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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Morgernstern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glover Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgernstern comes to the cage accompanied by Gasellit - Kiittämätön nilkki . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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219 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Morgernstern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Glover Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgernstern moves out of range of the strikes.
Glover Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Almeida, as that shot connected.
Almeida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgernstern slips a jab from Almeida.
Almeida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgernstern.
Almeida misses with an uppercut. Morgernstern saw that one coming.
Almeida works Morgernstern's body with a nice hook.
Morgernstern is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Almeida's half guard.
Morgernstern is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Almeida has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morgernstern is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgernstern tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almeida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Almeida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgernstern passes Almeida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almeida looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Morgernstern is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Almeida gets back to full guard.
Morgernstern trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Morgernstern throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida being controlled here, momentarily.
Morgernstern trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgernstern slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morgernstern connects with a nice short shot to Almeida's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern seems to be working for a kimura but Almeida defends the submission attempt.
Morgernstern thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almeida's head.
Morgernstern trying to control the action but Almeida is working from the bottom.
Morgernstern is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Almeida sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgernstern is keen to just control but Almeida is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Morgernstern dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgernstern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Almeida misses its intended target.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgernstern was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Almeida swings for the body but Morgernstern moves out of range.
Morgernstern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almeida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgernstern.
Almeida thows a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Almeida enables Morgernstern to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Almeida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morgernstern working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Morgernstern from controlling successfully.
Morgernstern is really struggling to control Almeida but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida keeping full guard, as Morgernstern tries to pass.
Morgernstern wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morgernstern preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Morgernstern.
A looping hook to the body misses from Almeida. Morgernstern does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Morgernstern.
Almeida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Almeida is trying to defend but Morgernstern finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morgernstern lands strikes from half guard.
Morgernstern sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Almeida defending well though.
Morgernstern is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morgernstern is stalling here. Almeida is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Morgernstern seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Almeida has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern manages to get back to half guard.
Morgernstern is pressing down on Almeida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgernstern keeping moving, preventing Almeida from controlling successfully.
Morgernstern looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgernstern, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Morgernstern keeps moving.
Morgernstern is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgernstern wants to control but Almeida passes easily into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Morgernstern dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Almeida misses its intended target.
Almeida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgernstern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Almeida throws out the jab.
Morgernstern throws a head kick that misses.
Morgernstern closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Almeida's guard.
Morgernstern stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almeida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgernstern throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almeida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Morgernstern from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgernstern trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Almeida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgernstern wants to pass the guard but Almeida is keeping the position.
Morgernstern trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Morgernstern wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Almeida misses with a hook
and Morgernstern counters by moving into the clinch.
Glover Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Almeida.
Morgernstern has clasped his hands together around Almeida's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Morgernstern working away.
Almeida is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morgernstern off and has taken his back!
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!
Almeida struggling to keep hold of the position.
Morgernstern just trying to survive but Almeida is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Morgernstern is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Almeida is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Morgernstern is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgernstern is working hard here to advance position.
Morgernstern trying to control the hands but Almeida breaks the grip.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Will Almeida go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Almeida is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Matt Morgernstern is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Almeida throws an off balance right hand
and Morgernstern counters with a two punch combo.
Morgernstern throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morgernstern is in Almeida's guard.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet but Morgernstern is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morgernstern trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Morgernstern showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgernstern, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Morgernstern!
Matt Morgernstern 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Serial Killa. Michael Hall 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Michael Hall has been cut.
Saddam Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussain throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hall feints a jab promting Hussain to slip. Hall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hussain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hall tries to clinch but Hussain is having none of it.
Hussain misses with a low kick as Hall jumps back.
Hussain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Hussain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hussain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hussain takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall slips a jab from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Hussain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hussain swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain throws a leg kick that misses.
Hall swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussain. Hussain obviously looking to wear him down.
Hussain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hussain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hussain's sensitive parts.
Hussain throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hussain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Hall tenderised Hussain's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hussain scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Hussain's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hussain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussain is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hussain.
Hussain motions for Hall to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussain swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Hussain.
Hall checks a low kick from Hussain.
