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Syn' 254: Encounter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili comes into the arena with Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR blaring out of the sound system. Fonseca has chosen Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Fonseca is avoiding it.
Dzhugashvili has Fonseca up against the cage in a clinch.
Fonseca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fonseca throws a punch but it's blocked by Dzhugashvili.
Fonseca tries a body shot but Dzhugashvili blocks it.
Dzhugashvili is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fonseca is defending well for now.
Fonseca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dzhugashvili missing with knees to the body.
Fonseca can't find room to land a body shot as Dzhugashvili controls the action.
Good body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili breaks the clinch.
Dzhugashvili looks to throw the jab but Fonseca is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fonseca. Dzhugashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fonseca misses with a kick to the body.
Fonseca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fonseca tries to land a front kick but Dzhugashvili steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dzhugashvili moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fonseca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzhugashvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca looks for the body kick but Dzhugashvili saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fonseca connects with a nice looking jab.
Dzhugashvili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fonseca.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca lands a jab to the head.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonseca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fonseca has managed to clinch.
Dzhugashvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dzhugashvili throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Fonseca is looking to land body kicks.
Dzhugashvili tries to keep at a distance but Fonseca has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Fonseca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dzhugashvilis head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dzhugashvili is stalling here.
Dzhugashvili lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fonseca trying to stall but Dzhugashvili improves his position.
Fonseca working aggressively here.
Fonseca is trying to force a seperation but Dzhugashvili has the dominant position.
A short right from Dzhugashvili on the inside.
Fonseca tries to throw a body punch but Dzhugashvili avoids it by throwing Fonseca back against the cage.
Fonseca struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhugashvili controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Fonseca fails to land.
Fonseca misses with a body punch.
Dzhugashvili blocking some punches.
Dzhugashvili unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fonseca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dzhugashvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonseca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili gets tackled into the cage by Fonseca. Fonseca maintains the clinch.
Dzhugashvili putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fonseca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fonseca misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili scores with a nice strike.
Dzhugashvili swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dzhugashvili moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fonseca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dzhugashvili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dzhugashvili pushes Fonseca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dzhugashvili prevents a body shot from Fonseca.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fonseca avoids it.
Fonseca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhugashvili blocks a body shot from Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dzhugashvili.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzhugashvili throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dzhugashvili content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fonseca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzhugashvili's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca throws a head punch that misses.
Dzhugashvili digs a right hand underneath Fonseca's ribcage. Fonseca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dzhugashvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fonseca backwards.
Dzhugashvili lands with a short shot to the head.
Fonseca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dzhugashvili lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fonseca or not.
Fonseca looks winded!
Dzhugashvili connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fonseca's face.
Dzhugashvili pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dzhugashvili landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili crunches a lovely knee into Fonseca's ribcage.
Dzhugashvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Dzhugashvili.
Fonseca keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhugashvili instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dzhugashvili lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fonseca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dzhugashvili rushes Fonseca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dzhugashvili landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fonseca in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A left hand lands to the body for Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili slows down the pace here.
Dzhugashvili breaks from the clinch.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance and pushes Fonseca back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzhugashvili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fonseca looks to land a right hand but Dzhugashvili moved out of range.
Fonseca swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
Fonseca loads up on a big right hand but Dzhugashvili slips the punch.
Dzhugashvili takes the fight into the clinch.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dzhugashvili cracks Fonseca with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Dzhugashvili.
Fonseca can't break the clinch.
Fonseca is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Dzhugashvili.
Fonseca misses with a body punch.
Dzhugashvili lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fonseca.
A knee to the head by Dzhugashvili.
Fonseca working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili stalling the fight.
Dzhugashvili utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Dzhugashvili to work.
Dzhugashvili working Fonseca over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzhugashvili stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Dzhugashvili on the inside.
Dzhugashvili lands a body shot.
Fonseca is trying to break free.
Dzhugashvili stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dzhugashvili landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dzhugashvili lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dzhugashvili taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Dzhugashvili.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili digs a right hand underneath Fonseca's ribcage. Fonseca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dzhugashvili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dzhugashvili scores with a shot to the side of Fonseca's head.
Dzhugashvili leaning against his opponent.
Dzhugashvili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fonseca can do to turn this around?
Dzhugashvili putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fonseca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fonseca is rocked!
Dzhugashvili unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fonseca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fonseca is still on wobbly legs! Can Dzhugashvili finish him?
Dzhugashvili unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dzhugashvili lands a body punch.
Dzhugashvili lands a shot to the body.
Fonseca takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dzhugashvili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Fonseca is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch there but Fonseca circles away.
Dzhugashvili clinches up against the cage.
Fonseca seems to have recovered his senses.
Dzhugashvili unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fonseca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dzhugashvili lands a body punch.
