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Syn' 288: Crash Course PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Bronze will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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143 lbs
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165 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Bronze!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronze feints and as Draclau raises his hands in defense, Bronze changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bronze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Draclau's guard.
Draclau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronze.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronze thows a huge punch but Draclau dodges it nicely.
Draclau trying to control here.
Bronze winds up and cracks Draclau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Draclau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Draclau actively working from the bottom here.
Bronze is taking a breather. Draclau says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bronze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bronze is looking to take a break and control but Draclau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draclau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Draclau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronze tries to pass the half guard into mount. Draclau knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau tries to roll over but Bronze keeps him under control.
Bronze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draclau wants to control but Bronze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bronze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draclau looking for submissions off his back.
Draclau's coaches at Void Training Facility - PIT Inc. have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Draclau is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bronze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bronze's back!
You can see the frustration on Bronze's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronze turns into Draclau and is now in his guard.
Draclau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draclau trying to keep a closed guard but Bronze is proving a slippery customer.
Bronze trying to control but Draclau is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Draclau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draclau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Draclau trying to keep a closed guard but Bronze is proving a slippery customer.
Draclau is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bronze is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Draclau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alphons Draclau.
Draclau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draclau checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bronze has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Draclau is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bronze lands a head shot.
Bronze lands a nice hook to Draclau's body. Draclau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronze.
Bronze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Draclau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronze.
Bronze catches Draclau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Draclau misses with a head kick.
Draclau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronze was well out of range. Poor timing from Draclau.
Bronze with a lazy takedown attempt
and Draclau counters with a straight right hand.
Bronze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draclau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronze throws a leg kick
and Draclau counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draclau walks into a left hand.
A low kick from Bronze is predictable there
and Draclau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bronze!
Draclau walks into a jab.
Bronze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Draclau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bronze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Draclau rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Bronze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draclau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bronze connects with an inside leg kick.
Draclau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bronze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bronze swings for the body but Draclau moves out of range.
Bronze connects with the punch.
Mr Bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronze gets a double leg takedown into Draclau's guard.
Bronze trying to control but Draclau is working from the bottom.
Bronze looking to pass the guard.
Bronze is in close to Draclau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronze trying to control but Draclau is working from the bottom.
Draclau trying to control the position.
Bronze works over Draclau with some ground and pound from guard.
Bronze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draclau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bronze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau wants to sweep here but Bronze controlling him for the moment.
Draclau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Draclau manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bronze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bronze slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bronze is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze keeps trying to improve his position.
Draclau perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mr Bronze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bronze wants to improve his position but Draclau is controlling well.
Bronze trying to control but Draclau postures up.
Draclau is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze tries to get to full guard but Draclau has control of the leg.
Bronze trying to control but Draclau postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bronze.
Bronze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Draclau as Bronze shoots in.
Bronze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Draclau counters with a left to the body.
Bronze jabs Draclau right on the nose. Draclau blinks but takes it well.
Bronze lands a leg kick that knocks Draclau off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronze. That snapped Draclau's head back.
Bronze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bronze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Draclau.
Draclau tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bronze misses with a takedown attempt
and Draclau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronze lands a jab.
Draclau thumps Bronze with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Bronze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Bronze tries a head kick but it misses.
Draclau swinging wildly here.
Bronze lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bronze.
Draclau takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mr Bronze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draclau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronze throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Draclau counters with a straight right hand.
Draclau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Draclau closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bronze did well to prevent Draclau getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze wants to improve his position but Draclau is controlling well.
Bronze moves into full guard.
Bronze working a defensive guard here.
Bronze wants to improve his position but instead Draclau has moved into half guard.
Bronze trying to control here.
Bronze moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronze is still trying to improve position.
Draclau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bronze controls Draclau momentarily but Draclau frees himself.
Bronze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draclau is one step ahead there.
Alphons Draclau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draclau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronze looking for a sweep. Not yet Bronze, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Draclau!
Bronze looking to control but Draclau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Draclau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bronze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bronze is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Draclau is surviving well by controlling Bronze's body position as best he can.
Bronze dominating with strikes here.
Draclau wants to control but Bronze is having none of it.
Bronze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronze working the ground and pound effectively.
Draclau is bucking up trying to escape but Bronze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Draclau is desperately trying to improve his position but Bronze has a good base and remains in mount.
Bronze with a couple of short strikes.
Mr Bronze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draclau wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bronze.
Draclau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Draclau wants to hold on but Bronze pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronze breaks from Draclau's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bronze looking to finish Draclau with some ground and pound. This is bad for Draclau!
Bronze fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Draclau really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Bronze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bronze 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Bronze!
Mr Bronze spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez comes to the cage accompanied by Renegades of Funk. Le Blanc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Know It's Over - By The Smiths kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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146 lbs
22 - 11 - 3 |
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140 lbs
29 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Le Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Blanc throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dominguez.
A slow jab from Dominguez misses its intended target.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Le Blanc moves away and avoids it.
Le Blanc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dominguez. Dominguez obviously looking to wear him down.
Le Blanc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Le Blanc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dominguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Blanc counters with a right hand to the body.
Dominguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Blanc. Le Blanc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Le Blanc misses with a hook.
Le Blanc scores with a body shot.
Dominguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Le Blanc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dominguez throws out a loose jab but Le Blanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Le Blanc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dominguez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le Blanc staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Le Blanc misses its intended target.
Le Blanc walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le Blanc lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dominguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc looks to land a left hand but Dominguez moved out of range nicely.
Le Blanc tests Dominguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Blanc throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Blanc!
Dominguez swings widly with a right hand
and Le Blanc counters with a nice uppercut.