Hussain loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hussain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hussain.
A bone on bone clash there as Hall blocks the leg kick.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hussain thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall throws a hook but Hussain avoids it easily.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Hussain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall lands an overhand right.
Hussain swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hussain.
Hussain avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall blocks a head kick by Hussain.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Hall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Hall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall wants to slow Hussain down by chopping away at his legs.
Hussain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and Hussain settles back down.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall pushes Hussain away with a front kick.
Hall catches Hussain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hussain. Hussain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick from Hussain misses
and Hall counters with a big head kick but Hussain shrugs it off.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall moves out of range as Hussain throws a body kick.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hussain is predictable there
and Hall counters with a good low kick that Hussain was not able to check.
Hall works Hussain's body with a nice hook.
Hall jabs Hussain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hussain lands with a cross.
Hussain thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hussain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussain throws a leg kick that misses.
Hussain cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Hall lands a jab to Hussain's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Hussain misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Hussain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussain 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 Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michael Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall blocks the body kick.
Hussain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
Hussain throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hussain.
A solid body kick from Hall.
Hussain keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Hussain moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hussain thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain scores with a head kick.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Hussain stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hall follows into mount!
Hussain is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hussain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hussain is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
Hussain wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hussain can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Hussain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hussain seems to have recovered his senses.
Hussain manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hussain looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hussain throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall cracks Hussain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hussain looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hussain is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hussain's hands.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hussain throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Hall connects with a jab.
Hussain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Hall and Hussain goes tumbling to the canvas! Hall follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Hussain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hussain working a defensive guard but Hall manages to pass into side control anyway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hall has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hall has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A leg kick checked by Hussain.
A big right from Hussain misses.
Hussain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Hussain.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussain.
Hussain throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
Hussain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussain throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hussain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hussain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Hussain with an open hand slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Hussain down.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hussain throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Saddam Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussain misses with a body kick.
Hussain takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Hall coming out on top.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussain throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hussain throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hussain.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hussain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hussain.
Hussain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hussain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hussains head.
Hussain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Hussain prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hussain misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussain lands a body shot.
Hussain misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hall!
Michael Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Hainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hainer's entrance music is Diabolic "Frontlines" . A fine choice. Love comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Imagine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
149 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Hainer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hainer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hainer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Love if he has to take too many more of those.
Hainer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hainer counters with a big head kick but Love shrugs it off.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Hainer coming out on top.
Love avoids the body shot from Hainer.
A big right from Hainer misses.
Hainer is looking to score with low kicks.
Hainer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hainer misses the jab.
Zach Hainer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hainer misses with a low kick.
Hainer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hainer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
Hainer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hainer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Hainer.
Hainer jabs Love right on the nose. Love blinks but takes it well.
Hainer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Love has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Love moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hainer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hainer fakes the leg kick and cracks Love in the body.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Hainer misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hainer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hainer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Love's calf.
Hainer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hainer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hainer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hainer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Love avoids the head kick by Hainer.
Hainer scores with the left hand. Love knows he should have avoided that one.
Hainer connects with an inside leg kick.
Hainer misses with a wild body shot.
Love moves out of range of the body kick from Hainer.
Hainer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hainer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hainer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hainer cracks Love with an open hand slap.
Love is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainer pounces like a tiger and cracks Love with a vicious hook! Love is down but not out! Hainer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zach Hainer!
After winning the bout, Zach Hainer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Chronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chronic 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crank That . Dutch Chronic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
196 lbs
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29
195 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Chronic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chronic has time to react.
Kint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chronic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kint has Chronic pulled in close to control his posture.
Chronic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chronic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chronic trying to control but Kint is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chronic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chronic is looking to work some ground and pound but Kint has wrist control.
Kint seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kint manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kint is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chronic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic tries to hold on but Kint pushes him away.
Chronic can't escape the position.
Kint with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Chronic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kint tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chronic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chronic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kint wants to work for an arm triangle but Chronic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic is refusing to be controlled, as Kint sits in half guard.
Kint moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Chronic .
Kint tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Chronic is trying to improve his position.
