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ITFL - Week 7/1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bam Boon I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Biffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam Boon I has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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178 lbs
25 - 7 - 1 |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Boon I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Biff Biffman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon I takes a swing at Biffman's ribcage but misses.
Boon I misses the jab.
Biffman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boon I.
Biffman walks into a jab.
Boon I throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biffman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Biffman wants to clinch.
Biffman has closed the distance and engaged Boon I in a clinch.
Boon I tries to break free but Biffman pushes him back against the cage.
Biffman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boon I controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biffman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Biffman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boon I's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Boon I.
Biffman looking to slow down the pace here.
Boon I's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon I scores with a shoulder strike.
Biffman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boon I's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Biffman - that landed with a thud.
Boon I lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boon I can't find room to land a body shot as Biffman controls the action.
Biffman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biffman tries to work over Boon I's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biffman tries to work over Boon I's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boon I prevents a body shot from Biffman.
Biffman tries a body shot but Boon I blocks it.
Boon I tries to pull guard but Biffman won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon I pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biffman moves in looking to clinch but Boon I pushes him off.
Biffman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boon I connects with a good right hand that stumbles Biffman. Biffman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boon I moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Biffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biffman walks into a straight right hand from Boon I.
Good exchange - Boon I coming out on top.
Biffman checks a low kick from Boon I.
Biffman blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boon I keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Biffman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon I throws a leg kick but Biffman checks it.
Boon I lands an overhand right.
Biffman ducks under a wild hook from Boon I.
Boon I pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biffman is out of range and Boon I settles back down.
Boon I misses with a right hand
and Biffman counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Biffman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Biffman blocks the low kick.
Biffman throws a head kick but Boon I moves out of range.
Boon I looks to throw the jab but Biffman is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biffman misses with a low kick.
A big left from Boon I misses.
Biffman checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Boon I dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Biffman throws a body punch but Boon I moves out of range.
Boon I swats away the attempt to clinch by Biffman.
A slow jab from Biffman misses its intended target.
Boon I displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Biffman throws out the jab.
Boon I tries to bum rush Biffman with a series of wild strikes but Biffman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biffman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boon I connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Biffman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boon I has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boon I stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boon I is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boon I jabs Biffman right on the nose. Biffman blinks but takes it well.
Boon I checks a low kick from Biffman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon I changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boon I rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biffman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boon I misses with a lunging right hand
and Biffman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boon I throws a poor cross that misses
and Biffman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Biffman.
Biffman defending well as Boon I loads up on a big left hand.
Boon I has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boon I there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Biffman moves out of range of the strikes.
Biffman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boon I takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Biffman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boon I is out of range.
Boon I throws a hook to the side of Biffman's head but Biffman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boon I is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon I misses with an uppercut.
Boon I throws a right hand that misses
and Biffman counters with a leg kick.
Biffman slips under a jab from Boon I.
Biffman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boon I misses with a leg kick
and Biffman counters with a good, hard body kick but Boon I shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biffman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boon I throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biffman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boon I throws out a loose jab but Biffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biffman lands a head shot.
Biffman slips a jab from Boon I.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boon I misses with a hook. Biffman ducked under it nicely.
Biffman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boon I.
Bam Boon I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biffman misses with a combination
letting Boon I counter with a right hand.
Boon I throws a body kick that misses.
Boon I misses with an uppercut.
Boon I loads up on a big right hand but Biffman slips the punch.
Boon I throws an overhand right that lands on Biffman's shoulder, as Biffman tries to avoid the shot.
Boon I ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biffman moves away.
A big left from Boon I misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biffman scores with a jab to the body.
Boon I moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bam Boon I is winning the standup battle so far.
Boon I throws out a loose jab but Biffman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boon I lands a leg kick that knocks Biffman off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Boon I.
Biffman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boon I just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biffman throws a leg kick which misses Boon I's front leg but catches the back leg as Boon I tries to avoid it.
Boon I throws a lazy uppercut
and Biffman counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boon I jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boon I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Biffman.
Biffman cracks a nice hook into Boon I's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Biffman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Biffman connects with a body shot that sends Boon I's belly button to the back.
Boon I misses with a hook
and Biffman counters with an outside leg kick.
