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ITFL - Week 9/2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dynamite Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon's entrance music is Fear is Our Tradition by Ignite. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Greco Roman enters the cage!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dynamite Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greco Roman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon misses with a hook. Roman ducked under it nicely.
Nixon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roman.
Nixon looks to throw the jab but Roman is out of range.
Nixon moves into the clinch.
Roman managing to block the knees to the body from Nixon.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nixon.
Nixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Roman manages to break the clinch.
Nixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Roman circles away.
Nixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roman was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Roman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Roman lands a slapping body shot.
Roman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nixon moves in looking to clinch but Roman pushes him off.
Roman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Dynamite Nixon has been cut.
Roman scores with a jab to the body.
Roman slips a jab and a cross from Nixon.
Roman loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Dynamite Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nixon's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roman passes into side control, despite Nixon's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Nixon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roman wants to control but Nixon is keeping him busy.
Nixon sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman is looking to advance position but Nixon won't allow it.
Roman working Nixon over with strikes.
Roman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roman seems to be working for a kimura but Nixon defends the submission attempt.
Roman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roman is looking to advance position but Nixon won't allow it.
Roman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nixon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nixon gets back to full guard.
Roman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nixon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roman has managed to get both his arms back between Nixon's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Roman stacks Nixon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Roman!
Nixon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Roman connects with a decent elbow.
Nixon wants to control but Roman postures up.
Roman is looking to take a break and control but Nixon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nixon is trying to get back to half guard.
Roman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Roman working away.
Roman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nixon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nixon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nixon struggling a bit here.
Nixon tries to bench press Roman off him but Roman keeps the position.
Roman working the head with strikes.
Roman takes a little break here. Nixon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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!
Nixon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Roman lands a few punches from side control.
Nixon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greco Roman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dynamite Nixon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nixon lands with a straight right. Roman didn't see that one coming.
Roman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Roman ducks down to avoid it.
Nixon cracks Roman with a good jab.
Nixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon moves into the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Roman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nixon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roman is keeping busy.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon tries to stall but Roman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Nixon misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon tries to land a knee to the head but Roman blocks with his arms.
Nixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Roman.
A telegraphed right hand from Roman misses the target.
Greco Roman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon tries to clinch but Roman is having none of it.
Roman moves out of range of the strikes.
Roman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nixon to score with a decent uppercut.
Nixon throws a series of punches but Roman avoids them all with ease.
Roman jabs Nixon right on the nose. Nixon blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon lands with a hook. Roman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roman throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Nixon - just one landing.
Nixon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roman looking to score a takedown here. Nixon is defending well but Roman drives through and ends up in Nixon's guard.
Roman is in close to Nixon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nixon has his feet on Roman's thighs here. He's pushed Roman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Roman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dynamite Nixon!
Dynamite Nixon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Dudek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes to the cage accompanied by Fire - Bruce Springsteen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dudek's choice of entrance music: ASTRAL PROJECTION - Mahadeva . This should be fireworks!
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange connects with a single shot there.
Dudek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lange.
Dudek looks to land a combination but Lange avoids it well.
Lange throws a right hand that misses
and Dudek counters with a big head kick but Lange shrugs it off.
Dudek tries to clinch up but Lange circles away and keeps his distance.
Dudek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lange is out of range and Dudek settles back down.
Lange lands a head shot.
Lange throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lange scores with a jab.
Lange displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudek throws out the jab.
Lange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudek slips a straight right by Lange.
Lange just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lange.
Dudek throws a right and a left that Lange avoids nicely.
Dudek moves away from the strike by Lange.
Dudek throws a big shot that misses.
Lange lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lange takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lange misses.
Lange is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudek.
Some bone on bone action there as Lange checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lange cracks Dudek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dudek 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.
Lange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lange throws a hook to the side of Dudek's head but Dudek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dudek throws a looping overhand right but Lange ducks down to avoid it.
Dudek misses with a low kick.
Dudek moves into the clinch.
Dudek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lange tries to break free but Dudek pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dudek.
A right hand to the body from Dudek.
Dudek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lange manages to break the clinch.
Lange misses with a looping left.
Dudek avoids the body shot from Lange.
Artie Lange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange cracks Dudek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lange!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudek misses with a wild combination.
Lange misses with a low kick.
Lange throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dudek on the side of the head.
Dudek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lange was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudek.
Lange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudek manages to avoid it.
Dudek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lange.
Lange ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good exchange - Lange coming out on top.
Dudek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudek ducks under a wild hook from Lange.
Lange swings widly with a right hand
and Dudek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lange.
Lange lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudek just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lange.
Dudek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lange throws out the jab.
Lange loads up on a big right hand but Dudek slips the punch.
Lange tries a low kick but Dudek avoids it.
Lange checks the leg kick nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lange.
Dudek walks into a stiff left hand from Lange.
Dudek connects with an inside leg kick.
Dudek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lange. That did some damage!
Dudek wants to clinch up but Lange keeps it at a distance.