Chronic is not content to let Kint control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chronic tries to bench press Kint off him but Kint keeps the position.
Kint moves into full mount!
Chronic stops Kint from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Chronic is trying to escape the mount.
Kint wants to take Chronic 's back here but Chronic is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Chronic is desperately trying to improve his position but Kint has a good base and remains in mount.
Kint is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint prevents Chronic from getting the reversal.
Chronic is working hard here to advance position.
Kint trying to control but Chronic is having none of it.
Chronic has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chronic fending off the submission attempt from Kint.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chronic is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kint gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Kint dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kint closes the distance and clinches.
Chronic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kint avoids the head kick by Chronic .
Chronic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kint circles away.
Kint clobbers Chronic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck for Chronic with that takedown attempt.
Kint scores with a jab to the head.
Chronic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chronic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chronic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kint lands a glancing blow to the side of Chronic 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chronic misses with a body shot.
Kint walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chronic lands with a cross.
Kint closes the distance and clinches.
Chronic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chronic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chronic .
Chronic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chronic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chronic is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chronic is thwarting Kint's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint is looking to improve his position.
Chronic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kint preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chronic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kint defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kint on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kint keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kint is looking to control Chronic 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kint avoid being mounted?
Kint tries to get to full guard but Chronic has control of the leg.
Kint moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chronic wants to pass the guard but Kint is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chronic preventing the sweep.
Chronic throwing strikes from guard but Kint blocks nicely.
Chronic throwing strikes from guard but Kint blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chronic 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chronic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chronic distracts Kint with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chronic preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Chronic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chronic shoots in and drives through. Kint sprawls well.
Chronic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chronic closes the distance and pushes Kint back into the cage.
Chronic misses with an elbow strike.
Chronic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chronic misses with a punch to the body.
Chronic breaks the clinch.
Kint's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chronic under the eye.
Kint moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kint.
Chronic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kint prevents it.
Kint is working Chronic over against the cage.
Kint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chronic backwards.
Kint has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kint wants a takedown but no success here.
Kint cracks Chronic with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic misses with an elbow over the top.
Chronic lands a knee to the head.
Kint lands a shoulder strike.
Chronic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kint backwards.
Kint lands with a light punch inside.
Kint is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dutch Chronic . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chronic working aggressively here.
Chronic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chronic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kint lands a nice uppercut.
Kint drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chronic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chronic tries for a takedown but Kint manages to get underhooks.
Chronic tries to stall but Kint uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint lands a shot to the body.
Chronic manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chronic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chronic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kint manages to avoid it.
Chronic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kint counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kint fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chronic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chronic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Kint.
Kint tests Chronic 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chronic throws a looping overhand right but Kint ducks down to avoid it.
Kint avoids the head kick by Chronic .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chronic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kint lands a slapping body shot.
Kint works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Chronic misses its intended target.
Chronic throws a sloppy head kick and Kint moves out of range easily.
Chronic dives in and grabs Kint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kint pushes down on Chronic 's head and hops out.
Good standup being displayed there by Kint as he connects with a hook.
Chronic misses with a right hand
and Kint counters with a left to the body.
Chronic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kint blocks a head kick by Chronic .
Kint with a hook.
Chronic throws a head kick that misses.
Kint closes the distance and pushes Chronic back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chronic 's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roger Kint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chronic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kint tries to work over Chronic 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chronic backwards.
Kint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kint as the two fighters clinch.
Kint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chronic looking for a takedown.
Chronic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kint misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kint.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Kint.
Kint throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chronic s head.
Kint can't find room to land a body shot as Chronic controls the action.
Chronic throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Kint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kint has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Kint!
Roger Kint 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Xianfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing in the name. Zhang Xianfa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chevy Nguyen's chin.
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26
146 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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29
140 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhang Xianfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chevy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen lands a jab.
Nguyen shoots for a takedown but Xianfa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Xianfa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xianfa throws a shot from downtown. Nguyen moves away and avoids it.
Xianfa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Xianfa throws a sloppy head kick
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xianfa throws a leg kick but Nguyen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nguyen moves into the clinch successfully.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Xianfa has had enough of the clinch but Nguyen keeps him there for the moment.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nguyen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen gets through Xianfa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen slows down the pace here.