Dzhugashvili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dzhugashvili controlling the action here for a moment.
Fonseca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dzhugashvili breaks from the clinch.
Fonseca swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
Fonseca lands with an overhand left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dzhugashvili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dzhugashvili gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fonseca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzhugashvili working Fonseca over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dzhugashvili landing knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dzhugashvili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili lands a knee to the head.
Dzhugashvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Fonseca is avoiding it.
Fonseca clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhugashvili is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dzhugashvili.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dzhugashvili obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili pushes Fonseca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dzhugashvili gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fonseca misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili drops Fonseca with a big knee straight up the middle! Fonseca is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonseca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzhugashvili misses with a two punch combination.
Dzhugashvili throws a series of punches but Fonseca moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonseca circles away.
Fonseca keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fonseca, pushing him back against the cage.
Dzhugashvili working the clinch nicely. Fonseca is working for position but Dzhugashvili cracks him with a big knee to the head! Fonseca crumples up against the cage and Dzhugashvili lands two more shots before the ref can save Fonseca! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose tries to clinch but Melo is having none of it.
Melo lands a jab to Rose's midsection.
Rose scores with a head kick. Melo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Melo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Rose tests Melo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melo jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melo scores with a jab. Rose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnny Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo walks into a left hand.
Melo misses with a body kick.
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Melo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
Melo misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Melo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Melo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
Melo scores with a head kick. Rose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Johnny Rose has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.
Melo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Melo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melo takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose swings for the body but Melo moves out of range.
Melo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Melo there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Melo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose cracks a nice hook into Melo's ribs.
Rose throws a low kick but Melo avoids it.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Melo backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a body kick that misses.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Melo looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Melo checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Rose down.
Melo lands a big head kick that sends Rose tumbling to the mat! Melo takes a step backwards and waves Rose back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rose is rocked!
Melo avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Melo finish him?
Melo connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Rose covering up! Melo comes in with a big uppercut and Rose goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergio Melo!
Sergio Melo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballzonya tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Ballzonya coming out on top.
Ballzonya missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris 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.
Ballzonya is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
Ballzonya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ballzonya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harris wants to control from the top but Ballzonya keeps moving.
Ballzonya trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Ballzonya wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballzonya. Ballzonya obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids the body shot from Ballzonya.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ballzonya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ballzonya is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ballzonya controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ballzonya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Ballzonya is keeping him busy.
Harris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ballzonya reverses the position - he's now on top in Harris's guard.
Harris is trying to control the position but Ballzonya postures up.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballzonya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ballzonya throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Ballzonya lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya forces his way into half guard.
Harris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Harris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ballzonya scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harris tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ballzonya wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
Ballzonya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Ballzonya uses his free foot to push down on Harris's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harris.
Ballzonya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ballzonya lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Ballzonya sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ballzonya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ballzonya is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Ballzonya looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Ballzonya. That snapped Harris's head back.
Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ballzonya gets back to half guard.
Ballzonya trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ballzonya keeps working.
Ballzonya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ballzonya wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the action but Ballzonya is working from the bottom.
Ballzonya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ballzonya lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ballzonya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ballzonya checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballzonya.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Ballzonya is out of range.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ballzonya as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Harris or perhaps it was just good defense by Ballzonya which made him look bad.
Harry Ballzonya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Harris.
Decent striking displayed by Ballzonya there.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Ballzonya's shoulder, as Ballzonya tries to avoid the shot.
Ballzonya scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ballzonya jabs at Harris's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Ballzonya - just one landing.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Ballzonya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ballzonya throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Horrible takedown by Ballzonya or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
A big left from Ballzonya misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballzonya. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ballzonya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harry Ballzonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ballzonya misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
The fighters circling - Ballzonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ballzonya.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Ballzonya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Harris is looking to chop away at Ballzonya's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ballzonya to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballzonya cracks Harris with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ballzonya avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ballzonya thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Ballzonya finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harris keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ballzonya trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ballzonya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballzonya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ballzonya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris is pulling down on Ballzonya's head. It's preventing any offense from Ballzonya, at least for the moment.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballzonya is really struggling to control Harris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cliff Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Ballzonya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harry Ballzonya has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ballzonya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballzonya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ballzonya misses with a straight left.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Ballzonya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya lands a slapping body shot.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Ballzonya moved out of range nicely.
Ballzonya lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ballzonya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Ballzonya manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Harris on his heels. He'll look to pass Harris's guard now, I'm sure.
Ballzonya lands a couple of elbows.
Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ballzonya defends well.
Ballzonya is stalling in the full guard.
Harris looking for a guillotine here but Ballzonya defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris working a defensive guard but Ballzonya manages to pass into side control anyway.
