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ITFL - Week 9/1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rage Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Boon I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade comes to the cage accompanied by Nows My Time. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rage Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Boon I!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon I throws a body punch but Blade moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Boon I there.
Blade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boon Is jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boon I punishes Blade's body with a nice straight punch.
Blade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boon I.
Boon I sizes up Blade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boon I.
Blade avoids a kick to the body.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blade moves out of range as Boon I strikes.
Boon I looks to score with a jab to the body but Blade is just out of range.
Blade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blade misses with a straight left.
Boon I will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boon I is looking to chop away at Blade's legs.
Boon I is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blade.
Blade ducks right into an uppercut from Boon I.
Boon I swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
A jab lands there for Boon I.
Boon I looks to land a left hand but Blade moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blade takes a swing at Boon I's ribcage but misses.
Boon I is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade blocks a head kick by Boon I.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boon I goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boon I keeps control of Blade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blade takes a shot to the head.
Boon I trying to stall but Blade improves his position.
Boon I looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boon I is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blade to keep the fight standing.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Boon I is trying to pull guard but Blade has him pressed against the cage.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Boon I uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boon I is defending well for now.
Boon I is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blade to keep the fight standing.
Rage Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Boon I.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Blade is struggling to control the position.
Blade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bam Boon I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boon I throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boon I scores with the left hand. Blade knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade slips under a jab from Boon I.
Boon I misses with a low kick as Blade jumps back.
Boon I tries to score with a low kick but Blade moves his leg out of the way.
Blade misses with the combination.
Blade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Blade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Boon I misses.
Blade staying out of range there.
Blade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boon I.
Boon I connects with a leg kick. Blade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boon I thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Boon I.
A jab from Blade misses.
Boon I cracks Blade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blade tries to clinch up but Boon I circles away and keeps his distance.
Boon I on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boon I misses with an uppercut.
Boon I wants to land a leg kick but Blade is out of range.
Blade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boon I.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blade.
Boon I throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boon I on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Boon I misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boon I throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blade misses with a hook.
Boon I scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boon I scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blade doesn't seem bothered though.
Blade slips under a jab from Boon I.
Boon I missing with a left hand there. Blade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boon I throws a leg kick which misses Blade's front leg but catches the back leg as Blade tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boon I. Blade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boon I avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Boon I misses
and Blade counters with a one-two to the body.
Boon I keeps the fight on the outside.
Blade doesn't manage to clinch there - Boon I circles away.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boon I slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blade connects with a single shot there.
Boon I throws a combination that misses
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boon I waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blade.
Blade wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rage Blade will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boon I misses with a few strikes there.
Boon I digs a good body shot into Blade's ribs.
Blade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boon I moves away.
Boon I chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blade can pounce on him.
Boon I takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boon I works Blade's body with a nice hook.
Blade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boon I moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boon I jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blade lands with a nice body kick.
Blade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage Blade is winning the standup battle so far.
Blade clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boon I misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boon I wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boon I tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blade smiles and moves away.
Blade wants to clinch.
Boon I swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Blade lands a big right hook! Boon I looks hurt but is still standing! Blade lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Boon I falls down and Blade dives in with a huge hammer fist! Boon I's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Blade runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rage Blade!
Rage Blade took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want that title baby lezz gooo'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Jecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jecht comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Young Lust. Si Robertson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Jecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Si Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jecht to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jecht will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Robertson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robertson trying to control from half guard but Jecht is working away.
Robertson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Robertson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Si Robertson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Robertson throws out a leg kick but Jecht moves out of range and Robertson only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jecht scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jecht lands a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Robertson.
Jecht connects with a body shot that sends Robertson's belly button to the back.
Robertson throws the left hand but Jecht avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jecht lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robertson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robertson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robertson works the jab nicely.
Robertson throws a low kick but Jecht avoids it.
Jecht looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Jecht moved out of range.
Robertson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jecht misses with an uppercut
and Robertson counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jecht. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jecht comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Jecht tries to move into range but Robertson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jecht blocks a jab.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jecht.
Jecht jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jecht looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jecht uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Robertson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Jecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Robertson.
Si Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jecht darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robertson thuds his right hand into Jecht's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jecht keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Robertson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robertson throws a head kick but Jecht moves out of range.
Jecht connects with a looping right hand.
Robertson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jecht manages to avoid it.
Jecht throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robertson on the side of the head.
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!
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jecht moves away.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jecht counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Robertson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jecht trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Robertson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jecht haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jecht trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robertson throws a looping overhand right but Jecht ducks down to avoid it.
Jecht keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Jecht fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robertson avoids it really well and circles away.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jecht.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jecht cracks Robertson with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Jecht dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jecht takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jecht works Robertson's body with a nice hook.
Robertson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jecht's head.