Xianfa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen misses with a straight right.
Nguyen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Xianfa was covering up waiting for the punch and Nguyen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Xianfa looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nguyen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xianfa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xianfa looking to control but Nguyen passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xianfa is looking for a sweep. Nguyen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nguyen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Xianfa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nguyen manages to move to mount!
Xianfa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nguyen landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xianfa is looking to escape.
Xianfa is looking to get to half guard.
Xianfa is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen has control of Xianfa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Xianfa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nguyen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nguyen trying to control but Xianfa is having none of it.
Nguyen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nguyen landing strikes from the mount.
Xianfa is rocked!
Xianfa tries to hold on but Nguyen postures up.
Nguyen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xianfa?
Oh Xianfa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Nguyen trying to control but Xianfa is having none of it.
Xianfa seems to have got his legs back now.
Nguyen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Xianfa taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nguyen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nguyen lands a big shot to the head and Xianfa winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chevy Nguyen!
Our winner, Chevy Nguyen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Blaylock has chosen Head Like a Hole as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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32
267 lbs
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273 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miko Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Blaylock misses with a double jab.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Blaylock tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blaylock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaylock throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Maia throws the left hand but Blaylock avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Maia.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaylock moves away.
Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaylock.
Sloppy strikes from Blaylock. Those never looked like landing.
Blaylock tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia looking to score a takedown here. Blaylock is defending well but Maia drives through and ends up in Blaylock's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blaylock keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Maia looking to sit in guard and control but Blaylock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Blaylock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blaylock.
Maia is trying to keep Blaylock in close.
Blaylock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blaylock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia pulls Blaylock in close to his closed guard and prevents Blaylock from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Miko Maia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaylock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Maia!
Blaylock trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Blaylock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Maia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Maia is looking for a sweep.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.
Maia defending against the ground and pound.
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maia tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blaylock has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blaylock landing strikes.
Blaylock is chipping away with strikes.
Blaylock trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia being controlled for a moment.
Blaylock is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Blaylock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blaylock throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaylock throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaylock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blaylock is trying to defend but Maia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blaylock is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaylock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia is pressing down on Blaylock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blaylock is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blaylock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaylock's head.
Maia trying to control the pace.
Miko Maia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maia manages to avoid it.
Blaylock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Miko Maia has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock avoids the body shot from Maia.
Maia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaylock.
Blaylock takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia misses the jab.
Maia looks to land a left hand but Blaylock moved out of range nicely.
Maia lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaylock gets caught napping as Maia dives in and scores a takedown. Blaylock manages to retain guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaylock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaylock trying to control the position here.
Maia looking to sit in guard and control but Blaylock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock controlling from the top position.
Blaylock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Blaylock from controlling successfully.
Maia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dirk Blaylock wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blaylock tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia connects with a right hand. Blaylock shakes it off.
Blaylock just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaylock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blaylock moves into the clinch.
Maia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaylock's elbow.
Blaylock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maia lands a left hand.
Maia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maia prevents a body shot from Blaylock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia prevents a body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maia prevents it.
Maia scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Maia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miko Maia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Maia scores with a hook to the body. Blaylock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
It looks like Dirk Blaylock has been cut.
Maia lands a really nice looking cross but Blaylock seems unphased.
Maia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blaylock.
Maia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miko Maia is winning the standup battle so far.
Maia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blaylock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maia moves away.
Maia connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock slips under a jab from Maia.
Maia connects with a looping right hand.
Maia jabs Blaylock right on the nose. Blaylock blinks but takes it well.
Blaylock moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Maia lands with a kick to the temple. Blaylock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maia lands with a hook. Blaylock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blaylock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blaylock clobbers Maia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blaylock throws a combination. Maia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia connects with a single shot there.
Maia misses with a hook.
Blaylock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maia, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Maia.
Blaylock blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blaylock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blaylock struggles to land a body shot inside as Maia controls his hands.
Blaylock tries for a takedown but Maia manages to get underhooks.
