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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Dover throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Dover.
Penn staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Dover.
Dover throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Dover gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Dover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dover misses with a punch to the body.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Dover.
Dover is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Dover won't allow it.
Dover with a knee to the head.
Dover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dover's elbow.
Dover using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dover.
Dover misses with an elbow over the top.
Dover looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dover throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Dover lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dover prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Dover lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dover missing with knees to the body.
Dover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Dover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn slows down the pace here.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Dover ducks down to avoid it.
Dover throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Dover digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn throws a low kick but Dover moves out of range easily.
Dover staying out of range there.
Dover misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Dover counters with a stiff right hand.
Dover pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dover lands a front kick.
Penn tries to bum rush Dover with a series of wild strikes but Dover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dover misses with a body kick.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dover lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn slips a straight right by Dover.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Dover counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
Dover walks into a left hand.
Dover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn moves out of range as Dover throws a body kick.
Dover takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Dover throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Dover delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn lands a glancing blow to the side of Dover's head.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dover moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dover.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dover throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Dover pushes Penn away with a front kick.
Dover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Dover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Dover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Dover's shoulder, as Dover tries to avoid the shot.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dover.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dover looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Penn takes a swing at Dover's ribcage but misses.
Dover dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Dover misses with a looping right.
Dover misses with a looping left.
Dover staying out of range there.
Penn digs a good hook to Dover's body.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Dover's head back.
Ben Dover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Dover.
Penn connects with a jab.
Dover throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
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!
Dover throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dover just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
Dover throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Dover throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Dover will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dover is rocked!
Dover misses with a body kick.
Dover is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn with a jab.
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!
Dover slips a jab from Penn.
Dover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dover misses with a body shot.
Penn with a nice cross.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn cracks Dover with a hook to the temple - Dover is on wobbly legs here! Penn swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dover falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Penn wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). BeeJay Penn!
After the big win, BeeJay Penn 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Troc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dr. Octagon - Real Raw. Trang Troc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troc thumps Hart with a low kick.
Hart defending well as Troc loads up on a big left hand.
Troc slips a straight right by Hart.
Some bone on bone action there as Hart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hart throws a push kick but Troc slaps the foot to one side.
Troc cracks Hart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Troc doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Hart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troc's calf.
Hart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Troc.
Troc moves to clinch but Hart breaks away
and Hart makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Troc really felt that one!
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
Hart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trang Troc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart avoids the body shot from Troc.
Hart blocks a head kick by Troc.
Troc has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Short Term Solution in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a head kick that half lands.
Troc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hart throws a wild body kick that Troc sees coming a mile off.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Troc throws out the jab.
Troc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troc clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Hart managing to block the knees to the body from Troc.
Troc tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Troc is pressed up against the cage. Hart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Troc down to the mat. Troc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Troc cracks Hart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Troc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hart.
Hart gets a double leg takedown into Troc's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Troc wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it.
Troc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Troc blocks nicely.
Hart throws an elbow that misses. Troc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Troc!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Troc is proving a slippery customer.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
Troc engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hart looking for a triangle here. Troc is fighting it but it looks tight! Hart pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Troc is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sam Hart!
Sam Hart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Trang Troc stepped up to the mic, saying 'it's time for Troc to hang up the gloves, thanks to everyone who helped me along the way.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Pope is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Whom The Bell Tolls. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Pope!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a jab but it's blocked by Hickok.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Hickok's head but Hickok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hickok rushes Pope and presses him up against the cage.
Pope stalling in the clinch but Hickok improves position.
Hickok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pope is keeping busy.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hickok blocking some punches.
Hickok has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Hickok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope blocks an elbow strike.
Hickok tries a knee to the head but Pope blocks it.
Hickok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hickok is stalling here.
Pope wants to break free but Hickok has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hickok.
Pope pushes Hickok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hickok.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hickok trying to land knees to the body.
Pope blocking some punches.
Hickok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Bill Hickok has been cut.
Hickok tries to stall but Pope uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hickok.