Rico Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Blanc misses with a hook
enabling Dominguez to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Dominguez misses
and Le Blanc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Dominguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominguez takes a swing at Le Blanc's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Dominguez misses.
Le Blanc misses with a low kick as Dominguez jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Le Blanc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dominguez but Dominguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dominguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the liver by Le Blanc. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dominguez.
A jab from Le Blanc finds it's way through Dominguez's defenses.
Le Blanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le Blanc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
Le Blanc throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Blanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez throws a big shot that misses.
Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Blanc.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le Blanc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Le Blanc throws out a loose jab but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez throws an off balance right hand
and Le Blanc counters with a left and a right that stings Dominguez.
A jab from Dominguez does it's job there.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Blanc misses with a wild body shot.
Le Blanc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Le Blanc tries to clinch up but Dominguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Le Blanc has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Blanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Blanc scoring well with a low kick there.
Le Blanc has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Le Blanc - that landed with a thud.
Le Blanc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dominguezs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Blanc.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Le Blanc leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Le Blanc tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Blanc controls his hands.
Le Blanc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Le Blanc.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Le Blanc in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside.
Le Blanc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Le Blanc's face.
Le Blanc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Le Blanc will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Le Blanc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Blanc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dominguez counters with a two punch combo.
Dominguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le Blanc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominguez throws out the jab.
Le Blanc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rico Dominguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Dominguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominguez lands with a straight right. Le Blanc didn't see that one coming.
Le Blanc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Dominguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Blanc.
The crowd cheers as Dominguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le Blanc doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Le Blanc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Le Blanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dominguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Blanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Le Blanc walks into a straight right hand from Dominguez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le Blanc.
Dominguez throws a leg kick that misses.
Dominguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le Blanc momentarily.
Le Blanc misses with a hook.
Le Blanc throws a leg kick but Dominguez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le Blanc throws a nice looking combination but Dominguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Blanc clobbers Dominguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Blanc slips a straight right by Dominguez.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Blanc circles away.
Dominguez slips under a jab from Le Blanc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dominguez jabs at Le Blanc's body.
Dominguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Blanc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Blanc cracks Dominguez with a good jab.
Dominguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominguez moves forwards but Le Blanc connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Le Blanc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Le Blanc misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Blanc tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dominguez defends well and Le Blanc ends up having to push Dominguez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le Blanc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Le Blanc blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Le Blanc avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Le Blanc throws a head punch that misses.
Le Blanc lands with a light punch inside.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Blanc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez working aggressively here.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le Blanc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le Blanc avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
A short right from Le Blanc on the inside.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le Blanc avoids it.
Le Blanc lands an uppercut.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dominguez stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dominguez.
Le Blanc takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le Blanc working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le Blanc.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.
Le Blanc tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Le Blanc back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Blanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Le Blanc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Le Blanc attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominguez swings for the body but Le Blanc moves out of range.
Dominguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Blanc tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Dominguez.
Dominguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dominguez lands a slapping body shot.
Dominguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Blanc on the side of the head.
Dominguez sizes up Le Blanc with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Blanc defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Le Blanc jabs at Dominguez's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Le Blanc is out of range.
Dominguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut.
Le Blanc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Blanc throws a lazy right hand but Dominguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dominguez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dominguez misses with an uppercut. Le Blanc saw that one coming.
Le Blanc throws a right hand that misses
and Dominguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez cracks the inside of Le Blanc's front leg.
Le Blanc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Le Blanc throws a good cross that connects.
Le Blanc misses with a hook
and Dominguez counters with a low kick, right behind Le Blanc 's knee.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Blanc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Le Blanc is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dominguez misses.
Le Blanc tests Dominguez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Le Blanc. Le Blanc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Le Blanc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez throws a series of punches but Le Blanc moves out of range.
Le Blanc thumps Dominguez with a low kick.
Le Blanc wants to clinch but Dominguez slips to the side
and Dominguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Le Blanc throws a body kick that misses.
Dominguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominguez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Le Blanc fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dominguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Le Blanc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Blanc wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.
Le Blanc jabs Dominguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dominguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Blanc manages to avoid it.
Le Blanc throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
Dominguez avoids a kick to the body.
Le Blanc lands a jab to the nose.
Dominguez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Le Blanc is out of range and Dominguez settles back down.
Le Blanc takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le Blanc tries to clinch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Le Blanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a left hand
enabling Le Blanc to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Blanc looks to throw the jab but Dominguez is out of range.
A big right from Dominguez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez lands a nice hook to Le Blanc's body. Le Blanc takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Dominguez's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Dominguez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Blanc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dominguez's hands.
Le Blanc has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dominguez slips a jab from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Le Blanc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominguez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Blanc throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Le Blanc throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Le Blanc moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rico Dominguez.
Well Dominguez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rico Dominguez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rico Dominguez made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Kyle Le Blanc stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost, its no big deal, I have nothing left to lose.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sed El Bunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sed El Bunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Ballzonya!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Bunt throws a leg kick but Ballzonya sees it coming and checks it nicely.
El Bunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ballzonya scores with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by El Bunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Bunt.
Ballzonya tries to bum rush El Bunt with a series of wild strikes but El Bunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by El Bunt's head coaches at Team Ra training camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ballzonya slips a straight right by El Bunt.
Ballzonya scores with a kick to the body.
El Bunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballzonya misses with an uppercut
and El Bunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ballzonya's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Bunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El Bunt wants to control from the top but Ballzonya keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Alpha Elite Private Training inform us that Ballzonya has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Bunt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El Bunt preventing the sweep.
El Bunt looking to pass the guard.
Ballzonya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Bunt taking shots to the head.
Ballzonya with the ground and pound from mount.