Jecht swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Jecht misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jecht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Si Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson throws a head kick but Jecht moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Jecht or perhaps it was just good defense by Robertson which made him look bad.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jecht misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jecht uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Jecht shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Robertson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson is pulling down on Jecht's head to control his posture.
Jecht postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
Jecht looking to pass the guard.
Robertson is trying to control the position but Jecht postures up.
Robertson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Si Robertson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Robertson checks the leg kick.
Robertson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jecht to the canvas! Jecht doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Robertson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Si Robertson!
A victorious Si Robertson 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 I.P. Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aran Schmeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). P. Daily and Aran Schmeck. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 11 - 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aran Schmeck!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daily tries to clinch there but Schmeck circles away.
Daily on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daily dips to his left and cracks Schmeck with an uppercut!
Schmeck on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schmeck takes a swing at Daily's ribcage but misses.
Schmeck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daily manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Schmeck misses.
Daily lands a nice hook to Schmeck's body. Schmeck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Daily.
Schmeck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmeck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daily counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Daily misses.
Daily throws the left hand but Schmeck avoids the punch easily.
Daily misses the shot to the body.
Schmeck blocks a head kick by Daily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Daily, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daily throws an overhand right that lands on Schmeck's shoulder, as Schmeck tries to avoid the shot.
I.P. Daily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daily. Schmeck does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Daily does no damage.
Daily lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schmeck takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Daily misses with a head kick.
Schmeck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schmeck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daily avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmeck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Daily.
Schmeck misses with a hook.
Schmeck ducks under a wild hook from Daily.
Good standup being displayed there by Schmeck as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Schmeck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schmeck dives in and grabs Daily's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daily pushes down on Schmeck's head and hops out.
Daily takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Daily lands a high kick!
Daily goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Schmeck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmeck looking to score a takedown here. Daily is defending well but Schmeck drives through and ends up in Daily's guard.
Schmeck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daily is keeping the position for now.
Daily has his feet on Schmeck's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Daily finds it's target.
Daily fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daily takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmeck shoots in for a takedown but Daily shows good takedown defense.
Daily throws a head kick that misses.
Schmeck takes one to the chin there.
Daily misses with the combination.
Daily fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daily lands with a kick to the temple. Schmeck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schmeck.
I.P. Daily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aran Schmeck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmeck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schmeck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daily lands a jab to the nose.
Daily throws a head kick that Schmeck semi-blocks.
Schmeck blocks a jab.
Schmeck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daily but Daily pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schmeck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daily connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmeck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schmeck swings for the body but Daily moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I.P. Daily dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schmeck lands a nice shot that snaps Daily's head back.
Daily will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daily swings widly with a right hand
and Schmeck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daily won't be happy with that.
Schmeck working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daily takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Schmeck wants to control but Daily is keeping him busy.
Schmeck is trying to get an arm triangle but Daily is defending well.
Daily tries to escape but Schmeck is in control.
Schmeck trying to control the action but Daily is working from the bottom.
Daily is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmeck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schmeck throws an elbow but Daily slips to the side and avoids it well.
Daily pushes Schmeck away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schmeck gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Schmeck tries for a kimura but Daily is defending well.
Schmeck cracks Daily with a big elbow.
Schmeck goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Daily has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Schmeck but great work by Daily.
Schmeck gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daily tries to stand and escape but Schmeck is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Daily.
Schmeck has his foot on Daily's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daily works his way back into a safe position though.
Schmeck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daily is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daily tries to stand but Schmeck is controlling from the bottom.
Schmeck is working an open guard so Daily takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Daily lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daily throws a sloppy head kick and Schmeck moves out of range easily.
Schmeck checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daily throws a head kick but Schmeck moves out of range.
Schmeck thows a body shot but no joy.
I.P. Daily is winning the standup battle so far.
Daily just misses with a punch to the body.
I.P. Daily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daily moves forwards but Schmeck connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schmeck cracks a nice hook into Daily's ribs.
Daily lands the left hand.
Schmeck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daily was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmeck.
Daily avoids the body shot from Schmeck.
Nice defenses there by Daily.
Daily throws a sloppy head kick and Schmeck moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmeck digs a good body shot into Daily's ribs.
Daily waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmeck.
Daily waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmeck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmeck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daily at a distance.
Schmeck throws a big shot that misses.
Daily throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daily throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmeck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daily fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schmeck.
Schmeck shoots in for a takedown but Daily shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daily cracks Schmeck with an open hand slap.
Daily scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmeck moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aran Schmeck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right from Daily misses.
Daily displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmeck throws out the jab.
Schmeck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daily digs a good hook to Schmeck's body.
Daily lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schmeck is rocked!
Schmeck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schmeck is still on wobbly legs! Can Daily finish him?
Schmeck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daily throws out a loose jab but Schmeck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daily is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daily connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmeck switches off momentarily and Daily cracks him with a monster right hand! Schmeck topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Daily dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Daily!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). I.P. Daily!