Harris defending against the ground and pound.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ballzonya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballzonya scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris wants to control but Ballzonya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ballzonya wants to free his trapped foot but Harris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Ballzonya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ballzonya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Ballzonya!
Our winner, Harry Ballzonya, 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 Jacques Deupreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomedov's choice of entrance music: Ave Maria. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
289 lbs
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27
245 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Deupreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Deupreaux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Konstantin Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov takes a swing at Deupreaux's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magomedov.
Deupreaux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Deupreaux tries to clinch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Deupreaux closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magomedov counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deupreaux.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Deupreaux has hold of Magomedov's hands but Magomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Magomedov wants to control but Deupreaux is keeping him busy.
Deupreaux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deupreaux is looking to control Magomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deupreaux avoid being mounted?
Deupreaux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Deupreaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deupreaux is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
Deupreaux wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov drops an elbow to the side of Deupreaux's head.
Deupreaux trying to hold on to Magomedov's head to control him but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Deupreaux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Deupreaux makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Deupreaux.
Magomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Deupreaux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Deupreaux's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Deupreaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deupreaux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magomedov is aware though and is defending well.
Deupreaux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deupreaux is looking for a triangle but Magomedov pushes his legs off easily.
Deupreaux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Deupreaux keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deupreaux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magomedov pushes down on Deupreaux's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Deupreaux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Deupreaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magomedov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Deupreaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Deupreaux is refusing to be controlled, as Magomedov sits in half guard.
Magomedov trying to mount his opponent but Deupreaux defends it.
Deupreaux trying to control here.
Magomedov is taking a breather. Deupreaux says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Magomedov works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deupreaux is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Deupreaux slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Magomedov winds up and cracks Deupreaux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Deupreaux actively working from the bottom here.
Deupreaux actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Deupreaux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov passes to side control.
Magomedov advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Deupreaux that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Deupreaux taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Magomedov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deupreaux drives through with a takedown into Magomedov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Magomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deupreaux manages to get himself to full guard.
Deupreaux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Magomedov pushing down on Deupreaux's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Deupreaux trying to control from the bottom.
Magomedov trying to control from half guard but Deupreaux is working away.
Magomedov lands strikes from half guard.
Deupreaux looking for submissions off his back.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Magomedov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Deupreaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deupreaux won't allow Magomedov to pass to mount.
Magomedov passes to side control.
Magomedov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Deupreaux some visible discomfort.
Magomedov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Deupreaux tries to bench press Magomedov off him but Magomedov keeps the position.
Magomedov advances to full mount.
Magomedov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Konstantin Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magomedov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Deupreaux is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deupreaux is working to get back to half guard.
Oh Deupreaux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magomedov controlling the pace for now.
Deupreaux is desperately trying to improve his position but Magomedov has a good base and remains in mount.
Magomedov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Magomedov loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Deupreaux scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Magomedov land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Magomedov stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Magomedov!
Konstantin Magomedov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kravinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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32
199 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
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28
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kravinoff!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britt scoring well with a low kick there.
Kravinoff lands a front kick.
Britt checks a low kick from Kravinoff.
A combination from Britt does no damage.
Kravinoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Britt moves out of range of the body kick.
Kravinoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Britt circles away.
Kravinoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Britt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kravinoff thumps Britt with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Britt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Britt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kravinoff throws a hook but Britt avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Kravinoff.
Britt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kravinoff checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt throws a sloppy body shot
and Kravinoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Britt misses with a body kick.
Eric Britt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Britt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Britt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff moves out of range of the body kick.
Britt swings for the body but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Britt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kravinoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Britt.
Nice takedown defense from Britt. No joy for Kravinoff on that attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kravinoff - that will leave a mark!
Britt misses with a few strikes there.
Britt throws a body punch but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Kravinoff lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kravinoff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Britt avoids a kick to the body.
Kravinoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kravinoff looks for a takedown but Britt sprawls well.
Eric Britt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kravinoff.
Britt misses with a wild body shot.
Kravinoff throws a leg kick which misses Britt's front leg but catches the back leg as Britt tries to avoid it.
Kravinoff throws a shot from downtown. Britt moves away and avoids it.
Britt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kravinoff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Britt's guard now.
Kravinoff with a nice head shot there.
Kravinoff looking to pass the guard.
Kravinoff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Britt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kravinoff has managed to get both his arms back between Britt's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kravinoff looking to sit in guard and control but Britt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Britt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kravinoff is keeping the position for now.
Britt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kravinoff working a defensive guard but Britt passes into half guard.
Britt thows a huge punch but Kravinoff dodges it nicely.
Kravinoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kravinoff works his way to full guard. Good work.
Britt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kravinoff has an active guard here but Britt has managed to pass into half guard.