Biffman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
and Biffman counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Boon I! He's just covering up as Biffman starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Biffman!
After winning the bout, Biff Biffman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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201 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
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31
186 lbs
21 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Si Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Robertson misses.
Damato scores with a nice strike.
Damato lands a slapping body shot.
Damato thuds his right hand into Robertson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robertson throws a right hand that Damato ducks under and follows up with a left that Damato also avoids with ease.
Damato misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Robertson connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robertson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robertson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damato to score with a decent uppercut.
Robertson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damato's head backwards.
Damato throws a powerful right kick. Robertson tried to block low but the kick was high! Robertson was taken right off of his feet! Damato jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pete Damato!
Pete Damato managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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188 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Gravas ducks down to avoid it.
Gravas misses with a looping left.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas slips under a jab from Smith.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Gravas moved out of range nicely.
Gravas tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Gravas scores with a push kick.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Gravas just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravas.
Gravas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Gravas back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravas struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas.
A short uppercut from Gravas.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Gravas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravas lands an uppercut.
A short right from Gravas on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Gravas misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Gravas won't allow it.
Smith pushes Gravas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Smith.
Gravas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a straight right.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas misses with a hook.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Gravas tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith misses the jab.
Gravas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left lands for Gravas.
Gravas misses with a straight right.
Gravas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Gravas is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith clinches.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith gets through Gravas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith tries a body shot but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravas lands a nice uppercut.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Gravas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gravas scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gravas misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Gravas misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gravas tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas.
Gravas is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Gravas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gravas swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Gravas swings widly with a right hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Gravas lands a head shot.
Gravas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Latka Gravas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gravas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gravas lands a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gravas or not.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith tries a body shot but Gravas blocks it.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gravas has him pressed against the cage.
Gravas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gravas moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
A jab from Gravas does it's job there.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
Smith throws the left hand but Gravas avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Gravas misses its intended target.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravas circles away.
Gravas scores with a punch to the head.
Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Gravas.
Gravas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Gravas thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a jab when Gravas was well out of range.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gravas tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gravas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Gravas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Gravas misses its intended target.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Gravas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gravas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Gravas lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to circle away but Gravas has him pinned against the cage.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravas.
Gravas lands with a short shot to the head.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Gravas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Gravas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith cracks Gravas with a nice body shot.
Gravas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith tries to circle away but Gravas has him pinned against the cage.
Gravas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
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 Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gravas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gravas misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Gravas's corner calls for a 1-2. Gravas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravas.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Gravas in a clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Gravas pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas's elbow.
Gravas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
Gravas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gravas avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravas lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gravas.
Smith tries a body shot but Gravas blocks it.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gravas.
Good body shot from Smith.
Gravas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gravas.
Gravas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
Gravas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gravas misses with some punches.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Gravas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tries to work over Gravas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravas lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gravas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gravas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Smith.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Gravas on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravas circles away.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a hook.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gravas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gravas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith misses the body punch
and Gravas counters with a nice body kick.
Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gravas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas lands a jab.
Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravas keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Latka Gravas.
Well Gravas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas!
A very excited looking Latka Gravas 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 Dynamite Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes into the arena with Fear is Our Tradition by Ignite blaring out of the sound system. Leighty has chosen Cowboy Dan as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dynamite Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Nixon avoids the head kick by Leighty.
Leighty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leighty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leighty but Leighty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nixon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leighty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leighty lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon cracks Leighty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leighty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nixon's hands.
Nixon misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty jabs at Nixon's body.
Leighty throws a leg kick but Nixon checks it.
Nixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Leighty. No joy for Nixon on that attempt.
Dan Leighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leighty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighty looks for the body kick but Nixon saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leighty. That's going to slow Nixon down.
Leighty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Leighty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nixon throws a series of punches but Leighty avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leighty throws a body kick that misses.
Nixon throws a hook but Leighty avoids it easily.
Leighty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leighty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighty punishes Nixon's body with a nice straight punch.
Leighty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leighty cracks Nixon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leighty lands a lovely overhand right.
Leighty misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty tries to clinch there but Nixon circles away.
Leighty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leighty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Nixon misses.
Nixon misses with a straight right.