I.P. Daily made sure to mention his sponsor, Ace of Spades Clothing in 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 Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive 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
19 - 9 - 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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Helio James!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
James moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith with a nice cross.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
James scores with a kick to the midsection.
James throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
James scores with a shot to the body.
James lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Decent striking displayed by James there.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
James attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith blocks the body kick.
James throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Smith misses.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
James shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
James pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Smith blocks a body shot from James.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A short right from James.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
A short right from James on the inside.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
James manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
James swinging wildly here.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Dan Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio James.
Smith moves away from the strike by James.
Smith misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for James on that attempt.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and James counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
James might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Smith controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
James controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Helio James.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
James scores with a nice strike.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
James scores with a spinning back kick!
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James lands a shot to the body.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by James.
A short right from James on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith prevents a body shot from James.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. James's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
James postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells James's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James postures up.
Smith keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dan Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith tries to clinch up.
James lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a right hook to the body.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
James misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for James.
James tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith cracks James with a nice body shot.
Smith gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Smith.
James is breathing heavily.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Helio James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
James takes one on the button.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
James scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Smith misses.
James cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James lands an uppercut.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helio James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James walks into a jab.
Smith scores with a jab.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
James lands with a nice body punch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith moves into the clinch.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
James misses with a body punch.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
James lands a nice uppercut.
Dan Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from James.
Smith misses with the head strike.
James tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith tries a body shot but James blocks it.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith misses with a hook
and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from James.
James wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
James working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by James.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James landing strikes.
James swings around for an armbar but Smith sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into James's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smith passes into half guard.
Smith trying to pass the guard but James defending well.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helio James has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Smith.
I think James has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Helio James!
Our winner, Helio James, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke has chosen Runnin With The Devil as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a nice body shot.
Gravas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Gravas is predictable there
and Denke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Denke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Gravas misses.
Gravas misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Denke.
Denke delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke slips a straight right by Gravas.
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Denke throws a head kick that misses.
Gravas just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. Denke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gravas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denke manages to avoid it.
Denke blocks the body kick.
Denke digs a good body shot into Gravas's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Denke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
Denke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denke can pounce on him.
Gravas is looking to land body kicks.
Gravas cracks Denke with a good jab.
Gravas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gravas throws a leg kick
enabling Denke to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke thumps Gravas with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Denke lands in his opponent's guard.
Denke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gravas is keeping the position for now.
Denke won't allow Gravas to sweep him here.
Denke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Denke postures up and lands a big shot to Gravas's brow.
Denke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Denke postures up.
Gravas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Denke controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas trying to control the position.
Denke trying to control but Gravas is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gravas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Latka Gravas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Denke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gravas to the mat! Gravas manages to get full guard.
Denke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gravas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Denke is aware though and is defending well.
Gravas keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Denke advances position into side control!
Denke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Denke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is trying to get back to half guard.
Gravas struggling a bit here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas is not content to let Denke control the position.
Denke working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Denke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Denke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Denke lands a really nice looking cross but Gravas seems unphased.
Gravas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denke misses with a hook. Gravas ducked under it nicely.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
Denke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gravas with a hook.
Gravas throws a series of punches but Denke moves out of range.
Denke throws a leg kick
and Gravas counters with a nice leg kick.
Gravas tries to work over Denke's front leg with a kick but Denke checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch but Denke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravas looks to land a right hand but Denke moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas.
Gravas moves out of range as Denke throws a body kick.
Denke looks to land a left hand but Gravas moved out of range nicely.
Gravas misses the jab.
Denke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gravas's sensitive parts.
Gravas misses with a hook to the body
and Denke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Denke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gravas keeps working.
Denke trying to pass the guard but Gravas defending well.
Gravas trying to control from the bottom.
Gravas won't allow Denke to pass to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke is looking to take a break and control but Gravas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gravas is defending against the submission attempts here by Denke.
Denke working the head and body with strikes.
Denke wants to pass to mount but Gravas is defending the position.
Denke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Denke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Denke is trying to control the action in half guard but Gravas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gravas moves into full guard.
Gravas is trying to keep Denke in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke throwing strikes from guard but Gravas blocks nicely.
Denke landing with the ground and pound.
Denke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karl Denke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gravas trying to control the position.
Denke content to stall in guard here.
Denke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke wants to control from the top but Gravas keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karl Denke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravas is just out of range.
Denke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Denke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gravas's head.
Gravas misses with the body kick
and Denke counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Gravas.
Denke digs a good body shot into Gravas's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gravas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denke.
No luck for Denke with that takedown attempt.
Denke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denke. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denke throws a head kick that Gravas semi-blocks.
Denke connects with a leg kick. Gravas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denke's sensitive parts.
Gravas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gravas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denke moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a leg kick.
Denke misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Denke, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Gravas feints and then cracks Denke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Denke down.