El Bunt tries to lock up and control but Ballzonya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
El Bunt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ballzonya is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
El Bunt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ballzonya landing punches.
El Bunt is trying to escape the mount.
Ballzonya lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
El Bunt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballzonya in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
El Bunt working to try and regain half guard.
El Bunt wants to control but Ballzonya is having none of it.
Ballzonya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can El Bunt hang on?
Ballzonya unloading with bombs!
Ballzonya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. El Bunt looks a forlorn figure.
El Bunt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ballzonya prevents El Bunt from improving his position.
Ballzonya trying to mount his opponent but El Bunt defends it.
El Bunt is not content to let Ballzonya control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya is thwarting El Bunt's attempts to control the position.
Ballzonya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but El Bunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
El Bunt is controlling Ballzonya's trapped leg to prevent Ballzonya from advancing to side control.
El Bunt gets back to full guard.
Ballzonya cracks El Bunt with a solid left hand.
Ballzonya trying to control the position from guard on top but El Bunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballzonya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ballzonya is in close to El Bunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ballzonya wants to control from the top but El Bunt keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya stands up over El Bunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ballzonya 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.
Ballzonya throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballzonya trying to control but El Bunt is working from the bottom.
El Bunt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
El Bunt is looking for a triangle but Ballzonya pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballzonya throws a big right hand that misses.
El Bunt is looking for a triangle but Ballzonya pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
El Bunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
El Bunt is looking to chop away at Ballzonya's legs.
A lazy left from El Bunt finds it's target.
Ballzonya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ballzonya.
El Bunt regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ballzonya's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ballzonya works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ballzonya lands with some strikes.
El Bunt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ballzonya connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballzonya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Bunt regains half guard.
Ballzonya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El Bunt's head.
Ground and pound from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks El Bunt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ballzonya working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on El Bunt's thigh. El Bunt counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ballzonya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ballzonya looking to sit in guard and control but El Bunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ballzonya pulls El Bunt in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Bunt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballzonya keeping full guard, as El Bunt tries to pass.
Ballzonya is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ballzonya trying to keep a closed guard but El Bunt is proving a slippery customer.
Ballzonya can't keep his opponent in guard - El Bunt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
El Bunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ballzonya is pressing down on El Bunt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
El Bunt stands up over Ballzonya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
El Bunt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballzonya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Bunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballzonya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
El Bunt wants to control from the top but Ballzonya keeps moving.
El Bunt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ballzonya 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.
Ballzonya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for El Bunt!
El Bunt tries to hold on but Ballzonya postures up.
Ballzonya looking to control but El Bunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Bunt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ballzonya is stalling here but it's allowed El Bunt to get half guard.
El Bunt is staying active underneath Ballzonya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ballzonya prevents El Bunt from improving his position.
Ballzonya working the head and body with strikes.
Ballzonya stalling away here and it's allowed El Bunt to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballzonya with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Bunt has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ballzonya doesn't defend quickly enough and El Bunt has managed to lock this one up! Can Ballzonya escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to El Bunt on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sed El Bunt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus Speed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufus Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino blocks a head kick by Speed.
Valentino chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Speed can pounce on him.
A big left from Speed misses.
Speed throws a low kick, looking for Valentino's leg but Valentino calmly moves out of range.
Speed lands a jab to Valentino's midsection.
Speed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valentino lands a nice shot that snaps Speed's head back.
Valentino throws out a leg kick but Speed moves out of range and Valentino only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Valentino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valentino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Speed, pushing him back against the cage.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Valentino.
Speed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Speed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentino throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Speed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valentino is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentino looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed is looking to advance position but Valentino has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Valentino controlling from the full mount.
Speed working to try and regain half guard.
Valentino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino controlling the pace for now.
Speed is working to get back to half guard.
Speed's coaches at THC playhouse have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Speed wants to hold on but Valentino pushes him away.
Valentino content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is squirming around, avoiding Valentino's attempts to control the action.
Speed tries to hold on but Valentino pushes him away.
Valentino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Speed tries to hold on but Valentino postures up.
Speed gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valentino trying to pass the guard but Speed defending well.
Speed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Speed is working hard here to advance position.
Speed is looking to control Valentino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Speed avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Valentino is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Speed trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Speed throws a leg kick but Valentino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentino gets caught flat footed, as Speed shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Valentino has control of Speed's left arm, preventing Speed from doing any damage.
Valentino wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentino keeping full guard, as Speed tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Valentino is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Giorgio Valentino.
Speed moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentino.
Speed scores with a leg kick.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Valentino's head but Valentino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Valentino misses with the combination.
Speed tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Valentino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Valentino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentino moves forwards but Speed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed connects with an inside leg kick.
Rufus Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentino throws out a leg kick but Speed moves out of range and Valentino only half commits.
Valentino throws a sloppy head kick and Speed moves out of range easily.
Valentino checks a low kick from Speed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentino walks forward, straight into a front kick from Speed.
Speed swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentino.
Valentino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valentino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Speed momentarily.
Speed keeps the fight on the outside.
Speed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valentino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
An inside leg kick from Valentino misses.
Valentino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Speed doesn't seem bothered though.
Speed needs to keep his hands up - Valentino had a free shot at his head there.
Valentino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentino moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino moves out of range of the leg kick from Speed.
Speed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentino counters with a series of strikes. Speed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valentino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Valentino misses.
Speed throws a body kick that misses.
Valentino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Speed is looking to chop away at Valentino's legs.
Valentino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Speed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Speed looking to pass the guard.
Rufus Speed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed wants to control from the top but Valentino keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Speed walks into a straight right hand from Valentino.
Speed is rocked!
A low kick from Speed misses
and Valentino counters with a left to the body.
