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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Xianfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has chosen Imagine as his entrance music. Dude Love struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Xianfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xianfa throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zhang Xianfa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xianfa tries to score with a low kick but Love moves his leg out of the way.
Xianfa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xianfa throws a right hand that misses
and Love counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Xianfa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Xianfa lands with a left to the head.
Xianfa lands a nice shot to the body.
Love successfully pulls guard.
Xianfa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Love tries to roll over but Xianfa keeps him under control.
Xianfa trying to pass the guard but Love defending well.
Love looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Xianfa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Love!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love tries to reverse the position but Xianfa maintains control.
Love manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Love moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Xianfa looking to pass the guard.
Love is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Xianfa tries to free his leg and advance position but Love is retaining full guard.
Love is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love has his foot on Xianfa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xianfa works his way back into a safe position though.
Love had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xianfa defends it easily.
Love throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Xianfa wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Xianfa!
Love has isolated one of Xianfa's arms. Xianfa looking to fight him off but Love twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dude Love!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glover Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viv Jenkins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Glover Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Viv Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Almeida is just out of range.
Jenkins is looking to slow Almeida down with leg kicks.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almeida.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jenkins. That's going to slow Almeida down.
Almeida lands a really nice looking cross but Jenkins seems unphased.
Almeida scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Jenkins.
Almeida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Almeida on the side of the head.
Jenkins throws a hook to the side of Almeida's head but Almeida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Almeida throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viv Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almeida cracks Jenkins with a good jab.
Jenkins cracks Almeida with a good jab.
A big left from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Almeida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Almeida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Almeida trying to land knees to the body.
Jenkins gets control of Almeida's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jenkins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jenkins trying to keep a closed guard but Almeida is proving a slippery customer.
Almeida is standing up over Jenkins. Jenkins looks to escape but Almeida dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins tries to bench press Almeida off him but Almeida keeps the position.
Almeida taking a breather here.
Jenkins can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jenkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jenkins tries to escape but Almeida is in control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jenkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jenkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Jenkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Almeida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Almeida moves out of range easily.
Jenkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jenkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Almeida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jenkins thows a leg kick but Almeida checks it
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Almeida jumps back.
Almeida scores with a hook to the body. Jenkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Almeida catches Jenkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Jenkins misses
and Almeida counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Almeida 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.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almeida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almeida takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jenkins throws a low kick but Almeida avoids it.
Jenkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jenkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Almeida is out of range and Jenkins settles back down.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Almeida looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Almeida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins thows a leg kick but Almeida checks it
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Almeida is able to avoid easily.
Decent striking displayed by Almeida there.
Jenkins throws a low kick but Almeida moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jenkins throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Almeida slips a straight right by Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
A low kick from Jenkins is predictable there
and Almeida counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Almeida moves out of range easily.
Jenkins thows a leg kick but Almeida checks it
and Almeida counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Almeida misses with a looping left.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almeida. That did some damage!
Jenkins scores with a body shot.
Jenkins defending well as Almeida loads up on a big left hand.
Almeida looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Almeida misses with a straight right.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almeida throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida misses the shot to the body.
Almeida misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Almeida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins clinches.
Almeida looking to throw knees to the head but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Almeida controls the action.
Jenkins has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Almeida clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Almeida has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins is trying to control but Almeida is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jenkins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jenkins is looking to chop away at Almeida's legs.
Almeida throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins ducks down to avoid it.
Almeida throws a jab but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Almeida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jenkins momentarily.
Jenkins thows a leg kick but Almeida checks it
and Almeida counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Almeida misses.
Viv Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almeida throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Almeida's corner calls for a 1-2. Almeida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins has closed the distance and engaged Almeida in a clinch.
Almeida misses with a knee to the head.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins avoiding damage as Almeida throws knees to the body.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Jenkins looking to control but Almeida passes into half guard.
Almeida prevents Jenkins from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jenkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jenkins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Glover Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control from the bottom.
Almeida prevents Jenkins from improving his position.
Jenkins actively working from the bottom here.
Jenkins trying to get back to full guard but Almeida takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jenkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Viv Jenkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viv Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jenkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viv Jenkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparas misses with a low kick as McIntyre jumps back.
A jab from McIntyre misses.
A head kick misses from McIntyre.
A jab from McIntyre misses.
Caparas connects with a looping right hand.
McIntyre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chuck McIntyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caparas throws a low kick but McIntyre avoids it.
McIntyre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caparas lands a big head kick that sends McIntyre tumbling to the mat! Caparas takes a step backwards and waves McIntyre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McIntyre is rocked!
It looks like Chuck McIntyre has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caparas fakes the body blow, causing McIntyre to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! McIntyre goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danilo Caparas!