Nixon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nixon fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dynamite Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leighty misses with a body kick.
Leighty throws an overhand right that lands on Nixon's shoulder, as Nixon tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Leighty lands but Nixon takes it in his stride.
Leighty has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Leighty.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Leighty.
Leighty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leighty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nixon's efforts to push away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Leighty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leighty prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leighty throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Leighty dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nixon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nixon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leighty tries to avoid it but Nixon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leighty to the ground. Leighty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leighty lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nixon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leighty tries to avoid it but Nixon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leighty to the ground. Leighty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Leighty.
Leighty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Leighty does it's job there.
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 works Nixon's body with a nice hook.
Leighty digs a good hook to Nixon's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Nixon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leighty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nixon circles away quickly and effectively.
Nixon takes the fight into the clinch.
Leighty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Nixon stalling in the clinch but Leighty improves position.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nixon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leighty lands a knee to the body.
Nixon wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dynamite Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nixon stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Leighty - that landed with a thud.
Nixon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leighty is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dynamite Nixon.
Good shot there by Leighty.
It looks like Dynamite Nixon has been cut.
Leighty scores with a shot to the body.
Nixon closes the distance and pushes Leighty back into the cage.
Leighty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Nixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leighty lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Leighty.
Nice body punch from Nixon - that landed with a thud.
Leighty misses with a punch on the inside.
Leighty misses with a knee to the head.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon trying to control the position but instead, Leighty has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nixon into the cage.
Nixon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Leighty controls his hands.
Nixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leighty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leighty slowing the pace effectively.
Nixon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leighty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Leighty holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nixon blocks an uppercut.
Nixon blocks an uppercut.
Nixon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leighty's defenses.
Nixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nixon.
Nixon breaks the clinch.
Leighty with a nice cross.
Dan Leighty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leighty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leighty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Dan Leighty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leighty tries to avoid it but Nixon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leighty to the ground. Leighty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, jab by Nixon - just one landing.
Nixon moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty tries a knee to the head but Nixon blocks it.
Leighty throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nixon is looking to control Leighty's arms but Leighty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nixon has his back to the cage.
Nixon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Leighty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dynamite Nixon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leighty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nixon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nixon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leighty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nixon checks it well.
Leighty scores with a sloppy right hand. Nixon should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Leighty.
Nixon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nixon.
Nixon is working for takedown but Leighty is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leighty connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nixon's face.
Dynamite Nixon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leighty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Leighty.
Nixon is trying to push Leighty away but Leighty has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leighty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nixon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leighty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leighty is pressed up against the cage. Nixon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leighty down to the mat. Leighty avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leighty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leighty.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nixon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leighty - the referee stops the clock and Nixon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leighty. Nixon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dynamite Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leighty.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leighty.
Nixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leighty lands a nice shot that snaps Nixon's head back.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leighty.
Leighty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Leighty there.
Nixon swings for the body but Leighty moves out of range.
Leighty lands with an uppercut that bounces Nixon off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nixon is rocked!
Nixon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh Nixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Leighty counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Nixon! He's just covering up as Leighty starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Leighty!
A relieved looking Dan Leighty 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 Jarrod Batchelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Batchelor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Medicated. Lange comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire - Bruce Springsteen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarrod Batchelor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lange swings for the body but Batchelor moves out of range.
Batchelor moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Lange misses.
Batchelor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Batchelor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lange throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lange takes a swing at Batchelor's ribcage but misses.
Batchelor defending well as Lange loads up on a big left hand.
Batchelor swings for the body but Lange moves out of range.
Artie Lange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batchelor scores with a leg kick.
Lange walks forward, straight into a front kick from Batchelor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batchelor.
Batchelor lands with a slapping head kick.
Lange clobbers Batchelor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batchelor.
Batchelor staying out of range there.
Lange misses with a hook. Batchelor ducked under it nicely.
Lange swings away with a body shot that misses
and Batchelor counters with a stiff right hand.
Lange throws a nice looking combination but Batchelor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batchelor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange ducks under a wild hook from Batchelor.
Lange throws a looping overhand right but Batchelor ducks down to avoid it.
Batchelor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batchelor slips a jab from Lange.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batchelor.
Batchelor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lange's head.