Blaylock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maia blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaylock stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Blaylock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blaylock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miko Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Blaylock.
Maia throws a head punch that misses.
Blaylock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Maia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maia misses with the head strike.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaylock wants to break free but Maia has control.
Maia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Maia.
Blaylock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blaylocks head.
Maia stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Maia.
Maia is trying to drag Blaylock to the mat but Blaylock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.
Maia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.
Blaylock blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maia.
Blaylock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Maia breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock walks into a left hand.
Maia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blaylock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
Blaylock keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
Blaylock wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaylock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirk Blaylock has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Miko Maia just wasn't active enough.
Blaylock staying out of range there.
Maia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maia under the eye.
Maia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaylock.
Blaylock tries for a takedown but Maia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaylock.
Nice shot lands for Maia.
Maia leaves Blaylock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaylock.
Maia slaps away a takedown attempt from Blaylock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaylock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miko Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miko Maia!
Miko Maia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuntz comes to the cage accompanied by Check My Brain. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruent moves into the clinch.
Kuntz tries to work over Ruent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuntz scores with a shot to the side of Ruent's head.
Ruent takes a shot to the head.
Kuntz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuntz can't find room to land a body shot as Ruent controls the action.
Ruent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuntz lands an uppercut.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuntz throws a head punch that misses.
Ruent displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuntz up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruent.
Kuntz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruent stalling in the clinch but Kuntz improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuntz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuntz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuntz misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruent.
Ruent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruent keeps control of Kuntz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Kuntz.
Ruent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuntz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuntz lands an uppercut.
Kuntz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuntz digs a right hand into Ruent's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruent's gas tank.
Ruent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuntz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Kuntz.
Kuntz catches Ruent with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruent misses with a hook
and Kuntz counters with a straight right hand.
Ruent loads up on a big right hand but Kuntz slips the punch.
Ruent tries to clinch but Kuntz is having none of it.
Ruent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuntz moves away.
Ruent takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuntz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuntz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Kuntz.
Ruent slips under a jab from Kuntz.
Ruent feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuntzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent jabs Kuntz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kuntz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuntz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuntz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruent.
Ruent throws a lazy head kick
and Kuntz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruent misses with a hook. Kuntz ducked under it nicely.
Kuntz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Kuntz tenderised Ruent's leg. Ruent is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuntz lands with a hook. Ruent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rusty Kuntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuntz throws a looping overhand right but Ruent ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Kuntz misses.
Kuntz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kuntz misses
and Ruent counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuntz feints a jab promting Ruent to slip. Kuntz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruent slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ruent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuntz manages to avoid it.
Kuntz tries to keep at a distance but Ruent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuntz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
Kuntz blocks the elbow strike.
Ruent trying to stall but Kuntz improves his position.
Ruent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuntz.
Kuntz breaks the clinch.
Kuntz works the jab nicely.
Kuntz misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuntz's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Kuntz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuntz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruent throws a body punch but Kuntz moves out of range.
Kuntz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruent on the side of the head.
Kuntz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruent.
Ruent blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a nice head kick!
Ruent throws a head kick that misses.
Kuntz misses with a straight right.
Kuntz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruent scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruent.
Kuntz throws a hook but Ruent blocks it.
Ruent misses with a leg kick
and Kuntz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Ruent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with a looping right.
Kuntz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuntz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruent slips under a jab from Kuntz.
Ruent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruent.
Kuntz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuntz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruent.
Ruent misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz 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.
Ruent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruent.
Kuntz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Ruent misses the target.
Ruent moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Kuntz to work.
Ruent taking a breather.
Ruent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuntz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kuntz fails to land.
Kuntz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
Ruent tries a body shot but Kuntz blocks it.
Kuntz is trying to break the clinch but Ruent is controlling him.
Kuntz scores with a shot to the side of Ruent's head.
Ruent misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuntz.
Rusty Kuntz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruent pushes Kuntz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuntz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruent can do to turn this around?
Kuntz tries to circle away but Ruent has him pinned against the cage.
Ruent takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuntz's efforts to push away.
Kuntz tries to work over Ruent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruent blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz manages to break the clinch.
