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ITFL - Week 10/2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dynamite Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes to the cage accompanied by Fear is Our Tradition by Ignite. Veron has chosen The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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184 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dynamite Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon walks into a jab.
Veron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Veron keeps the fight on the outside.
Veron shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nixon but Nixon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nixon throws a body punch but Veron moves out of range.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Veron.
Nixon throws an off balance right hand
and Veron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nixon tests Veron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veron takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Veron.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Veron ducks down to avoid it.
Nixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Veron saw that one coming.
Veron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nixon.
Veron connects with a body shot.
Nixon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Veron misses with a body shot.
Veron blocks a jab.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nixon moves in looking to clinch but Veron pushes him off.
Veron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon looks to land a combination. Veron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Veron misses with an uppercut.
Nixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Veron is just out of range.
Nixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Veron.
Nixon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nixon is looking to clinch.
Nixon walks into a left hand.
Dynamite Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon wants to clinch
and Veron counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Veron.
Nixon wants to sweep here but Veron controlling him for the moment.
Nixon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nixon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nixon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Veron postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nixon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Veron trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron cracks Nixon with a solid left hand.
Veron is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nixon working for submissions but it's allowed Veron to get to half guard.
Veron thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Veron is thwarting Nixon's attempts to control the position.
Veron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nixon keeps working.
Nixon regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Veron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nixon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nixon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Veron has passed into half guard!
Nixon tries to roll over but Veron keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon is refusing to be controlled, as Veron sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Veron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nixon misses with a hook
and Veron counters with a shoot takedown. Nixon fights it but they end up in guard.
Nixon wants to sweep here but Veron controlling him for the moment.
Veron passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Veron working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Juan Sebastien Veron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nixon tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Veron. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veron trying to control momentarily.
Veron lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Veron is hanging on to Nixon's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Nixon tries to break free.
Nixon controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Veron.
Veron avoiding Nixon 's attempts to control his hands.
I really don't envy Nixon right now.
Veron is working the ground and pound. Can Nixon escape?
Nixon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Veron landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is trying to maintain the position but Veron is very close to passing his half guard.
Veron works his way into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon wants to hold on but Veron pushes him away.
Nixon is working to get back to half guard.
Veron tries to control but Nixon wriggling away.
Nixon tries to hold on but Veron pushes him away.
BOOM! Veron connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nixon is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is bucking up trying to escape but Veron cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Nixon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nixon tries to lock up and control but Veron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nixon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nixon wants to hold on but Veron pushes him away.
Veron controlling his opponent.
Veron looking to control but Nixon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Veron might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nixon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nixon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon working to try and regain half guard.
Veron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nixon wants to hold on but Veron pushes him away.
Veron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Veron scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nixon?
Nixon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Veron is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Veron not doing much here.
Nixon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Veron is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron 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! This is the final round!
Veron with a hook.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Veron circles away.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Veron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Veron keeps the fight on the outside.
Juan Sebastien Veron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon throws a series of punches but Veron avoids them all with ease.
Veron tests Nixon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veron thows a body shot but no joy.
Veron slips under a jab.
Dynamite Nixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nixon lands with an uppercut that bounces Veron off the cage and back into range.
Nixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Veron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veron counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Veron.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing Veron from controlling successfully.
Nixon is looking to stand up but Veron isn't so interested in that idea.
Nixon keeping moving, preventing Veron from controlling successfully.
Nixon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Veron uses it to pass to side control.
Veron advances nicely into full mount.
Veron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dynamite Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Veron thows a huge punch but Nixon dodges it nicely.
Veron wants to pass to mount but Nixon is defending the position.
Nixon actively working from the bottom here.
Veron is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nixon!
Veron lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Veron cracks Nixon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Veron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nixon is looking to escape.
Veron is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to reverse the position but Veron maintains control.
Nixon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Veron breaks from Nixon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nixon is in a horrible position here. Veron smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nixon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Veron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nixon is looking to escape.
Veron lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nixon is rocked!
Nixon takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Veron's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Sebastien Veron!
Juan Sebastien Veron thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler has chosen YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler lands a really nice looking cross but Gravas seems unphased.
Nice shot by Gravas.