Valentino walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Speed drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Valentino swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Speed's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Valentino!
During a confident post fight interview, Giorgio Valentino thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Ballad Of A Dead Soulja as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruent scores with a shot to the body.
Ruent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ruent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Ruent lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Ruent ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Ruent.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruent takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
A big left from Ruent misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent takes one to the chin there.
Ruent gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruent ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Ruent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruent needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
A leg kick checked by Garcia.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruent blocks the leg kick.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Garcia.
Garcia thumps Ruent with a low kick.
Ruent misses the shot to the body.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Garcia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rick Ruent has been cut.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Garcia misses
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia stuns Ruent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Roberto Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Ruent thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Ruent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruent takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia throws a hook but Ruent blocks it.
Garcia clobbers Ruent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Ruent didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Ruent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruent's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Ruent manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruent manages to avoid it.
Garcia feints and then cracks Ruent's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruent down.
Ruent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruent moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia.
A slow jab from Ruent misses its intended target.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruent momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruent counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruent.
Ruent scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia trying to control the position but instead, Ruent has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garcia into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Ruent's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia connects with a jab.
Ruent is looking to wear down Garcia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia lunges at Ruent with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruent's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruent.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Ruent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruent scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ruent slips a jab from Garcia.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Ruent's head back.
Garcia fakes the leg kick and cracks Ruent in the body.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia feints and then cracks Ruent's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruent down.
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia drops Ruent with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ruent looks back up at him and smiles so Garcia waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ruent is rocked!
Garcia fakes the body blow, causing Ruent to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ruent goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Garcia!
Roberto Garcia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe has chosen Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bucky The Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Badger on the side of the head.
The Badger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schtrappe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schtrappe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Badger checks it well.
The Badger lands with a nice body punch.
The Badger misses with a looping left.
Schtrappe's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schtrappe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The Badger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Badger throws a head kick but Schtrappe moves out of range.
The Badger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schtrappe throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Badger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a leg kick.
Schtrappe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Badger.
Schtrappe connects with the punch.
Schtrappe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Badger manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as The Badger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot.
The Badger moves out of range of the strikes.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but The Badger checks it.
The Badger looks to land a left hand but Schtrappe moved out of range nicely.
The Badger lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Badger throws a head kick but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Schtrappe misses with a looping left.
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Schtrappe's head but Schtrappe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schtrappe lands a right hook to the body.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the side of The Badger's head but The Badger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger throws a jab but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
The Badger throws a head kick but Schtrappe moves out of range.
The Badger cracks Schtrappe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schtrappe throws a big shot that misses.
Schtrappe blocks a head kick by The Badger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
The Badger throws a jab but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
The Badger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Badger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schtrappe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Badger misses with a left hand
and Schtrappe counters with a nice uppercut.
The Badger has closed the distance and engaged Schtrappe in a clinch.
The Badger landing knees to the head.
Schtrappe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Badger throws an off balance right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schtrappe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schtrappe takes one to the side of the head.
The Badger takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Schtrappe throws a shot to the body.
Schtrappe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Badger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Badger moves out of range of the leg kick from Schtrappe.
The Badger throws out a leg kick but Schtrappe moves out of range and The Badger only half commits.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
The Badger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from The Badger.
The Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
The Badger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Badger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schtrappe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from The Badger misses.
Schtrappe looks to land a left hand but The Badger moved out of range nicely.
Schtrappe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schtrappe lands a really nice looking cross but The Badger seems unphased.
The Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Schtrappe.
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!
Schtrappe misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger misses with a low kick as Schtrappe jumps back.
The Badger misses with a body shot.
Schtrappe throws an overhand right that lands on The Badger's shoulder, as The Badger tries to avoid the shot.
Schtrappe with a nice cross.
Good work by The Badger as he checks the leg kick.
Schtrappe connects with a leg kick. The Badger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schtrappe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Badger throws the left hand but Schtrappe avoids the punch easily.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by The Badger.
Schtrappe connects with a single shot there.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
The Badger takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schtrappe cracks the inside of The Badger's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
The Badger tries to move into range but Schtrappe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schtrappe throws out a leg kick but The Badger moves out of range and Schtrappe only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Schtrappe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schtrappe throws a front kick that sends The Badger stumbling back into the cage.
Schtrappe moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Badger scores with a decent looking hook.
The Badger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Badger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schtrappe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schtrappe avoids the head kick by The Badger.
Schtrappe scores with the left hand. The Badger knows he should have avoided that one.
Schtrappe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Badger loads up on a big right hand but Schtrappe slips the punch.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schtrappe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from The Badger misses.
The Badger throws an off balance right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a good low kick that The Badger was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Badger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schtrappe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Badger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Schtrappe counters with a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Badger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Badger throws a body punch but Schtrappe moves out of range.
The Badger thows a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Badger looks to score with a jab to the body but Schtrappe is just out of range.
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schtrappe throws a lazy right hand but The Badger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Badger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Badger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schtrappe cracks The Badger with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Schtrappe. Beautiful body shot.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Badger misses with a looping left.
The Badger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger blocks the body kick.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from The Badger.
The Badger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schtrappe misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from The Badger.
The Badger throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
Jacque Schtrappe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Badger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schtrappe.
The Badger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schtrappe.
The Badger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
Schtrappe tries to land a front kick but The Badger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schtrappe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
Schtrappe throws a low kick, looking for The Badger's leg but The Badger calmly moves out of range.
The Badger slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Badger misses with a hook.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick
and The Badger counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Schtrappe.
The Badger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Badger checks a low kick from Schtrappe.
A big right from The Badger misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe connects with a single shot there.