Kuntz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruent wants to clinch up but Kuntz keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Ruent tenderised Kuntz's leg. Kuntz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruent misses with a body shot.
Ruent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuntz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuntz throws a hook but Ruent avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Kuntz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuntz blocks a head kick by Ruent.
Ruent throws a hook but Kuntz blocks it.
Kuntz lands with a right hand.
Nice cross by Kuntz.
Kuntz misses with an uppercut. Ruent saw that one coming.
Ruent moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruent displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuntz up against the cage.
Kuntz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuntz working aggressively here.
Kuntz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruents head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz tries a body shot but Ruent blocks it.
Kuntz misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz avoids the elbow strike from Ruent, against the cage.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruent's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kuntz throws a head punch that misses.
Ruent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuntz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuntz manages to break the clinch.
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses.
Kuntz throws a jab when Ruent was well out of range.
Ruent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuntz misses with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a leg kick.
Rusty Kuntz is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Ruent. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuntz misses with an uppercut. Ruent saw that one coming.
Ruent misses the jab.
A slow jab from Kuntz misses its intended target.
Kuntz looks to land a combination but Ruent avoids it well.
Kuntz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuntz throws a leg kick but Ruent checks it.
Kuntz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruent's head.
Kuntz misses with a head kick.
Ruent moves into range and clinches up with Kuntz.
Kuntz wants to break free but Ruent has control.
Kuntz is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruent has double underhooks.
Ruent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuntzs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent prevents a body shot from Kuntz.
Ruent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruent blocks an uppercut.
Ruent misses with an elbow strike.
Ruent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuntz backwards.
Ruent swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuntz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Ruent.
Kuntz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kuntz fails to land.
Kuntz working aggressively here.
Kuntz misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Kuntz scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with the head strike.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruent blocks a body shot from Kuntz.
Kuntz is trying to break the clinch but Ruent is controlling him.
Kuntz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Ruent scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruent.
Ruent is trying to break the clinch but Kuntz is controlling him.
Kuntz is trying to force a seperation but Ruent has the dominant position.
Kuntz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuntz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent misses with a body punch.
Kuntz breaks from the clinch.
Ruent ducks right into an uppercut from Kuntz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Kuntz clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kuntz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuntz throws an overhand right that lands on Ruent's shoulder, as Ruent tries to avoid the shot.
Ruent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuntz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuntz throws a looping overhand right but Ruent ducks down to avoid it.
Kuntz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuntz scores with a leg kick.
Kuntz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ruent blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Kuntz misses with a straight right.
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuntz misses with an uppercut. Ruent saw that one coming.
Kuntz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuntz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruent on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruent.
Ruent throws a front kick aimed at Kuntz's knee but Kuntz avoids it well.
Kuntz misses with a hook. Ruent ducked under it nicely.
Ruent misses with an uppercut. Kuntz saw that one coming.
Ruent tries to clinch there but Kuntz circles away.
Kuntz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuntz swings widly with a right hand
and Ruent counters with a head kick. That will keep Kuntz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kuntz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Kuntz does no damage.
Kuntz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruent.
Ruent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ruent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruent with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruent blocks the leg kick.
Kuntz throws the left hand but Ruent avoids the punch easily.
Kuntz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruent's sensitive parts.
Ruent slips a jab from Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruent walks into a stiff left hand from Kuntz.
Kuntz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuntz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Kuntz coming out on top.
Ruent looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuntz is just out of range.
Ruent takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent throws a hook but Kuntz avoids it easily.
Ruent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuntz.
Ruent misses with a wild body shot.
Kuntz lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Kuntz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruent staying out of range there.
Ruent moves to clinch but Kuntz breaks away
and Kuntz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuntz fakes the leg kick and cracks Ruent in the body.
Ruent wants to slow Kuntz down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuntz throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws a lazy right hand but Ruent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruent looks to land a body kick but Kuntz moved away.
Kuntz throws a leg kick
and Ruent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruent paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuntz throws out a loose jab but Ruent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruent throws a lazy right hand but Kuntz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruent on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruent takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuntz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuntz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruent has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Kuntz had his way with Rick Ruent in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruent thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuntz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruent fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuntz throws a looping overhand right but Ruent ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Kuntz.