A leg kick checked by Gravas.
Gravas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Diggler moved away.
Diggler tries a low kick but Gravas avoids it.
Gravas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diggler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas throws a jab when Diggler was well out of range.
Diggler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravas at a distance.
Diggler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggler catches Gravas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gravas throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas throws a head kick that misses.
Diggler misses with a straight left.
A jab from Diggler does it's job there.
Diggler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas lands a jab to Diggler's midsection.
Diggler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Gravas checks a leg kick.
Diggler missing with a left hand there. Gravas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Diggler.
Gravas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gravas fakes the leg kick and cracks Diggler in the body.
Diggler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gravas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggler.
Gravas scores with a kick to the body.
Diggler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas misses the shot to the body.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Diggler checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gravas avoids the head kick by Diggler.
Diggler throws a body punch but Gravas moves out of range.
Diggler moves forwards but Gravas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gravas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggler. Diggler obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas darts in trying to clinch
and Diggler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diggler throws a hook to the side of Gravas's head but Gravas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gravas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Diggler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diggler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gravas.
Gravas misses with a body shot.
Gravas throws the kick towards the body but Diggler avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler connects with a high kick.
Diggler loads up on a big right hand but Gravas slips the punch.
A jab from Diggler misses.
Diggler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diggler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gravas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gravas.
A short right from Diggler on the inside.
Diggler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravas misses with a head kick.
Gravas tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravas takes one on the button.
Diggler lands a jab to the head.
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Gravas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravas.
Diggler checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Gravas as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Diggler moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diggler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gravas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diggler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravas has managed to clinch.
Gravas can't find room to land a body shot as Diggler controls the action.
Diggler is trying to stall.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Diggler manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Diggler as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Diggler.
Gravas scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas throws the left hand but Diggler avoids the punch easily.
Diggler is looking to chop away at Gravas's legs.
A low kick from Gravas misses
and Diggler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Latka Gravas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diggler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gravas.
Diggler works the jab nicely.
Diggler cracks the inside of Gravas's front leg.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Gravas.
Gravas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gravas throws an overhand right that lands on Diggler's shoulder, as Diggler tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Diggler.
Latka Gravas is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Diggler misses.
Gravas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gravas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diggler throws a head kick but Gravas moves out of range.
Diggler blocks a jab.
Diggler moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a body kick that misses.
Gravas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diggler throws a low kick but Gravas avoids it.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggler.
Gravas checks the leg kick.
Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Diggler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gravas.
Gravas wants to clinch.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Diggler.
Gravas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diggler counters with a stiff right hand.
Diggler missing with a left hand there. Gravas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diggler misses the shot to the body.
Gravas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gravas up against the cage.
Diggler misses with the head strike.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggler working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gravas.
Diggler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravas breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggler throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas closes the distance and pushes Diggler back into the cage.
Diggler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gravas's efforts to push away.
Gravas misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is trying to push Diggler away but Diggler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diggler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggler.
Gravas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Gravas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Diggler.
Diggler blocking some punches.
A short right from Diggler.
A short right from Diggler on the inside.
Diggler swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas has a couple of punches blocked by Diggler.
Diggler blocking some punches.
Diggler looking to slow down the pace here.
Gravas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas jabs Diggler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Diggler scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravas lands a nice hook to Diggler's body. Diggler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gravas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diggler.
Gravas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diggler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Latka Gravas 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. This is the final round!
Gravas wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Gravas.
Gravas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Diggler avoids the body shot from Gravas.
Gravas lands a really nice looking cross but Diggler seems unphased.
Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Gravas misses with a hook. Diggler ducked under it nicely.
Gravas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gravas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Diggler.
A leg kick checked by Diggler.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diggler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diggler throws a head kick but Gravas moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler cracks Gravas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gravas thows a body shot but no joy.
Gravas misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Gravas.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Diggler.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diggler misses with a hook
and Gravas counters with a good low kick that Diggler was not able to check.
Gravas blocks a head kick by Diggler.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gravas!
Diggler misses with a hook
and Gravas counters with a good low kick that Diggler was not able to check.
