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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Adagio For Strings as his entrance music. Frank Rizzo Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Rizzo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torres misses with a leg kick
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Torres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
A short right from Torres.
We've been hearing reports that Rizzo Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Torres is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Rizzo Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr is struggling to control the position.
Torres is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rizzo Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres pushes Rizzo Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rizzo Jr.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo Jr.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo Jr.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rizzo Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr blocking some punches.
Rizzo Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rizzo Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Rizzo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Torres avoids the damage to the body.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
Rizzo Jr missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres misses with some punches.
Rizzo Jr misses with the head strike.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Rizzo Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Rizzo Jr slips under a jab.
Torres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torres throws a series of punches but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torres is rocked!
Torres misses with a low kick as Rizzo Jr jumps back.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizzo Jr finish him?
Rizzo Jr misses with a body shot.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Rizzo Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rizzo Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Rizzo Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres trying to stall but Rizzo Jr improves his position.
Rizzo Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Torres.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
A short left from Rizzo Jr.
Torres blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rizzo Jr 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.
Rizzo Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torres.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rizzo Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
Rizzo Jr scores with a nice strike.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres looks to throw a body kick
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzo Jr fails to land.
Torres is looking to control Rizzo Jr's arms but Rizzo Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torres has his back to the cage.
Torres misses with some punches.
Rizzo Jr has Torres pushed against the cage.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr missing with knees to the body.
Torres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torres is trying to stall.
Rizzo Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Rizzo Jr misses with a body punch.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Rizzo Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rizzo Jr.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Rizzo Jr.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rizzo Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Rizzo Jr avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rizzo Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rizzo Jr or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Rizzo Jr tries to tie him up.
Rizzo Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rizzo Jr is keeping busy.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank Rizzo Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres works on Rizzo Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rizzo Jr is defending well for now.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Rizzo Jr won't allow it.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizzo Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rizzo Jr backwards.
Rizzo Jr has Torres pressed against the cage.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rizzo Jr digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Rizzo Jr tries to tie him up.
Rizzo Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Rizzo Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Torres stalling in the clinch but Rizzo Jr improves position.
Torres misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Torres.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Rizzo Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rizzo Jr is working Torres over against the cage.
Rizzo Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr prevents a body shot from Torres.
Torres tries to circle away but Rizzo Jr has him pinned against the cage.
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 Frank Rizzo Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rizzo Jr lands with a cross.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Rizzo Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizzo Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torres throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rizzo Jr.
Torres 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.
Torres misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Torres.
Torres thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Rizzo Jr.
Frank Rizzo Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rizzo Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rizzo Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rizzo Jr on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rizzo Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzo Jr stalling against the cage.
Rizzo Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rizzo Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rizzo Jr blocking some punches.
Rizzo Jr missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.
Rizzo Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres gets through Rizzo Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr has Torres pushed against the cage.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres taking a breather.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo Jr cracks Torres with a nice body shot.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Rizzo Jr is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Rizzo Jr blocks it.
Rizzo Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo Jr controls the action.
Rizzo Jr landing knees to the body.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
Rizzo Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizzo Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rizzo Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Rizzo Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rizzo Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Torres is blocking nicely.
Rizzo Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Torres won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo Jr controls his hands.
Torres letting Rizzo Jr take a breather here.
Torres missing with knees to the body.
Frank Rizzo Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand.
Rizzo Jr digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rizzo Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo Jr controls the action.
Rizzo Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Rizzo Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo Jr lands with a left to the head.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rizzo Jr 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo Jr!
Frank Rizzo Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Twilight of the Thunder God kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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248 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
42 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Njord Freyr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freyr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aguinaldo.
It looks like Njord Freyr has been cut.
Good leg kick by Freyr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aguinaldo misses with a body shot.
Freyr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freyr throws an off balance right hand
and Aguinaldo counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freyr is trying to improve his position.
Aguinaldo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aguinaldo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aguinaldo landing a few strikes.
Aguinaldo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Freyr, who protects the arm well.