Lange looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudek is just out of range.
Dudek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lange.
Dudek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Lange there.
Dudek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Lange does it's job there.
Dudek takes a swing at Lange's ribcage but misses.
Lange jabs Dudek right on the nose. Dudek blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lange lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lange waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudek.
Decent striking displayed by Lange there.
Dudek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lange throws out the jab.
Lange bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lange.
Dudek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dudek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lange misses with a right hand
and Dudek counters with a three punch combo that has Lange backing up. Lange nods at Dudek to acknowledge the strikes.
Lange throws a jab when Dudek was well out of range.
Lange throws a jab when Dudek was well out of range.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Artie Lange will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lange gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lange lands a lovely overhand right.
Lange loads up on a big right hand but Dudek slips the punch.
Lange takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dudek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dudek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dudek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lange throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
Lange comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dudek avoids a kick to the body.
Dudek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dudek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dudek moves out of range of the strikes.
Lange throws a shot from downtown. Dudek moves away and avoids it.
Lange missing with a left hand there. Dudek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dudek fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange misses the jab.
Dudek slips a jab from Lange.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Lange misses.
Lange slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dudek.
Lange pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lange slips under a jab.
Dudek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dudek throws out a leg kick but Lange moves out of range and Dudek only half commits.
Lange punishes Dudek's body with a nice straight punch.
Dudek moves away from the strike by Lange.
Dudek tests Lange's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lange swats away the attempt to clinch by Dudek.
Lange dips to his left and cracks Dudek with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lange misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dudek. Those never looked like landing.
Lange staying out of range there.
Dudek tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lange feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dudeks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lange takes a kick to the side of the head.
Artie Lange is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lange keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lange throws a hook but Dudek avoids it easily.
Dudek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lange connects with a right hand. Dudek shakes it off.
Dudek throws a hook to the side of Lange's head but Lange sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dudek tries to work over Lange's front leg with a kick but Lange checks it.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lange throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dudek.
Lange throws a shot from downtown. Dudek moves away and avoids it.
Lange getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lange throws out the jab.
Lange looks to throw the jab but Dudek is out of range.
Lange misses with a straight left.
Lange throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dudek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lange keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dudek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dudek defending well as Lange loads up on a big left hand.
Lange lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dudek at a distance.
Dudek lands with a straight right. Lange didn't see that one coming.
Lange dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dudek. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Lange lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dudek doesn't seem phased though.
Dudek defending well as Lange loads up on a big left hand.
Lange throws a good cross that connects.
Lange lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudek off the cage and back into range.
Dudek throws a looping overhand right but Lange ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange connects with a body shot.
Lange pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dudek blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lange throws a lazy right hand but Dudek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dudek looks to score with a jab to the body but Lange is just out of range.
Lange throws a big shot that misses.
Lange thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lange connects with a body shot that sends Dudek's belly button to the back.
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lange swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lange lands a jab.
Dudek moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dudek blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Lange.
Lange throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dudek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dudek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lange.
Lange throws a lazy right hand but Dudek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lange wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lange throws a hook but Dudek avoids it easily.
Lange has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lange throws a body punch but Dudek moves out of range.
Lange throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudek.
Dudek misses with a wild combination.
Lange lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dudek's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Lange.
A telegraphed right hand from Lange misses the target.
Lange is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lange scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dudek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dudek walks into a straight right hand from Lange.
Lange scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange throws an off balance right hand
and Dudek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lange takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dudek looks for the body kick but Lange saw that one coming.
Dudek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lange throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lange cracks Dudek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lange lands a glancing blow to the side of Dudek's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lange.
Dudek slips under a jab from Lange.
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Lange swings for the body but Dudek moves out of range.
Lange lands a head shot.
Lange throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dudek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lange lands a really nice looking cross but Dudek seems unphased.
Lange fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dudek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dudek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lange checks it well.
Jan Dudek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudek was well out of range. Poor timing from Lange.
Dudek tries to bum rush Lange with a series of wild strikes but Lange uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lange connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dudek momentarily.
Lange misses the shot to the body.
Dudek throws a body kick that misses.
Lange connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dudek ducks under a wild hook from Lange.
Dudek scores with a leg kick.
Lange misses with a lunging right hand
and Dudek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dudek tries to clinch but Lange moves out of range.
Dudek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lange swings for the body but Dudek moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lange.
Lange throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lange.
Lange rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dudek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lange tries to land a front kick but Dudek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lange lands with an overhand left.
Lange fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dudek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lange scores with a nice right hand.
Lange moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dudek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lange scores with a sloppy right hand. Dudek should have avoided that one.
Lange misses with a hook.
Lange looks to land a body kick but Dudek moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dudek's head.
Dudek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lange comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lange misses with an uppercut.
Lange lands an overhand right.
Dudek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lange darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dudek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lange.
Dudek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lange lands a jab to the nose.