Gravas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Diggler finds it's way through Gravas's defenses.
Gravas tries to clinch up.
Gravas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diggler checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a left hand
and Diggler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gravas moves out of range of the leg kick from Diggler.
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Diggler slips the punch.
Gravas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravas connects with a jab.
Gravas throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Diggler to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Diggler misses its intended target.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Diggler off balance momentarily.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diggler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler throws a leg kick but Gravas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gravas connects with a body shot that sends Diggler's belly button to the back.
Gravas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gravas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diggler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diggler momentarily.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggler.
Diggler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gravas's sensitive parts.
Gravas takes the fight into the clinch.
Gravas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggler misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas lands a body punch.
Diggler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravass head.
Diggler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gravas misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggler.
Come on Diggler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diggler tries to work over Gravas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Diggler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler can't find room to land a body shot as Gravas controls the action.
Diggler blocks an uppercut.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diggler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gravas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gravas blocking some punches.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas blocks an uppercut.
Diggler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravas tries a knee to the head but Diggler blocks it.
Gravas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diggler misses with the head strike.
Diggler scores with a shot to the side of Gravas's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Latka Gravas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gravas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas!
Our winner, Latka Gravas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bam Boon I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Boon I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Boon I lands.
Esposito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Boon I.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boon I swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Esposito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Esposito.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Esposito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boon I blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boon I or not.
Boon I fails to pull guard.
Esposito lands a knee to the head.
Esposito lands a shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
Esposito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boon I is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito tries a body shot but Boon I blocks it.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Boon I's head.
Esposito works on Boon I's body with a couple of short punches.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Boon I avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Esposito lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boon I taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Esposito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boon I lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boon I misses with some punches.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boon I backwards.
Esposito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boon I blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boon I's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esposito tries a body shot but Boon I blocks it.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Boon I controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Esposito.
Esposito scores with a knee to the head.
Esposito lands a body punch in the clinch.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boon I is trying to break the clinch but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Boon I is trying to pull guard but Esposito turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boon Is head.
Boon I is trying to stall.
Boon I swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Esposito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito pushes Boon I against the cage. Esposito is working some dirty boxing. Esposito pushes off with a quick right hook! Boon I goes down! Boon I tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Esposito moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Esposito!
Frank Esposito decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luka Beck enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Toulon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luka Beck!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toulon tries for a takedown but Beck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beck tries to score with a low kick but Toulon moves his leg out of the way.
Beck has a takedown stuffed.
Beck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toulon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Toulon digs a good hook to Beck's body.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Toulon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beck.
Beck defending well as Toulon loads up on a big left hand.
Toulon tries to clinch but Beck is having none of it.
Beck cracks Toulon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Toulon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toulon doesn't manage to clinch there - Beck circles away.
Beck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beck misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beck misses with a body kick.
Beck motions for Toulon to come forward. Beck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toulon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Beck misses
and Toulon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toulon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luka Beck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck lands with a cross.
It looks like Andre Toulon has been cut.
Toulon jabs Beck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beck wants to slow Toulon down by chopping away at his legs.
Toulon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beck.
Toulon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beck connects with an inside leg kick.
Toulon avoids the head kick by Beck.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beck.
Andre Toulon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Beck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Toulon ducks under a wild hook from Beck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck is looking to slow Toulon down with leg kicks.
Toulon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beck.
Beck throws a leg kick but Toulon checks it.
Toulon misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toulon. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toulon takes one to the side of the head.
Toulon thows a body shot but no joy.
Beck throws a head kick that misses.
Beck avoids the body shot from Toulon.
Beck throws a leg kick which misses Toulon's front leg but catches the back leg as Toulon tries to avoid it.
Toulon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beck.
Toulon swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Toulon moves out of range easily.
Toulon lands with an overhand left.
Toulon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beck checks a leg kick.
Beck shoots for a double leg takedown but Toulon sprawls well. He's pushed Beck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Toulon just misses with a punch to the body.
Toulon swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
Beck misses with a looping right.
Beck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beck throws a push kick but Toulon slaps the foot to one side.
Beck scores with a leg kick.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Beck lands but Toulon takes it in his stride.
