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Syn' 269: Untouchable PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Square Dance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
22 - 15 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.
Mathers is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Harris wants to land a leg kick but Mathers is out of range.
Mathers throws a series of strikes that have Harris backpedaling.
Mathers connects with a looping right hand.
We've been informed that Mathers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mathers throws a one two combo.
Harris is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mathers.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Mathers.
Nice shot by Mathers.
Harris lands with an uppercut that bounces Mathers off the cage and back into range.
Harris shoots in and drives through. Mathers sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris throws a head kick but Mathers moves out of range.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily.
Mathers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mathers.
Mathers cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mathers.
Mathers throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Mathers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mathers scores with a decent looking hook.
Mathers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mathers throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mathers.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mathers tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mathers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a punch to the head.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Mathers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from Mathers.
Mathers checks the leg kick.
Harris fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mathers to the ground. Harris is now in Mathers's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mathers wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris stands up over Mathers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mathers. Mathers obviously looking to wear him down.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mathers - the referee stops the clock and Harris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mathers. Harris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathers connects with a crisp jab.
Mathers misses the jab.
Mathers thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
A slow jab from Mathers misses its intended target.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Mathers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mathers.
Mathers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Mathers cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.
Mathers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
Mathers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a low kick but Mathers moves out of range easily.
Mathers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Mathers avoids it.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Mathers ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mathers but Mathers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mathers.
Harris throws a push kick but Mathers slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathers misses the target.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Mathers tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris moves out of range as Mathers throws a body kick.
Harris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mathers defends well and Harris ends up having to push Mathers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathers wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Mathers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mathers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mathers is out of range and Harris settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mathers, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Mathers lands a nice looking body shot.
Mathers scores with a nice head shot.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers misses the shot to the body.
Mathers misses with a right hand
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Mathers throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Mathers jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris 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.
Mathers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Mathers throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris slips a straight right by Mathers.
Mathers stuffs the takedown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mathers. Harris shrugs it off though.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mathers lands a head kick!
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mathers. Harris shrugs it off though.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Mathers dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Mathers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mathers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mathers throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Mathers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mathers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mathers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Mathers misses with a few strikes there.
Nice straight punches there by Mathers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mathers.
Cliff Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Mathers sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers checks a leg kick.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mathers defends well and Harris ends up having to push Mathers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mathers breaks from the clinch.
Mathers lands a nice looking body shot.
Mathers misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Mathers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Mathers scores with a jab to the body.
Mathers scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Mathers saw it coming and moves away.
Mathers misses with the combination.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Good work by Harris as he checks the leg kick.
Marshall Mathers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathers.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mathers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
A jab from Mathers does it's job there.
Harris defending well as Mathers loads up on a big left hand.
Mathers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Mathers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mathers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Mathers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mathers 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ochoa's choice of entrance music: Ice Cube - I Rep That West. Danny Ochoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
26 - 16 - 0 |
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30
141 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn lands a high kick!
A clash of legs there as Dunn blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by Dunn.
Dunn feints a jab promting Ochoa to slip. Dunn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ochoa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ochoa.
Ochoa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dunn has a takedown stuffed.
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ochoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Ochoa.
Dunn lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ochoa quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dunn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ochoa defending well though.
Ochoa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ochoa pulls Dunn in close to his closed guard and prevents Dunn from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn wants to pass the guard but Ochoa is keeping the position.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Dark Horse MMA Academy inform us that Ochoa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ochoa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ochoa looking for a sweep. Not yet Ochoa, not yet.
Dunn postures up.
Dunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Ochoa is retaining full guard.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ochoa pulls Dunn in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing that Dunn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dunn postures up in Ochoa's guard and throws a big left but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa seems keen to control Dunn's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
Danny Ochoa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dunn cracks the inside of Ochoa's front leg.
Dunn checks a leg kick nicely.
Ochoa lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunn.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ochoa misses with a leg kick.
Dunn wants to clinch.
Dunn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dunn dives in for a single leg takedown but Ochoa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn tries to work over Ochoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
Ochoa dodges an elbow strike from Dunn.
Ochoa blocks the elbow strike.
Dunn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Ochoa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dunn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ochoa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danny Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ochoa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ochoa's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunn misses the target.
Dunn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ochoa throws a series of punches but Dunn moves out of range.
A low kick from Dunn misses
and Ochoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Dunn is looking to slow Ochoa down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa digs a good hook to Dunn's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ochoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Dunn.
A left lands for Ochoa.
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
No joy there for Dunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dunn rushes Ochoa and presses him up against the cage.
Dunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ochoa avoids it.
Ochoa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dunn wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ochoa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ochoa breaks from the clinch.
Dunn misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ochoa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ochoa throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Ochoa throws a head kick but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Ochoa.
Dunn avoids a kick to the body.
Dunn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ochoa defending well as Dunn loads up on a big left hand.
Ochoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunn avoids a kick to the body.
Dunn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dunn throws a one two combo.
A leg kick checked by Ochoa.
Ochoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ochoa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ochoa throws a head kick that Dunn semi-blocks.
Dunn is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn tests Ochoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Dunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Dunn.
Dunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Ochoa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mark Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ochoa forces Dunn back against the cage and clinches.
Ochoa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunn lands with a light punch inside.
Ochoa can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Dunn misses with a body punch.
Ochoa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Ochoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
Ochoa gets underhooks to prevent Dunn's takedown attempt.
Ochoa blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
Dunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ochoa's elbow.
A short right from Ochoa.
Dunn looking for a takedown.
Ochoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dunn.
Ochoa blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
Ochoa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunn wants to take the fight to the mat but Ochoa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dunn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ochoa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ochoa takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa tries to circle away but Dunn has him pinned against the cage.
Ochoa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
Ochoa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunn controls his hands.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Ochoa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ochoa lands a nice uppercut.
Dunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunn has Ochoa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ochoa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa blocks a jab.
Ochoa throws a shot from downtown. Dunn moves away and avoids it.
Dunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunn takes a swing at Ochoa's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa with a hook.
Ochoa thumps Dunn with a low kick.
No joy there for Dunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ochoa throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Ochoa is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn walks into a stiff left hand from Ochoa.
Ochoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danny Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ochoa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ochoa is fending him off so far but Dunn persists. Nope, Ochoa circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ochoa.
Mark Dunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochoa misses with a head kick.
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Ochoa just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ochoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ochoa fakes the leg kick and cracks Dunn in the body.
Dunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochoa throws out the jab.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Dunn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ochoa was covering up waiting for the punch and Dunn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dunn throwing strikes but missing.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ochoa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ochoa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ochoa controlling Dunn's posture.
Danny Ochoa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dunn throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with a looping left.
Ochoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunn manages to avoid it.
Dunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dunn shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot lands for Ochoa.
Ochoa moves in looking to clinch but Dunn pushes him off.
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ochoa.
Ochoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunn.
Ochoa tries to land a front kick but Dunn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ochoa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ochoa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dunn blocks a head kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunn.
Dunn lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ochoa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa closes the distance and pushes Dunn back into the cage.
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!
Dunn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ochoa lands a right hand.
Ochoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ochoa lands a shoulder strike.
Ochoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
Ochoa avoids a wild elbow strike from Dunn.
Ochoa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Ochoa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ochoa managing to block the knees to the body from Dunn.
Dunn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ochoa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ochoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunn controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Ochoa.
Ochoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses
and Dunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunn.
Ochoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ochoa shoots in and drives through. Dunn sprawls well.
Ochoa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ochoa throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
Dunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ochoa is just out of range.
Dunn looks for a takedown but Ochoa sprawls well.
Dunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ochoa. Ochoa obviously looking to wear him down.
Ochoa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunn moves out of range of the body kick from Ochoa.
Ochoa checks the leg kick.
Dunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochoa manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a leg kick but Dunn checks it.
Ochoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ochoa is just out of range.
Ochoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ochoa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dunn but Dunn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ochoa missing with a left hand there. Dunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochoa.
Dunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn tries to clinch up.
Ochoa motions for Dunn to come forward. Ochoa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ochoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ochoa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ochoa!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Ochoa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman has chosen Nazareth - Hair of the Dog as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
24 - 3 - 1 |
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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
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamid Zaferani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Zaferani misses.
Dettman connects with a body shot that sends Zaferani's belly button to the back.
Dettman thumps Zaferani with a low kick.
Zaferani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dettman throws out the jab.
Zaferani swats away the attempt to clinch by Dettman.
Zaferani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaferani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dettman manages to avoid it.
Zaferani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dettman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dettman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zaferani counters with a leg kick.
Dettman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaferani's sensitive parts.
Dettman throws a low kick but Zaferani avoids it.
Dettman scores with a push kick.
Dettman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaferani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zaferani misses with a body kick.
Zaferani clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaferani.
Zaferani managing to block the knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dettman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaferani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman blocking some punches.
Zaferani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaferani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaferani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaferani prevents a body shot from Dettman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dettman.
Dettman lands with a right to the head.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zaferani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
Knees to the body from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Zaferani fails to land.
Zaferani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaferani blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dettman blocking some punches.
Zaferani misses with some punches.
Dettman pushes Zaferani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaferani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaferani.
Zaferani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dettman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman working aggressively here.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaferani avoids the damage to the body.
Dettman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaferani's elbow.
A short right from Dettman on the inside.
Zaferani has a couple of punches blocked by Dettman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman is trying to maintain a safe position but Zaferani gets an underhook and turns Dettman into the cage.
Zaferani swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaferani.
Dettman lands a right hand.
Zaferani avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Zaferani lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zaferani.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Zaferani throws a head punch that misses.
Dettman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dettman.
Dettman lands an elbow just above Zaferani 's eye.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dettman.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaferani controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaferani blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a knee strike.
Zaferani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaferani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dettman or not.
Zaferani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaferani avoids it.
Dettman blocking some punches.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaferani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Zaferani blocks it.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
Zaferani misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaferani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaferani.
Dettman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dettman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaferani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dettman misses with a wild body shot.
Dettman is looking to clinch but Zaferani is avoiding it.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaferani circles away.