Aguinaldo is looking to take a break and control but Freyr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aguinaldo is putting a hurting on Freyr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aguinaldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aguinaldo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aguinaldo is looking to take a break and control but Freyr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguinaldo throws a strike aimed at the side of Freyr's head but Freyr avoids it well.
Freyr tries to improve position but can't.
Freyr wants to control but Aguinaldo postures up.
Aguinaldo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Freyr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aguinaldo 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.
Aguinaldo has hold of Freyr's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Freyr tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Aguinaldo cranks the arm and Freyr screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Freyr, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andres Aguinaldo!
Andres Aguinaldo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Mayer De Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Rothschild might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Money. Machete has chosen Sandstorm - Darude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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147 lbs
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157 lbs
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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
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Mayer De Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Rothschild on the side of the head.
Machete slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild tries to clinch but Machete moves out of range.
De Rothschild tries to clinch up.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from De Rothschild.
Machete lands a leg kick that knocks De Rothschild off balance momentarily.
De Rothschild shoots in but no luck this time.
That kick from De Rothschild tenderised Machete's leg. Machete is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machete takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machete was well out of range. Poor timing from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Rothschild shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machete sprawls well. Machete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machete connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Rothschild scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Rothschild tries to clinch up but Machete circles away and keeps his distance.
De Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machete looks to land a right hand but De Rothschild moved out of range.
Machete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machete.
Machete fakes the leg kick and cracks De Rothschild in the body.
Machete thows a body shot but no joy.
De Rothschild is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machete sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mayer De Rothschild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild lands a glancing blow to the side of Machete's head.
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 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rothschild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machete with a nice cross.
De Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machete.
De Rothschild with a jab.
De Rothschild is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rothschild wants to clinch.
De Rothschild dives in for a single leg takedown but Machete sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Machete misses with a body punch.
Machete throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machete lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machete blocks a body shot from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Rothschild.
Machete blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machete.
De Rothschild jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machete walks away with a smile on his face. De Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machete displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Rothschild falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machete counters with a nice body shot.
De Rothschild thows a leg kick but Machete checks it
and Machete counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Rothschild thinking.
Machete throws a hook to the side of De Rothschild's head but De Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Rothschild has Machete up against the cage in a clinch.
Machete throws a head punch that misses.
De Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Machete avoids it by throwing De Rothschild back against the cage.
Machete works on De Rothschild's body with a couple of short punches.
De Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Rothschild turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rothschild misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete regains half guard, as De Rothschild was trying to land strikes.
De Rothschild throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machete to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Rothschild's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Rothschild 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.
Machete wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mayer De Rothschild dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Machete throws out a loose jab but De Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Rothschild misses the body punch
and Machete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machete ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Rothschild takes a swing at Machete's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Machete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machete.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
De Rothschild misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rothschild misses the target.
Machete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machete moves away.
Nice shot lands for De Rothschild.
James Mayer De Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machete scores with a jab to the body.
De Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throws an overhand right that lands on Machete's shoulder, as Machete tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Rothschild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Rothschild looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machete is fending him off so far but De Rothschild persists. Nope, Machete circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Rothschild. Machete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machete takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machete stuffs the takedown attempt from De Rothschild. De Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from De Rothschild. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Rothschild.
De Rothschild blocks a leg kick.
Machete defending well as De Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
De Rothschild on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Rothschild slips under a jab.
De Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Machete throws a solid leg kick but De Rothschild takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machete.
De Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild misses with a straight right.
De Rothschild connects with a leg kick. Machete looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machete misses the shot to the body.
De Rothschild tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machete counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from De Rothschild misses.
Machete slips under a jab from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andres Machete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Machete misses with a straight left.
Machete stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mayer De Rothschild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete misses the shot to the body.
De Rothschild looks to clinch
and Machete counters with a leg kick.
De Rothschild moves forwards but Machete connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Rothschild dodges the punch combination from Machete.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Rothschild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Rothschild doesn't manage to clinch there - Machete circles away.
Machete connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Rothschild's hands.
James Mayer De Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
De Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machete's head backwards.