Gravas tries to clinch up.
Denke lands a lovely overhand right.
Gravas throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Gravas avoids a kick to the body.
Gravas motions for Denke to come forward. Gravas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas scores with a shot to the body.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gravas.
Denke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gravas rather than just go for the knockout.
Denke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas is looking to land body kicks.
Denke throws a head kick that Gravas semi-blocks.
Nice shot by Denke.
That kick from Gravas tenderised Denke's leg. Denke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gravas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Denke blocks a leg kick.
Denke takes one to the side of the head.
Gravas doesn't manage to clinch there - Denke circles away.
Denke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke lands with a kick to the temple. Gravas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gravas is rocked!
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denke misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Denke.
Denke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gravas misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Denke.
Oh Gravas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravas seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas misses with a wild body shot.
Denke jabs Gravas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is looking to clinch but Denke is avoiding it.
Denke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gravas was covering up waiting for the punch and Denke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Denke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Denke working the head and body with strikes.
Denke gets to mount! Gravas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Denke with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Gravas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Denke raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Denke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denke 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
A very excited looking Karl Denke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboy Dan. 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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richtofen catches Leighty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richtofen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leighty counters with a nice body kick.
Richtofen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leighty dodges the punch combination from Richtofen.
Richtofen gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Leighty counter with a right hand.
Richtofen loads up on a big right hand but Leighty slips the punch.
Richtofen misses with a body shot.
Richtofen misses with a body shot.
Leighty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richtofen moves away.
Richtofen throws a shot from downtown. Leighty moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Leighty misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leighty.
Richtofen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leighty connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty lands with a cross.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
Leighty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richtofen throws out a loose jab but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leighty lands the left hand.
Leighty scores with a shot to the body.
Leighty moves away from the strike by Richtofen.
Richtofen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid body kick from Leighty.
Leighty misses with a two punch combination.
Richtofen is looking to land body kicks.
Leighty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richtofen throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richtofen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leighty.
Leighty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leighty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leighty misses with a straight right.
Leighty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richtofen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Richtofen lands a high kick!
It looks like Dan Leighty has been cut.
Richtofen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leighty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richtofen.
Leighty lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen throws a shot from downtown. Leighty moves away and avoids it.
Richtofen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Richtofen misses.
Richtofen throws a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
Richtofen connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Richtofen misses
and Leighty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leighty misses with an uppercut. Richtofen saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Richtofen.
A jab lands there for Richtofen.
A left lands for Leighty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richtofen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leighty. Leighty obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Richtofen momentarily.
Richtofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leighty moves away.
Leighty ducks under a wild hook from Richtofen.
Richtofen swings widly with a right hand
and Leighty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richtofen tries to stall but Leighty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leighty struggles to land a body shot inside as Richtofen controls his hands.
Richtofen has Leighty pressed against the cage, preventing Leighty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Richtofen.
Richtofen tries to throw a body punch but Leighty avoids it by throwing Richtofen back against the cage.
Leighty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richtofen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Richtofen.
Richtofen pushes Leighty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Richtofen scores with a shoulder strike.
Leighty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Richtofen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leighty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richtofen moves out of range of the body kick.
Leighty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richtofen.
Leighty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leighty moves out of range of the body kick.
Leighty connects with a crisp jab.
Richtofen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leighty slips under a jab.
Leighty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richtofen.
Richtofen missing with a left hand there. Leighty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richtofen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leighty's sensitive parts.
Richtofen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty scores with a leg kick.
Leighty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dan Leighty is winning the standup battle so far.
Leighty blocks a jab.
Leighty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leighty blocks a leg kick.
Richtofen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leighty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Richtofen misses.
Richtofen is looking to slow Leighty down with leg kicks.
Leighty lands a nice looking body kick.
Richtofen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leighty.
Richtofen throws a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Richtofen
and Leighty counters with a good, hard body kick but Richtofen shrugs it off.
Richtofen thows a body shot but no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leighty throws a big shot that misses.
Leighty lands with a straight right. Richtofen didn't see that one coming.
Richtofen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Richtofen with a jab.
Richtofen catches Leighty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leighty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leighty takes a swing at Richtofen's ribcage but misses.
Leighty lands a really nice looking cross but Richtofen seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leighty.
A swing and a miss from Richtofen.
Good shot there by Leighty.
Leighty scores with a punch to the head.
Leighty scores with a push kick.
Leighty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leighty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leighty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richtofen.
A big right from Leighty misses.
Richtofen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leighty.
Richtofen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty lands a leg kick that knocks Richtofen off balance momentarily.
Richtofen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leighty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Richtofen counter with a right hand.
Richtofen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leighty can pounce on him.
Leighty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richtofen was well out of range. Poor timing from Leighty.