Kravinoff trying to hold on to Britt's head to control him but Britt postures up.
Kravinoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kravinoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kravinoff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kravinoff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kravinoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kravinoff misses with a straight right.
Britt looks for the body kick but Kravinoff saw that one coming.
Kravinoff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kravinoff scores with a leg kick.
Kravinoff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kravinoff jabs Britt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kravinoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Britt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Britt connects with a looping right hand.
Kravinoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Britt moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kravinoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Britt.
Kravinoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Britt sprawls well. He's pushed Kravinoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Britt throws a solid leg kick but Kravinoff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Britt.
Britt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sergei Kravinoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Britt lands a nice shot to the body.
Kravinoff misses with a leg kick
and Britt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kravinoff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Britt.
Kravinoff fakes the leg kick and cracks Britt in the body.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Britt cracks the inside of Kravinoff's front leg.
Britt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kravinoff in his tracks.
Britt is looking to wear down Kravinoff with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Britt misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff feints and then cracks Britt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Britt down.
An inside leg kick from Kravinoff misses.
Britt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Britt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Britt tries to land a front kick but Kravinoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kravinoff throws a body punch but Britt moves out of range.
Kravinoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Britt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Britt lands a body shot.
Britt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kravinoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Britt.
Kravinoff throws out a leg kick but Britt moves out of range and Kravinoff only half commits.
Kravinoff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Britt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sergei Kravinoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff scoring well with a low kick there.
Kravinoff cracks the inside of Britt's front leg.
Kravinoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kravinoff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Britt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Kravinoff blocks the low kick.
Nice shot lands for Kravinoff.
Britt slips a straight right by Kravinoff.
Britt thows a body shot but no joy.
Britt throws a body punch but Kravinoff moves out of range.
Kravinoff tries to land a front kick but Britt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kravinoff feints and then cracks Britt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Britt down.
A telegraphed right hand from Britt misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff punishes Britt's body with a nice straight punch.
Kravinoff connects with a leg kick. Britt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kravinoff scores with a decent looking hook.
Kravinoff catches Britt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Britt is looking to chop away at Kravinoff's legs.
That kick from Kravinoff tenderised Britt's leg. Britt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Britt fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kravinoff sends Britt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kravinoff is motioning to the referee to let Britt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Britt is rocked!
Kravinoff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Britt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kravinoff cracks the inside of Britt's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kravinoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kravinoff clobbers Britt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Britt seems to have got his legs back now.
Britt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Kravinoff lands a big uppercut and Britt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Britt looks OK. Kravinoff waves Britt back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Britt. Kravinoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kravinoff lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Kravinoff!
After winning the bout, Sergei Kravinoff 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pep has chosen Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly) as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Hamid Zaferani has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hamid Zaferani seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamid Zaferani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaferani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pep swinging wildly here.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pep misses with a wild body shot.
Zaferani throws a big shot that misses.
Zaferani throws a push kick but Pep slaps the foot to one side.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaferani ducks under a wild hook from Pep.
Pep on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zaferani misses the shot to the body.
Pep slips under a jab from Zaferani.
Pep scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaferani - that will leave a mark!
Zaferani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pep throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pep lunges at Zaferani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zaferani's hand.
Zaferani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pep.
Zaferani swats away the attempt to clinch by Pep.
Zaferani connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pep lands with a straight right. Zaferani didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Zaferani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaferani looks to throw the jab but Pep is out of range.
Pep thuds a left hand into Zaferani's body.
Pep throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaferani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pep swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pep wants to clinch up but Zaferani keeps it at a distance.
Pep misses the jab.
Pep is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zaferani's half guard.
Pep is trying to control the action in half guard but Zaferani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zaferani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zaferani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pep trying to control but Zaferani is working from the bottom.
Pep throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaferani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pep throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep landing with the ground and pound.
Pep throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pep throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaferani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pep is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zaferani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaferani is trying to control the position but Pep postures up.
Pep trying to control but Zaferani is working from the bottom.
Pep scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pep thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pep missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep being controlled here momentarily.
Pep trying to control but Zaferani is working from the bottom.
Pep throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaferani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zaferani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pep manages to get himself to full guard.
Pep seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pep is trying to keep Zaferani in close.
Pep wants to sweep here but Zaferani controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani content to stall in guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frankie Pep hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pep throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pep on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pep keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaferani.
Pep has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaferani working aggressively here.
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!
Pep misses with a body punch.
Pep prevents a body shot from Zaferani.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pep is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pep blocks an uppercut.
Pep lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaferani or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaferani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that 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.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Zaferani saw that one coming.
Pep throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaferani counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pep misses with a hook.
Frankie Pep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pep connects with a jab.
Pep is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaferani sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pep slips under a jab from Zaferani.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaferani.