Dudek ducks under a wild hook from Lange.
A swing and a miss from Lange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dudek staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dudek.
Lange throws a looping overhand right but Dudek ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie Lange showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lange, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie Lange!
During a confident post fight interview, Artie Lange 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 Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer's entrance music is Speak Militant- Sabac Red. A fine choice. Kafka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the Jungle. Viktor Kafka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer takes a swing at Kafka's ribcage but misses.
Royer connects with a leg kick. Kafka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kafka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Royer misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Kafka.
Royer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Viktor Kafka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kafka motions for Royer to come forward. Kafka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Royer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kafka just misses with a punch to the body.
Kafka ducks under a wild hook from Royer.
Royer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kafka moves out of range of the leg kick from Royer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka is looking to score with low kicks.
Royer thumps Kafka with a low kick.
Kafka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Royer cracks Kafka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Royer lands a nice shot that snaps Kafka's head back.
Kafka throws the left hand but Royer avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Royer tenderised Kafka's leg. Kafka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kafka looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royer lands a big head kick that sends Kafka tumbling to the mat! Royer takes a step backwards and waves Kafka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kafka is rocked!
It looks like Viktor Kafka has been cut.
Royer tries to bum rush Kafka with a series of wild strikes but Kafka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kafka is still on wobbly legs! Can Royer finish him?
Kafka throws a chopping leg kick but Royer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kafka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Royer.
Crack! Royer connects with the perfect overhand right and Kafka falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Royer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Royer!
Dakota Royer took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuro Sato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas moves forwards but Sato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Sato's leg. Sato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sato lands with a right hand.
Sato shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Sato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Sato closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thomas quickly recovers to half guard.
Sato seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sato working Thomas over with strikes.
Sato wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Sato is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato seems to be looking for submissions.
Sato wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but Sato is very close to passing his half guard.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sato.
Sato tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thomas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato slips a nice elbow through Thomas's hands, connecting with Thomas's forehead.
Thomas is staying active underneath Sato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sato lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sato has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Thomas defend it? Sato steps over the head and cranks it - Thomas is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katsuro Sato!
Katsuro Sato seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Damato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voda comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Damato!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Damato.
No luck for Voda with that takedown attempt.
Voda gets a clinch.
Damato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damato wants to break free but Voda has control.
Damato looking to stall.
Damato has a couple of punches blocked by Voda.
Damato scores with a shot to the side of Voda's head.
Damato pressing his opponent against the cage.
Voda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Damato tries to throw a body punch but Voda avoids it by throwing Damato back against the cage.
Voda scores with a shoulder strike.
Voda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voda blocks a head kick by Damato.
Voda connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato throws a push kick but Voda slaps the foot to one side.
Voda bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Voda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Damato has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Voda but great work by Damato.
Damato tries to advance to mount but Voda denies him.
Damato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voda keeps working.
Voda is looking for a sweep.
Voda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Damato off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Damato as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Voda!
Damato defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
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!
Voda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Damato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Voda is pulling down on Damato's head. It's preventing any offense from Damato, at least for the moment.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Voda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damato manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato is trying to control the position but Voda postures up.
Voda trying to control but Damato is working from the bottom.
Voda landing some decent shots from guard.
Voda won't allow Damato to get back to his feet.
Damato keeping moving, preventing Voda from controlling successfully.
Voda stopping the sweep attempt from Damato.
Voda pushing down on Damato's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Damato with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Voda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Voda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Voda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damato's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Voda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voda shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut there from Voda.
Voda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damato.
Damato misses the shot to the body.
Damato scores with a hook.
Voda lands with an uppercut that bounces Damato off the cage and back into range.
Nice sprawl there from Damato as Voda shoots in.
Voda shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Voda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Voda shoots in for a double leg but Damato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Voda's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Voda duly obliges.
Voda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voda.
Voda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damato misses with a wild body shot.
Damato 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.
Voda fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato scoring well with a low kick there.
Voda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damato as he avoids it easily.
Jeremy Voda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Damato.
Voda drives through with a takedown into Damato's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Damato is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damato trying to control but Voda is working from the bottom.
Voda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damato wants to control from the top but Voda keeps moving.
Voda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Voda has a closed guard, preventing Damato from standing up.
Damato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Voda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Voda throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Damato escapes and throws Voda's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda is trying to control Damato's posture but Damato avoids it.
Damato moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Voda wants to control but Damato postures up.
Damato tries to advance to mount but can't.
Damato just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Damato off and has taken his back!
Voda is persistently looking for the submission but Damato is defending it well.
Damato staying busy and making it hard for Voda to control.
Damato trying to control but not successfully.
Jeremy Voda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damato tries to escape but Voda has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda lands strikes to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damato tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Voda is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Voda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Damato throws a lazy right hand but Voda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damato, right into the meat.
Damato misses with a straight right.
Damato throws a jab when Voda was well out of range.
Voda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Voda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Voda is putting a hurting on Damato here, landing some big shots from side control.