During a confident post fight interview, Danilo Caparas 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banshees has chosen Cities in Dust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Siouxsie Banshees has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Siouxsie Banshees!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Banshees blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Banshees.
Castro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banshees.
Banshees throws a jab when Castro was well out of range.
Banshees feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castro's calf.
Banshees swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banshees has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banshees landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banshees wants to get back to striking at distance but Castro won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Castro.
Banshees using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Castro.
Banshees gets through Castro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Castro fails to land.
Banshees's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banshees thows a leg kick but Castro checks it
and Castro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Castro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castro. That did some damage!
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Banshees slips a straight right by Castro.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Banshees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castro manages to avoid it.
Banshees walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castro.
Castro throws a low kick but Banshees avoids it.
Castro tries to clinch there but Banshees circles away.
Castro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Banshees connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut there from Banshees.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro is looking to land body kicks.
Banshees scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castro doesn't seem bothered though.
Castro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banshees.
Banshees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Banshees.
Castro misses with a leg kick
and Banshees counters with a good low kick that Castro was not able to check.
Castro checks a low kick from Banshees.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Castro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banshees has time to react.
Castro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banshees's head backwards.
Crunch! Banshees slams his shin into Castro's torso.
Castro tried to score with a low kick but Banshees checks it.
Banshees avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Castro.
Banshees throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banshees checks a low kick from Castro.
Castro lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro avoids a kick to the body.
Castro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banshees.
Banshees wants to slow Castro down by chopping away at his legs.
Banshees moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castro cracks the inside of Banshees's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Banshees there.
Castro tries to land a front kick but Banshees steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banshees cracks Castro with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banshees sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro moves away from the strike by Banshees.
Castro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees slips under a jab from Castro.
Banshees lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castro's sensitive parts.
Castro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castro thuds his shin into the meat of Banshees's side.
Banshees jabs Castro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banshees lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banshees keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banshees ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Banshees takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.
Banshees throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banshees turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banshees. That did some damage!
Castro checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siouxsie Banshees dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Castro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castro there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Banshees misses its intended target.
Castro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Castro blocks the low kick.
Castro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Banshees circles away.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro avoids the body shot from Banshees.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Banshees.
Castro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banshees.
A big left from Castro misses.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banshees.
Castro clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banshees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banshees throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castro on the side of the head.
Castro misses with a straight left.
Banshees lands a nice leg kick that just misses Castro's sensitive parts.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banshees.
Banshees getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Banshees drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Banshees. That snapped Castro's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castro at a distance.
Banshees throws a leg kick but Castro moved away.
Banshees connects with a single shot there.
Castro is rocked!
Castro 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Castro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banshees.
Castro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Castro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banshees loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
Castro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banshees's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Castro seems to have got his legs back now.
Banshees misses with a punch on the inside.
Banshees looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castro lands with a right to the head.
Banshees breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banshees. That's going to slow Castro down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castro.
Banshees throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banshees wants to land a leg kick but Castro is out of range.
Banshees lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Banshees.
Banshees swinging wildly here.
Banshees ducks right into an uppercut from Castro.
Banshees misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Banshees.
Banshees tries a low kick but Castro avoids it.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banshees. That did some damage!
Castro throws a head kick but Banshees moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Castro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banshees's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castro under the eye.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Castro misses its intended target.
Castro throws a push kick but Banshees slaps the foot to one side.
Banshees scores with a punch to the head.
Castro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Banshees moves out of range as Castro throws a body kick.
Banshees darts in and clinches Castro up against the cage.
Castro looking to slow down the pace here.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banshees blocks the body kick.
Banshees sends Castro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Banshees is motioning to the referee to let Castro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siouxsie Banshees showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Castro with a hook.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Banshees moves out of range easily.
Castro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banshees has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Banshees.
Castro throws a solid leg kick but Banshees takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castro.
Banshees throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Castro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banshees momentarily.
Good exchange - Castro coming out on top.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banshees throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Banshees with a hook.
Banshees throws a big shot that misses.
Banshees dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castro. That did some damage!
Castro misses with a head kick.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banshees throws a leg kick which misses Castro's front leg but catches the back leg as Castro tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees scores with a nice head shot.
Castro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banshees. Banshees obviously looking to wear him down.
Castro scores with a nice head shot.
Banshees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Banshees throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banshees has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
Banshees is looking to slow Castro down with leg kicks.
Banshees defending well as Castro loads up on a big left hand.
Castro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banshees moves out of range of the leg kick from Castro.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Banshees clinches with his opponent.