Ruent misses with a double jab.
Ruent takes one to the side of the head.
Kuntz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruent counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuntz looks to throw the jab but Ruent is out of range.
Kuntz missing with a left hand there. Ruent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuntz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruent displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz misses the jab.
Kuntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuntz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruent has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruent there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuntz throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruent. Kuntz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuntz scores with a jab. Ruent acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuntz misses with a left hand
and Ruent counters with a solid body kick.
Ruent takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruent.
A jab from Kuntz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuntz is out of range and Ruent settles back down.
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuntz thumps Ruent with a low kick.
Kuntz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuntz throws an off balance right hand
and Ruent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuntz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuntz swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruent.
Ruent checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ruent. Kuntz shrugs it off though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ruent delivers a nice body kick.
Ruent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rick Ruent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws a lazy right hand but Ruent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruent.
Kuntz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ruent avoids the head kick by Kuntz.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuntz defending well as Ruent loads up on a big left hand.
Kuntz jabs Ruent right on the nose. Ruent blinks but takes it well.
Kuntz moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruent sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuntz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuntz.
Kuntz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruent wants to clinch up but Kuntz keeps it at a distance.
Kuntz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruent's calf.
Kuntz misses the jab.
A lazy left from Ruent finds it's target.
Kuntz misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruent lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuntz throws an overhand right that lands on Ruent's shoulder, as Ruent tries to avoid the shot.
Kuntz misses with a looping right.
Rusty Kuntz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruent staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Ruent.
Well Kuntz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Kuntz!
Rusty Kuntz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satan comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. Reinhardt has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Satan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Satan.
Satan missing with a left hand there. Reinhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Victor Reinhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satan throws an overhand right that lands on Reinhardt's shoulder, as Reinhardt tries to avoid the shot.
Satan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reinhardt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Satan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Satan. Reinhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Satan throws a head kick that misses.
Reinhardt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reinhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinhardt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reinhardt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Satan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reinhardt, pushing him back against the cage.
Reinhardt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reinhardt lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan blocks a body shot from Reinhardt.
Satan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reinhardt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reinhardt connects with a high kick.
It looks like Damien Satan has been cut.
Reinhardt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reinhardt throws a push kick but Satan slaps the foot to one side.
Satan moves out of range of the body kick from Reinhardt.
The fighters circling - Reinhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown but Satan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reinhardt lands with a good body shot.
Satan misses with an uppercut.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Reinhardt is just out of range.
Reinhardt shoots in and gets a takedown into Satan's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reinhardt throws a big elbow that misses.
Satan looking for a guillotine here but Reinhardt defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reinhardt looking to sit in guard and control but Satan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Satan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Satan won't allow Reinhardt to sweep him here.
Reinhardt wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Satan is now in half guard.
Satan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan prevents Reinhardt from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan wants to take a breather but Reinhardt is having none of it.
Reinhardt trying to hold on to Satan's head to control him but Satan postures up.
Reinhardt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Reinhardt is looking for a sweep. Satan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Satan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Satan. Reinhardt shrugs it off though.
Reinhardt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reinhardt scores with a nice strike.
Satan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reinhardt tries to avoid it but Satan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reinhardt to the ground. Reinhardt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan moves out of range of the strikes.
Satan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reinhardt swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Satan. No joy for Reinhardt on that attempt.
Reinhardt lands a body shot.
Reinhardt misses with a takedown attempt - Satan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damien Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Reinhardt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satan throws a leg kick but Reinhardt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reinhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satan throws a leg kick
and Reinhardt counters with a series of strikes. Satan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reinhardt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Reinhardt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Satan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reinhardt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reinhardt ducks under a wild hook from Satan.
Satan throws a head kick but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Satan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinhardt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reinhardt gets caught flat footed, as Satan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Satan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reinhardt's head.
Reinhardt is trying to keep Satan in close.
Satan pushes down on Reinhardt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinhardt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Satan is working away from the top position though.
Reinhardt is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Satan jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan trying to control the position but Reinhardt is working away.