Voda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Damato is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Voda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voda scoring with punches from side control.
Voda landing strikes.
Voda grinds an elbow into Damato's temple.
Voda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damato wants to get back to his feet.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pete Damato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damato wants to get back to his feet but Voda drags him back down.
Voda tries for a kimura but Damato is defending well.
Voda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damato has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damato is looking to regain half guard here but Voda keeps moving and retains side control.
Voda is looking to take a break and control but Damato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voda goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Damato rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Voda's guard! Nice work there by Damato!
Voda throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Damato escapes and throws Voda's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Damato taking a breather here.
Voda wants to control but Damato postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato is looking to take a break and control but Voda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Voda wants to control but Damato is keeping busy.
Damato content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damato pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Voda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Voda!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeremy Voda waved his t-shirt featuring Ace of Spades Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bubby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry comes to the cage accompanied by Seed - By Sublime. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bubby!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubby takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hendry takes one to the side of the head.
Hendry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bubby.
Decent striking displayed by Hendry there.
Hendry swings for the body but Bubby moves out of range.
Bubby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bubby throws a lazy uppercut
and Hendry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hendry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Hendry misses.
Hendry throws out a leg kick but Bubby moves out of range and Hendry only half commits.
Hendry misses with a hook. Bubby ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Hendry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Hendry.
Hendry misses with a low kick.
Hendry throws a leg kick that misses.
Bubby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bubby thows a leg kick but Hendry checks it
and Hendry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby throws out a loose jab but Hendry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Bubby - just one landing.
Colin Hendry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bubby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hendry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hendry looks to land a combination but Bubby avoids it well.
Bubby misses with a double jab.
Bubby looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendry is just out of range.
Hendry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hendry digs a good hook to Bubby's body.
Hendry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hendry throws a hook but Bubby blocks it.
Hendry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bubby counters with a leg kick.
Hendry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bubby.
Bubby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hendry.
Bubby fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hendry.
Bubby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Hendry tries to land a front kick but Bubby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bubby walks into a jab.
Hendry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hendry scores with the left hand. Bubby knows he should have avoided that one.
Hendry thuds a left hand into Bubby's body.
A cross from Hendry lands.
Bubby throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bubby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bubby throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hendry looks to land a body kick but Bubby moved away.
Hendry motions for Bubby to come forward. Hendry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bubby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendry.
Hendry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bubby counters with a big head kick but Hendry shrugs it off.
A low kick from Hendry is predictable there
and Bubby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hendry won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bubby working the strikes but Hendry uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bubby trying to pass the guard but Hendry defending well.
Hendry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bubby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendry wants to control but Bubby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bubby wants to advance to full mount but Hendry doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bubby won't allow Hendry to sweep him here.
Bubby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bubby preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bubby wants to control from the top but Hendry keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bubby wants to pass the guard but Hendry is keeping the position.
Hendry pulls Bubby in close to prevent any damage.
Bubby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bubby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry looking for a sweep. Not yet Hendry, not yet.
Bubby trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bubby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boy Bubby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bubby closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hendry to the mat! Hendry manages to get full guard.
Bubby postures up in Hendry's guard and throws a big left but Hendry blocks it.
Hendry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bubby throws a big elbow that misses.
Hendry has his hands on Bubby's head, controlling the position.
Hendry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bubby controls the pace.
Hendry is pulling down on Bubby's head to control his posture.
Bubby cracks Hendry with a solid left hand.
Bubby trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bubby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hendry throws the left hand but Bubby avoids the punch easily.
Hendry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bubby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bubby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bubby throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
Bubby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendry throws a lazy uppercut
and Bubby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubby is just out of range.
Bubby lands a head kick!
It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubby lands with a right hand.
Bubby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendry's calf.
Boy Bubby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendry misses with a leg kick.
Bubby misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Hendry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bubby pushes Hendry away with a front kick.
Bubby misses with a few strikes there.
Hendry missing with a left hand there. Bubby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hendry takes a swing at Bubby's ribcage but misses.
Hendry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hendry avoids the body shot from Bubby.
Bubby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendry.
Nice body kick there by Hendry.
Hendry checks a low kick from Bubby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendry swivels and escapes.
Bubby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bubby walks into a straight right hand from Hendry.
Hendry punishes Bubby's body with a nice straight punch.
Hendry jabs Bubby right on the nose. Bubby blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hendry.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendry gets caught napping as Bubby dives in and scores a takedown. Hendry manages to retain guard.
Bubby pushes down on Hendry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bubby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bubby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendry trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby throwing strikes from guard but Hendry blocks nicely.
Hendry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendry keeping moving, preventing Bubby from controlling successfully.
Bubby scoring with some ground and pound.
Bubby is looking to advance position but Hendry has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry is looking to work his way around to Bubby's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Bubby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boy Bubby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin Hendry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bubby scores with a shot to the body.
Hendry moves out of range of the leg kick from Bubby.