Banshees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boss Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banshees connects with a right hand. Castro shakes it off.
Banshees scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Castro doesn't seem bothered though.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Castro is looking to clinch.
Look low, kick high! Banshees uses the oldest trick in the book to send Castro tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Banshees is absolutely delighted - when Castro wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Siouxsie Banshees!
A very excited looking Siouxsie Banshees made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drabek comes into the arena with Imagine blaring out of the sound system. Grace has chosen Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg as his entrance music. Max Grace will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Drabek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Grace!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drabek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drabek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drabek shoots in for a takedown but Grace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drabek was well out of range. Poor timing from Grace.
Grace closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drabek is looking for a sweep.
Drabek wants to control but Grace postures up.
Grace is looking to take a break and control but Drabek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drabek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grace is trying to get an arm triangle but Drabek is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Drabek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grace tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drabek is looking for a sweep.
Drabek looking for a sweep but Grace has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Drabek regains half guard.
Grace is keen to just control but Drabek is a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace stalling away here and it's allowed Drabek to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Drabek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grace preventing the sweep.
Drabek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grace looking to pass the guard.
Grace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drabek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grace is one step ahead there.
Grace trying to control but Drabek is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drabek looking to control.
Grace trying to control but Drabek is working from the bottom.
Grace landing some decent shots from guard.
Drabek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grace's guard.
Grace looking to control.
Grace pulls Drabek in to control the position.
Drabek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drabek scoring with some ground and pound.
Drabek postures up and lands a big shot to Grace's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drabek preventing the sweep.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drabek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grace has Drabek pulled in close to control his posture.
Grace trying to control the position.
Grace wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Max Grace wasn't active enough on the ground.
Grace jabs Drabek right on the nose. Drabek blinks but takes it well.
Drabek closes the distance and clinches up with Grace, looking for a takedown. Drabek pushes Grace against the cage but Grace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Drabek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drabek throws a looping overhand right but Grace ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grace lands a slapping body shot.
Drabek throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace throws a combination that misses
and Drabek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Grace dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grace lands a jab to Drabek's midsection.
Drabek loads up on a big right hand but Grace slips the punch.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drabek.
Grace avoids the body shot from Drabek.
Nice sprawl there from Grace as Drabek shoots in.
Drabek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jeff Drabek has been cut.
Grace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrible takedown by Drabek or perhaps it was just good defense by Grace which made him look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace lands a big right hand that sends Drabek crashing to the mat! Grace stays standing though and waves Drabek back to his feet!
Drabek is rocked!
Drabek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace throws a monster overhand right that drops Drabek! Grace follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Grace!
Our winner, Max Grace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mastain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rosenthal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mastain on the side of the head.
Mastain throws an off balance right hand
and Rosenthal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal jabs Mastain right on the nose. Mastain blinks but takes it well.
Rosenthal lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Mastain is having none of it.
Mastain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosenthal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
Mastain misses with a hook. Rosenthal ducked under it nicely.
Dave Mastain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosenthal manages to avoid it.
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Mastain looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosenthal is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain works Rosenthal 's body with a nice hook.
Mastain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mastain throws a hook but Rosenthal avoids it easily.
Mastain thows a body kick. Rosenthal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Mastain tenderised Rosenthal 's leg. Rosenthal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mastain throws a leg kick which misses Rosenthal 's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosenthal tries to avoid it.
Mastain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mastain clinches up with Rosenthal and pushes him back against the cage.
Mastain is looking to break free of the clinch but Rosenthal has double underhooks.
Rosenthal letting Mastain take a breather here.
Mastain pushes Rosenthal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mastain works on Rosenthal 's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mastain prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Rosenthal .
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mastain.
Mastain wants to break free but Rosenthal has control.
Mastain swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Mastain.
A nice left hand lands by Mastain.
Mastain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosenthal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mastain looks to throw the jab but Rosenthal is out of range.
Mastain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rosenthal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rosenthal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mastain misses with a few strikes there.
Mastain scores with a nice body kick.
Mastain misses with a two punch combination.
Mastain is looking to wear down Rosenthal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain looks to land a right hand but Rosenthal moved out of range.
Rosenthal throws a right hand that misses
and Mastain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mastain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mastain takes a swing at Rosenthal 's ribcage but misses.
Mastain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosenthal .
Mastain throws the kick towards the body but Rosenthal avoids it.
Rosenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Mastain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rosenthal scores with a body shot.
Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mastain.
Rosenthal gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Rosenthal .
Mastain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain moves into the clinch.
Mastain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Mastain misses the target.
Mastain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rosenthal counters by moving into the clinch.
Rosenthal misses with some punches.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
A hook to the body from Rosenthal .