Beck lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toulon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toulon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toulon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toulon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toulon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toulon misses with a wild body shot.
Toulon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beck in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Toulon there.
Beck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Toulon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toulon misses the jab.
Beck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Toulon did well to prevent Beck getting side control.
Beck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck trying to control from half guard but Toulon is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Beck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Toulon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Beck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toulon cracks a nice hook into Beck's ribs.
Toulon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beck. That did some damage!
Beck throws a jab but it's blocked by Toulon.
Toulon is looking to wear down Beck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beck throws a front kick aimed at Toulon's knee but Toulon avoids it well.
Toulon moves out of range of the body kick from Beck.
Toulon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toulon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Toulon.
Toulon lands with an uppercut that bounces Beck off the cage and back into range.
Beck wants to slow Toulon down by chopping away at his legs.
Toulon with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toulon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toulon blocks a low kick nicely.
Toulon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toulon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beck doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Toulon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toulon scores with a nice strike.
Beck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toulon throws out the jab.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Toulon lands a jab to the nose.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toulon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Toulon's half guard.
Beck is trying to control the action in half guard but Toulon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toulon.
Beck with a nice head shot there.
Toulon keeping moving, preventing Beck from controlling successfully.
Toulon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beck is stalling in the full guard.
Beck trying to control but Toulon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Luka Beck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Toulon gets caught flat footed, as Beck shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Toulon wants to sweep here but Beck controlling him for the moment.
Beck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toulon's head.
Beck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beck scoring with some ground and pound.
Beck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toulon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck advances position into side control!
Beck misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luka Beck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andre Toulon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Toulon throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Beck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toulon's hands.
Toulon punishes Beck's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Beck.
Toulon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beck.
Toulon tries to clinch but Beck is having none of it.
Beck avoids the body shot from Toulon.
Nice jab there from Toulon.
Toulon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toulon checks a low kick from Beck.
Beck misses with a low kick.
Beck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toulon under the eye.
Toulon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beck throws a leg kick
and Toulon counters by moving into the clinch.
Toulon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon misses with the head strike.
Beck prevents a body shot from Toulon.
Beck is trying to break the clinch but Toulon has him pressed against the cage.
Toulon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toulon misses with a punch to the body.
Toulon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Toulon.
Toulon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toulon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beck will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toulon up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Beck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toulon trying to stall but Beck improves his position.
Beck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toulon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon slips a straight right by Beck.
Beck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toulon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toulon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon slips under a jab from Beck.
Luka Beck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toulon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beck, pushing him back against the cage.
Toulon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beck's elbow.
Beck looking to slow down the pace here.
Toulon has Beck pushed against the cage.
Toulon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toulon digs a right hand into Beck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beck's gas tank.
Beck pushes Toulon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toulon pushes Beck back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck looking for a takedown.
Toulon can't find room to land a body shot as Beck controls the action.
Beck lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Toulon as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toulon tries to throw a body punch but Beck avoids it by throwing Toulon back against the cage.
Toulon is pressed up against the cage. Beck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toulon down to the mat. Toulon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toulon wants to clinch.
A low kick from Beck is predictable there
and Toulon counters with a stiff right hand.
Andre Toulon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
Beck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toulon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beck checks a low kick from Toulon.
Beck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andre Toulon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toulon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Toulon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Beck!
Luka Beck very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Leighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leighty has chosen Cowboy Dan as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Leighty!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Thomas throws a push kick but Leighty slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leighty.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas wants to clinch but Leighty slips to the side
and Leighty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighty.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Leighty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Leighty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas's head backwards.
Leighty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Leighty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leighty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Good work by Leighty as he checks the leg kick.
Leighty scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Leighty tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leighty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Leighty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leighty throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Leighty checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Leighty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leighty cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Leighty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Leighty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Leighty is just out of range.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Leighty circles away.
A good leg kick by Leighty.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Leighty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leighty digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Leighty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leighty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Leighty blocks the low kick.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Leighty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leighty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leighty throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Leighty tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leighty misses with a low kick.
Thomas throws a jab when Leighty was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice body kick.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leighty checks it well.
Leighty tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leighty slips under a jab from Thomas.