Hickok has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Hickok can't find room to land a body shot as Pope controls the action.
Hickok working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hickok.
Hickok struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Hickok stalling against the cage.
Hickok gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hickok with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hickok tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Hickok tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickok.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pope blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Hickok blocking some punches.
Hickok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hickok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hickok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pope scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hickok fails to land.
Hickok lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hickok.
A short right from Hickok.
Pope is trying to force a seperation but Hickok has the dominant position.
Hickok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope blocks a body shot from Hickok.
Hickok prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickok throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Hickok tries to land a knee to the head but Pope blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is looking to break free of the clinch but Hickok has double underhooks.
Hickok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hickok missing with knees to the body.
Hickok lands a hook that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickok.
Hickok is looking to control Pope's arms but Pope gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hickok has his back to the cage.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Hickok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope wants to get back to striking at distance but Hickok won't allow it.
Hickok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pope avoids the elbow strike from Hickok, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Hickok.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hickok stalls.
Pope is leaning against Hickok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bill Hickok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Hickok's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hickok lands a head kick!
Pope drives through and clinches with Hickok against the cage.
Hickok blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Pope misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hickok.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope is trying to push Hickok away but Hickok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hickok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope misses with some punches.
Bill Hickok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Hickok controls his hands.
Hickok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hickok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hickok fails to land.
Pope misses with some punches.
Hickok struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hickok fails to land.
Pope pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pope clobbers Hickok with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pope takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hickok tries to score with a low kick but Pope moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Pope blocks the low kick.
Pope doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hickok gets in close and tags Pope with a short punch that almost sends Pope to the mat! Oh Pope is in big trouble! He turns his back on Hickok, trying to create some distance but Hickok rushes him, striking wildly and Pope goes down! The referee tackles Hickok into the cage to end the fight! Hickok is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Hickok!
Bill Hickok seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster's entrance music is Livin' On The Edge. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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244 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
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster slips a straight right by Ventura.
Ventura connects with a jab.
It looks like Chris Webster has been cut.
Ventura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ventura misses with a leg kick
and Webster counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Ventura badly! Webster follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Ventura out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Webster finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Webster!
Chris Webster made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Like to Move It. Guy has chosen Old Spice Guy Intro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeru Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guy as he jumps to the side.
Kyle checks a leg kick nicely.
Guy connects with a single shot there.
Kyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy misses with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Guy.
Guy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kyle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Kyle.
Kyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guy misses with a series of wild punches.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Kyle moved out of range.
Guy throws a jab when Kyle was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle slips under a jab from Guy.
Kyle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guy is trying to defend but Kyle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Guy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kyle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kyle's back!
I really don't envy Kyle right now.
Guy gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Guy scores with a nice head shot.
Kyle misses with a takedown attempt - Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guy throws a hook but Kyle avoids it easily.
Kyle loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Kyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Guy misses with a hook. Kyle ducked under it nicely.
Guy throws a right hand that Kyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyle also avoids with ease.
Kyle feints a jab promting Guy to slip. Kyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like The Guy has been cut.
Guy scoring well with a low kick there.
Guy is looking to chop away at Kyle's legs.
Guy thumps Kyle with a low kick.
Kyle moves into the clinch.
Kyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
I was talking to Kyle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Guy lands a right hand.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guy obliges.
Guy prevents a body shot from Kyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Kyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Kyle tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Kyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy blocks a body shot from Kyle.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Guy cracks Kyle with a nice body shot.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Kyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy lands a shot to the body.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kyle tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Kyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Kyle throws a head punch that misses.
Guy tries a body shot but Kyle blocks it.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyle controls his hands.
Guy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyle.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Kyle prevents a body shot from Guy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy landing knees to the head.
Kyle is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Kyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Guy.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy throws a big uppercut that drops Kyle! More strikes from Guy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kyle lies dazed against the cage as Guy celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Guy!
After the big win, The Guy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Main Event. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
143 lbs
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27
147 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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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
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Titus Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garner takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Garner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garner on the side of the head.