Mastain misses with the head strike.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mastain misses with the head strike.
Mastain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosenthal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Dave Mastain will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mastain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rosenthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Mastain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rosenthal doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Mastain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mastain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mastain clinches with his opponent.
Mastain swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain gets through Rosenthal 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mastain blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal tries to throw a body punch but Mastain avoids it by throwing Rosenthal back against the cage.
Mastain lands an uppercut.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastain lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Mastain misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mastain under the eye.
Mastain throws a jab when Rosenthal was well out of range.
Mastain lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenthal . Mastain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rosenthal throws a body punch but Mastain moves out of range.
Rosenthal looks to land a left hand but Mastain moved out of range nicely.
Mastain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rosenthal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mastain throws an overhand right that lands on Rosenthal 's shoulder, as Rosenthal tries to avoid the shot.
Mastain cracks Rosenthal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mastain throws a push kick but Rosenthal slaps the foot to one side.
Rosenthal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mastains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mastain throws a series of punches but Rosenthal avoids them all with ease.
Rosenthal 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.
Mastain keeps the fight on the outside.
Mastain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rosenthal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mastain moves into range and clinches up with Rosenthal .
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal throws a punch but it's blocked by Mastain.
Mastain digs a right hand underneath Rosenthal 's ribcage. Rosenthal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rosenthal is breathing heavily.
Mastain throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal lands a shot to the body.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Mastain controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenthal .
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Mastain.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Mastain cracks Rosenthal with a good jab.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosenthal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice shot by Mastain.
Mastain clinches up with Rosenthal and pushes him back against the cage.
Mastain is working Rosenthal over against the cage.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Mastain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Rosenthal on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Mastain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosenthal 's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Rosenthal .
Mastain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Mastain throws a right hand that misses
and Rosenthal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rosenthal .
Mastain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosenthal s head.
Mastain breaks the clinch.
Mastain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mastain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rosenthal blocks a head kick by Mastain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mastain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rosenthal lands a really nice looking cross but Mastain seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Mastain. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Mastain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Rosenthal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal jabs Mastain right on the nose. Mastain blinks but takes it well.
Mastain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rosenthal ducks under a wild hook from Mastain.
Mastain misses with an uppercut
and Rosenthal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosenthal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Mastain fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastain was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mastain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mastain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rosenthal dips to his left and cracks Mastain with an uppercut!
Mastain has closed the distance and engaged Rosenthal in a clinch.
Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain cracks Rosenthal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rosenthal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mastain momentarily.
Mastain misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mastain.
Mastain misses with a hook. Rosenthal ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mastain swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal wants to clinch up but Mastain keeps it at a distance.
Mastain misses with a body punch
and Rosenthal counters by clinching up.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosenthal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Rosenthal .
Frank Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Mastain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mastain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short body shot lands from Rosenthal as the two fighters clinch.
Mastain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mastain fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenthal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mastain misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal lands a shoulder strike.
Mastain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mastain misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mastain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mastain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosenthal misses with a body punch.
Mastain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain prevents a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
Mastain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Mastain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Mastain.
Mastain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mastain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mastain tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenthal tries to work over Mastain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mastain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Mastain can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Mastain misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Mastain there.
Rosenthal looks to land a left hand but Mastain moved out of range nicely.
Mastain throws out a loose jab but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Dave Mastain.
Well Mastain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mastain!
A very excited looking Dave Mastain rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. Volkov has chosen The Trooper by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
215 lbs
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33
182 lbs
30 - 17 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fox to the mat! Fox manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Volkov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fox haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Volkov trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Volkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vincent Volkov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Volkov swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Volkov thows a leg kick but Fox checks it
and Fox counters by moving into the clinch.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch but Fox keeps him there for the moment.
Volkov manages to pull guard.
Fox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Volkov trying to keep a closed guard but Fox is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to pass the guard but Volkov is keeping the position.
Fox is working hard here to advance position.
Volkov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vincent Volkov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vincent Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov is looking to score with low kicks.
Volkov throws a head kick but Fox moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Volkov.
Fox struggling a bit here.
Fox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox sneaks back into half guard.
Volkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Volkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Fox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Volkov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fox seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fox pulls Volkov in to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vincent Volkov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
A low kick from Volkov misses
and Fox counters with an inside leg kick.
Volkov misses with a leg kick
and Fox counters with a thumping low kick.
Volkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fox 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Fox counters with a low kick, right behind Volkov 's knee.
A bone on bone clash there as Fox blocks the leg kick.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Volkov punishes Fox's body with a nice straight punch.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Fox moved out of range.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Volkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Volkov is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Volkov working Fox over with strikes.
Volkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fox is holding on to half guard well.
