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SFC 25: Pray vs. Klitschko PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniele Bolelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Sykes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniele Bolelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Sykes!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sykes tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bolelli actively working from the bottom here.
Bolelli has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Sykes. Oh but Bolelli has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Sykes goes limp - he's gone! Bolelli jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniele Bolelli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Clayton throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Clayton misses with a two punch combination.
Clayton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clayton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clayton moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clayton momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clayton.
Clayton loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clayton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nate Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clayton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clayton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clayton looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Clayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Clayton tries a head kick but it misses.
Clayton misses with a low kick as Robinson jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Robinson stalks Clayton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clayton's face. Clayton staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Vincent Clayton has been cut.
Clayton lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clayton throws a solid leg kick but Robinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clayton.
Clayton ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson tests Clayton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Robinson.
Jab, jab by Clayton - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Clayton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clayton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson connects with a jab.
Clayton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Clayton moves out of range of the strikes.
Clayton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robinson is out of range and Clayton settles back down.
A nice combination there by Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Clayton.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clayton drops his hands momentarily and Robinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clayton's hands.
Clayton ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson lands a jab.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clayton lands a lovely overhand right.
Clayton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clayton.
Clayton throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Clayton is out of range.
Robinson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Clayton throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clayton backs up against the cage.
Robinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clayton slips under a jab from Robinson.
Robinson lands an overhand right.
Clayton misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clayton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Robinson is rocked!
Clayton misses the shot to the body.
Robinson drops his hands for a split second and Clayton immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Robinson face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Clayton follows up with a right hand that knocks Robinson into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Clayton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moses Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Atomic Dog - George Clinton as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Larry Davis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Malone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Malone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davis defends well and Malone ends up having to push Davis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Davis successfully pulls guard.
Davis is looking for a triangle but Malone pushes his legs off easily.
Davis has his foot on Malone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malone works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malone defends well.
Malone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malone trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malone tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to keep Malone in close.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Malone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone pushing down on Davis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
Malone drops an elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Malone not doing much here.
Malone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Malone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Malone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Davis has recovered full guard.
Davis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malone defends well.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone is posturing up here but Davis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Malone tries to roll out but it's too tight and Malone has to tap! Slick submission there by Davis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Davis!
After the big win, Larry Davis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down.. Sherman Tank has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yize Li's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherman Tank!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li thuds his right hand into Tank's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li scores with a nice right hand.
Li will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at Alpha Elite Training Low Cap! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Li cracks Tank with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tank looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Li finish him?
Tank is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li throws a pinpoint strike between Tank's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Tank crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Li scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yize Li!
A relieved looking Yize Li thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Silver prevents a body shot from Li.
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Li tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Silver.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Silver holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benny Silver.
Silver looks to clinch
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Li has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Li jabs at Silver's body.
Silver slips a jab from Li.
Jet Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Silver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Silver clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Li wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver avoiding damage.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Li has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silver seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Li can turn it around.
Silver stalling against the cage.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver stalling in the clinch.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver stalling.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li fails to pull guard.
Benny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet Li.
Li is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Li in his tracks for a moment.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Silver has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li tries to circle away but Silver has him pinned against the cage.
Li is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silver to keep the fight standing.
Silver effectively controlling the action here.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver stalling in the clinch.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver lands an elbow just above Li 's eye.
Li is trying to break free.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Silver.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Li tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Silver lands an elbow just above Li 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silver tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Li thuds a left hand into Silver's body.
Silver thumps Li with a low kick.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Silver tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Silver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silver is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Silver rushes Li and presses him up against the cage.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benny Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Li is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silver to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silver is keeping busy.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver is struggling to control the position.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Silver to work.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with the combination.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Li misses with a hook.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Li looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice elbow from Silver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver just leaning against Li, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Li tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Silver to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Silver for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benny Silver.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jet Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li lands a jab.
Jet Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver clinches.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Li lands a nice shot that snaps Silver's head back.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver dodges the punch combination from Li.
Silver tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Silver tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Li shrugs off.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver stalls.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Li up against the cage.
Li tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silver slows down the pace here.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Silver just leaning against Li, taking a breather.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benny Silver.
Li looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a body shot.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Li misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
Benny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet Li.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Li has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silver has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Li up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver is stalling here.