Garner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Garner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Garner should have avoided that one.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Garner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Garner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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 referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Garner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Garner is working away.
Williams stalling.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Williams working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williams.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Williams throws a strike but Garner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Garner trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garner chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garner haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Garner works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Garner with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garner controlling Williams's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Garner walks into a left hand.
Garner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Williams lands with a hook. Garner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Garner shrugs it off though.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Garner.
Garner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Garner's head.
Garner misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Garner fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garner is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams pulls Garner in close to prevent any damage.
Garner throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Austin Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Austin Williams.
A shot to the liver by Garner. Beautiful body shot.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garner blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips under a jab from Garner.
Williams stuns Garner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Garner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams throwing shots but Garner is blocking nicely.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garner is looking to improve his position.
Williams trying to control the action but Garner is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Austin Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Garner.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Garner's guard.
Garner pulls Williams in to control the position.
Williams won't allow Garner to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Garner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've been hearing that Garner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garner trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garner stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams controls Garner momentarily but Garner frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Garner's head back.
Titus Garner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook
and Garner counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is not content to let Garner control the position.
Garner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garner throws a strike aimed at the side of Williams's head but Williams avoids it well.
Garner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Garner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Garner scoring with strikes.
Williams tries to buck Garner off but Garner is having none of it.
Williams wants to control but Garner postures up.
Garner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Garner tries to score with some ground and pound. Williams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Garner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garner 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.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams trying to hold on to Garner's head to control him but Garner postures up.
Garner looks to land a strike but Williams avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Garner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Garner stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams!
Austin Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiomar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
260 lbs
22 - 9 - 1 |
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30
267 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiomar Halo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bri manages to avoid it.
Halo scores with a push kick.
Halo throws a nice looking combination but Bri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halo scores with a punch to the head.
Bri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiomar Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bri tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo slips a jab and a cross from Bri.
Bri misses with a straight left.
Halo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Bri misses.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Bri slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
Bri avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Bri avoids the head kick by Halo.
Bri throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halo - the referee stops the clock and Bri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halo. Bri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Halo staying out of range there.
Bri throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Bri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Halo throws a leg kick but Bri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
A big left from Bri misses.
Halo looks for the body kick but Bri saw that one coming.
Bri lands a jab.
Crunch! Halo slams his shin into Bri's torso.
Bri is breathing heavily.
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bri.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Bri pushes Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bri avoids it.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
Halo takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bri trying to land knees to the body.
Halo with a knee to the head.
It looks like Seaville Bri has been cut.
Bri is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Halo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bri avoids the damage to the body.
Halo landing knees to the body.
Bri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halo with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bri fails to land.
Bri misses with some punches.
A short left from Bri.
Bri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halo is defending well for now.
Halo prevents a body shot from Bri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Halo gets through Bri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bri working aggressively here.
Halo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halo is trying to break free.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bri avoids it.
Bri blocks a body shot from Halo.
Still in the clinch, Bri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bri tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Bri.
Halo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bri avoids it.
Halo tries a body shot but Bri blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiomar Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Halo lands a big head kick that sends Bri tumbling to the mat! Halo takes a step backwards and waves Bri back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bri is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bri is aggressively charging in as Halo backs up avoiding any damage. Halo tosses out a jab and Bri runs right into it face first! Bri is out cold! Halo dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bri's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xiomar Halo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernie Els (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Vato. Els has chosen Chamillionaire - Don't Shoot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
39 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Els!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Els lands with an overhand left.
Els checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Els takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Els fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Els slams his shin into Sackett's torso.
Els misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Els.
Sackett feints and then cracks Els's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Els down.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Els's sensitive parts.
Sackett scores with a shot to the body.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Els off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Els does a little dance to reset his feet.
Els jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Els connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Els misses the shot to the body.
Els connects with a high kick.
Els tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Els seems unphased.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Els.
Els throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Els throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Els.
Els moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Els throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Els looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
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!