Crunch! Dettman slams his shin into Zaferani's torso.
Dettman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaferani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dettman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaferani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dettman tries a knee to the head but Zaferani blocks it.
Zaferani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaferani ducks under a wild hook from Dettman.
Zaferani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dettman on the side of the head.
Dettman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dettman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zaferani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaferani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaferani gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dettman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zaferani working aggressively here.
Zaferani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaferani tries a body shot but Dettman blocks it.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaferani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dettman throws a head punch that misses.
Zaferani has a couple of punches blocked by Dettman.
Zaferani throws a punch but it's blocked by Dettman.
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman looking to throw knees to the head but Zaferani is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaferani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dettman tries a body shot but Zaferani blocks it.
Dettman lands a shot to the body.
Dettman misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaferani swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dettman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zaferani blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Dettman fails to land.
Dettman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dettman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman tries to throw a body punch but Zaferani avoids it by throwing Dettman back against the cage.
Dettman has a couple of punches blocked by Zaferani.
Zaferani throws a head punch that misses.
Dettman throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaferani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaferani is defending well for now.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaferani avoids it.
Dettman tries to throw a body punch but Zaferani avoids it by throwing Dettman back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Zaferani.
Dettman tries to work over Zaferani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Zaferani.
Dettman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Zaferani misses with a punch to the body.
Zaferani prevents a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Bobby Dettman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zaferani breaks the clinch.
Zaferani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani takes a swing at Dettman's ribcage but misses.
Zaferani throws out a leg kick but Dettman moves out of range and Zaferani only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Dettman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dettman checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Zaferani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaferani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dettman.
Dettman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zaferani tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dettman lands a nice hook to Zaferani's body. Zaferani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Dettman tenderised Zaferani's leg. Zaferani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaferani misses with an uppercut. Dettman saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaferani circles away.
Dettman thuds a left hand into Zaferani's body.
Zaferani scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Dettman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zaferani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zaferani throws a wild body kick that Dettman sees coming a mile off.
Dettman throws a body punch but Zaferani moves out of range.
Dettman with a jab.
Dettman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zaferani throws a combination. Dettman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dettman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaferani tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaferani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Zaferani misses.
Nice jab there from Dettman.
Zaferani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaferani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dettman throws out a leg kick but Zaferani moves out of range and Dettman only half commits.
Zaferani misses with a hook. Dettman ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Zaferani misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani punishes Dettman's body with a nice straight punch.
Dettman avoids a kick to the body.
Zaferani throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zaferani steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dettman. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick there by Dettman.
Dettman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaferani - that will leave a mark!
Zaferani throws a low kick but Dettman moves out of range easily.
Dettman swings for the body but Zaferani moves out of range.
Zaferani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
Zaferani looks to land a body kick but Dettman moved away.
Dettman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dettman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zaferani rather than just go for the knockout.
Zaferani misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dettman checks it well.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Zaferani sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zaferani misses with a wild body shot.
Dettman is looking to chop away at Zaferani's legs.
Zaferani checks the leg kick.
Dettman is looking to clinch but Zaferani is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaferani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dettman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dettman misses with a wild combination.
Dettman 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.
Dettman lands a glancing blow to the side of Zaferani's head.
Zaferani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dettman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaferani.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaferani circles away.
Zaferani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dettman doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaferani throws a body punch but Dettman moves out of range.
Dettman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dettman throws a low kick, looking for Zaferani's leg but Zaferani calmly moves out of range.
Dettman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaferani moves away.
Dettman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaferani is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zaferani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zaferani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaferani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dettman was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaferani.
Dettman throws out a leg kick but Zaferani moves out of range and Dettman only half commits.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaferani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobby Dettman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaferani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Zaferani throws a body kick that misses.
Dettman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaferani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Zaferani moved away.
A clash of legs there as Dettman blocks the low kick.
Dettman misses with a leg kick.
Dettman 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.
Zaferani blocks a low kick nicely.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaferani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamid Zaferani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dettman.
Dettman throws a leg kick but Zaferani checks it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dettman.
Zaferani throws the left hand but Dettman avoids the punch easily.
Dettman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaferani.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Dettman.
Well Dettman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Dettman!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Dettman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turnbull has chosen Never To Late as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nisse Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull throws a chopping leg kick but Lind manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turnbull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lind takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Turnbull throws a head kick but Lind moves out of range.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from Lind.
Good exchange - Turnbull coming out on top.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lind throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick and Turnbull moves out of range easily.
Turnbull cracks the inside of Lind's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull throws a sloppy head kick
and Lind counters with a stiff right hand.
Lind takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Lind.
Turnbull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turnbull throws a head kick but Lind moves out of range.
Jack Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jack Turnbull has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Turnbull finds it's target.
Turnbull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Lind saw that one coming.
Lind tries to clinch but Turnbull is having none of it.
Turnbull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lind blocks the body kick.
Turnbull is looking to land body kicks.
Turnbull throws a head kick but Lind moves out of range.
Turnbull throws a lazy head kick
and Lind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turnbull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turnbull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turnbull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turnbull shoots in but Lind avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turnbull throws out a leg kick but Lind moves out of range and Turnbull only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull moves out of range of the body kick.