Machete throws a hook to the side of De Rothschild's head but De Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machete connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machete takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machete throws a low kick, looking for De Rothschild's leg but De Rothschild calmly moves out of range.
Machete avoids the body shot from De Rothschild.
Machete keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machete checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Rothschild tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machete sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Rothschild somewhat.
Machete throws an overhand right that lands on De Rothschild's shoulder, as De Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Machete.
Machete on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Machete moves out of range as De Rothschild strikes.
A big left from Machete misses.
De Rothschild thumps Machete with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machete scores with a decent looking hook.
Machete misses the jab.
Machete checks a leg kick.
Machete takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 James Mayer De Rothschild will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Rothschild tries to clinch there but Machete circles away.
Machete takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machete tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machete avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Rothschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machete connects with the punch.
Machete misses the shot to the body.
De Rothschild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machete looks to land a body kick but De Rothschild moved away.
De Rothschild takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machete throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Rothschild on the side of the head.
De Rothschild fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machete is out of range.
De Rothschild shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machete as he avoids it easily.
De Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machete throws out a loose jab but De Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machete moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Machete was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Machete thows a body shot but no joy.
Machete feints and then cracks De Rothschild's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Rothschild down.
Machete finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Machete drops his hands momentarily and De Rothschild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Rothschild moves in looking to clinch but Machete pushes him off.
De Rothschild cracks the inside of Machete's front leg.
De Rothschild throws the left hand but Machete avoids the punch easily.
Machete throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from De Rothschild misses.
A shot to the liver by De Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Andres Machete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rothschild misses the target.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
Machete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild clobbers Machete with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machete misses with a hook. De Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Machete's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machete misses with a hook. De Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
De Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machete thows a body kick. De Rothschild tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Rothschild tries to clinch up
and Machete connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
De Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
De Rothschild throws a strike but Machete rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Machete wants to control from the top but De Rothschild keeps moving.
De Rothschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machete is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete trying to control but De Rothschild is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Rothschild is controlling Machete's posture.
James Mayer De Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andres Machete wasn't active enough on the ground.
Machete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck for De Rothschild with that takedown attempt.
De Rothschild moves out of range as Machete strikes.
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 James Mayer De Rothschild.
Well De Rothschild 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mayer De Rothschild!
During a confident post fight interview, James Mayer De Rothschild thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alvarez. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Graves.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Graves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves throws out a powerful jab.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Graves misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Graves misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Graves walks into a left hand.
Lopez slips under a jab from Graves.
Doug Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Graves is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Graves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez lands a front kick.
Lopez lands a jab to the head.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graves prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Graves blocks with his arms.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graves.
Graves stalling in the clinch.
Lopez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
Good body shot from Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves blocks a body shot from Lopez.
A short left from Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
A short uppercut from Graves.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Graves's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lopez.
Graves has Lopez pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graves moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Graves throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Graves only half commits.
Graves throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that Graves was not able to check.
Lopez moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Lopez jabs at Graves's body.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Graves throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Graves has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopez.
Alfonso Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Donk. Lopez catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lopez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lopez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez steps in with a hook that catches Graves right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lopez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Graves looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamotta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is yes. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Lamotta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martel avoids it really well and circles away.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamotta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamotta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martel sprawls well. Martel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lamotta gets slowly back to his feet.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.
Lamotta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martel stuns Lamotta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lamotta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lamotta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lamotta is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel looks to land a body kick but Lamotta moved away.
Oh Lamotta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamotta is just out of range.
Lamotta seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel misses with an uppercut. Lamotta saw that one coming.
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
Martel misses with a head kick.
Lamotta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamotta moves away from the strike by Martel.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lamotta rather than just go for the knockout.
Martel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamotta.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.
Martel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lamotta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamotta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel throws a wild body kick that Lamotta sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lamotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martel.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Lamotta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martel misses with a shot to the body
and Lamotta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lamotta trying to control the position from guard on top but Martel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martel wants to sweep here but Lamotta controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a big right hand that misses.
Martel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lamotta is one step ahead there.