Leighty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighty.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Leighty moved away.
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leighty is out of range.
Leighty connects with a single shot there.
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 Karl Thomas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas throws a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
Leighty misses with a double jab.
Leighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leighty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leighty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Leighty looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a low kick but Leighty avoids it.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Leighty's front leg but catches the back leg as Leighty tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Leighty misses with a wild body shot.
Leighty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karl Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leighty.
A jab from Thomas finds it's way through Leighty's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Leighty.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Leighty off the cage and back into range.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Leighty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Leighty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leighty.
Thomas tries to clinch but Leighty moves out of range.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Leighty's front leg but catches the back leg as Leighty tries to avoid it.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leighty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Leighty moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Leighty 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.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leighty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leighty thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leighty is able to avoid easily.
Leighty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leighty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Leighty checks it
letting Leighty counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leighty thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Leighty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leighty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leighty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Leighty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas punishes Leighty's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Leighty scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Leighty counters with a nice uppercut.
Leighty cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Leighty moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leighty.
Leighty looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leighty.
Leighty connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leighty throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Thomas clinches up with Leighty and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighty lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Leighty looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Leighty misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Leighty checks it
and Leighty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas feints and then cracks Leighty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leighty down.
Leighty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leighty throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Leighty swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Leighty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leighty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leighty finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leighty in his tracks.
Thomas has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thomas moves away from the strike by Leighty.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas clinches up with Leighty and pushes him back against the cage.
Leighty tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Leighty back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leighty.
Leighty misses with the head strike.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Leighty.
Leighty displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
Leighty lands a body shot.
Leighty wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries to work over Leighty's front leg with a kick but Leighty checks it.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leighty.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Leighty blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Leighty's leg. Leighty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas takes one to the side of the head.
Leighty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Leighty saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leighty is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Leighty.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leighty - that will leave a mark!
Leighty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Dan Leighty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighty cracks Thomas 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!
Thomas slips a jab from Leighty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Leighty does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Leighty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leighty jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Leighty looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Leighty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leighty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Leighty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Leighty is avoiding it.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Leighty circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighty scores with a body shot.
Leighty cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Leighty checks it
and Leighty counters with a nice uppercut.
Leighty throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Leighty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leighty scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Leighty.
Karl Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leighty throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.
Leighty throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leighty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leighty's knee momentarily.
Leighty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leighty lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leighty.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body kick there by Leighty.
Leighty jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leighty pounces like a tiger and cracks Thomas with a vicious hook! Thomas is down but not out! Leighty follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dan Leighty!
Dan Leighty seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry comes into the arena with Seed - By Sublime blaring out of the sound system. Dan Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Hendry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Hendry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes a swing at Hendry's ribcage but misses.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hendry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Hendry misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hendry misses its intended target.
Hendry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hendry's head.
Hendry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hendry throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hendry throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws a right and a left that Hendry avoids nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Hendry lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Hendry ducks down to avoid it.
Hendry throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab from Hendry.
Smith throws the left hand but Hendry avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Hendry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendry moves away.
Hendry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendry.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hendry.
Smith walks into a jab.
Smith staying out of range there.
Hendry scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Smith misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hendry to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith takes a swing at Hendry's ribcage but misses.
Hendry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hendry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hendry.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Hendry looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith digs a good hook to Hendry's body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Dan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hendry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hendry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hendry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry misses with a straight right.
Hendry lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
Hendry misses with an uppercut
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendry takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Hendry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hendry, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Dan Smith's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendry cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Hendry moves out of range as Smith strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Hendry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hendry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Hendry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hendry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendry misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Hendry tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendry misses with a wild body shot.
Colin Hendry is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Hendry.
Hendry throws a shot to the body.
Hendry throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Hendry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hendry.
Hendry is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hendry slips under a jab.
Smith tries to clinch up but Hendry circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a series of punches but Hendry moves out of range.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hendry misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hendry doesn't seem phased though.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
Hendry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendry.
Hendry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Hendry slips the punch.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hendry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendry slips a straight right by Smith.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hendry here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith cracks Hendry with an open hand slap.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Hendry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hendry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendry. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hendry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendry misses with a few strikes there.