Volkov controlling the action here.
Vincent Volkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Volkov wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fox defending well though.
Fox wants to control but Volkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Volkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Volkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fox wants to control but Volkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fox wants to improve his position but Volkov is controlling well.
Fox is positioning himself well to prevent Volkov advancing to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Volkov there.
Volkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fox is out of range and Volkov settles back down.
Volkov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fox under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov thows a leg kick but Fox checks it
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sam Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov thows a leg kick but Fox checks it
and Fox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fox lands an uppercut.
Fox breaks the clinch.
That kick from Volkov tenderised Fox's leg. Fox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox blocks a leg kick.
Volkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Fox moves away and avoids it.
Volkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fox is able to avoid easily.
Volkov punishes Fox's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
Volkov throws a low kick but Fox avoids it.
Volkov tries to work over Fox's front leg with a kick but Fox checks it.
Vincent Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Fox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Volkov's knee momentarily.
Donk. Volkov catches Fox right on the button with a cross.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov is looking to chop away at Fox's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volkov can pounce on him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Volkov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fox avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Fox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Volkov's knee momentarily.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Volkov misses with an uppercut
and Fox counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Fox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov 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.
Volkov misses with a right hand
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fox counters by clinching up.
Fox breaks from the clinch.
Volkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Volkov throws a front kick aimed at Fox's knee but Fox avoids it well.
Volkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fox is out of range and Volkov settles back down.
Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fox pulls Volkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Volkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Fox is controlling Volkov's posture.
Volkov looking to pass the guard.
Volkov postures up in Fox's guard and throws a big left but Fox blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fox holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Fox just wasn't active enough.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Fox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Volkov misses the target.
Volkov misses with a right hand
and Fox counters with a good low kick that Volkov was not able to check.
Volkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy body kick from Volkov
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Volkov wants to stand up but Fox manages to regain full guard.
Fox wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fox is on top in guard.
Fox 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.
Sam Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent Volkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Volkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Volkov, not yet.
Fox sitting in guard here, content to control.
Volkov is pulling down on Fox's head. It's preventing any offense from Fox, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Volkov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
Volkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fox.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov misses with a hook to the body
and Fox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Volkov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Volkov!
An out of breath Vincent Volkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
144 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
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30
145 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamid Zaferani!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raptor.
Raptor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zaferani was covering up waiting for the punch and Raptor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zaferani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raptor throws an elbow that misses. Zaferani uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raptor's guard. Nice move by Zaferani!
Raptor trying to control the position.
Zaferani is stalling in the full guard.
Zaferani stopping the sweep attempt from Raptor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zaferani looking to pass the guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hamid Zaferani wasn't active enough on the ground.
Raptor tries to clinch up but Zaferani circles away and keeps his distance.
Raptor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raptor blocks a head kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani misses with an uppercut. Raptor saw that one coming.
Zaferani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raptor counters with a leg kick.
Zaferani misses with a low kick.
Raptor blocks a head kick by Zaferani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani misses with a body kick.
Zaferani misses with a wild body shot.
Raptor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaferani is fending him off so far but Raptor persists. Nope, Zaferani circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Raptor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raptor thuds his right hand into Zaferani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaferani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raptor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaferani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raptor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raptor throwing strikes from guard but Zaferani blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raptor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zaferani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raptor is one step ahead there.
Zaferani keeping moving, preventing Raptor from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zaferani has momentary wrist control but Raptor slips an elbow through the middle.
Zaferani keeping moving, preventing Raptor from controlling successfully.
Zaferani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raptor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raptor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zaferani wants to sweep here but Raptor controlling him for the moment.
Zaferani is pulling down on Raptor's head. It's preventing any offense from Raptor, at least for the moment.
Raptor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zaferani is keeping the position for now.
Zaferani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zaferani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hamid Zaferani has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Raptor moves out of range as Zaferani throws a body kick.
Raptor shoots in for a takedown but Zaferani shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zaferani throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Raptor counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raptor 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.
Zaferani misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Raptor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raptor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaferani throws a lazy right hand but Raptor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raptor tries to clinch up.
Zaferani misses with a body kick.
Zaferani lands a leg kick that knocks Raptor off balance momentarily.
Zaferani lands with an overhand left.
Raptor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaferani swivels and escapes.
Zaferani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zaferani lands with a hook. Raptor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zaferani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raptor ducks right into an uppercut from Zaferani.
Raptor throws a hook but Zaferani avoids it easily.
Zaferani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raptor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaferani misses with a straight right.
Raptor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaferani swivels and escapes.
Raptor avoids the head kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raptors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raptor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Raptor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaferani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raptor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raptor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaferani sprawls well. Zaferani wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raptor gets slowly back to his feet.