Martel keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
Martel controlling Lamotta's posture.
Martel working a defensive guard here.
Lamotta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martel is looking to sweep but instead, Lamotta has passed into half guard.
Martel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel controlling Lamotta's posture.
Lamotta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lamotta is working Martel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martel has his hands on Lamotta's head, controlling the position.
Lamotta tries to free his leg and advance position but Martel is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martel is trying to control the position but Lamotta postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Martel holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel 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.
Martel swings for the body but Lamotta moves out of range.
Martel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Lamotta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martel.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
Decent striking displayed by Martel there.
Lamotta moves out of range of the body kick from Martel.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel thows a leg kick but Lamotta checks it
and Lamotta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martel won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel is looking to regain half guard here but Lamotta keeps moving and retains side control.
Lamotta slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel is trying to control Lamotta's posture but Lamotta avoids it.
We've been hearing that Lamotta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Martel is trying to improve his position.
Martel struggling a bit here.
Martel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lamotta throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Martel is trying to control Lamotta's posture but Lamotta avoids it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel tries to buck Lamotta off but Lamotta is having none of it.
Lamotta is looking to take a break and control but Martel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martel is looking for a sweep.
Lamotta cracks Martel with a big elbow.
Lamotta trying to control the action but Martel is working from the bottom.
Martel tries to improve position but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel throws a few strikes from the bottom but Lamotta takes advantage and mounts!
Lamotta with the ground and pound from mount.
Lamotta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel working to try and regain half guard.
Lamotta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lamotta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lamotta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Martel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jake Lamotta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lamotta landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel tries to hold on but Lamotta pushes him away.
Lamotta landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Lamotta.
Martel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lamotta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Martel just holding on.
Martel is bucking up trying to escape but Lamotta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lamotta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lamotta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
Lamotta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
Martel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Martel.
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martel swings for the body but Lamotta moves out of range.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Lamotta blocks the low kick.
Martel works Lamotta's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamotta. Martel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lamotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamotta avoids the head kick by Martel.
Lamotta keeps Martel at a distance using the push kick.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Martel looks for the body kick but Lamotta saw that one coming.
Martel throws a leg kick
and Lamotta counters with a takedown into side control.
Lamotta working away.
Lamotta looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Martel stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel is trying to improve his position.
Martel is being controlled here.
Lamotta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martel keeps working.
Martel is looking to reverse the position.
Lamotta trying to control the action but Martel is working from the bottom.
Lamotta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Martel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martel is trying to control Lamotta's posture but Lamotta avoids it.
Lamotta is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Martel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Martel gets back to half guard.
Martel taking some punishment here, with Lamotta in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel tries to roll over but Lamotta keeps him under control.
Lamotta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lamotta wants to pass to mount but Martel is defending the position.
Martel wants to improve his position but Lamotta is controlling well.
Martel is still trying to improve position.
Martel trying to control but Lamotta postures up.
Martel tries to get to full guard but Lamotta has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martel is in trouble now - Lamotta has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jake Lamotta did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
Martel walks into a jab.
Martel connects with a jab.
Lamotta dives in and grabs Martel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martel pushes down on Lamotta's head and hops out.
Lamotta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martel moves forwards but Lamotta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lamotta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martel jabs Lamotta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martel throws a leg kick but Lamotta checks it.
Lamotta thumps Martel with a low kick.
Martel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Lamotta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamotta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martel misses with a jab to the body
and Lamotta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martel won't be happy with that.
Martel tries to buck Lamotta off but Lamotta is having none of it.
Lamotta wants to control but Martel is keeping him busy.
Lamotta tries for a kimura but Martel is defending well.
Lamotta working the head with strikes.
Lamotta 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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martel can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Lamotta is looking to take a break and control but Martel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Lamotta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lamotta wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martel, who protects the arm well.
Martel trying his best to control but Lamotta has mounted him.
Martel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lamotta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lamotta prevents Martel from getting the reversal.
Lamotta wants to control the pace but Martel is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel tries to lock up and control but Lamotta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lamotta lands a nice shot to the head.