Turnbull tries to clinch up.
Lind scores with a jab.
Nisse Lind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
Lind digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
Turnbull throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lind.
Turnbull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lind lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lind just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lind manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Turnbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turnbull trying to control but Lind is working from the bottom.
Turnbull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lind keeping moving, preventing Turnbull from controlling successfully.
Lind is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turnbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turnbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turnbull throws an elbow that misses. Lind uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turnbull's guard. Nice move by Lind!
Turnbull tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind trying to control but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lind getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turnbull is looking to score with low kicks.
Lind lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull throws a sloppy head kick and Lind moves out of range easily.
Lind gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lind lands with a hook. Turnbull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Turnbull will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Turnbull's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turnbull shoots in and drives through. Lind sprawls well.
Turnbull throws the kick towards the body but Lind avoids it.
A head kick misses from Turnbull.
A head kick by Turnbull misses
and Lind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnbull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Turnbull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nisse Lind is winning the standup battle so far.
Lind fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lind doesn't manage to clinch there - Turnbull circles away.
A jab from Lind misses.
Lind is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turnbull throws a head kick but Lind moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull throws a body punch but Lind moves out of range.
Turnbull 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.
Lind connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turnbull's hands.
That has opened up Jack Turnbull's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lind.
Turnbull tried to score with a low kick but Lind checks it.
Lind tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnbull closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turnbull lands in his opponent's guard.
Turnbull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turnbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turnbull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turnbull keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lind's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull is fighting to break Lind's control of his arms but Lind is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull prevents Lind from getting back to his feet.
Turnbull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turnbull is in close to Lind's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lind keeping full guard, as Turnbull tries to pass.
Lind keeping moving, preventing Turnbull from controlling successfully.
Turnbull lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turnbull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lind looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lind will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lind thowing shots but they're missing.
Turnbull is looking to get to half guard.
Lind working Turnbull over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind prevents Turnbull from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Lind connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lind controlling his opponent.
Turnbull can't escape the position.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnbull is squirming around, avoiding Lind's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nisse Lind dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Turnbull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lind lands a head kick!
The cut above Jack Turnbull's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circle, before Lind throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Turnbull's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Lind lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Nisse Lind!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier's entrance music is Apaga mas năo bate. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying O Conghaile's choice of entrance music: The Deer's Cry by Angelina. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from O Conghaile.
Maier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Conghaile throws out the jab.
O Conghaile lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maier closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Conghaile's guard.
Maier throwing strikes but missing.
Maier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Conghaile wants to sweep but no luck.
O Conghaile is still trying to improve position.
O Conghaile is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
O Conghaile is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maier tries to free his leg and advance position but O Conghaile is retaining full guard.
Maier 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Oisin O Conghaile hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
O Conghaile stuffs the takedown.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Conghaile.
Maier shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Conghaile is trying to defend but Maier finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Conghaile is looking to improve his position.
Maier wants to work for an arm triangle but O Conghaile is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Conghaile defends it well.
Maier wants to work for an arm triangle but O Conghaile is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile is looking for a sweep. Maier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Conghaile wants to control the action here but instead Maier manages to pass to full mount!
Maier breaks from O Conghaile's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maier has hold of O Conghaile's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and O Conghaile manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Maier landing shots from mount.
Maier breaks from O Conghaile's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Conghaile regains half guard.
O Conghaile is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier is looking for a kimura but O Conghaile is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maier to get the leverage.
O Conghaile is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maier scores with a couple of nice shots.
O Conghaile is trying to get back to full guard.
Maier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Conghaile's head.
O Conghaile is trying to get back to full guard.
Maier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Conghaile doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maier.
Maier wants to work for an arm triangle but O Conghaile is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maier is thwarting O Conghaile's attempts to control the position.
Maier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Conghaile sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Conghaile sees it coming and defends easily.
O Conghaile slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maier is in close to O Conghaile's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maier drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and O Conghaile dives on top into guard.
Maier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Conghaile can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepp Maier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maier.
O Conghaile connects with an inside leg kick.
O Conghaile looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Conghaile lands a front kick.
Oisin O Conghaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Conghaile is looking to score with low kicks.
Maier has O Conghaile up against the cage in a clinch.
O Conghaile swings wildly with an uppercut but Maier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maier is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. O Conghaile can't fight it off and eventually Maier manages to take the fight to the floor. O Conghaile looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maier postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier works over O Conghaile with some ground and pound from guard.
O Conghaile controls Maier momentarily but Maier frees himself.
Maier passes O Conghaile's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Conghaile defends it well.
Maier wants to work for an arm triangle but O Conghaile is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sepp Maier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maier is pressing down on O Conghaile's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Conghaile is holding on for now.
Maier works his way into side control.
O Conghaile is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maier has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maier goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, O Conghaile has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Maier but great work by O Conghaile.
Maier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maier manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Conghaile blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maier.
Maier is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! O Conghaile is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sepp Maier!