Zaferani throws a lazy right hand but Pep sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaferani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pep misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Zaferani lands.
Pep tries to clinch but Zaferani is having none of it.
Zaferani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaferani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zaferani lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaferani dodges the punch combination from Pep.
Zaferani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pep looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zaferani!
Pep misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani is not content to let Pep control the position.
Zaferani wants to control but Pep postures up.
Pep throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zaferani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Zaferani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pep works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pep trying to control the position but Zaferani is working away.
Zaferani wants to control but Pep postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep is looking to take a break and control but Zaferani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pep with the ground and pound but Zaferani regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Pep wants to control but Zaferani is keeping him busy.
Pep is trying to work for a kimura but Zaferani is defending well.
Zaferani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pep not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pep thows a huge punch but Zaferani dodges it nicely.
Pep is trying to work for a kimura but Zaferani is defending well.
Zaferani is looking to control Pep's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaferani avoid being mounted?
Zaferani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pep.
Pep wants to pass to mount but Zaferani is defending the position.
Pep lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zaferani wants to control but Pep is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep thows a huge punch but Zaferani dodges it nicely.
Pep wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaferani keeps working.
Zaferani gets full guard.
Pep sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zaferani's guard.
Zaferani is positioning himself well to prevent Pep advancing to mount.
Zaferani is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pep's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pep's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani avoiding Pep 's attempts to control his hands.
Pep is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pep misses with a looping right.
Pep works Zaferani's body with a nice hook.
Pep slips a straight right by Zaferani.
Pep takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaferani misses with a looping left.
Pep pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaferani misses with a low kick as Pep jumps back.
Pep tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zaferani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pep lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaferani off the cage and back into range.
Some bone on bone action there as Pep checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Pep misses.
Pep scores with a takedown into Zaferani's guard.
Zaferani keeping moving, preventing Pep from controlling successfully.
Pep preventing the sweep.
Zaferani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pep wants to control from the top but Zaferani keeps moving.
Pep throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaferani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pep keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zaferani's head.
Pep loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pep trying to control but Zaferani is working from the bottom.
Zaferani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zaferani working a defensive guard here.
Zaferani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zaferani looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaferani, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hamid Zaferani wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Zaferani's shoulder, as Zaferani tries to avoid the shot.
Zaferani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaferani misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pep.
Zaferani slips a jab from Pep.
Pep tries to clinch but Zaferani is having none of it.
Pep fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaferani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaferani tries to work over Pep's front leg with a kick but Pep checks it.
Pep scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Pep lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zaferani throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pep misses.
Zaferani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pep.
Pep lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pep throws a looping overhand right but Zaferani ducks down to avoid it.
Zaferani works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani misses with a body kick.
Pep throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zaferani just misses with a punch to the body.
Pep throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaferani. That snapped Pep's head back.
Pep connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zaferani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pep shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zaferani as he avoids it easily.
Zaferani swings for the body but Pep moves out of range.
Pep misses with the combination.
Zaferani displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pep.
Pep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaferani.
Pep takes one on the button.
Zaferani dodges the punch combination from Pep.
Pep takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Pep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pep walks into a stiff left hand from Zaferani.
Zaferani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pep circles away quickly and effectively.
Pep avoids the head kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pep in his tracks.
Hamid Zaferani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaferani.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pep!
Pep jabs Zaferani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pep closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zaferani scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frankie Pep.
I've got Pep winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
After the fight, Frankie Pep was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matias's entrance music is Killing In The Name. A fine choice. Bruce Li is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leighton Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matias has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Li blocks an elbow strike.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but Matias won't allow it.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matias lands a nice knee to the body.
Li avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
Matias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matias lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li taking a breather.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Matias missing with knees to the body.
Matias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Li landing knees to the head.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Matias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Bruce Li's cut even more.
Matias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias landing knees to the body.
Li looks winded!
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matias backwards.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matias gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matias looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matias lands an elbow that stopped Li in his tracks for a moment.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matias is defending well for now.
Matias landing knees to the head.
The cut above Bruce Li's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li working Matias over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
Matias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matias.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Matias is blocking nicely.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Matias, against the cage.
Matias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matias tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Matias swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li tries to work over Matias's front leg with a kick but Matias checks it.
Li bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matias's head backwards.
Li tries a low kick but Matias avoids it.
Li lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Leighton Matias has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matias doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Matias's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matias scrambles back to his feet.
Matias tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Matias blocks the low kick.
Matias swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Matias wants to clinch.
Li cracks Matias with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matias's calf.
Matias takes the fight into the clinch.
Li blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Matias avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Matias misses with an elbow strike.
Matias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Li will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matias is out of range.
Matias wants to clinch.
Matias tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Matias 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matias checks a leg kick.