Lamotta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martel is looking to escape.
Martel working to try and regain half guard.
Lamotta controlling from the full mount.
Lamotta looking to finish Martel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martel!
Martel tries to lock up and control but Lamotta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lamotta controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lamotta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lamotta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Martel tries to lock up and control but Lamotta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamotta looking to control but Martel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lamotta lands a heavy elbow.
Lamotta avoids the attempt from Martel to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta prevents Martel from getting the reversal.
Lamotta is landing with some decent strikes but Martel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Martel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Lamotta had his way with Charles Martel in 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. This is the final round!
Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamotta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Martel's guard now.
Martel keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
Martel is pulling down on Lamotta's head. It's preventing any offense from Lamotta, at least for the moment.
Lamotta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martel pulls Lamotta in to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Charles Martel.
Lamotta throws a shot from downtown. Martel moves away and avoids it.
Martel throws a sloppy body shot
and Lamotta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Martel's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta throwing strikes but missing.
Lamotta lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel controlling Lamotta's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martel is on top in guard.
Martel wants to control from the top but Lamotta keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lamotta wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles Martel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Charles Martel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lamotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel scores with a jab to the head.
Lamotta avoids the head kick by Martel.
Lamotta connects with a solid leg kick.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Lamotta avoids it.
Martel misses the body punch
so Lamotta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamotta postures up.
Lamotta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martel is controlling Lamotta's posture.
Martel keeping moving, preventing Lamotta from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta stands up over Martel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lamotta content to stall in guard here.
Lamotta trying to control but Martel is working from the bottom.
Martel is trying to control the position but Lamotta postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martel throws a sloppy head kick
and Lamotta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lamotta.
Martel pulls Lamotta in to control the position.
Lamotta wants to control from the top but Martel keeps moving.
Martel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Charles Martel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamotta was well out of range. Poor timing from Martel.
A low kick from Martel misses
and Lamotta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Martel!
Lamotta scores with punches from side control.
Martel is looking for a sweep.
Jake Lamotta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martel seems a little lost for a moment, as Lamotta dominates the positioning.
Lamotta landing strikes.
Lamotta has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Martel!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martel is looking to escape.
Lamotta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Lamotta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lamotta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lamotta!
Jake Lamotta retains his bantamweight title!
Jake Lamotta very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Charles Martel had this to say: 'My opponent was the better man tonight but that doesn't mean there's no after party. Come on down to the Spearmint Rhino, first lap dance is on me!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos. Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LIVING IN AMERICA BY JAMES BROWN. Apollo Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apollo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Dio wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
We've been informed that Jackson 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.
A combination from Dio does no damage.
Dio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Apollo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dio, right into the meat.
Dio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Dio moves away and avoids it.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Dio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dio tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Dio's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dio connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Dio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Dio throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dio is breathing heavily.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dio.
Dio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Dio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Dio misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Dio misses the jab.
Dio throws out a powerful jab.
Dio throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Dio fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Dio blocks nicely.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dio's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson passes Dio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dio keeps working.
Dio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dio punching from the bottom.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dio is controlling Jackson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dio trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Dio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Dio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dio trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dio wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio trying to control here.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dio is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dio keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dio sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dio tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Dio bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jackson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Jackson!
A very excited looking Apollo Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato has chosen 神風 Musashi Kato is gyrating in front of the ring girls as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Musashi Kato!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato lands a jab.
Kato takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charalabous.
Kato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charalabous looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Charalabous stuns Kato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charalabous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kato manages to avoid it.
Charalabous scores with a leg kick.
Charalabous staying out of range there.
Kato takes a swing at Charalabous's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Kato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kato fakes the leg kick and cracks Charalabous in the body.
Kato lands with a shot to the body.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charalabous was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
Charalabous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kato was well out of range. Poor timing from Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a leg kick that knocks Kato off balance momentarily.
Charalabous misses with a body shot.
Charalabous is looking to slow Kato down with leg kicks.