Silver blocks a body shot from Li.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Silver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Li tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silver smiles and moves away.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Li is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silver rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li cracks a nice hook into Silver's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Jet Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li misses with a jab to the body
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Silver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Benny Silver thanked Fight Night Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Scorcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fyodor Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Scorcho!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scorcho avoids a kick to the body.
Fyodor Petrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrovic lands a big head kick that sends Scorcho tumbling to the mat! Petrovic takes a step backwards and waves Scorcho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Scorcho is rocked!
It looks like Al Scorcho has been cut.
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!
Petrovic and Scorcho are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Petrovic throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Scorcho into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Petrovic knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fyodor Petrovic!
Post fight, Fyodor Petrovic took to the microphone: 'And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mac Mooseheads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Macfannywinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Mooseheads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Macfannywinkle!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooseheads looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Macfannywinkle!
Mooseheads looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mooseheads advances to mount.
Macfannywinkle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mooseheads seems to be looking for submissions.
Mooseheads wants to work for an arm triangle but Macfannywinkle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Macfannywinkle is defending against the submission attempts here by Mooseheads.
Mooseheads is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Macfannywinkle is just riding it out for now. Mooseheads eventually gives up the hold.
Macfannywinkle is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooseheads is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mooseheads is looking for a kimura but Macfannywinkle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mooseheads to get the leverage.
Macfannywinkle told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Macfannywinkle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mooseheads maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Macfannywinkle could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mooseheads has cracked it and Macfannywinkle is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mooseheads!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mac Mooseheads!
Mac Mooseheads decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Sobrante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chandler comes to the cage accompanied by Silverchair - Tomorrow. Sobrante has chosen Primus - Fisticuffs as his entrance music. Les Sobrante told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerry Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Les Sobrante!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chandler thumps Sobrante with a low kick.
Sobrante wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Chandler connects with a leg kick. Sobrante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chandler throws a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sobrante crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chandler - the referee stops the clock and Sobrante gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chandler. Sobrante manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chandler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chandler lands a front kick.
Sobrante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chandler but Chandler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chandler lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gerry Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler lands a front kick.
We've been told by Chandler's head coaches at Academy 209 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sobrante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chandler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chandler throws a head kick but Sobrante moves out of range.
Chandler throws a sloppy head kick and Sobrante moves out of range easily.
Chandler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chandler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Sobrante checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chandler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sobrante checks it well.
Chandler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gerry Chandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Sobrante sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chandler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Sobrante off balance momentarily.
Chandler throws a low kick but Sobrante moves out of range easily.
Chandler feints and then cracks Sobrante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sobrante down.
Sobrante checks a low kick from Chandler.
Sobrante checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Chandler slams his shin into Sobrante's torso.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Sobrante off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chandler throws a solid leg kick but Sobrante takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chandler.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Chandler misses with a head kick.
Chandler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chandler thumps Sobrante with a low kick.
Sobrante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chandler.
Chandler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Chandler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses.
Sobrante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chandler. Chandler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler throws a low kick but Sobrante avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chandler, right into the meat.
Chandler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.
Chandler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sobrante blocks a head kick by Chandler.
Chandler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobrante's calf.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Sobrante.
Sobrante's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobrante throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chandler counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chandler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Chandler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chandler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sobrante might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chandler has got the better of the exchanges.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Sobrante off balance momentarily.
Chandler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Chandler does it's job there.
Sobrante throws a nice looking combination but Chandler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobrante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sobrante avoids a kick to the body.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Sobrante moved away.
Chandler lands a nice looking body kick.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Sobrante sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chandler scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sobrante blocks the leg kick.
Gerry Chandler is winning the standup battle so far.
Chandler tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Chandler tenderised Sobrante's leg. Sobrante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses
so Sobrante counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sobrante trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sobrante has gone for a leg lock! Chandler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sobrante's guard.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobrante can do to turn this around?
Sobrante is breathing heavily.
Sobrante being controlled here, momentarily.
Chandler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chandler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobrante escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chandler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chandler cracks Sobrante with a solid left hand.
Chandler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Chandler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Check out the look on Chandler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sobrante tries to improve position but can't.
Sobrante is still trying to improve position.
Sobrante takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler wants to control but Sobrante is keeping him busy.
Chandler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sobrante knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chandler lands an elbow.
Sobrante gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobrante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobrante is looking to improve his position.
Chandler is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sobrante has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chandler is working for a submission of some sort.
Chandler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sobrante sees it coming and defends easily.
Chandler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobrante defends it well.