Hendry throws a combination. Bubby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bubby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubby was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
Bubby is looking to land body kicks.
Hendry lands a right hook to the body.
Colin Hendry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubby misses the shot to the body.
Bubby lands a slapping body shot.
Hendry tries to work over Bubby's front leg with a kick but Bubby checks it.
Hendry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hendry misses with an uppercut
and Bubby counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hendry connects with a looping right hand.
Hendry tries to land a leg kick but Bubby saw it coming and moves away.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hendry to score with a decent uppercut.
Hendry loads up on a big right hand but Bubby slips the punch.
Hendry clobbers Bubby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hendry misses with an uppercut. Bubby saw that one coming.
Hendry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubby is just out of range.
Hendry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bubby.
Bubby tries a head kick but it misses.
Bubby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bubby tries to work over Hendry's front leg with a kick but Hendry checks it.
Bubby ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
Hendry moves forwards but Bubby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bubby slips a jab from Hendry.
Hendry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bubby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hendry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hendry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hendry misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bubby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bubby.
Bubby moves out of range as Hendry strikes.
Hendry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bubby.
Hendry throws the left hand but Bubby avoids the punch easily.
Hendry throws a leg kick
and Bubby counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hendry.
Hendry is looking to score with low kicks.
Bubby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendry was well out of range. Poor timing from Bubby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bubby moves away.
Hendry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bubby checks a leg kick.
A big left from Hendry misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bubby.
A lazy left from Hendry finds it's target.
Bubby throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Hendry lands.
Hendry throws a body punch but Bubby moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hendry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Bubby.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendry misses with a hook
and Bubby counters with a nice uppercut.
Hendry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Hendry is predictable there
and Bubby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hendry is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubby lands a head shot.
Bubby swings for the body but Hendry moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hendry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bubby doesn't seem phased though.
Bubby is rocked!
A jab from Bubby finds it's way through Hendry's defenses.
Bubby is still on wobbly legs! Can Hendry finish him?
Bubby fails to land the takedown.
Bubby seems to have recovered his senses.
Bubby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Bubby finds it's way through Hendry's defenses.
Boy Bubby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bubby connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendry throws a body punch but Bubby moves out of range.
Bubby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Bubby.
Hendry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bubby!
Hendry thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Colin Hendry.
I think Bubby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boy Bubby!
During a confident post fight interview, Boy Bubby 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 Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler's entrance music is YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME. A fine choice. Of Ravia has chosen The Witcher as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Ravia tries to work over Diggler's front leg with a kick but Diggler checks it.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Diggler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Of Ravia throws a body punch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Ravia's calf.
Diggler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Of Ravia throws a hook but Diggler blocks it.
Of Ravia 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.
Of Ravia blocks a leg kick.
Of Ravia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diggler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick from Of Ravia misses.
Of Ravia thows a body kick. Diggler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Of Ravia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diggler counters with a good low kick that Of Ravia was not able to check.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Diggler checks it.
Of Ravia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Ravia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggler.
A head kick by Of Ravia misses
and Diggler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diggler tries to land a leg kick but Of Ravia saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Diggler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Of Ravia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diggler is able to avoid easily.
Diggler looks for the body kick but Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
Of Ravia looks to land a body kick but Diggler moved away.
Of Ravia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggler throws a leg kick but Of Ravia checks it.
Diggler checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Of Ravia is able to avoid easily.
Diggler moves forwards but Of Ravia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Of Ravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggler moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diggler moves out of range of the leg kick from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Of Ravia misses with a straight left.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Diggler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Ravia connects with the punch.
Diggler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diggler swats away the attempt to clinch by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diggler's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggler checks a leg kick.
Diggler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diggler blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a lazy right hand but Of Ravia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggler looks for the body kick but Of Ravia saw that one coming.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Diggler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diggler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggler on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Of Ravia throws a right hand that misses
and Diggler counters with a straight right hand.
Diggler throws a low kick but Of Ravia avoids it.
Of Ravia clinches.
Diggler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diggler is trying to force a seperation but Of Ravia has the dominant position.
Diggler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Ravia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diggler's efforts to push away.
Of Ravia misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler stalling in the clinch.
Of Ravia throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggler.
Diggler blocking some punches.
Of Ravia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diggler backwards.
Of Ravia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Of Ravia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia pulls guard successfully.
Diggler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Of Ravia keeping full guard, as Diggler tries to pass.
Of Ravia wants to sweep here but Diggler controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Ravia is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geralt Of Ravia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler'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.
Diggler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Of Ravia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Of Ravia misses with a hook.
Diggler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Of Ravia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Of Ravia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diggler checks a low kick from Of Ravia.
Diggler scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Of Ravia misses with a body shot.
Of Ravia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Of Ravia with a jab.
Diggler tried to score with a low kick but Of Ravia checks it.
Of Ravia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggler 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggler counters with a stiff right hand.