Els explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Els keeps Sackett at a distance using the push kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Els.
Els takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Els is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Els moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett feints and then cracks Els's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Els down.
Els feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Sackett swings for the body but Els moves out of range.
Sackett throws a head kick but Els moves out of range.
Els throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Els pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Els 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.
Els throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Els throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Els works the jab nicely.
A big left from Els misses.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Els walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Els finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Els ducks right into an uppercut from Sackett.
Els lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Els misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Els misses with a body kick.
Sackett thuds his right hand into Els's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Els lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Yance Sackett has been cut.
Els looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Els throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Els moved away.
Els misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Els looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Els looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Els avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Els off the cage and back into range.
Els is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
Els keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Els takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Els tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Els moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Els ducks down to avoid it.
Els scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Els walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Els ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ernie Els will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yance Sackett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Els misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Els loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Els.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Els.
Els takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Els saw that one coming.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Els.
Els connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Els goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a push kick but Els slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Els.
Els finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Els.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Els's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
Els takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Els sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Els.
Sackett's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Els swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Els throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Els's guard now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Els controlling 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!
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Els is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Els wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Els keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yance Sackett.
A low kick from Els misses
and Sackett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Els utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Els blocks nicely.
Sackett passes Els's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Els keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sackett is trying to control. Els wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sackett looks to land a strike but Els avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Els keeps moving.
Sackett throws an elbow that misses. Els uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sackett's guard. Nice move by Els!
Els gets to his feet - Sackett follows without any prompting.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Els moves away.
Els misses with a body kick.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Els.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Els is out of range.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Els off balance momentarily.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Els.
Ernie Els seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Els is just out of range.
Els scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Els ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett tries a low kick but Els avoids it.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Els saw that one coming.
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett slips a jab from Els.
Els lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy left from Els finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Els. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Els.
Els thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Els changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Els looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Els scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Els.
Els misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Els showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yance Sackett's cut.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Els lands a left and a right that send Sackett crashing to the mat, dazed. Els thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sackett is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Els gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sackett is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Els!
A relieved looking Ernie Els 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 Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuro Sato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antonio Hong's chin.
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196 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
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong tries to move into range but Sato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Sato scores with a decent looking hook.
Sato drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hong is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Mandirigmang Pilipino that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sato tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hong's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hong keeps working.
Hong regains half guard.
Sato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sato landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato seems to be working for a kimura but Hong defends the submission attempt.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sato working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sato is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sato.
Sato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hong is looking for a sweep. Sato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sato.
Sato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hong is not content to let Sato control the position.
Sato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sato trying to control from half guard but Hong is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hong is looking for a sweep. Sato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato is keen to just control but Hong is a slippery customer.
Katsuro Sato has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sato fakes the leg kick and cracks Hong in the body.
Antonio Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sato feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Sato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Hong misses with a straight right.
Sato slips under a jab.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Hong misses.
Hong lands with a good body shot.
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Sato throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sato.
Sato misses with an uppercut
and Hong counters with a good low kick that Sato was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Hong's head back.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Hong.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sato throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong lands with a shot to the body.
Sato takes one to the side of the head.
Hong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong cracks Sato with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sato can pounce on him.
Antonio Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato gets the takedown into side control.
Hong tries to bench press Sato off him but Sato keeps the position.
Sato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hong stops Sato from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hong tries to buck Sato off but Sato is having none of it.
Sato goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hong has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sato but great work by Hong.
Hong moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sato is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato being controlled for a moment.
Sato can't do much from the bottom here.
Sato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sato is letting Hong control him for a moment.
Sato is looking to regain half guard here but Hong keeps moving and retains side control.
Hong trying to control the position but Sato is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Antonio Hong has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sato finds it's way round the side to connect with Hong's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sato lands with a shot to the body.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Sato tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on 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!
Hong clobbers Sato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Hong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sato clobbers Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Sato counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hong looking for a sweep. Not yet Hong, not yet.