Li pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matias is out of range and Li settles back down.
Li scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li misses with a low kick.
Matias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws out a loose jab but Matias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li misses with a straight right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Li in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head kick from Matias lands but Li takes it in his stride.
Li lunges at Matias with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matias's hand.
Li throws a leg kick but Matias checks it.
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matias.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matias checks a leg kick nicely.
Li cracks the inside of Matias's front leg.
Matias tries a head kick but it misses.
Matias doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Matias forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li blocks a head kick by Matias.
Matias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matias tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Matias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li is looking to land body kicks.
Matias tries to clinch up.
Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Li slips under a jab.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matias takes one on the button.
Matias clinches up against the cage.
Leighton Matias has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bruce Li's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Li working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matias.
Matias misses with a knee strike.
Li avoiding damage as Matias throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matias throws an elbow but misses.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Li tries a knee to the head but Matias blocks it.
Matias tries to land knees in the clinch but Li avoids the damage to the body.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Matias.
Matias misses with a knee strike.
Matias is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Matias blocks with his arms.
Matias misses with a knee to the head.
Li working Matias over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matias misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Li's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leighton Matias!
Leighton Matias 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by CUZ I GOT HIGH. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newson lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Newson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newson misses the shot to the body.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newson dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Newson misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone is looking to work some ground and pound but Newson has wrist control.
Newson seems keen to control Stone's posture.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Newson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone being controlled here momentarily.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone postures up in Newson's guard and throws a big left but Newson blocks it.
Stone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Newson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jase Newson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stone defending well as Newson loads up on a big left hand.
Newson stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newson tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone throws a jab when Newson was well out of range.
Stone blocks a leg kick.
Newson misses with a kick to the body
and Stone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stone.
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!
Newson seems keen to control Stone's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson wants to get back to his feet but Stone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stone cracks Newson with a solid left hand.
Newson keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Newson looking to control.
Stone is pushing down on Newson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Newson is fighting to maintain full guard but Stone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stone is keen to just control but Newson is a slippery customer.
Stone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stone stalling away here and it's allowed Newson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Newson is keeping the position.
Newson is pulling down on Stone's head to control his posture.
Stone trying to control but Newson is working from the bottom.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Newson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newson swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Newson lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
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 Ben Stone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newson swivels and escapes.
A low kick from Newson misses
and Stone counters with a single leg into guard. Newson didn't expect that.
Newson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stone trying to control but Newson is working from the bottom.
Stone preventing the sweep.
Stone is in close to Newson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Newson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson prevents Stone from improving his position.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Newson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stone trying to control the position.
Stone working for a triangle but Newson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newson is one step ahead there.
Stone trying to control the position.
Newson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jase Newson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Newson misses.
Newson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newson.
Newson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.
Stone avoids the body shot from Newson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Newson misses the target.
Newson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Newson throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Newson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stone checks it well.
Newson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Newson uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newson tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
Newson misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jase Newson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Newson.
Newson looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Newson tries to land a body kick
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
Stone trying to control the position but Newson is working away.
Stone throws a strike aimed at the side of Newson's head but Newson avoids it well.
Stone working the ground and pound.
Newson struggling a bit here.
Stone trying to control the position but Newson is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newson regains half guard, as Stone was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Newson defending well though.
Stone wants to take a breather but Newson is having none of it.
Ben Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stone drops an elbow to the side of Newson's head.
Stone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stone is nestled in close to Newson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone thows a huge punch but Newson dodges it nicely.
Stone passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Newson!
Poor strikes thrown by Stone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Newson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control but Newson is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Stone.
Stone looking to finish Newson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Newson!
Stone lands a big elbow.
Newson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stone tries to control but Newson wriggling away.
Stone lands a big elbow.
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!
Stone postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Newson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stone around the waist but Stone pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stone is the winner by TKO! Stone jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Stone!
An out of breath Ben Stone 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Hanks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
19 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Hanks connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanks.
Hanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen moves away from the strike by Hanks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Hanks misses with a head kick.
Hanks lands a nice looking body shot.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanks lands a head shot.
Hanks staying out of range there.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Hanks's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Hanks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanks doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen throws a body punch but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Allen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Hanks counters with a thumping low kick.
Hanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanks under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Hanks lands a nice hook to Allen's body. Allen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen scores with a spinning back kick!
Hanks slips a straight right by Allen.
Hanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen is looking to wear down Hanks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanks misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Hanks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Allen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Allen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanks throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Allen throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Allen swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanks.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Hanks's ribs.
Hanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
Hanks slips under a jab from Allen.
Hanks looks for the body kick but Allen saw that one coming.
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Hanks slips under a jab from Allen.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
Hanks missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanks with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanks connects with a body shot.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Hanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hanks slips a jab from Allen.