Schtrappe blocks a head kick by The Badger.
Schtrappe scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schtrappe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Badger.
The Badger misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe jabs The Badger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Badger throws a hook but Schtrappe blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Badger.
Schtrappe pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Badger is out of range and Schtrappe settles back down.
The Badger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schtrappe connects with a jab.
Schtrappe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. The Badger does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Badger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Badger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick from The Badger misses.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Schtrappe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schtrappe looks to land a body kick but The Badger moved away.
Schtrappe throws a front kick aimed at The Badger's knee but The Badger avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch but Schtrappe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schtrappe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Badger.
Schtrappe lands a nice shot that snaps The Badger's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Schtrappe 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The Badger misses with a wild body shot.
Schtrappe avoids the head kick by The Badger.
Schtrappe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Badger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schtrappe thumps The Badger with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schtrappe.
The Badger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Badger throws a leg kick but Schtrappe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schtrappe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schtrappe takes a swing at The Badger's ribcage but misses.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from The Badger.
Schtrappe ducks under a wild hook from The Badger.
The Badger tries to clinch up.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Badger.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
Schtrappe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Badger throws a lazy right hand but Schtrappe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Badger ducks under a wild hook from Schtrappe.
The Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
Schtrappe throws a big shot that misses.
The Badger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a straight right hand.
The Badger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schtrappe. Schtrappe obviously looking to wear him down.
The Badger throws the kick towards the body but Schtrappe avoids it.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schtrappe cracks a nice hook into The Badger's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Badger throws a poor cross that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from The Badger.
The Badger tries to land a front kick but Schtrappe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from The Badger misses.
Schtrappe lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger tries to clinch but Schtrappe is having none of it.
Schtrappe cracks a nice hook into The Badger's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Badger needs to keep his hands up - Schtrappe had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot lands for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe dodges the punch combination from The Badger.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Badger.
A big left from The Badger misses.
The Badger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Schtrappe moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Badger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schtrappe staying out of range there.
A cross from The Badger lands.
The Badger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Schtrappe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The Badger misses with a hook
and Schtrappe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schtrappe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Badger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schtrappe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Badger looks to land a left hand but Schtrappe moved out of range nicely.
Schtrappe scores with a punch to the head.
Schtrappe lands with a hook. The Badger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Badger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Badger tries to clinch up.
The Badger slips a jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Badger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schtrappe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Badger swings for the body but Schtrappe moves out of range.
The Badger scores with a nice body kick.
Schtrappe scores with a decent looking hook.
Schtrappe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Badger throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Badger. Schtrappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe lands a nice looking body kick.
Schtrappe scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Badger in his tracks.
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 Badger misses with a looping right.
The Badger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schtrappe can pounce on him.
The Badger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Badger there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Badger takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schtrappe - that will leave a mark!
The Badger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from The Badger.
Schtrappe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schtrappe.
Bucky The Badger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from Schtrappe finds it's target.
The Badger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schtrappe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Badger is rocked!
The Badger throws a right hand that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a crisp right that sends The Badger to the canvas! Schtrappe follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Schtrappe!
Jacque Schtrappe opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machete comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm - Darude kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamid Zaferani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zaferani with a nice cross.
Machete wants to land a leg kick but Zaferani is out of range.
Zaferani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machete on the side of the head.
Zaferani instigates a clinch.
Machete blocks an uppercut.
Machete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaferani.
A short right from Zaferani.
Zaferani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Machete has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Machete swings for the body but Zaferani moves out of range.
Machete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machete connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Zaferani as he connects with a hook.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaferani moves out of range as Machete throws a body kick.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani lands with an uppercut that bounces Machete off the cage and back into range.
Zaferani avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machete.
Nice cross by Zaferani.
Zaferani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machete jabs Zaferani right on the nose. Zaferani blinks but takes it well.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaferani slips a straight right by Machete.
Machete changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machete lands a two punch combo.
Machete lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Machete misses with the combination.
Machete misses with a kick to the body.
Machete looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Zaferani as he checks the leg kick.
Zaferani motions for Machete to come forward. Zaferani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machete tries to bum rush Zaferani with a series of wild strikes but Zaferani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a leg kick but Machete sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zaferani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machete's head.
Zaferani connects with a solid leg kick.
Machete lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaferani circles away quickly and effectively.
Machete keeps Zaferani at a distance using the push kick.
Zaferani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaferani throws a shot from downtown. Machete moves away and avoids it.
Machete takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machete moves out of range of the strikes.
Machete misses with a looping left.
Zaferani throws a wild body kick that Machete sees coming a mile off.
Zaferani throws a solid leg kick but Machete takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaferani.
Zaferani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machete. That did some damage!
Machete lands a jab to the nose.
Zaferani staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaferani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaferani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machete counters with a nice leg kick.
Zaferani throws a hook but Machete avoids it easily.
Zaferani throws a leg kick but Machete sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zaferani swings for the body but Machete moves out of range.
Zaferani throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zaferani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machete shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zaferani is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Machete misses with a looping right.
Zaferani throws a leg kick but Machete sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Zaferani.
Machete connects with the punch.
Zaferani throws a wild body kick that Machete sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machete lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete walks into a jab.
Machete looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaferani is just out of range.
Machete moves out of range as Zaferani strikes.
Zaferani misses with a straight left.
Zaferani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machete was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaferani.
Zaferani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaferani steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machete. That one must have hurt.
Zaferani blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Zaferani - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machete.
Machete throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Machete.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaferani - that will leave a mark!
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 Hamid Zaferani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machete chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaferani can pounce on him.
Zaferani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Machete checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaferani throws a shot from downtown. Machete moves away and avoids it.
Zaferani misses with a looping right.