Satan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reinhardt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Satan's guard! Nice work there by Reinhardt!
Reinhardt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reinhardt looking to pass the guard.
Satan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reinhardt.
Satan looking to control.
Reinhardt throws an elbow that misses. Satan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reinhardt's guard. Nice move by Satan!
Satan advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt trying to hold on to Satan's head to control him but Satan postures up.
Reinhardt is looking to improve his position.
Damien Satan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reinhardt moves into full guard.
Reinhardt keeping moving, preventing Satan from controlling successfully.
Reinhardt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Satan passes into side control.
Reinhardt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Satan off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinhardt has the hooks in. Satan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Satan staying busy and making it hard for Reinhardt to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt scores with punches from the back.
Satan tries to break free.
Reinhardt lands strikes to the head.
Reinhardt is landing with strikes from the back.
Satan is really stuck here.
Reinhardt punches the canvas rather than the man.
Reinhardt lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Reinhardt is looking to control Satan but Satan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Satan takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Satan. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Satan tries to break free.
Reinhardt is looking for the choke from the back position but Satan is controlling his hands well.
Reinhardt lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Reinhardt has Satan flattened out and is raining down punches.
Reinhardt scores with punches from the back.
Satan is rocked!
Reinhardt looking to hold on to the position here but Satan rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satan is controlling Reinhardt's posture.
Reinhardt advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Reinhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Satan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reinhardt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reinhardt's head.
Reinhardt tries to land a front kick but Satan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reinhardt 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.
Reinhardt shoots in looking for a takedown. Satan tries to sprawl out of it but Reinhardt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Satan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reinhardt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reinhardt.
Satan stuffs the takedown.
Satan closes the distance and clinches up with Reinhardt, looking for a takedown. Satan pushes Reinhardt against the cage but Reinhardt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Satan checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt tries a head kick but it misses.
Reinhardt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satan counters with a straight right hand.
Satan checks a low kick from Reinhardt.
Satan checks a leg kick.
Reinhardt looks to land a body kick but Satan moved away.
Reinhardt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reinhardt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Satan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinhardt manages to avoid it.
Satan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reinhardt's head backwards.
Satan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Satan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reinhardt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Reinhardt fails with the takedown
and Satan counters with a good low kick that Reinhardt was not able to check.
Damien Satan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Reinhardt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reinhardt. Satan shrugs it off though.
Reinhardt tries to bum rush Satan with a series of wild strikes but Satan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Satan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reinhardt 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.
Reinhardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Satan wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.
Satan looking to pass the guard.
Reinhardt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Satan is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is trying to keep Satan in close.
Satan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reinhardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Satan with a nice head shot there.
Satan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reinhardt throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Satan escapes and throws Reinhardt's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Reinhardt is trying to improve his position.
Reinhardt wants to control but Satan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reinhardt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Satan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Satan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reinhardt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Satan's guard! Nice work there by Reinhardt!
Reinhardt throws a big right hand that misses.
Satan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Reinhardt has picked Satan up and slammed him! Satan can't keep hold of the triangle and Reinhardt manages to pass to side control!
Reinhardt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Satan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reinhardt looks up at the clock and then as Satan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reinhardt smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Damien Satan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Damien Satan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reinhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Satan.
Reinhardt scores with a shot to the body.
Reinhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Satan moves out of range easily.
Reinhardt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reinhardt lands with a cross.
Reinhardt looks for the body kick but Satan saw that one coming.
Reinhardt lands a right hook to the body.
Reinhardt throws a head kick that misses
and Satan counters with a nice leg kick.
Satan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Satan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reinhardt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Satan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan looks to score with a jab to the body but Reinhardt is just out of range.
Satan avoids the head kick by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reinhardt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Satan rather than just go for the knockout.
Satan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reinhardt defending well as Satan loads up on a big left hand.
Satan scores with a leg kick.
Satan throws a front kick aimed at Reinhardt's knee but Reinhardt avoids it well.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Damien Satan is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Satan misses the target.
Reinhardt shoots in looking for a takedown but Satan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reinhardt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reinhardt finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Satan's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Reinhardt falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Satan!
An out of breath Damien Satan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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