Leighty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richtofen throws a hook but Leighty avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Leighty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richtofen motions for Leighty to come forward. Richtofen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richtofen throws a jab when Leighty was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Leighty dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Richtofen. Leighty does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leighty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richtofen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leighty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Richtofen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leighty scores with a punch to the head.
Richtofen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Richtofen misses with a kick to the body
and Leighty counters with a nice uppercut.
Richtofen misses with an uppercut
and Leighty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Richtofen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Leighty.
Richtofen scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty throws out a loose jab but Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leighty throws a leg kick but Richtofen checks it.
Richtofen looks for the body kick but Leighty saw that one coming.
Richtofen avoids the head kick by Leighty.
Richtofen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leighty. Leighty obviously looking to wear him down.
Richtofen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leighty. Leighty obviously looking to wear him down.
Leighty ducks under a wild hook from Richtofen.
Richtofen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leighty counters with a nice kick to the body.
Leighty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leighty tries a head kick but it misses.
Richtofen throws a poor cross that misses
and Leighty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leighty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen prevents a body shot from Leighty.
Richtofen has a couple of punches blocked by Leighty.
Leighty misses with the head strike.
Richtofen is stalling here.
Richtofen swings wildly with an uppercut but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leighty prevents a body shot from Richtofen.
Leighty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richtofen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leighty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richtofen blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Leighty as the two fighters clinch.
Richtofen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richtofen takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leighty.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leighty.
Richtofen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richtofen prevents a body shot from Leighty.
Leighty tries to land a knee to the head but Richtofen blocks with his arms.
Richtofen swings wildly with an uppercut but Leighty uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leighty.
Richtofen tries to throw a body punch but Leighty avoids it by throwing Richtofen back against the cage.
Leighty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richtofen throws a head punch that misses.
Richtofen misses with a punch to the body.
Richtofen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richtofen misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty blocking some punches.
Richtofen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richtofen misses with some punches.
Leighty is looking to control Richtofen's arms but Richtofen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leighty has his back to the cage.
Leighty with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leighty with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richtofen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leighty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leighty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richtofen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richtofen gets through Leighty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richtofen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leighty.
Richtofen trying to stall but Leighty improves his position.
Leighty tries a knee to the head but Richtofen blocks it.
Richtofen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leighty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Leighty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leighty 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Leighty!
Dan Leighty decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
190 lbs
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196 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beck checks it well.
Beck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teller's sensitive parts.
Beck is looking to land body kicks.
Teller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teller thows a body shot but no joy.
Teller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teller throws an overhand right that lands on Beck's shoulder, as Beck tries to avoid the shot.
Beck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Teller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beck lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for Beck.
Beck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beck avoids the body shot from Teller.
Teller misses the body punch
and Beck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Teller won't be happy with that.
Beck working the ground and pound but Teller is defending the strikes.
Teller is trying to get back to half guard.
Teller manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Teller wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beck in particular looking to stall.
Beck working over Teller with some ground and pound. Teller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beck is nestled in close to Teller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Beck wants to pass the guard but Teller is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Beck's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Teller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck prevents Teller from improving his position.
Beck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Beck is pressing down on Teller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Teller is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Teller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller is trying to keep Beck in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beck takes one on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
Teller checks the leg kick.
Beck misses with a straight left.
Teller throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller connects with a jab.
Beck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jax Teller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beck throws a leg kick but Teller moved away.
Beck lands a really nice looking cross but Teller seems unphased.
Teller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Teller's guard.
Beck landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Teller working a defensive guard here.
Beck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Teller wants to get back to his feet but Beck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Teller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beck is one step ahead there.
Beck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beck trying to control the position from guard on top but Teller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beck might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Teller haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beck slips a straight right by Teller.
Teller misses with a low kick.
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Teller checks a leg kick.
Beck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teller is looking to clinch.
Teller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beck checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Beck dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left lands for Beck.
Teller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Teller connects with a leg kick. Beck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Beck.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Beck swings for the body but Teller moves out of range.
Teller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teller throws a hook but Beck avoids it easily.
Beck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teller's sensitive parts.
Beck connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Beck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller throws a head kick but Beck moves out of range.
Beck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Teller's sensitive parts.
Teller misses with a straight left.
Teller swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Beck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck cracks Teller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beck slips under a jab.
Beck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beck tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck scores with a punch to the head.
Beck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teller is rocked!
Teller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Teller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teller misses with a hook.
Teller throws the left hand but Beck avoids the punch easily.
Beck fakes the leg kick and cracks Teller in 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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Teller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teller seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Teller.
Beck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beck connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck swats away the attempt to clinch by Teller.
Teller misses with a body shot.
Beck throws the kick towards the body but Teller avoids it.
Beck thumps Teller with a low kick.
Beck blocks a low kick nicely.
Beck throws a looping overhand right but Teller ducks down to avoid it.
Teller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beck lands with an overhand left.
Beck misses the jab.
Beck jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teller on the side of the head.