Machete lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaferani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machete fails to land with a series of punches.
Machete tries to work over Zaferani's front leg with a kick but Zaferani checks it.
Machete misses with a hook
and Zaferani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani cracks the inside of Machete's front leg.
Machete bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machete lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaferani misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machete.
Machete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machete fails to land with a series of punches.
Machete throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zaferani counters with a good low kick that Machete was not able to check.
Machete throws a right and a left that Zaferani avoids nicely.
Machete takes one to the chin there.
Andres Machete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaferani throws a push kick but Machete slaps the foot to one side.
Machete throws the left hand but Zaferani avoids the punch easily.
Zaferani throws a push kick but Machete slaps the foot to one side.
Zaferani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zaferani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaferani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaferani looks to land a left hand but Machete moved out of range nicely.
Zaferani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete looks to land a left hand but Zaferani moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Machete.
Zaferani looks to land a body kick but Machete moved away.
Zaferani dodges the punch combination from Machete.
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!
Machete looks to land a body kick but Zaferani moved away.
Zaferani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machete misses with a double jab
and Zaferani counters with a straight right hand.
Zaferani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick there by Zaferani.
Zaferani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machete on the side of the head.
Machete sizes up Zaferani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zaferani misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaferani slips under a jab.
Machete moves away from the strike by Zaferani.
Zaferani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaferani scores with a sloppy right hand. Machete should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Zaferani finds it's target.
Zaferani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machete to score with a decent uppercut.
Crunch! Machete slams his shin into Zaferani's torso.
Machete goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaferani tries to land a leg kick but Machete saw it coming and moves away.
Zaferani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machete on the side of the head.
Machete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaferani.
Machete throws a series of punches but Zaferani moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machete misses with a body kick.
Zaferani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zaferani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machete's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Machete crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zaferani - the referee stops the clock and Machete gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zaferani. Machete manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Machete throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machete throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaferani connects with a leg kick. Machete looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaferani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machete uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaferani.
Zaferani digs a good body shot into Machete's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamid Zaferani dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Machete throws a right and a left that Zaferani avoids nicely.
Machete throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zaferani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machete scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaferani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machete lands a nice looking body kick.
Machete throws a front kick aimed at Zaferani's knee but Zaferani avoids it well.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani scores with a jab.
Zaferani throws a one two combo.
Machete looks to throw the jab but Zaferani is out of range.
Zaferani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machete.
Machete bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaferani lands a head kick. Machete smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaferani.
Machete misses with a two punch combination.
Machete getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machete throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaferani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaferani needs to keep his hands up - Machete had a free shot at his head there.
Machete has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Zaferani misses.
Machete throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaferani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaferani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zaferani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machete checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaferani dips to his left and cracks Machete with an uppercut!
Zaferani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machete is able to avoid easily.
Zaferani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machete goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete throws a hook but Zaferani avoids it easily.
Andres Machete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaferani. That's going to slow Machete down.
Machete walks into a stiff left hand from Zaferani.
Zaferani misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machete checks it well.
Machete throws a lazy right hand but Zaferani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaferani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Zaferani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaferani lands a glancing blow to the side of Machete's head.
Nice body kick there by Machete.
Zaferani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Machete tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaferani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete throws a hook but Zaferani blocks it.
Machete scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zaferani in his tracks.
Zaferani cracks Machete with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zaferani lands a nice looking body shot.
Zaferani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Machete momentarily.
Zaferani lands with a nice body kick.
Machete looks to throw a body kick
and Zaferani counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaferani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaferani throws a head kick that Machete semi-blocks.
Machete is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaferani sizes up Machete with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machete is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaferani finish him?
Zaferani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machete.
Zaferani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zaferani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Zaferani.
Hamid Zaferani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zaferani finds it's target.
Zaferani throws an overhand right that drops Machete like a sack of potatoes! Zaferani dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamid Zaferani!
After the big win, Hamid Zaferani made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors DJs Locker and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes into the arena with CUZ I GOT HIGH blaring out of the sound system. Kronburger has chosen Turn up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronburger closes the distance and clinches.
Kronburger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Shawn Kronburger has been cut.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone misses with some punches.
Kronburger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronburger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone lands an elbow inside that Kronburger shrugs off.
Stone gets through Kronburger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kronburger manages to break the clinch.
Stone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kronburger's sensitive parts.
Kronburger lunges at Stone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stone's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Kronburger.
Kronburger rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Kronburger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone lands a body punch.
Kronburger swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kronburger is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kronburger.
Kronburger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kronburger is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Kronburger into the cage.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Kronburger blocks it.
Kronburger struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Kronburger tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Kronburger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Kronburger avoids the damage to the body.
Kronburger throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kronburger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kronburger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kronburger working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronburger.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronburger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kronburger tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Kronburger back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kronburger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
A short right from Kronburger.
Kronburger throws a head punch that misses.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronburger misses with a body punch.
Kronburger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kronburger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kronburger misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Kronburger.
A head punch on the inside from Kronburger fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Stone.
Kronburger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Kronburger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kronburger tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Kronburger back against the cage.
Stone lands a left hand.
Kronburger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stone prevents a body shot from Kronburger.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Kronburger gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stone is rocked!
Stone misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Stone.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Kronburger avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Stone lands with a right to the head.
Kronburger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Kronburger stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Kronburger blocks the elbow strike.
Kronburger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kronburger misses with a looping right.
Stone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kronburger can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kronburger fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kronburger.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronburger misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Kronburger blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone blocking some punches.
Kronburger blocks a body shot from Stone.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
Kronburger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kronburger misses with a punch to the body.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Kronburger.
Stone is working Kronburger over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kronburger.