Hanks swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Hanks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Hanks is looking to chop away at Allen's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanks tries to land a leg kick but Allen saw it coming and moves away.
Hanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Allen feints and then cracks Hanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanks down.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanks throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanks counters with a thumping low kick.
Allen misses with an uppercut
and Hanks counters with a nice leg kick.
Allen with a hook.
Allen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Allen misses with a shot to the body
and Hanks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
Hanks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
Hanks slips under a jab from Allen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanks.
Allen checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks thumps Allen with a low kick.
Allen moves forwards but Hanks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Allen misses.
Hanks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanks misses the jab.
Hanks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Hanks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Hanks misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Hanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Craig Hanks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses.
Hanks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Hanks staying out of range there.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanks lands a slapping body shot.
Hanks tries to move into range but Allen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanks slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanks throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks scores with the left hand. Allen knows he should have avoided that one.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Hanks misses with a head kick.
Allen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen looks for the body kick but Hanks saw that one coming.
Allen lands a jab.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanks lands a big head kick that sends Allen tumbling to the mat! Hanks takes a step backwards and waves Allen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Allen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hanks lands a beautiful left hook that drops Allen. Allen tries to recover but Hanks is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Allen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Hanks!
Craig Hanks is the new welterweight champion!
Craig Hanks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martel comes to the cage accompanied by Dreams - The Game. Edgar has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Edgar misses the target.
Martel misses with a shot to the body
and Edgar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Martel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martel stuns Edgar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martel lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
Martel moves out of range of the body kick from Edgar.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Edgar's head but Edgar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martel clobbers Edgar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar misses with a low kick.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively.
Edgar throws a solid leg kick but Martel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edgar.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edgar will feel that in the morning.
Martel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edgar. Edgar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martel scores with a head kick. Edgar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edgar misses with a double jab.
Martel scores with a punch to the head.
Martel scores with a shot to the body.
Martel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edgar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martel lands with a nice combination. Edgar backs away looking to recover.
Edgar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martel.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martel.
Martel throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martel connects with a right hand. Edgar shakes it off.
Edgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edgar walks into a stiff left hand from Martel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Martel takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Martel 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.
Edgar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martel. Martel obviously looking to wear him down.
Martel misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
Martel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Edgar swinging wildly here.
Edgar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martel momentarily.
Edgar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Edgar scores with a jab to the head.
Edgar checks a low kick from Martel.
Martel throws a combination that misses
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edgar defending well as Martel loads up on a big left hand.
Martel lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Edgar throws a sloppy head kick and Martel moves out of range easily.
Edgar throws a leg kick but Martel moved away.
Martel throws a combination. Edgar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martel misses with a looping left.
Edgar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edgar defending well as Martel loads up on a big left hand.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Martel.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edgar.
Martel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Edgar with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Edgar misses
and Martel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edgar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.
Martel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edgar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edgar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Edgar in his tracks.
Edgar lands with a straight right. Martel didn't see that one coming.
Martel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edgar.
Nice uppercut lands for Martel. That snapped Edgar's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edgar drops his hands momentarily and Martel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Edgar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edgar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martel scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar avoids the head kick by Martel.
Martel throws an off balance right hand
and Edgar counters with a good low kick that Martel was not able to check.
Martel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Martel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jab, jab by Edgar - just one landing.
Martel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edgar instigates a clinch.
Edgar throws a head punch that misses.
Martel tries a body shot but Edgar blocks it.
Edgar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Edgar fails to land.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Edgar.
A short right from Edgar.
A body shot lands from Martel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a hook. Martel ducked under it nicely.
Martel throws a front kick aimed at Edgar's knee but Edgar avoids it well.
Edgar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edgar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charles Martel is winning the standup battle so far.
Martel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edgar moves out of range of the leg kick from Martel.
Edgar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar misses with a few strikes there.
Martel misses with a head kick.
Martel throws out a loose jab but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martel.
Martel throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar is looking to slow Martel down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Martel.
Nice uppercut there from Martel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice straight punches there by Martel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martel.
Martel lunges at Edgar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edgar's hand.
Edgar blocks a leg kick.
Edgar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Edgar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edgar misses with a straight right.
Martel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edgar throws a jab when Martel was well out of range.
Martel with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martel misses with a few strikes there.
Martel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martel throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Edgar throws out a powerful jab.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Edgar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martel throws out a loose jab but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martel is looking to score with low kicks.
Edgar misses with a lunging right hand
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edgar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edgar throws a leg kick but Martel checks it.
Edgar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Martel misses with a hook. Edgar ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel misses with a looping right.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edgar.
Martel misses with a hook.
Martel lands a leg kick that knocks Edgar off balance momentarily.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martel.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Martel moved out of range nicely.
Edgar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edgar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edgar.