Sepp Maier really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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247 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaze Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rostam Samani!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson slips a jab from Samani.
Samani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samani ducks under a wild hook from Christianson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samani. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christianson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samani changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christianson tries to avoid it but Samani manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christianson to the ground. Christianson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Samani looks to land a combination but Christianson avoids it well.
Blaze Christianson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christianson checks it well.
We've been told by Christianson's head coaches at Caveman Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Christianson misses
so Samani counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Samani controlling from the top position.
Christianson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Samani has his hands clasped together but Christianson extends and breaks Samani's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Christianson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blaze Christianson!
A victorious Blaze Christianson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dreams - The Game. Rodalgo has chosen Ace of Spades - By Motorhead as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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154 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Rodalgo.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodalgo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodalgo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Martel.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel slips under a jab from Rodalgo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodalgo. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodalgo. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo looks to land a left hand but Martel moved out of range nicely.
Martel catches Rodalgo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodalgo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martel as he avoids it easily.
Rodalgo misses with a hook. Martel ducked under it nicely.
Martel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodalgo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodalgo blocks a jab.
Martel throws a leg kick but Rodalgo moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodalgo.
Martel throws a jab when Rodalgo was well out of range.
Rodalgo connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodalgo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martel slips under a jab.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel lands a nice looking body kick.
Martel misses with a looping right.
Martel misses with an uppercut.
Martel is looking to land body kicks.
Martel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodalgo checks the leg kick.
Martel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martel throws a big shot that misses.
Rodalgo closes the distance and clinches up with Martel, looking for a takedown. Rodalgo pushes Martel against the cage but Martel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Charles Martel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodalgo feints and as Martel raises his hands in defense, Rodalgo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodalgo trying to control but Martel is working from the bottom.
Martel wants to sweep but no luck.
Martel is adopting a defensive guard.
Martel wants to sweep here but Rodalgo controlling him for the moment.
Martel is adopting a defensive guard.
Martel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Martel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rodalgo is now in Martel's guard. A big mistake from Martel there, giving up the dominant position!
Rodalgo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martel is pulling down on Rodalgo's head to control his posture.
Martel keeping moving, preventing Rodalgo from controlling successfully.
Martel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rodalgo is pushing down on Martel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martel is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodalgo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodalgo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Martel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo tries to control but Martel wriggling away.
Rodalgo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martel tries to hold on but Rodalgo postures up.
Martel tries to reverse the position but Rodalgo maintains control.
Rodalgo with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodalgo avoids the attempt from Martel to control.
Rodalgo with good strikes from the mount here!
Rodalgo punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel wants to control but Rodalgo is having none of it.
Martel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodalgo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodalgo looking to control but Martel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michel Rodalgo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martel dodges the punch combination from Rodalgo.
Martel slips a straight right by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martel manages to get to full guard.
Rodalgo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Martel is trying to control but can't.
Rodalgo is looking to take a break and control but Martel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martel is looking to control Rodalgo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martel avoid being mounted?
Rodalgo prevents Martel from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo is pressing down on Martel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martel is holding on for now.
Rodalgo slips a nice elbow through Martel's hands, connecting with Martel's forehead.
Martel taking some punishment here, with Rodalgo in his half guard.
Rodalgo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martel trying to hold on to Rodalgo's head to control him but Rodalgo postures up.
Rodalgo looks to land a strike but Martel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martel looking to control.
Rodalgo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martel wants to sweep but no luck.
Martel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodalgo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martel is trying to control Rodalgo's posture but Rodalgo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo looks up at the clock and then as Martel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rodalgo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Martel is trying to improve his position.
Rodalgo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rodalgo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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 is looking to regain half guard here but Rodalgo keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Martel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodalgo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Martel can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodalgo is staying tight to Martel's torso, preventing him from escaping.
My spies in Rage XXX Elite inform me that Rodalgo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Martel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo is trying to maintain the position but Martel is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodalgo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Martel is staying active.
Martel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Martel is looking to take a break and control but Rodalgo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martel seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charles Martel.
Martel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martel avoids the body shot from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo thumps Martel with a low kick.
Martel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rodalgo is out of range.
Rodalgo throws a push kick but Martel slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodalgo lands an overhand right.
Martel throws a leg kick which misses Rodalgo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodalgo tries to avoid it.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel thows a leg kick but Rodalgo checks it
and Rodalgo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel controls Rodalgo momentarily but Rodalgo frees himself.
Rodalgo cracks Martel with a solid left hand.
Martel wants to sweep here but Rodalgo controlling him for the moment.
Martel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo trying to control but Martel is working from the bottom.
Rodalgo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martel is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Rodalgo 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! This is the final round!
Martel throws a good cross that connects.
Rodalgo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodalgo's sensitive parts.
Martel misses with a hook.
A big right from Martel misses.
Martel takes a swing at Rodalgo's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodalgo. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel throws a head kick but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Rodalgo tries to land a leg kick but Martel saw it coming and moves away.
Martel throws a push kick but Rodalgo slaps the foot to one side.
Rodalgo throws a wild body kick that Martel sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodalgo. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Rodalgo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles Martel is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodalgo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodalgo misses with a kick to the body.