Kato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charalabous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato misses with a series of wild punches.
Charalabous lands a nice shot that snaps Kato's head back.
Charalabous lands a really nice looking cross but Kato seems unphased.
Kato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charalabous.
Charalabous looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Kato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charalabous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
Kato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Charalabous connects with a looping right hand.
Charalabous throws an overhand right that lands on Kato's shoulder, as Kato tries to avoid the shot.
Kato loads up on a big right hand but Charalabous slips the punch.
Charalabous takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Charalabous is looking to slow Kato down with leg kicks.
Kostas Charalabous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charalabous misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Charalabous.
Kato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charalabous lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Charalabous. Beautiful body shot.
Charalabous throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Musashi Kato has been cut.
Charalabous takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Charalabous thows a leg kick but Kato checks it
and Kato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kato looks to land a strike but Charalabous avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kato throws a big right hand that misses.
Charalabous trying to control the position here.
Charalabous wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato is looking to work some ground and pound but Charalabous has wrist control.
Kato pushes down on Charalabous's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato moves into full mount! Charalabous won't be happy about that!
Kato throwing strikes here but Charalabous is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kato misses with a head shot.
Charalabous blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charalabous is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kato controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Charalabous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musashi Kato's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charalabous swings for the body but Kato moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Charalabous.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charalabous. That's going to slow Kato down.
Kato lands with an overhand left.
Charalabous is looking to land body kicks.
Charalabous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charalabous dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kato. That did some damage!
Kato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charalabous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kato misses with a few strikes there.
Charalabous scores with a hook.
Kato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato lands a slapping body shot.
Kato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charalabous.
Charalabous clinches up with Kato and pushes him back against the cage.
Kato prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Kato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charalabous just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kato misses with a body punch.
Kato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kato drags the fight down to the ground.
Kato wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Charalabous is now in half guard.
Kato is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous trying to control the pace.
Charalabous wants to pass to mount but Kato is defending the position.
Kato tries to get to full guard but Charalabous has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kato is pressing down on Charalabous's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Musashi Kato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kato throws his legs up looking for a submission but Charalabous uses it to pass to side control.
Kato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous trying to control the action but Kato is working from the bottom.
Kato manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kato slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kato controls Charalabous momentarily but Charalabous frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Musashi Kato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Musashi Kato's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Charalabous misses the body punch
so Kato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kato tries to free his leg and advance position but Charalabous is retaining full guard.
Kato controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kato accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charalabous keeping full guard, as Kato tries to pass.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Musashi Kato hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charalabous takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charalabous. That's going to slow Kato down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kato.
Kato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Charalabous is rocked!
Charalabous avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charalabous scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Charalabous - the referee stops the clock and Kato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Charalabous. Kato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato moves out of range of the strikes.
Kato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Charalabous wants to clinch up but Kato keeps it at a distance.
Charalabous thows a body kick. Kato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Charalabous forces Kato back against the cage and clinches.
Charalabous digs a right hand into Kato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kato's gas tank.
Charalabous lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kato or not.
Charalabous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kato prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kato working aggressively here.
Charalabous working aggressively here.
Kato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kato blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Charalabous walks away with a smile on his face. Kato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Charalabous's hands.
Kato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charalabous throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charalabous stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Charalabous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charalabous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Charalabous takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
Kato scores with a body shot.
Charalabous throws a leg kick which misses Kato's front leg but catches the back leg as Kato tries to avoid it.
Kato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charalabous.
Kato misses with an uppercut
and Charalabous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charalabous chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Charalabous.
Kato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Charalabous rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charalabous can pounce on him.
Charalabous stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a hook to the side of Charalabous's head but Charalabous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kato checks a leg kick.
Kostas Charalabous is winning the standup battle so far.
Charalabous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charalabous lands with a nice body kick.
Charalabous misses with a low kick.
Kato looks to land a combination but Charalabous avoids it well.
Charalabous thows a body shot but no joy.