Raptor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaferani swivels and escapes.
Zaferani misses with a head kick.
Zaferani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raptor.
Hamid Zaferani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaferani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaferani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaferani scores with a push kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raptor.
Zaferani stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor moves out of range as Zaferani strikes.
Raptor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaferani.
Zaferani walks into a left hand.
Raptor misses with a takedown attempt
and Raptor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raptor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaferani defends it nicely.
Raptor tries for a takedown but Zaferani sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zaferani lands a leg kick that knocks Raptor off balance momentarily.
Zaferani swings for the body but Raptor moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raptor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zaferani in his tracks.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaferani misses with a hook.
Zaferani misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaferani misses the target.
A good leg kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raptor circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zaferani as he avoids it easily.
Raptor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zaferani looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zaferani holding on.
Zaferani is looking for a sweep.
Raptor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zaferani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Raptor goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zaferani has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Raptor but great work by Zaferani.
Zaferani controlling the position.
Raptor is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raptor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zaferani wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raptor is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Zaferani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Raptor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raptor gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Zaferani gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamid Zaferani!
Hamid Zaferani thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuntz comes to the cage accompanied by Check My Brain. Amok has chosen Devils as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amok throws an off balance right hand
and Kuntz counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.
Kuntz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuntz tries to clinch but Amok moves out of range.
Amok slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amok.
Amok lands a leg kick that knocks Kuntz off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Kuntz.
Amok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Amok misses its intended target.
Amok shoots in for a double leg but Kuntz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amok closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kuntz's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amok landing with the ground and pound.
Kuntz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok looking to pass the guard.
Amok throws an elbow that misses. Kuntz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Amok's guard. Nice move by Kuntz!
Amok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amok escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuntz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Amok tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuntz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Amok throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kuntz escapes and throws Amok's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok is trying to improve his position.
Amok is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kuntz trying to control the action but Amok is working from the bottom.
Kuntz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kuntz throws an elbow but Amok slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok is looking to reverse the position.
Kuntz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amok keeps working.
Amok 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.
Kuntz slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rusty Kuntz just wasn't active enough.
Kuntz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amok's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuntz misses the target.
Kuntz throws a lazy right hand but Amok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rusty Kuntz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Kuntz does it's job there.
Amok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuntz.
Kuntz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuntz tries to clinch there but Amok circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuntz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuntz looks to throw the jab but Amok is out of range.
Amok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Rusty Kuntz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok'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.
Kuntz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amok throws a right and a left that Kuntz avoids nicely.
Rusty Kuntz is winning the standup battle so far.
Amok misses with a body shot.
Amok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuntz manages to avoid it.
Kuntz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuntz.
Kuntz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amok. Amok obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuntz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amok.
A punch lands to the side of Kuntz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Kuntz.
Amok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuntz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Amok checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Amok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uriel Amok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amok misses with a straight left.
Amok steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kuntz. That one must have hurt.
Amok shoots in but Kuntz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kuntz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amok misses with a hook. Kuntz ducked under it nicely.
Kuntz looks to land a left hand but Amok moved out of range nicely.
Kuntz misses with a hook. Amok ducked under it nicely.
Amok tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amok closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Amok lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuntz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuntz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz controlling Amok's posture.
Amok is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuntz has wrist control.
Kuntz trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rusty Kuntz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuntz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, jab by Amok - just one landing.
Kuntz misses with a hook.
Amok looking to score a takedown here. Kuntz is defending well but Amok drives through and ends up in Kuntz's guard.
Amok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuntz trying to keep a closed guard but Amok is proving a slippery customer.
Kuntz keeping full guard, as Amok tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amok postures up.
Amok connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz pulls Amok in to control the position.
Kuntz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rusty Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a front kick aimed at Amok's knee but Amok avoids it well.
Amok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amok blocks a low kick nicely.
Kuntz ducks right into an uppercut from Amok.
Amok fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuntz on the side of the head.
Amok avoids the body shot from Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Amok.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Amok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuntz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amok fails with a takedown attempt.
Amok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuntz slips a straight right by Amok.
Amok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuntz tries to work over Amok's front leg with a kick but Amok checks it.
Kuntz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuntz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amok misses the shot to the body.
Amok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuntz moves out of range as Amok strikes.
Kuntz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amok's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok with a nice cross.
Kuntz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amok is able to avoid easily.
Amok misses with a low kick as Kuntz jumps back.
Amok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Amok.
Kuntz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amok.
Amok throws a lazy body kick
and Kuntz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amok slips under a jab from Kuntz.
A punch combination from Amok misses.
Amok misses the shot to the body.
Amok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuntz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amok is out of range and Kuntz settles back down.