Martel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodalgos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodalgo moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel throws a head kick but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Martel throws a body punch but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Rodalgo misses with a looping left.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodalgo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodalgo looks to land a left hand but Martel moved out of range nicely.
Charles Martel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel misses with a hook.
Rodalgo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodalgo. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodalgo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martel delivers a nice body kick.
Rodalgo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodalgo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martel throws a leg kick but Rodalgo moved away.
Martel misses with a straight right.
Martel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodalgo.
Good leg kick by Rodalgo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodalgo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodalgo showed some decent athleticism there.
Martel is concentrating on defense, preventing Rodalgo from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rodalgo.
Michel Rodalgo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martel is looking to escape.
Rodalgo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Martel tries to kick Rodalgo off but Rodalgo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodalgo not doing much here.
Martel trying to control from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michel Rodalgo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodalgo, as that shot connected.
Rodalgo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Rodalgo avoids the head kick by Martel.
Rodalgo lands a slapping body shot.
Rodalgo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martel throws a lazy right hand but Rodalgo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martel misses with a hook.
Martel throws a looping overhand right but Rodalgo ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo staying out of range there.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodalgo.
Martel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodalgo to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodalgo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Martel.
I think Rodalgo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michel Rodalgo!
An out of breath Michel Rodalgo 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Riley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - It's A Hard Life. Surov has chosen Amphetamines as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 lbs
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182 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Surov lands a right hook to the body.
Riley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riley scores with a shot to the body.
Riley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Surov's head backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Surov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Surov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riley looks to land a left hand but Surov moved out of range nicely.
Surov moves out of range of the body kick.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Surov throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Surov.
Surov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riley defends it nicely.
Riley swings for the body but Surov moves out of range.
Riley misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
Surov digs a good hook to Riley's body.
Surov checks a leg kick.
Riley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Surov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Riley's head coaches at Rage XXX Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Surov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riley is looking for a sweep.
Riley wants to control but Surov postures up.
Surov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Surov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Surov cracks Riley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws an elbow but Riley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Riley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Surov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Riley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Surov is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riley trying to hold on to Surov's head to control him but Surov postures up.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Surov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Surov.
Surov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riley taking some punishment here, with Surov in his half guard.
Surov seems to be looking for submissions.
Riley is positioning himself well to prevent Surov advancing to mount.
Riley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Surov is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley is controlling Surov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Surov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Surov working Riley over with strikes.
Surov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
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!
Surov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Surov is working away from the top position though.
Riley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Surov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Surov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Surov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Surov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot by Surov.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Surov misses with a straight left.
Riley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Surov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riley won't be happy with that.
Surov is working Riley over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley wants to control but Surov postures up.
Riley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Surov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Riley wants to control but Surov postures up.
Surov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Riley is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Surov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Riley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riley is looking to control Surov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Surov wants to pass to mount but Riley is defending the position.
Riley wants to improve his position but Surov is controlling well.
Surov misses with a head shot. Riley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Riley pulls Surov in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riley is keeping the position for now.
Surov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Surov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Surov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Surov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley looking for a sweep. Not yet Riley, not yet.
Surov scoring with some ground and pound.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Surov is one step ahead there.
Alexei Surov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is controlling Surov's posture.
Surov stands and throws Riley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Surov in side control, throwing shots but Riley defends.
Surov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov in the domination position with Riley hanging on.
Surov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riley is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Surov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Good work by Surov as he checks the leg kick.
Surov throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Surov lands with a nice combination. Riley backs away looking to recover.
Riley misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Surov checks a leg kick.
Ronnie Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Surov shoots in and bounces Riley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Riley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Surov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Surov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeping full guard, as Surov tries to pass.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Surov is one step ahead there.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Surov is proving a slippery customer.
Surov wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Surov has gone for a leg lock! Riley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Surov's guard.
Surov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alexei Surov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Surov wants to sweep but no luck.
Riley pushing down on Surov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Surov wants to improve his position but Riley is controlling well.
Surov is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is thwarting Surov's attempts to control the position.
Surov moves into full guard.
Riley is fighting to break Surov's control of his arms but Surov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Surov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Riley wants to control from the top but Surov keeps moving.
Riley looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov pulls Riley in to control the position.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Surov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronnie Riley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Surov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Ronnie Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Surov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riley momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Surov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riley doesn't seem phased though.
Surov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Surov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Surov!
After winning the bout, Alexei Surov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sklyar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scarface - No Tears. Cloltran is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by F**k What Happens Tonight. Sergiy Sklyar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Cloltran!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklyar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cloltran counters with a nice uppercut.
Sklyar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sklyar lands with an overhand left.
Sklyar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Sklyar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cloltran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sklyar connects with a solid leg kick.
Sklyar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sklyar misses with a head kick.
Cloltran is looking to clinch.
Sklyar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar wants to pass the guard but Cloltran is defending well.
Sklyar thows a huge punch but Cloltran dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar looks to land a strike but Cloltran avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cloltran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sklyar.
Cloltran keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Sklyar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cloltran is keeping the position for now.
Sklyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloltran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cloltran trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sklyar 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.