Batchelor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lange, pushing him back against the cage.
Batchelor stalls.
Lange can't find room to land a body shot as Batchelor controls the action.
Batchelor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lange tries to throw a body punch but Batchelor avoids it by throwing Lange back against the cage.
Batchelor swings wildly with an uppercut but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batchelor tries to circle away but Lange has him pinned against the cage.
Lange is leaning against Batchelor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 tries to throw a body punch but Batchelor avoids it by throwing Lange back against the cage.
Batchelor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batchelor tries to land knees in the clinch but Lange avoids the damage to the body.
Batchelor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batchelor throws a front kick aimed at Lange's knee but Lange avoids it well.
Lange pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batchelor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lange chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batchelor can pounce on him.
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batchelor moves forwards but Lange connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lange lands with a good body shot.
Batchelor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Lange.
Lange misses with an uppercut.
Lange throws a looping overhand right but Batchelor ducks down to avoid it.
Lange misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Batchelor.
Batchelor lands a really nice looking cross but Lange seems unphased.
Batchelor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Batchelor.
Lange thuds his right hand into Batchelor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Batchelor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Batchelor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batchelor throws the kick towards the body but Lange avoids it.
Batchelor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batchelor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lange.
Nice uppercut there from Lange.
Lange swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Lange.
Lange looks winded!
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Batchelor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Batchelor.
Batchelor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lange.
Batchelor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Batchelor drops Lange with a beautiful combination! Lange stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Batchelor is looking for the KO!
Lange is rocked!
Batchelor grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Lange takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Batchelor cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jarrod Batchelor!
A very excited looking Jarrod Batchelor 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 Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Veron might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again. Diggler has chosen YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler cracks the inside of Veron's front leg.
Diggler looks to land a body kick but Veron moved away.
Veron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Diggler moves into the clinch successfully.
Diggler blocks an uppercut.
Veron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veron tries to work over Diggler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veron drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diggler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Veron connects with a body shot.
Diggler misses with a hook.
Diggler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veron.
A big left from Veron misses.
Diggler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Veron checks it well.
Diggler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Veron with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggler throws out a leg kick but Veron moves out of range and Diggler only half commits.
Veron misses with a looping left.
Veron motions for Diggler to come forward. Veron throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veron takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Diggler.
Diggler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Veron.
A big right from Diggler misses.
Diggler takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Veron blocks the low kick.
Veron lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veron lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggler throws a hook but Veron blocks it.
Veron throws a front kick aimed at Diggler's knee but Diggler avoids it well.
Diggler throws an overhand right that lands on Veron's shoulder, as Veron tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron dives in and grabs Diggler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diggler pushes down on Veron's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veron catches Diggler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Veron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggler slips a jab from Veron.
Nice uppercut lands for Veron. That snapped Diggler's head back.
Diggler moves out of range as Veron strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler slips a straight right by Veron.
Diggler looks to score with a jab to the body but Veron is just out of range.
Veron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Veron misses.
Diggler misses with a kick to the body.
Diggler walks into a jab.
Veron misses with a straight right.
Diggler tries to clinch up but Veron circles away and keeps his distance.
Diggler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veron can pounce on him.
Diggler is looking to clinch but Veron is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Veron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veron connects with a body shot that sends Diggler's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Diggler.
Veron throws a looping overhand right but Diggler ducks down to avoid it.
Veron misses with an uppercut. Diggler saw that one coming.
Veron clobbers Diggler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diggler scores with a leg kick.
Veron moves out of range of the strikes.
Veron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Veron shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diggler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Diggler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veron content to control rather than advance.
Veron thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diggler's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to roll over but Veron keeps him under control.
Veron throwing shots but Diggler is blocking nicely.
Diggler is trying to control but Veron manages to pass to mount!
Veron prevents Diggler from getting the reversal.
Diggler tries to hold on but Veron pushes him away.
Veron putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Veron with a couple of short strikes.
Diggler is squirming around, avoiding Veron's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler tries to hold on but Veron pushes him away.
Veron prevents Diggler from getting the reversal.
Veron takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diggler thows a body shot but no joy.
Veron tries to clinch but Diggler moves out of range.