Hendry throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Hendry lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Hendry scores with a hook.
Jab by Hendry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith jabs Hendry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Hendry.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
Hendry wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendry.
Hendry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Hendry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Hendry. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Smith misses.
Hendry lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendry avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry misses with an uppercut.
Hendry slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith digs a good body shot into Hendry's ribs.
Hendry throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Hendry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Hendry's shoulder, as Hendry tries to avoid the shot.
Smith misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Hendry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Hendry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hendry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith looks to land a combination but Hendry avoids it well.
Hendry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Hendry. Beautiful body shot.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Hendry moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Hendry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hendry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hendry misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendry is just out of range.
Hendry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith moves out of range as Hendry strikes.
Hendry tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Dan Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A combination from Hendry does no damage.
Smith throws the left hand but Hendry avoids the punch easily.
A head kick from Hendry lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hendry connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hendry. Those never looked like landing.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hendry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hendry wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Hendry connects with a body shot.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Hendry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendry.
Hendry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hendry throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Hendry misses its intended target.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendry.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Hendry had a free shot at his head there.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Hendry is predictable there
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendry.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Hendry seems unphased.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hendry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hendry has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith throws a right and a left that Hendry avoids nicely.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Hendry defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a hook but Hendry avoids it easily.
Hendry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendry thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendry throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Hendry walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Hendry counters with a nice body shot.
Hendry with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Smith misses.
Hendry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colin Hendry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hendry looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Hendry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Hendry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hendry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hendry scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Dan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Hendry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Hendry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hendry 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Hendry!
Colin Hendry took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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196 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Richtofen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Richtofen blocks the leg kick.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richtofen is out of range and Sato settles back down.
Richtofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Sato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richtofen motions for Sato to come forward. Richtofen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richtofen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sato manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Richtofen on his heels. He'll look to pass Richtofen's guard now, I'm sure.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Richtofen is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato passes Richtofen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sato passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Richtofen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sato lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
Sato has control of Richtofen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Richtofen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sato wants to control the pace but Richtofen is squirming around nicely.
Sato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato working for a guillotine from mount but Richtofen is in no mood to give up.
Sato looking to finish Richtofen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Richtofen!
Edward Richtofen's cut is getting worse.
Richtofen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sato.
Richtofen is working to get back to half guard.
Sato thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen is working to get back to half guard.
Sato thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Richtofen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sato thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sato raining down hammerfists from mount.
Richtofen is rocked!
Edward Richtofen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edward Richtofen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Katsuro Sato!
A relieved looking Katsuro Sato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes to the cage accompanied by Fire - Bruce Springsteen. Dee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dee, right into the meat.
Lange misses with a left hand
and Dee counters with a takedown into side control.
Lange dodges the ground and pound from Dee.
Lange is trying to get back to half guard.
Dee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dee tries for a kimura but Lange is defending well.
Lange is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dee is looking to take a break and control but Lange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lange is holding Dee down, trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange is looking for a sweep.
Lange is working hard here to advance position.
Lange can't do much from the bottom here.
Dee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lange tries to buck Dee off but Dee is having none of it.
Dee trying to control the position but Lange is working away.
Dee is working Lange over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dee landing a few strikes.
Dee looks up at the clock and then as Lange takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dee takes a little break here. Lange wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lange keeps working.
Dee blocks the strikes from Lange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lange tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lange has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lange is avoiding damage well.
Lange tries to buck Dee off but Dee is having none of it.
Dee cracks Lange with a big right hand but Lange just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lange tries to buck Dee off but Dee is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lange struggling a bit here.
Dee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dee slows the pace down.
Lange is trying to get back to half guard.
Dee in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dee scoring with punches and elbows.
Dee looks up at the clock and then as Lange takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lange to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee working the head and body with strikes.
Dee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lange keeps working.
Lange being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lange some visible discomfort.
Dee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lange to see if he's OK.
Lange is trying to control Dee's posture but Dee avoids it.
Lange is trying to get back to half guard.
Lange manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dee actively working from the bottom here.