Of Ravia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia throws a hook to the side of Diggler's head but Diggler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a low kick but Diggler moves out of range easily.
Of Ravia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Diggler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Of Ravia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Ravia.
Diggler connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggler just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggler blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Ravia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Diggler scores with a nice head shot.
Diggler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggler walks into a straight right hand from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia wants to clinch up but Diggler keeps it at a distance.
Diggler misses with a straight left.
Diggler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Ravia.
Sloppy strikes from Of Ravia. Those never looked like landing.
Of Ravia instigates a clinch.
Of Ravia landing knees to the head.
Diggler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Of Ravia throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Ravia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Ravia blocking some punches.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Diggler throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Ravia.
Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia lands an uppercut.
Diggler lands a nice shot to the body.
Diggler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Of Ravia fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Diggler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggler wants to stall.
Maybe Diggler would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Of Ravia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Ravia with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Ravia.
Diggler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diggler misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Ravia.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dirk Diggler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diggler keeps the fight on the outside.
Of Ravia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diggler doesn't seem bothered though.
Of Ravia throws a chopping leg kick but Diggler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Ravia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggler.
Of Ravia ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
The fighters circling - Of Ravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diggler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Of Ravia slips a straight right by Diggler.
Of Ravia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Ravia throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Ravia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Diggler.
Diggler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but Diggler blocks with his arms.
Diggler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dirk Diggler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Of Ravia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Of Ravia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diggler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Of Ravia misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diggler stalls.
Of Ravia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diggler blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia lands an uppercut.
Of Ravia looking to throw knees to the head but Diggler is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggler.
Of Ravia has a couple of punches blocked by Diggler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggler.
Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Of Ravia has him pressed against the cage.
Diggler throws a head punch that misses.
Of Ravia swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggler lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Diggler.
Of Ravia looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Of Ravia on the inside.
Of Ravia with a knee to the head.
Dirk Diggler's cut is getting worse.
Diggler lands with a right to the head.
Of Ravia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Of Ravia misses with some punches.
Of Ravia working aggressively here.
Diggler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Of Ravia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Of Ravia connects with a high kick.
Diggler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Diggler's shoulder, as Diggler tries to avoid the shot.
Of Ravia tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia throws a sloppy head kick
and Diggler counters with a body kick.
Of Ravia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Of Ravia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Of Ravia - that will leave a mark!
Of Ravia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Of Ravia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Of Ravia throws a leg kick but Diggler checks it.
Diggler throws a head kick that Of Ravia semi-blocks.
Diggler checks a leg kick nicely.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.
Diggler blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diggler moves out of range of the body kick from Of Ravia.
Diggler thuds a left hand into Of Ravia's body.
Diggler throws a leg kick but Of Ravia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Ravia misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geralt Of Ravia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Of Ravia 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geralt Of Ravia!
Geralt Of Ravia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodalgo comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. 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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodalgo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito.
Rodalgo scores with a nice strike.
Esposito lands with a thumping leg kick.
Esposito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodalgo.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Rodalgo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Esposito!
Esposito prevents Rodalgo from moving into mount.
Esposito parries the strikes from Rodalgo easily there. Rodalgo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Esposito to escape.
Esposito is looking for a sweep.
Rodalgo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rodalgo working away.
Rodalgo cracks Esposito with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodalgo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Esposito is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito regains half guard.
Esposito moves into full guard.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esposito pulls Rodalgo in close to prevent any damage.
Rodalgo throws an elbow that misses. Esposito uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodalgo's guard. Nice move by Esposito!
Rodalgo is looking for a triangle but Esposito pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodalgo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodalgo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodalgo is pulling down on Esposito's head. It's preventing any offense from Esposito, at least for the moment.
Esposito must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodalgo trying to control the position.
Esposito slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michel Rodalgo.
Esposito stuns Rodalgo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodalgo misses with a looping right.
Rodalgo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Esposito tests Rodalgo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodalgo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodalgo scores with a jab to the body.
Rodalgo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Esposito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodalgo is out of range and Esposito settles back down.
Esposito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodalgo misses with a looping right.
Rodalgo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Rodalgo misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito.
Esposito throws a hook but Rodalgo avoids it easily.
Rodalgo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Rodalgo.
The fighters circling - Rodalgo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito takes a swing at Rodalgo's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esposito lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rodalgo takes a step back to recover.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodalgo was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Esposito stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodalgo. Rodalgo gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Esposito will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Rodalgo checks it.
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodalgo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo misses the shot to the body.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodalgo.
Esposito throws a low kick but Rodalgo moves out of range easily.
Esposito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodalgo.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodalgo misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Rodalgo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Rodalgo works the jab nicely.
Esposito scores with a nice strike.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodalgo finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito's head.
Rodalgo misses with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a thumping low kick.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodalgo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodalgo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodalgo lands with a good body shot.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodalgo moves out of range of the leg kick from Esposito.