Edgar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Edgar is predictable there
and Martel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot by Martel.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martel.
Edgar lands a lovely overhand right.
Edgar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martel misses with a looping right.
Martel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Martel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edgar doesn't seem phased though.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Edgar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Edgar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Martel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martel throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edgar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martel misses with an uppercut.
Martel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edgars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martel pushes Edgar away with a front kick.
Edgar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Edgar misses its intended target.
Martel staying out of range there.
Edgar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martel misses with a body kick.
Martel cracks Edgar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Martel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edgar doesn't seem phased though.
Martel misses with a lunging right hand
and Edgar counters with a series of strikes. Martel will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to work over Martel's front leg with a kick but Martel checks it.
Martel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edgar counters with a two punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martel.
Martel throws a leg kick but Edgar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martel misses with a body shot
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.
Martel checks a leg kick.
Edgar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martel cracks Edgar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Edgar is rocked!
Martel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Edgar is still on wobbly legs! Can Martel finish him?
Edgar misses the jab.
Edgar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martel.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar slips a jab from Martel.
Edgar seems to have recovered his senses.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Edgar.
Edgar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martel.
Edgar misses with a hook. Martel ducked under it nicely.
Martel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martel swinging wildly here.
Edgar misses with a hook.
Martel lands an overhand right.
Edgar misses with a straight left.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel lands with a right hand.
Martel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edgar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Edgar throws a looping overhand right but Martel ducks down to avoid it.
Martel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Edgar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edgar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edgar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Martel misses with a body shot.
That kick from Martel tenderised Edgar's leg. Edgar is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Martel lands but Edgar takes it in his stride.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick lands from Martel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel connects with a looping right hand.
Martel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martel throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
That's time! Martel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edgar throws a leg kick but Martel checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Martel.
Martel fakes the leg kick and cracks Edgar in the body.
Martel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martel throws a head kick that misses.
Martel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martel misses with a body punch
and Edgar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martel trying to control the position but instead, Edgar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martel into the cage.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Martel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edgar or not.
Martel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar is leaning against Martel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edgar is keeping busy.
Edgar lands a body punch.
Edgar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martel tries to work over Edgar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land.
Martel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Martel won't allow it.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
Martel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Charles Martel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Martel lands a left hand.
Edgar breaks the clinch.
Edgar misses with a right hand
and Martel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edgar throws out a loose jab but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martel throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Martel swings widly with a right hand
and Edgar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martel digs a good body shot into Edgar's ribs.
Edgar scores with a hook.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Martel throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.
Martel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edgar counters by clinching up.
Edgar takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martel stalling in the clinch but Edgar improves position.
Martel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Edgar working aggressively here.
Martel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edgar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martel.
Edgar blocks a jab.
Edgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Martel circles away.
Edgar cracks the inside of Martel's front leg.
A bone on bone clash there as Edgar blocks the leg kick.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martel misses with a few strikes there.
Edgar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Edgar avoids it.
Good shot there by Martel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martel tests Edgar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel tries to land a front kick but Edgar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edgar catches Martel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Edgar blocks a low kick nicely.
Martel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edgar misses the jab.
Edgar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel misses with an uppercut. Edgar saw that one coming.
Martel misses with an uppercut.
Edgar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel had his way with Hans Edgar in that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martel misses with a shot to the body
and Edgar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martel's knee momentarily.
Martel loads up on a big right hand but Edgar slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Martel.
Martel wants to slow Edgar down by chopping away at his legs.
Martel moves out of range of the leg kick from Edgar.
Edgar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edgar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martel is able to avoid easily.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martel throws a hook to the side of Edgar's head but Edgar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Martel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martel connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Edgar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Edgar does it's job there.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
Martel clobbers Edgar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martel's hands.
Martel fails to land with a series of punches.
Edgar avoids the body shot from Martel.
Martel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Edgar misses with a left hand
and Martel counters with a leg kick.
Edgar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edgar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martel.
Martel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edgar has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Martel does no damage.
Martel with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Martel misses.
Martel throws a body kick that misses.
Martel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edgar misses with an uppercut
and Martel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martel throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
Edgar looks to throw the jab but Martel is out of range.
Martel throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Martel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar cracks Martel with an open hand slap.
Edgar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Edgar there.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martel was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel lands a nice shot that snaps Edgar's head back.
Martel misses with a leg kick.
Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel throws a lazy right hand but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martel looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Edgar there.
Edgar takes a swing at Martel's ribcage but misses.
Hans Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martel misses with a series of wild punches.
Edgar misses with an uppercut.
Martel throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Martel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edgar checks it well.
A jab from Edgar misses.
Martel scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martel misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab by Martel.
Edgar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martel 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel!
Charles Martel retains his lightweight title!
Charles Martel 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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