry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hendry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Hendry's head but Hendry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendry throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily.
Hendry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gravas counters with a nice body kick.
Hendry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Gravas catches Hendry right on the button with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gravas, as that shot connected.
Gravas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Hendry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hendry.
Gravas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry looks to land a left hand but Gravas moved out of range nicely.
Gravas moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravas connects with a crisp jab.
Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendry.
Hendry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gravas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hendry misses with a straight right.
Hendry lands with a hook. Gravas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gravas misses with a straight right.
Jab by Hendry.
Hendry lands an overhand right.
Hendry misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Hendry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gravas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hendry thows a body shot but no joy.
Hendry lands with a hook. Gravas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hendry works the jab nicely.
Gravas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gravas moves into the clinch.
Gravas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendry tries to break the clinch but Gravas is controlling the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hendry. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gravas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendrys head.
Hendry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gravas.
Hendry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hendry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas pushes Hendry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendry throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravas.
Hendry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hendry.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Hendry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hendry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hendry misses with a body shot.
Hendry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry jabs Gravas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hendry misses with a body shot.
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Hendry slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Hendry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gravas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Gravas.
Hendry throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range.
Hendry throws a shot to the body.
Hendry misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hendry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gravas doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravas.
Hendry lands with a hook. Gravas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hendry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hendry just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hendry checks a leg kick.
Gravas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendry just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry misses with a body shot.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hendry.
Hendry connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Gravas.
Hendry defending well as Gravas loads up on a big left hand.
Hendry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gravas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendry lands a right hook to the body.
Gravas misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Hendry slams his shin into Gravas's torso.
Gravas scores with a nice right hand.
Hendry jabs at Gravas's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendry.
Hendry misses with a hook.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gravas.
Gravas misses with a hook
and Hendry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hendry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas throws a low kick, looking for Hendry's leg but Hendry calmly moves out of range.
Hendry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas.
Gravas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gravas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hendry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendry's sensitive parts.
Hendry slips a straight right by Gravas.
Gravas misses with a looping right.
Hendry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gravas in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry lands a jab.
Hendry works Gravas's body with a nice hook.
Gravas wants to clinch.
Hendry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas is looking to clinch.
Hendry slips a jab from Gravas.
Gravas scores with a head kick.
Hendry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gravas doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravas. That did some damage!
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!
Hendry moves out of range as Gravas throws a body kick.
Hendry lands a right hook to the body.
Hendry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry throws a leg kick which misses Gravas's front leg but catches the back leg as Gravas tries to avoid it.
Hendry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravas. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Hendry.
Colin Hendry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gravas misses with a lunging right hand
and Hendry counters with a one-two to the body.
Hendry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendry scores with a hook to the body. Gravas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hendry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendry scores with a punch to the head.
Hendry lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry checks a leg kick.
Hendry works the jab nicely.
Gravas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hendry.
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Hendry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hendry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Hendry!
A determined Colin Hendry didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. 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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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Voda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Voda with the ground and pound but Teller regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Teller is refusing to be controlled, as Voda sits in half guard.
Voda content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voda seems to be looking for submissions.
Voda is trying to work for a kimura but Teller is defending well.
Teller is not content to let Voda control the position.
Teller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voda's back!
Teller throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Voda can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Teller manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Teller gets his hands free as Voda looks to control.
Even with his hooks in, Teller manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Teller is trying to stick to Voda's back but Voda is turning into Teller. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Teller's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Voda.
Teller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teller 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Teller is on top in guard.
Voda is trying to keep Teller in close.
Teller wanted to stand there but Voda had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Voda is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Teller frees his head nicely. Oh but Voda has switched to an armbar! Teller is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jeremy Voda!
Jeremy Voda really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ace of Spades Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty's entrance music is Cowboy Dan. A fine choice. Scott has chosen Wildboy as his entrance music. Maximus Scott has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighty blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Leighty there.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leighty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Scott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leighty lands with a nice body kick.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leighty. Leighty obviously looking to wear him down.
Leighty scores with a sloppy right hand. Scott should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leighty scores with a head kick. Scott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Leighty misses with a straight left.
Scott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leighty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leighty misses the jab.
Scott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Leighty tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.
Scott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Scott throws a leg kick but Leighty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scott throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Scott throws a leg kick but Leighty moved away.
Scott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Leighty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leighty won't be happy with that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Scott is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leighty is trying to get back to half guard.
Scott trying to control the action but Leighty is working from the bottom.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leighty is avoiding damage well.
Scott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leighty is avoiding damage well.
Scott working away.
Leighty regains half guard.
Leighty keeping hold of Scott's head, controlling as best he can.
Scott slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leighty wants to get back to his feet.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott is keen to just control but Leighty is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Scott connects with a nice short shot to Leighty's temple.
Leighty trying to control from the bottom.
Leighty looks like he's trying to stand up.
Scott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leighty wants to get back to full guard.
Leighty on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Scott 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.
Leighty looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott misses with a head shot. Leighty uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott's cut.
That's time! Leighty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leighty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leighty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leighty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scott.
Leighty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Leighty is just out of range.
Leighty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leighty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leighty slips a jab from Scott.
Leighty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott lands a lovely overhand right.
Leighty connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott thows a body shot but no joy.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Leighty misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott checks a leg kick.