Frank Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodalgo misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo scores with a shot to the body.
Rodalgo tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Esposito lands with a nice body punch.
Esposito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodalgo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Esposito won't be happy with that.
Esposito is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Rodalgo crashes against the mat.
Esposito wants to control but Rodalgo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esposito parries the strikes from Rodalgo easily there. Rodalgo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Esposito to escape.
Esposito wants to control but Rodalgo postures up.
Rodalgo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Esposito down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito defending against the ground and pound.
Rodalgo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rodalgo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rodalgo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Esposito sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Esposito tries to buck Rodalgo off but Rodalgo is having none of it.
Esposito has one of Rodalgo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Rodalgo grinds an elbow into Esposito's temple.
Esposito holding on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to improve position but can't.
Rodalgo working the ground and pound but Esposito is defending the strikes.
Rodalgo misses with the ground and pound.
Esposito is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rodalgo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Esposito is trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo landing a few strikes.
Esposito manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rodalgo's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michel Rodalgo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rodalgo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Rodalgo is out of range.
Esposito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodalgo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito slips a jab from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodalgo is able to avoid easily.
Esposito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodalgo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodalgo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodalgo avoids the head kick by Esposito.
Rodalgo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodalgo ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito slips under a jab from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo misses with a double jab
and Esposito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rodalgo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Rodalgo.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rodalgo cracks Esposito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Esposito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodalgo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esposito tries to clinch up.
Rodalgo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Esposito.
Rodalgo throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodalgo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodalgo feints and as Esposito raises his hands in defense, Rodalgo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Michel Rodalgo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodalgo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esposito is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looking for a sweep. Not yet Esposito, not yet.
Esposito is trying to control the position but Rodalgo postures up.
Esposito is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rodalgo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodalgo throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rodalgo is fighting to break Esposito's control of his arms but Esposito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Esposito wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rodalgo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodalgo.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodalgo.
Esposito scores with the left hand. Rodalgo knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodalgo avoids a kick to the body.
Esposito lands a head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Esposito 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 Rodalgo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodalgo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodalgo shoots for a takedown but Esposito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito.
Rodalgo takes one to the chin there.
Esposito lands with a shot to the body.
Esposito swings for the body but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodalgo looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito lands a jab to Rodalgo's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
Rodalgo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodalgo.
Rodalgo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Esposito is keeping busy.
Rodalgo takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Rodalgo back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Esposito 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 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
Frank Esposito tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Billington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wildboy. Billington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Billington!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Billington on his heels. He'll look to pass Billington's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Billington managing to control the position.
Billington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scott wants to control from the top but Billington keeps moving.
Billington trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billington seems keen to control Scott's posture.
Billington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Billington working for a triangle but Scott defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott throwing strikes from guard but Billington blocks nicely.
Billington working a defensive guard here.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Billington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Billington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Scott being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billington keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Billington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scott defends it easily.
Scott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Billington's head.
Billington working a defensive guard here.
Billington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Billington keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Billington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Billington is trying to keep Scott in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Billington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott working some strikes from top position.
Scott distracts Billington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Scott chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Billington.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott postures up.
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 Maximus Scott will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Billington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Billington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
Scott lands a jab.
Some wild striking there from Billington.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Billington crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scott - the referee stops the clock and Billington gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scott. Billington manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Scott with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Billington on the side of the head.
Scott throws the left hand but Billington avoids the punch easily.
Billington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Billington.
Scott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Billington throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Scott misses the jab.
Billington connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billington cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
Maximus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Billington throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Billington tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Billington.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Billington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Billington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a shoot takedown. Billington fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Billington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott trying to control but Billington is working from the bottom.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Billington keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott trying to control but Billington is working from the bottom.
Maximus Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Billington controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Billington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Billington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Billington's guard.
Billington looking to control but Scott passes into half guard.
Billington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott controlling the action here.
Billington is trying to get back to full guard.
Billington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billington is looking to control Scott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Billington avoid being mounted?
Scott stalling.
Billington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Scott lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billington actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott wants to advance to full mount but Billington doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Scott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Billington misses the target.
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Billington doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott scores with a jab. Billington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Billington shoots and misses
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Billington trying to control the position.
Billington keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Thomas Billington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Scott wants to control but Billington is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott is really struggling to control Billington but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Scott wants to control but Billington is keeping him busy.
Billington tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Scott presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Billington wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Billington is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Billington is trying to escape the mount.
Billington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billington tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Billington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scott looking to control but Billington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billington is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
Billington tries to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Billington gets back to half guard.
Billington is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard.
Billington looking for submissions off his back.
Billington wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Billington is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard.
Scott takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Scott is trying to control. Billington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Billington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Billington is refusing to be controlled, as Scott sits in half guard.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott trying to control the pace.
Billington wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Billington's head.
Billington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Billington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott trying to pass the guard but Billington defending well.