Sato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sato works over Hong with some ground and pound from guard.
Hong keeping full guard, as Sato tries to pass.
Sato postures up in Hong's guard and throws a big left but Hong blocks it.
Hong wants to sweep here but Sato controlling him for the moment.
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hong is keeping the position for now.
Hong managing to control the position.
Hong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sato's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sato working a defensive guard here.
Hong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Antonio Hong just wasn't active enough.
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sato closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sato is looking to pass into half guard but Hong pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hong is in guard.
Sato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sato is keen to just control but Hong is a slippery customer.
Sato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hong wants to control but Sato is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is working for an americana but Hong has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Sato was thinking about the submission.
Hong keeping full guard, as Sato tries to pass.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuro Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sato 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuro Sato!
Katsuro Sato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thai's choice of entrance music: Town Called Malice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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249 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai motions for Grimm to come forward. Thai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thai is looking to slow Grimm down with leg kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Grimm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimm definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thai.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Grimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Grimm tries to avoid it.
A big right from Grimm misses.
Grimm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with a left to the body.
Thai throws a leg kick but Grimm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thai throws a leg kick
and Grimm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Grimm looks for the body kick but Thai saw that one coming.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Thai misses with a looping right.
Thai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimm.
Grimm throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it.
Grimm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grimm gets a clinch.
Grimm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimm's elbow.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Thai fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with the head strike.
Thai presses Grimm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thai throws a right hand that Grimm ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimm also avoids with ease.
Thai misses with a right hand
and Grimm counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Thai counters with a leg kick.
Grimm throws a lazy uppercut
and Thai counters with a thumping low kick.
Grimm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thai. Thai obviously looking to wear him down.
Grimm swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai lands a nice hook to Grimm's body. Grimm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick from Thai misses.
Grimm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thai can pounce on him.
Thai scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Thai.
Thai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grimm throws a push kick but Thai slaps the foot to one side.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Thai lands with a nice body punch.
Grimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grimm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
Grimm moves out of range as Thai strikes.
Grimm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thai. Thai obviously looking to wear him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Thai scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thai.
Thai moves out of range of the leg kick from Grimm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grimm checks it well.
Thai throws a nice looking combination but Grimm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Grimm misses.
Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimm wants to clinch up but Thai keeps it at a distance.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Thai throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.
Thai is looking to slow Grimm down with leg kicks.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Thai thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
That's time! Grimm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thai looks to land a right hand but Grimm moved out of range.
Grimm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grimm, as that shot connected.
Grimm is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Grimm.
Grimm walks into a straight right hand from Thai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thai slips a straight right by Grimm.
Thai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grimm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grimm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai dips to his left and cracks Grimm with an uppercut!
Thai misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Grimm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grimm.
Grimm blocks a jab.
Thai works over Grimm's head and body with a nice combination.
Grimm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab by Thai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
Grimm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grimm. That one must have hurt.
Thai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimm's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
Thai looks to land a combination but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
Grimm moves out of range of the leg kick from Thai.
Grimm misses with a leg kick
and Thai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai.
Grimm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grimm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thai throws a low kick but Grimm avoids it.
Grimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Grimm coming out on top.
Thai digs a good hook to Grimm's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses
and Thai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thai with a hook.
Grimm cracks a nice hook into Thai's ribs.
Thai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Thai.
Muay Thai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thai misses with a straight left.
Thai blocks the body kick.
Thai connects with a single shot there.
Grimm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thai feints a jab promting Grimm to slip. Thai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grimm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thai tries to work over Grimm's front leg with a kick but Grimm checks it.
A big left from Grimm misses.
Thai lands a jab to Grimm's midsection.
Thai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai thumps Grimm with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thai.
Grimm throws a poor cross that misses
and Thai counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimm. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grimm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grimm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimm loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Grimm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thai.
Thai wants to slow Grimm down by chopping away at his legs.
Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Thai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grimm checks it well.
Thai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thai scores with a leg kick.