Veron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Veron throws a looping overhand right but Diggler ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Veron.
Nice body punch from Veron.
A leg kick checked by Veron.
Diggler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juan Sebastien Veron is winning the standup battle so far.
Veron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diggler as he avoids it easily.
Veron throws out a loose jab but Diggler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veron shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diggler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Diggler tries to buck Veron off but Veron is having none of it.
Veron is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diggler's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron trying to control the position but Diggler is working away.
Veron working the ground and pound from side control.
Diggler can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Veron.
Diggler is not content to let Veron control the position.
Diggler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Veron.
Veron trying to control the position but Diggler is working away.
Diggler is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Veron is just content to waste time from the top position. Diggler takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Veron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Veron passes Diggler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Juan Sebastien Veron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diggler is staying active underneath Veron, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Veron seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veron seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diggler for as long as he can get away with.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggler wants to improve his position but Veron is controlling well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Veron is trying to control. Diggler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron passes to full mount!
Diggler tries to lock up and control but Veron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diggler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Veron raining down hammerfists from mount.
Veron is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diggler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Veron with the ground and pound from mount.
Veron raining down shots from the mount!
Veron lands a big elbow.
Veron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Veron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diggler is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diggler wants to hold on but Veron pushes him away.
Veron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Veron looking to finish Diggler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diggler!
Diggler tries to hold on but Veron pushes him away.
Veron controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veron breaks from Diggler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Veron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Veron moves away from the strike by Diggler.
A decent looking cross lands there for Veron.
Diggler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some bone on bone action there as Veron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Diggler.
Diggler stuffs the takedown attempt from Veron. Veron gets slowly back to his feet.
Diggler lands with a nice body kick.
Veron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diggler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Veron throws an overhand right that lands on Diggler's shoulder, as Diggler tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dirk Diggler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggler.
Veron blocks a head kick by Diggler.
Veron misses with a straight left.
Veron lands with a hook. Diggler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Veron thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diggler takes one on the button.
Veron tries to clinch there but Diggler circles away.
Veron misses with a hook. Diggler ducked under it nicely.
Veron misses with a looping right.
Veron darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Veron throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron is thwarting Diggler's attempts to control the position.
Diggler has his hands clasped together around Veron's back. He's all about the action.
Veron thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diggler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Veron.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diggler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Veron won't allow Diggler to pass to mount.
Veron moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Veron is trying to keep Diggler in close.
Veron controlling the position.
Veron throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Veron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Veron lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diggler!
Veron misses with a head shot.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diggler tries to lock up and control but Veron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Veron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Veron connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Diggler is in a horrible position here. Veron smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diggler is working to get back to half guard.
Juan Sebastien Veron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diggler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veron has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diggler's face.
Veron cracks Diggler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Veron controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Sebastien Veron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Veron has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Sebastien Veron!
A victorious Juan Sebastien Veron 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 Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wildboy. Maximus Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
It looks like Karl Thomas has been cut.
Thomas rushes Scott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott scores with a push 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!
Scott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scott cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Thomas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas is rocked!
Scott circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Thomas to the canvas! Thomas doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Scott keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Scott!
Our winner, Maximus Scott, 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 Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Billington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Billington acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafka looks to land a right hand but Billington moved out of range.
Kafka throws a low kick, looking for Billington's leg but Billington calmly moves out of range.
Billington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kafka's head backwards.
Kafka moves forwards but Billington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kafka throws a leg kick
and Billington counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Billington advances to half guard.
Billington passes to side control.
Billington looks up at the clock and then as Kafka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Billington smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billington trying to control the position but Kafka is working away.
Billington lands a nice forearm strike.
Billington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kafka keeps working.
Billington content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Billington working away.
Billington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kafka's legs.
Kafka defending against the ground and pound.
Kafka trying to remain calm as Billington controls from the top position.
Billington is looking to take a break and control but Kafka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kafka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kafka is not content to let Billington control the position.
Kafka struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kafka misses the shot to the body.
Billington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kafka on the side of the head.
Billington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kafka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kafka tries to land a front kick but Billington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kafka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kafka throws a jab when Billington was well out of range.
Billington moves to clinch but Kafka breaks away
and Kafka counters with a leg kick.