Sobrante actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chandler is trying to control. Sobrante wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Chandler dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Sobrante off balance momentarily.
Sobrante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chandler.
Sobrante takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chandler fakes the leg kick and cracks Sobrante in the body.
Chandler fakes the leg kick and cracks Sobrante in the body.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Chandler tenderised Sobrante's leg. Sobrante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Sobrante as he checks the leg kick.
Sobrante tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler thuds his shin into the meat of Sobrante's side.
Sobrante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sobrante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sobrante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chandler motions for Sobrante to come forward. Chandler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobrante avoids the head kick by Chandler.
Chandler wants to land a leg kick but Sobrante is out of range.
Sobrante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sobrante checks a low kick from Chandler.
Sobrante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sobrante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chandler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Les Sobrante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Chandler.
Sobrante tries for a takedown but Chandler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chandler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sobrante's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler connects with a leg kick. Sobrante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobrante.
Chandler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chandler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sobrante's sensitive parts.
Sobrante blocks a head kick by Chandler.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chandler lands a high kick!
Sobrante is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Chandler lands a heavy head kick that drops Sobrante. The ref tackles Chandler to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sobrante was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gerry Chandler!
In his post fight interview, Gerry Chandler started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lay Pray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikita Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klitschko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pray.
Klitschko works over Pray's head and body with a nice combination.
Klitschko wants to clinch.
Klitschko moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klitschko leaning against his opponent.
Pray taking a breather.
Klitschko lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klitschko.
Klitschko stops a takedown attempt from Pray.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Klitschko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Klitschko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klitschko.
Klitschko landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Klitschko.
Klitschko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Klitschko working Pray over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Klitschko.
Pray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pray taking a breather.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Klitschko.
Klitschko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klitschko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko lands a knee to the body.
Pray trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Klitschko obliges.
Klitschko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pray has been working on his balance at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Klitschko.
Klitschko lands a knee to the body.
Klitschko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klitschko stalls.
Klitschko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Klitschko scores a nice knee to the body.
Klitschko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Klitschko with a knee to the head.
Klitschko is pushing Pray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikita Klitschko.
Klitschko has closed the distance and engaged Pray in a clinch.
Pray has a couple of punches blocked by Klitschko.
Pray wants a takedown.
Pray is looking for a takedown.
Klitschko landing knees to the body.
Klitschko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pray's face.
Klitschko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klitschko lands a nice knee to the body.
Klitschko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klitschko with a knee to the head.
Klitschko scores a nice knee to the body.
Pray takes an elbow to the temple.
Klitschko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pray is working for takedown but Klitschko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Klitschko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Klitschko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Klitschko taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Klitschko.
Klitschko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Klitschko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Klitschko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Klitschko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klitschko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klitschko slaps away a takedown attempt from Pray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Pray or perhaps it was just good defense by Klitschko which made him look bad.
Klitschko darts in and clinches Pray up against the cage.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head.
Klitschko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klitschko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Klitschko scores with a knee to the head.
Klitschko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klitschko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Klitschko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Klitschko lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Klitschko lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Klitschko to work.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head.
Klitschko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Klitschko obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko scores with a knee to the head.
Klitschko effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Klitschko obliges.
Klitschko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pray letting Klitschko take a breather here.
Klitschko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Klitschko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikita Klitschko.
Pray fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klitschko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nikita Klitschko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klitschko lands a good knee to the midsection. Pray won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klitschko landing knees to the head.
Pray is rocked!
Klitschko connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Pray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klitschko connects with a knee to the head.
Klitschko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pray up against the cage.
Klitschko connects with a knee to the head.
Pray being controlled against the cage.
Pray takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lands a good knee to the midsection. Pray won't want to take too many of those.
Klitschko lands a good knee to the midsection. Pray won't want to take too many of those.
Klitschko crunches a lovely knee into Pray's ribcage.
Pray seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pray stalling in the clinch but Klitschko improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Klitschko.
Klitschko with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pray throws an elbow but misses.
Klitschko lands an elbow inside.
Klitschko stalling in the clinch but Pray improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko scores a nice knee to the body.
Klitschko lands a good knee to the midsection. Pray won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Klitschko obliges.
Klitschko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pray's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Klitschko 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!
Klitschko throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Pray colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Klitschko as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Pray is left battered and dazed whilst Klitschko and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikita Klitschko!
Nikita Klitschko is the new lightweight champion!
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