Thai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Thai. Beautiful body shot.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Grimm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grimm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Thai finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai scores with a body shot.
Thai cracks the inside of Grimm's front leg.
Nice straight punches there by Thai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thai.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimm.
Thai tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Thai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grimm's sensitive parts.
Grimm moves to clinch but Thai breaks away
and Thai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grimm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grimm scrambles back to his feet.
Grimm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thai throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.
Thai cracks Grimm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thai lands a jab to Grimm's midsection.
Thai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thai blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Thai tries to work over Grimm's front leg with a kick but Grimm checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai.
Thai throws a low kick but Grimm moves out of range easily.
Thai lands a leg kick that knocks Grimm off balance momentarily.
Thai throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Thai.
Grimm checks a leg kick.
That kick from Thai tenderised Grimm's leg. Grimm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Thai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimm tests Thai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Grimm lands a glancing blow to the side of Thai's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a 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!
Thai throws a leg kick but Grimm checks it.
Nice shot by Thai.
Thai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimm counters with a solid body kick.
Grimm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thai doesn't seem bothered though.
Thai throws a low kick but Grimm moves out of range easily.
Thai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thai scrambles back to his feet.
Thai throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Grimm misses
and Thai counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grimm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grimm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thai.
Grimm lands with a nice body kick.
Grimm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thai on the side of the head.
Grimm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thai throws a leg kick but Grimm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grimm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
Grimm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Thai misses
and Grimm counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thai avoids a kick to the body.
Grimm connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimm lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grimm. That's going to slow Thai down.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Thai is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimm.
A big left from Grimm misses.
Grimm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grimm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thai's calf.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grimm motions for Thai to come forward. Grimm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a hook but Grimm avoids it easily.
Grimm drives through and clinches with Thai against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Grimm.
Thai takes a shot to the head.
Grimm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grimm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grimm misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Grimm misses with a right hand
and Thai counters with an outside leg kick.
Grimm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
Grimm tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimm misses with a hook.
Grimm thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grimm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
A jab from Thai finds it's way through Grimm's defenses.
Grimm rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grimm. Thai shrugs it off though.
Grimm moves in looking to clinch but Thai pushes him off.
Thai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Thai.
Grimm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimm moves away from the strike by Thai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai checks a low kick from Grimm.
Grimm feints a jab promting Thai to slip. Grimm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Grimm blocks the leg kick.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Grimm takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Thai throws a solid leg kick but Grimm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thai.
Grimm scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thai scores with a body shot.
Grimm tries a low kick but Thai avoids it.
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm had his way with Muay Thai in that round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Grimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai misses with a leg kick
letting Grimm counter with a right hand.
Grimm 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.
Thai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grimm.
A low kick from Grimm is predictable there
and Thai counters with a thumping low kick.
Grimm wants to clinch.
Thai looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
Grimm digs a good body shot into Thai's ribs.
Grimm throws a jab when Thai was well out of range.
Grimm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thai.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Grimm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grimm tries to land a leg kick but Thai saw it coming and moves away.
Thai scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm scores with a punch to the head.
Grimm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thai can pounce on him.
Thai connects with the punch.
Grimm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thai.
Thai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thai tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ben Grimm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a combination
and Thai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thai slips a straight right by Grimm.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thai tries a low kick but Grimm avoids it.
Grimm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai.
Grimm looks to land a body kick but Thai moved away.
Thai swinging wildly here.
Grimm misses with a looping right.
Grimm looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimm.
Grimm wants to clinch.
Grimm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thai's calf.
Thai is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Thai checks it.
Thai throws a solid leg kick but Grimm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thai.
Thai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thai walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm checks a low kick from Thai.
Grimm misses with a hook.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
A swing and a miss from Thai.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Thai misses.
Thai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thai - that will leave a mark!
Thai tries to land a leg kick but Grimm saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm throws a head kick but Thai moves out of range.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body
enabling Thai to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimm checks a low kick from Thai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thai 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai!
A relieved looking Muay Thai 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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