Teller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Teller throws the left hand but Beck avoids the punch easily.
Beck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teller.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Beck.
Beck scores with a punch to the head.
Beck lands a glancing blow to the side of Teller's head.
Beck throws a leg kick but Teller moved away.
Luka Beck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Beck misses.
Teller looks to land a body kick but Beck moved away.
Teller misses with a two punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beck. Teller shrugs it off though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beck.
Beck cracks Teller with a hook to the temple - Teller is on wobbly legs here! Beck swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Teller falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Beck wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luka Beck!
Luka Beck very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Batchelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batchelor comes to the cage accompanied by Medicated. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batchelor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slayer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Batchelor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slayer counters with a straight right hand.
Batchelor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Batchelor.
Slayer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Batchelor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batchelor misses with a body shot.
Batchelor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
Slayer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Batchelor at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Slayer.
Slayer takes one to the chin there.
Batchelor misses with a looping right.
Batchelor cracks Slayer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batchelor moves away.
Batchelor misses with a left hand
and Slayer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slayer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slayer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Batchelor tenderised Slayer's leg. Slayer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batchelor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slayer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slayer tests Batchelor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slayer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slayer scores with a nice body kick.
Slayer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Batchelor is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batchelor.
Batchelor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slayer.
Slayer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batchelor.
Slayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batchelor.
Batchelor lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Batchelor.
Batchelor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batchelor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batchelor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Slayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slayer avoids a kick to the body.
Slayer drops his hands momentarily and Batchelor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slayer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Batchelor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slayer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slayer misses the shot to the body.
Batchelor avoids a kick to the body.
Slayer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Batchelor rushes Slayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batchelor misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Slayer.
Batchelor breaks from the clinch.
Slayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Batchelor.
Batchelor misses with a kick to the body.
Slayer is looking to chop away at Batchelor's legs.
Slayer throws a body punch but Batchelor moves out of range.
Batchelor doesn't manage to clinch there - Slayer circles away.
Batchelor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slayer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batchelor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slayer. That did some damage!
A big left from Slayer misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slayer.
Batchelor misses with a body shot.
Batchelor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slayer is out of range.
Slayer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Batchelor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Batchelor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Slayer.
Batchelor slips under a jab.
Batchelor throws a combination that misses
and Slayer counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Batchelor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Batchelor is just out of range.
Batchelor throws a looping overhand right but Slayer ducks down to avoid it.
Batchelor throws a leg kick but Slayer moved away.
Slayer cracks Batchelor with a hook to the temple - Batchelor is on wobbly legs here! Slayer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Batchelor falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Slayer wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dragon Slayer!
An out of breath Dragon Slayer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Biff Biffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar has chosen Scarface - No Tears as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Biff Biffman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Biff Biffman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Biff Biffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biffman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sklyar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biffman counters with a thumping low kick.
Biffman moves in looking to clinch but Sklyar pushes him off.
Biffman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Biffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sklyar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sklyar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Biffman.
Biffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sklyar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Biffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Biffman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sklyar circles away quickly and effectively.
Sklyar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Biffmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sklyar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sklyar loads up on a big right hand but Biffman slips the punch.
Sklyar moves out of range as Biffman throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Biffman. Sklyar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sklyar tries to score with a low kick but Biffman moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar swats away the attempt to clinch by Biffman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Biffman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sklyar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sklyar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sklyar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sklyar tried to score with a low kick but Biffman checks it.
Biffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biffman throws an overhand right that lands on Sklyar's shoulder, as Sklyar tries to avoid the shot.
Biffman misses with a wild combination.
Sklyar throws a series of punches but Biffman moves out of range.
Sklyar connects with a leg kick. Biffman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Biffman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Biffman lands a nice looking body shot.
Sklyar jabs Biffman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Biffman misses with a wild combination.
Biff Biffman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biffman scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Biffman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sklyar moves out of range of the leg kick from Biffman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sklyar misses with a series of wild punches.
Sklyar tries a low kick but Biffman avoids it.
Sklyar swings for the body but Biffman moves out of range.
Biffman throws a head kick that misses.
Biffman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sklyar fails with a takedown attempt.
Biffman staying out of range there.
Sklyar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biffman throws a push kick but Sklyar slaps the foot to one side.
Biffman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sklyar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sklyar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Biffman.
Nice takedown defense from Biffman. No joy for Sklyar on that attempt.
Biff Biffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergiy Sklyar.
Sklyar dips to his left and cracks Biffman with an uppercut!
Sklyar swings for the body but Biffman moves out of range.
Sklyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biffman.
Biffman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sklyar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biffman loads up on a big right hand but Sklyar slips the punch.
Biffman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sklyar eats them both and turns towards Biffman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sklyar fakes the leg kick and cracks Biffman in the body.
Sklyar throws a body punch but Biffman moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sklyar misses.
Biffman lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biffman scores with a decent looking hook.