Kronburger blocks an uppercut.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kronburger lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Kronburger.
Stone pushes Kronburger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kronburger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kronburger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kronburger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Kronburger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kronburger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Kronburger throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Kronburger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kronburger throws a jab when Stone was well out of range.
Kronburger throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
Stone wants to slow Kronburger down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Kronburger lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kronburger misses with a body shot.
Kronburger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kronburger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronburger lands a left and a right that send Stone crashing to the mat, dazed. Kronburger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kronburger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kronburger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone wants to clinch.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kronburger has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kronburger wants to break free but Stone has control.
Kronburger scores with a hook to the body.
Kronburger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kronburger fails to land.
Kronburger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Kronburger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Stone.
Kronburger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kronburger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stone is keeping busy.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Kronburger lands a nice uppercut.
Kronburger scores with a shoulder strike.
Shawn Kronburger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kronburger throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Kronburger lands a body punch.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Kronburger avoids the damage to the body.
Kronburger controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kronburger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronburger prevents a body shot from Stone.
Kronburger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kronburger misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronburger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kronburger drops Stone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
Kronburger pushes Stone against the cage. Kronburger is working some dirty boxing. Kronburger pushes off with a quick right hook! Stone goes down! Stone tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kronburger moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Kronburger!
Shawn Kronburger is the new welterweight champion!
Shawn Kronburger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ben Stone was interviewed post fight and said 'I came out swingin away, cuz I got hiiigh. I was gonna counter and take you down, but I was hiiigh. If I just got knocked the fuck out - and I know whyy - why man? why? - cuz I got high, cuz I got high, cuz I got hiiigh. Ladidadadada. Skippity bee bop dooooo wahhhhhhh.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, yes. Miller has chosen Johnny Cash - Hurt as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Lamotta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamotta.
Lamotta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Araba Fenice in the buildup to the fight.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lamotta throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Miller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lamotta slips a straight right by Miller.
Lamotta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Lamotta.
Lamotta slips a jab from Miller.
Lamotta slips a straight right by Miller.
Lamotta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lamotta.
Lamotta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Lamotta wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Lamotta avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lamotta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller postures up and lands a big shot to Lamotta's brow.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Lamotta is keeping the position.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Lamotta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller 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.
Lamotta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miller looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lamotta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matt Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Good exchange - Lamotta coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamotta misses with an uppercut.
Lamotta moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Lamotta.
Lamotta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Lamotta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lamotta was covering up waiting for the punch and Miller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Miller trying to control but Lamotta is working from the bottom.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lamotta keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Lamotta pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lamotta manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Miller controlling the position.
Lamotta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lamotta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller 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.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matt Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lamotta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Miller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lamotta misses with a wild combination.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Lamotta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamotta lands a jab.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice takedown defense from Lamotta. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Lamotta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Lamotta throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamotta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lamotta misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Lamotta avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller misses with some punches.
Lamotta tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lamotta prevents a body shot from Miller.
Lamotta has Miller pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lamotta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Miller tumbling to the mat - Lamotta dives into Miller's guard.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lamotta manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamotta has wrist control.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Lamotta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Lamotta!
Miller pulls Lamotta in close to prevent any damage.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lamotta throwing strikes but missing.
Miller trying to control the position.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matt Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lamotta is out of range.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamotta throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lamotta counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamotta trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lamotta preventing the sweep.
Miller wants to stand but Lamotta is controlling the position.
Lamotta postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Lamotta trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lamotta won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Miller controls Lamotta momentarily but Lamotta frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller lands an overhand right.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lamotta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lamotta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamotta throws out the jab.
Miller has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lamotta looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lamotta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Lamotta will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lamotta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lamotta can't do much from the bottom here.
Lamotta on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lamotta managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miller.
Lamotta tries to buck Miller off but Miller is having none of it.
Miller trying to control the position but Lamotta is working away.
Miller throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lamotta works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Miller winds up and cracks Lamotta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lamotta is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller throwing shots but Lamotta is blocking nicely.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lamotta to regain full guard.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Lamotta is keeping the position.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Lamotta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lamotta being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to stand up but Lamotta isn't so interested in that idea.
Lamotta wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We're going to have a standup here because Jake Lamotta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miller is trying to ground and pound but Lamotta uses the momentary lack of control by Miller to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Lamotta is trying is best to control the position here.
Miller wants to take a breather but Lamotta is having none of it.
Miller is pressing down on Lamotta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lamotta is holding on for now.
Lamotta gets back to full guard.
Lamotta has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamotta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lamotta's head.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Lamotta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Lamotta!
Miller trying to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Lamotta's shoulder, as Lamotta tries to avoid the shot.
Lamotta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Lamotta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller thuds his right hand into Lamotta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lamotta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lamotta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lamotta somewhat.
Lamotta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into Lamotta's guard.
Lamotta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lamotta keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Lamotta trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamotta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamotta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamotta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Lamotta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Miller was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lamotta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller misses with a hook. Lamotta ducked under it nicely.
Lamotta slips a jab from Miller.
Jake Lamotta is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lamotta.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lamotta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Lamotta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Miller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller trying to control but Lamotta is working from the bottom.
Lamotta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Matt Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lamotta dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Lamotta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lamotta's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lamotta is on top in guard.
Lamotta throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta working some strikes from top position.
Miller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller goes for a double leg but Lamotta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lamotta continues to drive forward.
Lamotta tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
Lamotta is looking for a takedown.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamotta misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller digs a right hand into Lamotta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lamotta's gas tank.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Lamotta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamotta controls his hands.
Lamotta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Lamotta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamotta tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamotta wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamotta backwards.
Miller is working Lamotta over against the cage.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamotta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Lamotta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Lamotta!