Kuntz throws a jab when Amok was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with a kick to the body.
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuntz moves away.
Amok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Kuntz misses.
Amok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amok throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuntz.
Amok moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuntz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amok.
Amok moves out of range of the body kick from Kuntz.
Amok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuntz throws out the jab.
Amok motions for Kuntz to come forward. Amok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuntz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amok.
Amok throws a looping overhand right but Kuntz ducks down to avoid it.
Kuntz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuntz misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuntz.
Amok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuntz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuntz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amok dips to his left and cracks Kuntz with 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!
Kuntz lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Amok counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Amok catches Kuntz right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Kuntz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Kuntz misses.
Kuntz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amok jabs Kuntz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amok throws a jab when Kuntz was well out of range.
Kuntz is looking to land body kicks.
Amok shoots in but Kuntz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Amok.
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 Rusty Kuntz.
I think Kuntz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dingleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingleberry comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. Ky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TIAMAT - Gaia 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Dick Dingleberry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingleberry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dingleberry moves away.
Dingleberry sizes up Ky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ky blocks a jab.
Dingleberry thumps Ky with a low kick.
Ky misses with an uppercut.
Ky avoids the body shot from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry tries to land a leg kick but Ky saw it coming and moves away.
Ky scores with a hook to the body. Dingleberry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ky misses with a series of wild punches.
Ky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ky wants to clinch up but Dingleberry keeps it at a distance.
Ky tries to clinch but Dingleberry is having none of it.
Ky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dingleberry circles away quickly and effectively.
Ky clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Ky on the inside.
Dingleberry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ky lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky throws a punch but it's blocked by Dingleberry.
Ky lands a body punch.
Dingleberry jumps into guard, dragging Ky to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ky looking to pass the guard.
Ky stopping the sweep attempt from Dingleberry.
Ky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gaia Ky.
Dingleberry moves out of range as Ky strikes.
Ky wants to clinch but Dingleberry slips to the side
and Dingleberry counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Dingleberry throws an elbow but Ky slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dingleberry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dingleberry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ky keeps working.
Ky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ky is letting Dingleberry control him for a moment.
Ky is not content to let Dingleberry control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
What's Ky going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Ky tries to buck Dingleberry off but Dingleberry is having none of it.
Ky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ky seems a little lost for a moment, as Dingleberry dominates the positioning.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ky throws a hook to the side of Dingleberry's head but Dingleberry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Ky blocks the low kick.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ky shoots in and drives through. Dingleberry sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Dingleberry is just out of range.
Ky feints a jab promting Dingleberry to slip. Ky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dingleberry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dingleberry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dingleberry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingleberry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dingleberry scores with a nice right hand.
Ky lands a really nice looking cross but Dingleberry seems unphased.
Ky throws a series of punches but Dingleberry avoids them all with ease.
Ky throws a nice looking combination but Dingleberry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dingleberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Dingleberry swats away the attempt to clinch by Ky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry darts in and clinches Ky up against the cage.
Ky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ky closes the distance and pushes Dingleberry back into the cage.
Dingleberry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Dick Dingleberry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dingleberry throws out a loose jab but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dingleberry throws a leg kick that misses.
Ky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ky tries to work over Dingleberry's front leg with a kick but Dingleberry checks it.
Ky lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry thumps Ky with a low kick.
Dingleberry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ky leaves Dingleberry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dingleberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Ky tries to clinch up.
Dingleberry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Dingleberry.
Decent striking displayed by Ky there.
Ky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dingleberry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky throws a poor cross that misses
and Dingleberry counters with a shoot takedown. Ky fights it but they end up in guard.
Dingleberry postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ky is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dingleberry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ky working a defensive guard but Dingleberry manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ky sneaks back into half guard.
Dingleberry is taking a breather. Ky says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ky wants to control but Dingleberry is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dingleberry connects with a nice short shot to Ky's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingleberry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry is keen to just control but Ky is a slippery customer.
Ky wants to improve his position but Dingleberry is controlling well.
Dingleberry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dingleberry lands a nice short elbow.
Dingleberry is looking to take a break and control but Ky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dingleberry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry trying to mount his opponent but Ky defends it.
Dingleberry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dingleberry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dingleberry's back!
Ky not allowing Dingleberry to control his hands.
Ky keeps control of the position as Dingleberry tries to break free.
Ky is riding his opponent, not letting Dingleberry buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky not allowing Dingleberry to control his hands.
Ky doesn't have the hooks in and Dingleberry manages to turn into his guard.
Dingleberry is looking to advance position but Ky has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dingleberry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Ky
and Dingleberry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ky is pulling down on Dingleberry's head to control his posture.