Leighty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leighty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leighty misses with a body shot.
Leighty with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leighty.
Scott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scott throws out a leg kick but Leighty moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Scott throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leighty throws a poor cross that misses
and Scott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scott.
Leighty wants to stand up but Scott is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Leighty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leighty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Scott!
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leighty wants to control the pace but Scott is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott is looking to improve his position but Leighty isn't that keen on the idea.
Leighty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control but Leighty is having none of it.
Scott is working to get back to half guard.
Leighty controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty wants to control the pace but Scott is squirming around nicely.
Scott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leighty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leighty looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Dan Leighty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leighty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leighty.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Leighty moved out of range nicely.
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott throws a hook but Leighty blocks it.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Leighty moves away and avoids it.
Scott avoids a kick to the body.
Scott misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Leighty.
Scott drives through with a takedown into Leighty's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Leighty tries to bench press Scott off him but Scott keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty taking punishment in the form of punches.
Scott cracks Leighty with a big right hand but Leighty just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Scott grinds an elbow into Leighty's temple.
Scott fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leighty can't do much from the bottom here.
Scott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leighty is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Scott are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Scott trying to control the position but Leighty is working away.
Leighty manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leighty keeping hold of Scott's head, controlling as best he can.
Leighty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leighty manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dan Leighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leighty takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leighty. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leighty with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighty was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott connects with a leg kick. Leighty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scott with a hook.
Leighty throws a lazy body kick
and Scott counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leighty!
Leighty taking a bit of punishment here - Scott scoring with strikes.
Leighty wants to control but Scott postures up.
Scott throws a strike aimed at the side of Leighty's head but Leighty avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott working away.
Leighty trying to remain calm as Scott controls from the top position.
Scott lands a few punches from side control.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Leighty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Scott working away.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leighty keeps working.
Leighty is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
Scott working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Scott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leighty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Scott!
A very excited looking Maximus Scott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Runnin With The Devil. Karl Denke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Esposito's chin.
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31
195 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito jabs Denke right on the nose. Denke blinks but takes it well.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Denke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Denke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick.
Denke throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Denke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Denke takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Denke scores with a four punch combination!
Esposito throws a push kick but Denke slaps the foot to one side.
Denke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Denke moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Esposito!
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Denke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denke shoots in and drives through. Esposito sprawls well.
Esposito defending well as Denke loads up on a big left hand.
Denke throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito jabs at Denke's body.
Denke jabs Esposito right on the nose. Esposito blinks but takes it well.
Esposito tries to bum rush Denke with a series of wild strikes but Denke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denke misses with a straight left.
Denke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke has a takedown stuffed.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Esposito moves into the clinch.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denke's elbow.
Denke is trying to break free.
Esposito prevents Denke from breaking the clinch.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Denke is blocking nicely.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Denke is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands a right hand.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Denke controls his hands.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Denke is trying to break the clinch but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Denke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denke is trying to drag Esposito to the mat but Esposito just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Denke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Esposito after a bit of a struggle.
Esposito trying to stall but Denke improves his position.
Esposito has Denke pressed against the cage, preventing Denke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Denke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito misses with the head strike.
Denke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denke breaks the clinch.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Denke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denke passes Esposito's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke trying to control from half guard but Esposito is working away.
Denke is really struggling to control Esposito but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Esposito thuds his right hand into Denke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Denke misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Denke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Esposito's waist but Esposito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denke off to one side.
Denke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Esposito keeps Denke at a distance using the push kick.
Esposito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esposito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Denke.
Esposito moves out of range of the body kick from Denke.
Esposito lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Esposito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Denke scrambles back to his feet.
Denke fails with a takedown attempt.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Denke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Denke lands a lovely overhand right.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denke scores with a head kick. Esposito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Esposito there.
Frank Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Denke misses.
Denke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denke shoots in looking for a takedown. Esposito tries to sprawl out of it but Denke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Esposito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Esposito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Esposito.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Denke's head but Denke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
Esposito feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denke.
Esposito lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Denke or perhaps it was just good defense by Esposito which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Esposito. That one must have hurt.
Esposito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Esposito scores with a hook to the body. Denke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denke wants to land a leg kick but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito blocks the body kick.
A big left from Denke misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Denke there.
Esposito lands the left hand.
Denke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Esposito. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Esposito clobbers Denke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Denke slips under a jab.
Denke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esposito.
Esposito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Denke.
Denke throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Denke's calf.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Denke to score with a decent uppercut.
Esposito scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esposito scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito stalks Denke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Denke's face. Denke staggers backwards, shaken.
Denke misses with a right hand
enabling Esposito to counter with a crisp jab.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karl Denke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Denke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Esposito as he connects with a hook.
Denke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Esposito lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito cracks the inside of Denke's front leg.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Esposito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Esposito does no damage.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esposito feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
Esposito scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esposito.
Esposito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Esposito.
Esposito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Esposito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Denke is trying to force a seperation but Esposito has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Esposito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Denke's ribcage. Denke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Denke controls the action.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Denke's head.
Denke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Denke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denke throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Denke tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Denke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denke turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Denke manages to end up in side control.
Esposito can't do much from the bottom here.
Denke is trying to get an arm triangle but Esposito is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito manages to work his way to half guard, despite Denke's best efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Esposito winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
A very excited looking Frank Esposito rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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