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.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lamotta is one step ahead there.
Lamotta is fighting to break Miller's control of his arms but Miller is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Matt Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Lamotta trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jake Lamotta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Lamotta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lamotta looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Lamotta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Lamotta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamotta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Lamotta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Lamotta on that attempt.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller digs a good body shot into Lamotta's ribs.
Miller forces Lamotta back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lamotta manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jake Lamotta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamotta working a defensive guard here.
Miller throws a strike but Lamotta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Lamotta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matt Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lamotta throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamotta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lamotta postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lamotta is one step ahead there.
Matt Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Miller! Matt Miller retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Matt Miller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostas Charalabous could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dragon Slayer's chin.
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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
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Slayer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charalabous throws a low kick but Slayer avoids it.
Slayer tries to bum rush Charalabous with a series of wild strikes but Charalabous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slayer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Charalabous. That one must have hurt.
Slayer motions for Charalabous to come forward. Slayer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slayer throws a hook to the side of Charalabous's head but Charalabous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charalabous lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charalabous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slayer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slayer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Charalabous.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charalabous scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slayer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slayer ducks right into an uppercut from Charalabous.
Slayer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slayer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charalabous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Slayer.
Charalabous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slayer.
Charalabous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Charalabous.
A jab from Charalabous misses.
Charalabous smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slayer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charalabous ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charalabous ducks right into an uppercut from Slayer.
Charalabous scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charalabous throws an off balance right hand
and Slayer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slayer.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous lands a nice shot to the body.
Slayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charalabous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charalabous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Charalabous.
Slayer lands a right hand.
Slayer blocking some punches.
Slayer tries to throw a body punch but Charalabous avoids it by throwing Slayer back against the cage.
Slayer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Slayer tries to break the clinch but Charalabous is controlling the position.
Charalabous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charalabous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slayer has Charalabous pressed against the cage.
Slayer cracks Charalabous with a nice body shot.
Charalabous lands a right hand.
Charalabous lands a hook that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer pushes Charalabous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slayer pushes Charalabous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Slayer avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
Slayer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charalabous has him pressed against the cage.
Slayer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charalabous backwards.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Charalabous.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charalabous works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Charalabous lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slayer lands a shoulder strike.
Charalabous prevents Slayer from breaking the clinch.
Slayer is trying to force a seperation but Charalabous has the dominant position.
Charalabous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slayer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Slayer blocking some punches.
A short right from Charalabous.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Slayer misses with a body punch.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer can't find room to land a body shot as Charalabous controls the action.
Slayer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Charalabous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charalabous working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slayer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charalabous blocks a body shot from Slayer.
Slayer lands with a right to the head.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Charalabous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Charalabous 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charalabous. Slayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charalabous.
Charalabous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Charalabous.
Slayer misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slayer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Charalabous misses with a head kick.
Charalabous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charalabous throws a lazy right hand but Slayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charalabous lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Charalabous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slayer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slayer scores with a shot to the body.
Slayer cracks a nice hook into Charalabous's ribs.
Charalabous walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slayer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Charalabous moves out of range as Slayer throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Charalabous lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slayer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slayer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slayer throws a wild body kick that Charalabous sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Charalabous bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charalabous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slayer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charalabous.
Slayer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charalabous's sensitive parts.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charalabous moves away.
Charalabous throws a jab when Slayer was well out of range.
Charalabous misses the shot to the body.
Charalabous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayer.
Charalabous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayer moves away.
Charalabous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slayer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charalabous momentarily.
Charalabous misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slayer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kostas Charalabous is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer thuds his right hand into Charalabous's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slayer tries to clinch up.
Slayer moves away from the strike by Charalabous.
Slayer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Charalabous wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slayer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charalabous lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slayer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Slayer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slayer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slayer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slayer misses with a wild body shot.
Slayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charalabous misses with a body kick.
Slayer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charalabous.
Slayer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Charalabous rather than just go for the knockout.
Charalabous throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to bum rush Charalabous with a series of wild strikes but Charalabous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slayer blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slayer.
Charalabous misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charalabous.
A chopping leg kick lands by Charalabous.
Charalabous dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slayer. That did some damage!
Charalabous avoids the body shot from Slayer.
Charalabous throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charalabous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Charalabous to score with a decent uppercut.
Charalabous throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Slayer misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slayer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slayer.
Charalabous finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous thows a body shot but no joy.
Charalabous misses with a hook. Slayer ducked under it nicely.
Slayer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Charalabous throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Slayer counters by moving into the clinch.
Slayer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charalabous is leaning against Slayer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Charalabous controls his hands.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slayer lands a shot to the body.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Slayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slayer working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Slayer.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kostas Charalabous will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Charalabous takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dragon Slayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slayer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charalabous.
Charalabous scoring well with a low kick there.
Charalabous ducks under a wild hook from Slayer.
Slayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charalabous.
Charalabous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charalabous lands a jab to the head.
Slayer throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Slayer misses the target.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but Slayer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charalabous lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charalabous manages to avoid it.
Slayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayer thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Charalabous.
Slayer misses with a looping right.
Slayer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous lands a jab to the head.
Slayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charalabous.
Charalabous doesn't manage to clinch there - Slayer circles away.
Charalabous scores with a jab to the body.
Charalabous throws a nice inside leg kick.
Charalabous takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charalabous moves away.
Slayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charalabous lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slayer avoids the head kick by Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a big head kick that sends Slayer tumbling to the mat! Charalabous takes a step backwards and waves Slayer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Slayer is rocked!
Charalabous throws an overhand right that drops Slayer like a sack of potatoes! Charalabous dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostas Charalabous!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kostas Charalabous made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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