Sklyar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sklyar throws an elbow that misses. Cloltran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sklyar's guard. Nice move by Cloltran!
Cloltran postures up in Sklyar's guard and throws a big left but Sklyar blocks it.
Sklyar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cloltran with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklyar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar avoids the attempt from Cloltran to control.
Sklyar cracks Cloltran with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sklyar looking to ground and pound but Cloltran is blocking nicely.
Sklyar lands a couple of good shots and Cloltran has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sklyar throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Sklyar cracks Cloltran with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cloltran from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sklyar lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sklyar.
Sklyar misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar missing with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloltran covering up well under a series of strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar lands a shot to the body.
Sklyar controlling well, preventing Cloltran from escaping the position.
Sklyar cracks Cloltran with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cloltran from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sklyar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cloltran is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cloltran misses with a straight right.
Cloltran looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cloltran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cloltran checks a low kick from Sklyar.
Sklyar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sklyar throws a hook to the side of Cloltran's head but Cloltran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sklyar stuffs the takedown.
Cloltran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sklyar looks to throw the jab but Cloltran is out of range.
Sklyar scores with the left hand. Cloltran knows he should have avoided that one.
Cloltran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sklyar moves away.
Sklyar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sklyar duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sklyar gets the takedown into side control.
Cloltran is trying to improve his position.
Sklyar trying to control the position but Cloltran is working away.
Cloltran is looking to regain half guard here but Sklyar keeps moving and retains side control.
Cloltran has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cloltran avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sklyar.
Cloltran avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sklyar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sklyar.
Sklyar working the strikes but Cloltran uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sklyar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cloltran knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sklyar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cloltran regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sklyar.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran wants to sweep but no luck.
Sklyar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sklyar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cloltran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sklyar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sklyar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sklyar throwing shots but Cloltran is blocking nicely.
Cloltran is pressing down on Sklyar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Cloltran keeps moving.
Sklyar is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklyar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar pushing down on Cloltran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cloltran makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cloltran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sklyar tries for a takedown but Cloltran sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cloltran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sklyar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sklyar misses with a hook
so Cloltran counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sklyar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cloltran is one step ahead there.
Sklyar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sklyar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cloltran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sklyar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sklyar trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cloltran postures up in Sklyar's guard and throws a big left but Sklyar blocks it.
Sklyar trying to control the position here.
Cloltran scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sklyar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cloltran throws a big elbow that misses.
Cloltran throws a big right hand that misses.
Sklyar trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran throwing strikes but missing.
Cloltran won't allow Sklyar to sweep him here.
Sklyar is controlling Cloltran's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cloltran wants to control from the top but Sklyar keeps moving.
Sklyar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cloltran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cloltran misses the jab.
Cloltran throws a sloppy head kick and Sklyar moves out of range easily.
Cloltran shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sklyar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cloltran sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sklyar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Sklyar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cloltran in side control, throwing shots but Sklyar defends.
Sklyar is not content to let Cloltran control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran in side control, throwing shots but Sklyar defends.
Sklyar regains half guard.
Cloltran working over Sklyar with some ground and pound. Sklyar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklyar tries to roll over but Cloltran keeps him under control.
Sklyar is trying to control but can't.
Cloltran not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sergiy Sklyar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar manages to get to full guard.
Cloltran postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cloltran tests Sklyar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sklyar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cloltran counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cloltran slips a jab from Sklyar.
Sklyar checks a leg kick.
Sklyar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sklyar throws a leg kick that misses.
Sklyar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cloltran counters with a nice body shot.
Sklyar cracks Cloltran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sklyar dives in and scores a takedown into Cloltran's guard.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sklyar with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran wants to sweep here but Sklyar controlling him for the moment.
Sklyar throws a strike but Cloltran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sklyar seems keen to control Cloltran's posture.
Cloltran throws a big right hand that misses.
Cloltran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar working a defensive guard here.
Cloltran keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sklyar's head.
Sklyar controlling Cloltran's posture.
Cloltran trying to control but Sklyar is working from the bottom.
Sklyar has momentary wrist control but Cloltran slips an elbow through the middle.
Cloltran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklyar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cloltran is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cloltran won't allow Sklyar to sweep him here.
Cloltran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cloltran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cloltran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cloltran postures up in Sklyar's guard and throws a big left but Sklyar blocks it.
Cloltran with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sklyar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cloltran has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sklyar is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sklyar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sklyar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran is refusing to be controlled, as Sklyar sits in half guard.
Cloltran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Buzz Cloltran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice body kick from Sklyar.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloltran misses the target.
Sklyar misses with a hook. Cloltran ducked under it nicely.
Sklyar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cloltran defending well as Sklyar loads up on a big left hand.
Sergiy Sklyar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sklyar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Sklyar.
Cloltran misses with a body kick.
Cloltran throws a solid leg kick but Sklyar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cloltran.
Sklyar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cloltran instigates a clinch.
Cloltran lands with a left to the head.
Sklyar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cloltran tries a body shot but Sklyar blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloltran tries to stall but Sklyar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cloltran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sklyar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sklyar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklyar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cloltran struggles to land a body shot inside as Sklyar controls his hands.