Billington trying to control but Scott postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Billington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Billington missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Scott!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Maximus Scott made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Veron might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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181 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise looks to land a left hand but Veron moved out of range nicely.
Wise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veron cracks Wise with an open hand slap.
Veron throws a leg kick
and Wise counters with a nice body kick.
Wise thows a leg kick but Veron checks it
and Veron counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Veron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wise is adopting a defensive guard.
Wise looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Veron wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dennis Wise was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Veron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron just misses with a punch to the body.
Wise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Veron.
Wise connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Veron misses the target.
Wise shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Veron eats them both and turns towards Wise to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Wise takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Wise.
Veron misses the jab.
Wise fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veron on the side of the head.
Juan Sebastien Veron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise throws a front kick aimed at Veron's knee but Veron avoids it well.
Veron lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Veron blocks the leg kick.
Veron throws an off balance right hand
and Wise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wise throws a low kick but Veron moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Veron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veron.
Wise has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Veron.
Wise tries a low kick but Veron avoids it.
Wise throws a leg kick but Veron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wise throws a hook but Veron avoids it easily.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Veron moved out of range.
Veron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wise.
Veron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wise.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wise tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Veron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Veron thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wise's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
Veron is keen to just control but Wise is a slippery customer.
Veron is really struggling to control Wise but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Veron content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wise wants to get back to full guard.
Veron trying to mount his opponent but Wise defends it.
Wise is controlling Veron's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Veron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Sebastien Veron just wasn't active enough.
Wise misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Veron.
Veron misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wise looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wise moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wise throws a leg kick
and Veron counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wise trying to control here.
Wise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veron wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
Wise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Juan Sebastien Veron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veron swings for the body but Wise moves out of range.
Wise throws a lazy right hand but Veron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veron misses with a body shot.
Veron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wise dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Veron. That did some damage!
Wise is looking to chop away at Veron's legs.
Wise avoids the body shot from Veron.
Veron paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Veron with a hook.
Veron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wise on the side of the head.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Veron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veron avoids the body shot from Wise.
Wise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veron.
Dennis Wise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Veron checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Veron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veron swings for the body but Wise moves out of range.
Wise walks into a left hand.
Veron throws a body punch but Wise moves out of range.
Wise misses with the combination.
Veron misses with a wild body shot.
Veron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wise lands a slapping body shot.
Veron uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wise with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands with an overhand left.
Wise throws a hook but Veron avoids it easily.
Veron misses with a straight right.
Wise slips under a jab from Veron.
Veron shoots in for a takedown but Wise shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Wise misses.
Wise clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veron.
Wise stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wise pushes Veron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wise gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Veron.
Wise misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Veron.
Veron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veron.
Wise lands with a right to the head.
Wise lands a right hand.
Veron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veron blocks an elbow strike from Wise.
Veron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wise lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wise has a couple of punches blocked by Veron.
Wise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wise utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Wise.
Dennis Wise seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise lands with a right to the head.
Wise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veron is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wise throws a punch but it's blocked by Veron.
Wise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veron is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Veron blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise lands a body shot.
Veron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wise's elbow.
A short left from Wise.
Veron misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
That's time! Veron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Veron walks into a left hand.
Good work by Veron as he checks the leg kick.
Wise slips under a jab from Veron.
Wise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Veron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wise misses with a hook.
Wise doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Veron ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
Wise tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Wise looks to land a left hand but Veron moved out of range nicely.
Veron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wise at a distance.
Veron looks to land a combination but Wise avoids it well.
Wise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veron lands an overhand right.
Veron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wise. Wise obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veron throws out the jab.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Veron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wise takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Veron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veron lands a jab.
Wise tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Wise avoids a kick to the body.
Wise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veron.
Veron connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Wise as Veron shoots in.
Veron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wise.
Wise drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Veron - just one landing.
A solid body kick from Wise.
Veron walks into a stiff left hand from Wise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veron shoots for a takedown but Wise saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wise throws a leg kick which misses Veron's front leg but catches the back leg as Veron tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Wise.
Veron misses with a looping left.
Veron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wise connects with an inside leg kick.
Wise connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Veron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron throws a jab but it's blocked by Wise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wise.
Veron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wise.
Good leg kick by Wise there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Veron defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Wise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Veron looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wise closes the distance and pushes Veron back into the cage.
Veron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wise misses with some punches.
Wise pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wise landing knees to the body.
Wise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise lands a good knee to the midsection. Veron won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Wise as the two fighters clinch.
Wise lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Veron blocks an elbow strike from Wise.
Veron can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veron takes a knee to the side of the body.
Veron tries a body shot but Wise blocks it.
Wise gets through Veron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Veron fails to land.
Wise landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juan Sebastien Veron's cut is getting worse.
Wise working Veron over with knees to the body.
Wise scores with a shot to the side of Veron's head.
Wise lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wise has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wise!
Dennis Wise decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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