Sklyar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sklyar throws an off balance right hand
and Biffman counters with an outside leg kick.
Sklyar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sklyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biffman manages to avoid it.
Biffman blocks a leg kick.
Sklyar fails with a takedown attempt.
Sklyar throws a chopping leg kick but Biffman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sklyar.
Biffman fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sklyar's corner calls for a 1-2. Sklyar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sklyar throws a lazy uppercut
and Biffman counters with a nice body shot.
Biffman throws a leg kick that misses.
Biffman is looking to wear down Sklyar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Biffman throws a front kick aimed at Sklyar's knee but Sklyar avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Biff Biffman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Biffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sklyar manages to avoid it.
Biff Biffman is winning the standup battle so far.
Sklyar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sklyar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biffman is out of range and Sklyar settles back down.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Biffman but Biffman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sklyar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biffman loads up on a big right hand but Sklyar slips the punch.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sklyar won't allow Biffman to sweep him here.
Biffman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sklyar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sklyar throwing strikes from guard but Biffman blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar working some strikes from top position.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sklyar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Biffman's head.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sklyar postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Biffman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sklyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Biffman is retaining full guard.
Sklyar preventing the sweep.
Biffman can't keep his opponent in guard - Sklyar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sklyar winds up and cracks Biffman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sklyar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Biffman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Biffman is looking to control Sklyar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Biffman avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklyar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sklyar trying to control from half guard but Biffman is working away.
Biffman is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Sklyar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sklyar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Biffman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Biffman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sklyar.
Sklyar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sklyar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sklyar is keen to just control but Biffman is a slippery customer.
Sklyar wants to pass to mount but Biffman is defending the position.
Sklyar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biffman gets full guard.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Biffman keeps moving.
Sklyar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Biffman's head.
Biffman trying to keep a closed guard but Sklyar is proving a slippery customer.
Biffman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Biffman looking to control but Sklyar passes into half guard.
Sklyar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sklyar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Biffman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sklyar is keen to just control but Biffman is a slippery customer.
Biffman wants to get back to full guard.
Sklyar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sklyar is trying to control the action in half guard but Biffman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sergiy Sklyar has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar working Biffman over with strikes here.
Biffman is looking to improve his position but Sklyar isn't that keen on the idea.
Sklyar lands with some strikes.
Sklyar controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sklyar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sklyar landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sklyar trying to control but Biffman is having none of it.
Biffman is in a horrible position here. Sklyar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sklyar swats away the attempt to clinch by Biffman.
Biffman throws a low kick, looking for Sklyar's leg but Sklyar calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Biffman. That's going to slow Sklyar down.
Sklyar lands a right hook to the body.
Biffman lands a nice looking body kick.
Sklyar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Biffman throws a chopping leg kick but Sklyar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Biffman throws a jab but it's blocked by Sklyar.
Biffman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sklyar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Biffman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sklyar.
Biffman wants to clinch up but Sklyar keeps it at a distance.
Sklyar misses with a combination
and Biffman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sklyar thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar swings for the body but Biffman moves out of range.
Sklyar fails with a takedown attempt.
Sklyar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Biffman jabs Sklyar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Sklyar misses.
Biffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sklyar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sklyar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sklyar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Biffman. That snapped Sklyar's head back.
Sklyar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Biffman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sklyar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Biffman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biffman is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sklyar connects with a nice short shot to Biffman's temple.
Biffman is looking to improve his position.
Sklyar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Biffman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sklyar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sklyar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Biffman's head.
Sklyar wants to pass to mount but Biffman is defending the position.
Sklyar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Biffman's head.
Biffman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sklyar.
Sklyar slips a nice elbow through Biffman's hands, connecting with Biffman's forehead.
Biffman is looking to improve his position.
Biffman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sklyar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar slips a nice elbow through Biffman's hands, connecting with Biffman's forehead.
Sklyar winds up and cracks Biffman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Biffman is trying to control but can't.
Biffman taking some punishment here, with Sklyar in his half guard.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sklyar drops an elbow to the side of Biffman's head.
Sklyar wants to advance to full mount but Biffman doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Biffman wants to sweep but no luck.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Biffman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Sklyar trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar keeping hold of Biffman's head, controlling as best he can.
Sklyar wants to control but Biffman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Biffman is trying to control the action in half guard but Sklyar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sklyar tries to roll over but Biffman keeps him under control.
Sklyar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sergiy Sklyar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sklyar lands a jab to Biffman's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiy Sklyar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sklyar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiy Sklyar!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergiy Sklyar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tweedle Dee 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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Toulon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee lands a really nice looking cross but Toulon seems unphased.
Toulon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dee finds it's way round the side to connect with Toulon's head.
Toulon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toulon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dee throws a nice looking combination but Toulon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toulon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dee throws a leg kick which misses Toulon's front leg but catches the back leg as Toulon tries to avoid it.