Lange is just content to waste time from the top position. Dee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tweedle Dee dominated that round.
That's time! Lange's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lange throws an off balance right hand
and Dee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lange misses with an uppercut
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lange misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lange.
Dee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lange scores with a nice strike.
Lange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Dee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lange.
Dee throws a leg kick but Lange sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lange lands a nice shot that snaps Dee's head back.
Dee throws a body punch but Lange moves out of range.
Lange swings widly with a right hand
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lange lands with a nice body punch.
Lange scores with a hook to the body. Dee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artie Lange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
Lange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lange throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lange has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lange.
Tweedle Dee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dee lands a left and a right that sends Lange crashing to the canvas! Dee dives into mount looking to finish!
Lange is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee connects with a bit shot that sees Lange covering up! More strikes from Dee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dee is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tweedle Dee!
Tweedle Dee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Helio James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James digs a good hook to Wise's body.
Wise wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Wise takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from James misses.
James throws a body punch but Wise moves out of range.
James misses with a body kick.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Wise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wise throws a good cross that connects.
Wise looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
Wise looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wise moves away.
James fails with the takedown
letting Wise counter with a right hand.
Dennis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wise. James shrugs it off though.
James throws a wild body kick that Wise sees coming a mile off.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Wise's shoulder, as Wise tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by James.
Wise manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
James wants to take a breather but Wise is having none of it.
Wise is controlling James's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
James is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wise sees it coming and defends easily.
Wise is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James 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.
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!
James prevents Wise from improving his position.
James is keen to just control but Wise is a slippery customer.
Wise tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
Wise has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wise wants to get back to full guard.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
James seems to be working for a kimura but Wise defends the submission attempt.
Wise wants to get back to full guard but James has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wise wants to control but James is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James looking to control but Wise is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wise bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wise has passed into half guard!
Wise trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wise prevents James from improving his position.
James actively working from the bottom here.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wise is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dennis Wise will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wise tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James takes a swing at Wise's ribcage but misses.
James misses with a hook.
Wise ducks under a wild hook from James.
Wise will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James is looking to wear down Wise with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Wise off balance momentarily.
Wise doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wise 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.
James misses with a hook. Wise ducked under it nicely.
Wise paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wise tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Wise lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Wise tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wise connects with a body shot.
Wise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wise lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wise scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
James lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Jab, jab by Wise - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise misses with a hook
so James counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wise trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
Wise controlling James's posture.
Wise's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dennis Wise was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wise missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wise throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
James throws a hook but Wise avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
Wise connects with a solid leg kick.
James misses with a takedown
and Wise makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dennis Wise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wise at a distance.
James takes a swing at Wise's ribcage but misses.
James throws the kick towards the body but Wise avoids it.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wise throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wise throws a hook but James blocks it.
Wise closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wise lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wise in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Wise controls his hands.
Wise misses with a body punch.
Wise lands a shoulder strike.
Wise lands a knee to the head.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wise backwards.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James misses with a body punch.
Wise lands a hook to the side of the head.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wise's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James blocks an elbow strike.
Wise scores with a nice hook to the head.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
James misses with a hook. Wise ducked under it nicely.
James fails with the takedown.
Wise avoids the body shot from James.
Wise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Wise makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
Wise blocks a jab.
James fakes the leg kick and cracks Wise in the body.
James tries to land a front kick but Wise steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wise misses with an uppercut.
Wise throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control but Wise is working from the bottom.
Wise is pulling down on James's head to control his posture.
Wise trying to control the position.
Wise pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
Dennis Wise has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wise lands a front kick.
Wise throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wise cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Helio James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Wise uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
James checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wise throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wise darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Wise.
James looks to throw the jab but Wise is out of range.
James misses with a low kick.
Wise looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Wise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab from Wise.
James keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
James misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wise throws a leg kick
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wise's guard.
James won't allow Wise to sweep him here.
Wise keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wise is keeping the position for now.
Wise is controlling James's posture.
Wise controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wise looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennis Wise is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wise. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wise fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
Wise scores with a hook.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Wise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wise.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Wise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wise 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wise!
A very excited looking Dennis Wise 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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