Sklyar misses with some punches.
Cloltran lands a right hand.
Sklyar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sklyar trying to control but Cloltran is working from the bottom.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloltran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Cloltran wants to sweep here but Sklyar controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sklyar scoring with some ground and pound.
Cloltran looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloltran, not yet.
Cloltran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to pass the guard.
Sklyar postures up in Cloltran's guard and throws a big left but Cloltran blocks it.
Sklyar trying to move into half guard but instead Cloltran has managed to sweep!
Cloltran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sklyar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sklyar working a defensive guard here.
Sklyar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cloltran looking to pass the guard.
Sklyar controls Cloltran momentarily but Cloltran frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cloltran is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sergiy Sklyar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sklyar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sklyar throws a big shot that misses.
Cloltran clinches.
Cloltran taking a breather.
Sklyar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cloltran gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sklyar misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sklyar tries to work over Cloltran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cloltran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sklyar blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergiy Sklyar.
I think Sklyar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Sergiy Sklyar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hunting For Death. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kostas Charalabous!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charalabous.
A telegraphed right hand from Charalabous misses the target.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evangelisti slips under a jab.
Charalabous lands an overhand right.
Charalabous ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws an overhand right that lands on Charalabous's shoulder, as Charalabous tries to avoid the shot.
Charalabous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evangelisti.
Charalabous punishes Evangelisti's body with a nice straight punch.
Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charalabous.
Charalabous uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evangelisti has time to react.
Evangelisti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charalabous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Charalabous thows a body shot but no joy.
Charalabous throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
Evangelisti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Charalabous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
Charalabous ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looks to land a right hand but Charalabous moved out of range.
Charalabous throws a jab but it's blocked by Evangelisti.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but Evangelisti moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Evangelisti.
Evangelisti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti missing with a left hand there. Charalabous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charalabous fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Evangelisti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Charalabous is just out of range.
Charalabous scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Charalabous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti tries a head kick but it misses.
Charalabous scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Charalabous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kostas Charalabous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Charalabous misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti scoring well with a low kick there.
Evangelisti throws a shot to the body.
Charalabous moves in looking to clinch but Evangelisti pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous checks a leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the side of Charalabous's head but Charalabous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evangelisti staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Evangelisti.
Charalabous slips under a jab from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Charalabous there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evangelisti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Evangelisti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Evangelisti moves out of range as Charalabous strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelisti. Charalabous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charalabous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charalabous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charalabous manages to avoid it.
Evangelisti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but Charalabous moves out of range easily.
Charalabous has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Charalabous.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti looks for the body kick but Charalabous saw that one coming.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but Evangelisti moved away.
Charalabous is looking to score with low kicks.
Charalabous is looking to chop away at Evangelisti's legs.
No joy there for Charalabous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evangelisti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evangelisti cracks Charalabous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Evangelisti feints and then cracks Charalabous's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charalabous down.
Charalabous misses with a wild body shot.
Charalabous takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Evangelisti scores with a punch to the head.
Charalabous cracks a nice hook into Evangelisti's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charalabous takes one on the button.
Evangelisti takes one on the button.
Evangelisti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charalabous circles away quickly and effectively.
Charalabous fakes the leg kick and cracks Evangelisti in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti needs to keep his hands up - Charalabous had a free shot at his head there.
Evangelisti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Evangelisti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charalabous throws a one two combo.
It looks like Dante Evangelisti has been cut.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charalabous misses with a kick to the body.
Evangelisti throws a head kick but Charalabous moves out of range.
Charalabous moves out of range of the body kick from Evangelisti.
Charalabous works Evangelisti's body with a nice hook.
Charalabous looks to land a right hand but Evangelisti moved out of range.
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Charalabous.
Charalabous with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti moves out of range of the body kick.
Charalabous takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Evangelisti looks to land a combination but Charalabous avoids it well.
Charalabous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evangelisti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kostas Charalabous will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Charalabous is looking to chop away at Evangelisti's legs.
Charalabous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. Charalabous looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Charalabous.
Evangelisti lands a glancing blow to the side of Charalabous's head.
Evangelisti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Charalabous is looking to clinch.
Charalabous lands a nice hook to Evangelisti's body. Evangelisti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Evangelisti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evangelisti.
A big left from Charalabous misses.
Nice jab there from Evangelisti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evangelisti cracks Charalabous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Charalabous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evangelisti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Evangelisti, as that shot connected.
Charalabous is rocked!
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Charalabous is just out of range.
Evangelisti throws the left hand but Charalabous avoids the punch easily.
Evangelisti tries a low kick but Charalabous avoids it.
Charalabous lands a slapping body shot.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the body kick.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from Charalabous.
Evangelisti drops Charalabous with a beautiful combination! Charalabous stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Evangelisti is looking for the KO!
Charalabous is still on wobbly legs! Can Evangelisti finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charalabous missing with a left hand there. Evangelisti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charalabous gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Evangelisti gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Evangelisti!
Dante Evangelisti retains his middleweight title!
Dante Evangelisti decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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