Dee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toulon throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Toulon throws an overhand right that lands on Dee's shoulder, as Dee tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toulon moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Toulon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Dee misses with a shot to the body
and Toulon counters with a right hand to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dee - that will leave a mark!
Dee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toulon.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Toulon moved out of range nicely.
Toulon checks a leg kick.
Toulon thows a body shot but no joy.
Toulon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toulon misses the shot to the body.
Toulon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dee scores with a spinning back kick!
Dee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tweedle Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toulon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toulon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toulon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toulon.
Dee lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Andre Toulon has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toulon.
Dee misses with a kick to the body.
Toulon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toulon connects with a body shot.
Toulon misses with a wild body shot.
Toulon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dee thuds his right hand into Toulon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toulon throws the left hand but Dee avoids the punch easily.
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
and Toulon counters with a straight right hand.
Dee is looking to chop away at Toulon's legs.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toulon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dee avoids the body shot from Toulon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toulon checks the leg kick.
Toulon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dee tried to score with a low kick but Toulon checks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dee.
Toulon jabs Dee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toulon.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toulon.
Dee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toulon misses the shot to the body.
Toulon ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Toulon throws a hook but Dee blocks it.
Dee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Toulon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toulon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dee moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Dee.
Dee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dee thumps Toulon with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Dee.
A telegraphed right hand from Dee misses the target.
Dee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toulon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dee. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toulon moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Dee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toulon is out of range and Dee settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Toulon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dee throws a nice looking combination but Toulon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Toulon - just one landing.
Dee misses with a low kick.
Dee takes one to the side of the head.
Toulon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toulon avoids a kick to the body.
Toulon throws a leg kick which misses Dee's front leg but catches the back leg as Dee tries to avoid it.
Dee misses with a kick to the body
and Toulon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toulon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toulon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dee.
Dee throws a hook but Toulon avoids it easily.
Dee misses the shot to the body.
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toulon is looking to wear down Dee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dee throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Tweedle Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dee looks to land a combination but Toulon avoids it well.
A punch combination from Dee misses.
Andre Toulon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dee.
Toulon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toulon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dee to score with a decent uppercut.
Toulon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dee counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Dee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toulon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Dee misses.
Toulon walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toulon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dee.
Dee thuds a left hand into Toulon's body.
Toulon throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Toulon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toulon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toulon moves out of range of the body kick.
Toulon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.
Dee misses with a body shot.
Toulon just misses with a punch to the body.
Toulon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toulon. Dee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toulon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Toulon.
A low kick from Dee is predictable there
and Toulon counters with a right hand to the body.
Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toulon manages to avoid it.
Toulon takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Toulon throws a leg kick that misses.
Dee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tweedle Dee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toulon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dee is out of range and Toulon settles back down.
Toulon ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Toulon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toulon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toulon takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Dee moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee digs a right hand into Toulon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toulon's gas tank.
Toulon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee prevents a body shot from Toulon.
Dee lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dee.
Dee lands with a short shot to the head.
Dee misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Toulon.
Toulon tries to work over Dee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dee has a couple of punches blocked by Toulon.
Dee misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toulon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toulon trying to control the position but instead, Dee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toulon into the cage.
Nice body punch from Toulon.
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.
The cut man is working on Andre Toulon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dee misses with a wild body shot.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Toulon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.
No joy there for Toulon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toulon lands a nice hook to Dee's body. Dee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toulon slips a straight right by Dee.
Toulon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dee sprawls well. Dee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Toulon gets slowly back to his feet.
Dee tries to close the distance and clinch but Toulon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toulon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Toulon.
Dee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dee 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee misses with a body shot.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
Toulon takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Toulon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toulon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dee slips a jab from Toulon.
Dee throws a leg kick but Toulon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toulon connects with the punch.
Dee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toulon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Dee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toulon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Toulon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dee misses with some punches.
Dee misses with a punch to the body.
Dee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toulon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dee tries a body shot but Toulon blocks it.
Toulon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dee misses with some punches.
Dee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dee throws a punch but it's blocked by Toulon.
Toulon tries to break the clinch but Dee is controlling the position.
Dee misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon manages to break the clinch.
Toulon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dee in his tracks.
Toulon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.
Dee thows a body shot but no joy.
Toulon walks into a jab.
A jab from Dee misses.
Toulon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Dee. That snapped Toulon's head back.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
A jab from Toulon finds it's way through Dee's defenses.
Toulon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dee.
A jab from Toulon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee dodges the punch combination from Toulon.
Toulon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toulon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
Toulon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Toulon misses the body punch
and Dee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dee 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!
Toulon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andre Toulon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee punishes Toulon's body with a nice straight punch.
Toulon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dee on the side of the head.
Toulon thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tweedle Dee.
Well Dee 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tweedle Dee!
After the big win, Tweedle Dee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Syndicate Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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