Kafka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billington moves away.
Kafka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Billington manages to avoid it.
Kafka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billington.
Billington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kafka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billington moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billington changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kafka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka wants to control but Billington postures up.
Kafka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Billington connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kafka some visible discomfort.
Billington trying to control the position but Kafka is working away.
Kafka tries to buck Billington off but Billington is having none of it.
Kafka is not content to let Billington control the position.
Kafka is looking to reverse the position.
Kafka is working hard here to advance position.
Kafka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Billington is taking a breather. Kafka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Billington trying to control the action but Kafka is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Billington working over Kafka with some ground and pound. Kafka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kafka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kafka trying to keep a closed guard but Billington is proving a slippery customer.
Billington chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Billington trying to control the position from guard on top but Kafka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Billington dominated that round.
That's time! Kafka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billington. Kafka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billington misses with a straight right.
Kafka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kafka delivers a nice body kick.
Kafka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kafka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Billington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kafka checks a low kick from Billington.
Billington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kafka momentarily.
Kafka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Billington shoots in and drives through. Kafka sprawls well.
Kafka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kafka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kafka tries to score with a low kick but Billington moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Kafka misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka just misses with a punch to the body.
Kafka throws a head kick but Billington moves out of range.
Billington cracks Kafka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Billington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kafka tries to land a leg kick but Billington saw it coming and moves away.
Kafka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Billington throws a combination that misses
and Kafka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kafka takes a swing at Billington's ribcage but misses.
Billington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kafka manages to avoid it.
Kafka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka throws a sloppy head kick and Billington moves out of range easily.
Viktor Kafka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kafka misses with a low kick.
Billington connects with a right hand. Kafka shakes it off.
Kafka misses with a low kick as Billington jumps back.
Billington ducks under a wild hook from Kafka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kafka momentarily.
Good leg kick by Kafka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kafka throws out a loose jab but Billington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kafka throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kafka swivels and escapes.
Kafka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Billington.
Billington throws a hook but Kafka avoids it easily.
Billington looks to score with a jab to the body but Kafka is just out of range.
A slow jab from Billington misses its intended target.
Kafka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Billington is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Billington.
Kafka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kafka.
Kafka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Billington's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kafka throws a front kick aimed at Billington's knee but Billington avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kafka is looking to reverse the position.
Billington misses with the ground and pound.
Billington misses with the ground and pound.
Kafka is trying to control Billington's posture but Billington avoids it.
Kafka tries to escape but Billington is in control.
Billington looks up at the clock and then as Kafka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Billington smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Billington working the body and head with strikes.
Kafka is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka tries to bench press Billington off him but Billington keeps the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billington has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kafka!
Kafka can't escape the position.
Billington with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kafka is trying desperately to improve position.
Kafka tries to hold on but Billington postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Billington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Billington blocks the low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Billington as he connects with a hook.
Billington tries to clinch up.
Billington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kafka throws out a loose jab but Billington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kafka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Billington scores with a takedown into Kafka's guard.
Billington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kafka keeping moving, preventing Billington from controlling successfully.
Kafka looking for a sweep. Not yet Kafka, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka trying to keep a closed guard but Billington is proving a slippery customer.
Billington preventing the sweep.
Billington looking to pass the guard.
Billington stands and throws Kafka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Billington working the ground and pound.
Billington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kafka tries to buck Billington off but Billington is having none of it.
Kafka can't do much from the bottom here.
Billington takes a little break here. Kafka wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Viktor Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington wants to control for a moment but Kafka uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Billington moves into full mount! Kafka won't be happy about that!
Billington looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Billington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Let's hope that Billington has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Billington looking to control but Kafka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Billington unloading with bombs!
Thomas Billington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Billington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Billington prevents Kafka from getting the reversal.
Billington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Billington landing shots from mount.
Billington trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thomas Billington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Billington controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billington trying to control but Kafka is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Billington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Billington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Billington!
A relieved looking Thomas Billington 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 Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia comes to the cage accompanied by The Witcher. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dragon Slayer enters the cage!
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203 lbs
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196 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer scores with a hook.
Slayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slayer throws a sloppy head kick and Of Ravia moves out of range easily.
Of Ravia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Of Ravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slayer manages to avoid it.