Ky looking to control.
Dingleberry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dingleberry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Ky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ky is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dingleberry lands a couple of good shots and Ky has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ky is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Dingleberry off. It looks like it's working - Dingleberry slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Ky displaying calm under pressure there.
Ky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dingleberry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Ky.
Ky doesn't manage to clinch there - Dingleberry circles away.
Ky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dingleberry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingleberry controlling the action here.
Dingleberry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ky keeping control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dick Dingleberry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ky checks a low kick from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dingleberry slips a jab and a cross from Ky.
Ky blocks a leg kick.
Dingleberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaia Ky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dingleberry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ky moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dingleberry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ky's guard.
Dingleberry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dick Dingleberry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dingleberry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ky controlling Dingleberry's posture.
Ky working a defensive guard but Dingleberry manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dingleberry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ky is not content to let Dingleberry control the position.
Ky regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dingleberry's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ky trying to control the position.
Dingleberry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ky is trying to control the position but Dingleberry postures up.
Dingleberry throwing strikes from guard but Ky blocks nicely.
Dingleberry is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingleberry tries to free his leg and advance position but Ky is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dingleberry clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dingleberry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaia Ky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingleberry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ky presses Dingleberry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingleberry connects with a leg kick. Ky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dingleberry. That's going to slow Ky down.
Ky throws a poor cross that misses
and Dingleberry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ky's guard.
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!
Ky manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dingleberry scores with a leg kick.
Dingleberry throws a leg kick that misses.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dingleberry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ky to the ground. Dingleberry is now in Ky's guard.
Ky wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ky can't keep his opponent in guard - Dingleberry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dingleberry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dingleberry trying to control from half guard but Ky is working away.
Ky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dingleberry.
Ky wants to control but Dingleberry is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ky defending well though.
Dingleberry wants to take a breather but Ky is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Dick Dingleberry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ky throws a head kick but Dingleberry moves out of range.
Ky tries to clinch but Dingleberry moves out of range.
Ky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dingleberry.
Ky tries to clinch up.
Dingleberry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ky.
Ky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dingleberry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ky. That's going to slow Dingleberry down.
Dingleberry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ky defends it nicely.
Ky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky tries to clinch up but Dingleberry circles away and keeps his distance.
Dingleberry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ky's guard.
Ky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ky keeping moving, preventing Dingleberry from controlling successfully.
Ky wants to sweep here but Dingleberry controlling him for the moment.
Dingleberry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ky working a defensive guard here.
Ky keeping full guard, as Dingleberry tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dingleberry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ky misses with a body shot.
Ky lands a right hook to the body.
Dingleberry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ky tries to clinch
and Dingleberry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry is controlling the pace.
Dingleberry is nestled in close to Ky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky tries to roll over but Dingleberry keeps him under control.
Dingleberry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dingleberry had his way with Gaia Ky in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dingleberry blocks a low kick nicely.
Ky stuffs the takedown attempt from Dingleberry. Dingleberry gets slowly back to his feet.
Ky throws an overhand right that lands on Dingleberry's shoulder, as Dingleberry tries to avoid the shot.
Dingleberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Dingleberry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dingleberry lands a jab.
Ky tests Dingleberry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dingleberry moves out of range of the leg kick from Ky.
Dingleberry gets a clinch.
Ky throws a head punch that misses.
Dingleberry prevents a body shot from Ky.
Ky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ky wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Ky.
Ky tries to work over Dingleberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dingleberry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ky blocks an uppercut.
Ky swings wildly with an uppercut but Dingleberry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dingleberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
Dingleberry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingleberry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ky's calf.
A big right from Dingleberry misses.
Ky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dingleberry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry wants to take a breather but Ky is having none of it.
Ky trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky is looking to get back to full guard here but Dingleberry has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dingleberry trying to control the position but Ky is working away.
Ky prevents Dingleberry from improving position.
Dingleberry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dingleberry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ky parries the strikes from Dingleberry easily there. Dingleberry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ky to escape.
Ky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dingleberry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dingleberry is thwarting Ky's attempts to control the position.
Dingleberry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry seems to be working for a kimura but Ky defends the submission attempt.
Dingleberry is looking to take a break and control but Ky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaia Ky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ky is refusing to be controlled, as Dingleberry sits in half guard.
Ky gets full guard.
Ky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dingleberry trying to control the position from guard on top but Ky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dingleberry tries to hold on but Ky postures up.
Ky looking to control but Dingleberry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dick Dingleberry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky wants to take his opponent's back but Dingleberry doesn't allow it.
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 Dick Dingleberry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dingleberry, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Dingleberry!
Dick Dingleberry retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Dick Dingleberry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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