Of Ravia dodges the punch combination from Slayer.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Ravia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slayer is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Slayer blocks the low kick.
Of Ravia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Ravia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Of Ravia tries to clinch there but Slayer circles away.
Slayer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slayer lands a slapping body shot.
Slayer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Of Ravia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slayer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slayer scores with a jab to the body.
Of Ravia is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer misses the shot to the body.
Of Ravia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slayer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slayer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Slayer.
Of Ravia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slayer.
Slayer thuds his shin into the meat of Of Ravia's side.
Slayer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slayer takes a swing at Of Ravia's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Slayer does it's job there.
Slayer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slayer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Slayer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Of Ravia on the side of the head.
Of Ravia gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Slayer gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Of Ravia is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Slayer!
A relieved looking Dragon Slayer 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily and Tweedle Dee. Dee has chosen Chumbawamba - Tubthumping as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, I.P. Daily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daily looks to land a left hand but Dee moved out of range nicely.
Dee delivers a nice body kick.
Dee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daily.
Dee scores with a jab to the body.
Daily throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dee counters with a low kick, right behind Daily 's knee.
Dee dips to his left and cracks Daily with an uppercut!
Daily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dee tests Daily's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daily takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Daily takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daily wants to clinch up but Dee keeps it at a distance.
Dee throws a sloppy body shot
and Daily counters with a stiff right hand.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daily.
Dee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Daily is pushing Dee's head away, looking to escape. Dee manages to hold on to the position though.
Daily parries the strikes from Dee easily there. Dee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Daily to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily is pushing Dee's head away, looking to escape. Dee manages to hold on to the position though.
Dee lands some shots froms side control.
Daily is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee prevents Daily from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Dee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Daily is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daily keeps working.
Dee is putting a hurting on Daily here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily is not content to let Dee control the position.
Dee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Daily is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily tries to escape but Dee is in control.
Dee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dee throws an elbow but Daily slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dee working the ground and pound.
Dee wants to control but Daily is keeping him busy.
Daily throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
Daily throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dee counter with a right hand.
Daily connects with a right hand. Dee shakes it off.
A big left from Daily misses.
Dee lands with a nice body punch.
Dee tries to close the distance and clinch but Daily swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daily is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee shoots in for a takedown but Daily shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Dee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daily throws a head kick that Dee semi-blocks.
Dee lands a nice hook to Daily's body. Daily takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daily has time to react.
Daily turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dee. That snapped Daily's head back.
Dee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daily doesn't seem bothered though.
Daily takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daily takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dee digs a good body shot into Daily's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daily throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dee moves out of range of the body kick from Daily.
Daily misses with a looping left.
Daily looks to throw the jab but Dee is out of range.
Daily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daily gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dee.
Daily throws a leg kick which misses Dee's front leg but catches the back leg as Dee tries to avoid it.
A cross from Dee lands.
Dee throws a hook but Daily blocks it.
Daily slips a jab from Dee.
Daily throws a head kick that misses
and Dee counters with an outside leg kick.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a low kick but Daily avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dee, right into the meat.
Dee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daily throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daily has time to react.
Daily wants to clinch.
Daily moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Daily misses.
Daily is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daily. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Daily misses.
Daily misses with a straight right.
Daily throws a right hand that misses
and Dee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily throws out a powerful jab.
Dee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daily wants to get back to his feet.
Tweedle Dee has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Daily looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dee is taking a breather. Daily says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daily's head.
Dee drops an elbow to the side of Daily's head.
Daily wants to get back to his feet.
Dee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daily sees it coming and defends easily.
Dee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dee lands a nice short elbow.
Daily is not content to let Dee control the position.
Dee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dee wants to pass the guard but Daily is defending well.
Daily blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands strikes from half guard.
Dee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dee lands strikes from half guard.
Dee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daily makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Dee tenderised Daily's leg. Daily is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daily.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dee scores with a jab.
I.P. Daily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tweedle Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daily throws out the jab.
Dee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daily cracks Dee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dee jabs at Daily's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee 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!
Nice uppercut lands for Dee. That snapped Daily's head back.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Daily is rocked!
Daily walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Daily limp body while Dee jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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