Charalabous scores with a jab. Kato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Charalabous scores with a nice body kick.
Kato staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato throws the left hand but Charalabous avoids the punch easily.
Kato misses with a hook
and Charalabous counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Charalabous swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Charalabous showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Charalabous has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Method Man, Redman - Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Max Power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Allen does it's job there.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Charles Martel School of Greatness in the buildup to the fight.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Power misses with a kick to the body.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Power's sensitive parts.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Allen scores with a jab.
Allen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power scores with a jab to the body.
Power throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Power.
Power motions for Allen to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Power has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
Allen thows a leg kick but Power checks it
and Power counters with a right hand to the body.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Allen blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power connects with a leg kick. Allen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Allen.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Power.
Allen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Power takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Allen scores with a nice head shot.
Allen scores with a punch to the head.
Power takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Allen swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen lands with a cross.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Power!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Power is trying to improve his position.
Allen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Power managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Allen.
Allen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Power has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Power's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen 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.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Power looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Allen moves out of range as Power throws a body kick.
Allen jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Allen is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Allen, as that shot connected.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Allen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Power doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Allen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Power.
Power on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a push kick.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Power on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Allen scores with a leg kick.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Power checks it.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Allen drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen jumps guard but Power stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Power is breathing heavily.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
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!
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power wants to break free but Allen has control.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Power just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen is looking to control Power's arms but Power gets an underhook and turns him. Now Allen has his back to the cage.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen stalling the fight.
Power misses with the head strike.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Power avoids the body shot from Allen.
Power stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Allen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Power lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a poor cross that misses
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Power!
Allen grinds an elbow into Power's temple.
Power is trying to get back to half guard.
Allen advances nicely into full mount.
Allen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Power wants to control but Allen is having none of it.
Power working to try and regain half guard.
Allen with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power regains half guard.
Allen slips a nice elbow through Power's hands, connecting with Power's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power gets back to full guard.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen works over Power with some ground and pound from guard.
Allen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Power is trying to control the position but Allen postures up.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Allen wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Power is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allen stands up over Power, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen 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.
Power is trying to keep Allen in close.
Power is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Power controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
Allen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Max Power hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Power swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Power takes one on the button.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Power fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Barry Allen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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222 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Bennet's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hearts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Hearts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hearts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennet counters with a nice body kick.
Bennet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearts has closed the distance and engaged Bennet in a clinch.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet throws an elbow but it misses.
Bennet just leaning against Hearts, taking a breather.
Hearts working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Hearts.
Hearts blocks an uppercut.
Hearts blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennet.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hearts.
Hearts pulls Bennet into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hearts holds on and takes a little breather.
Bennet wants to pass the guard but Hearts is keeping the position.
Hearts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bennet is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts has Bennet pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bennet's guard.
Bennet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bennet swinging wildly here.
Bennet swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws an off balance right hand
and Hearts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bennet's guard.
Bennet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hearts is aware though and is defending well.
Hearts forces his way into half guard.
Hearts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bennet gets full guard.
Bennet has control of Hearts's left arm, preventing Hearts from doing any damage.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Bennet keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet is pulling down on Hearts's head to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet is trying to keep Hearts in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Scotty Bennet just wasn't active enough.
Hearts just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Bennet lands but Hearts takes it in his stride.
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 Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hearts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Hearts. Those never looked like landing.
Hearts throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet cracks Hearts with a good jab.
Hearts misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Hearts's head but Hearts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Hearts moved away.
Hearts lands a nice hook to Bennet's body. Bennet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennet 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 Hearts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hearts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hearts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hearts counters with a shoot takedown. Bennet fights it but they end up in guard.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Hearts has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bennet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bennet manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hearts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hearts tries to hold on but Bennet pushes him away.
Bennet thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hearts tries to hold on but Bennet postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts can't escape the position.
Hearts is still trying to improve position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts tries to hold on but Bennet postures up.
Hearts is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts wants to control but Bennet is having none of it.
Hearts 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.
Hearts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A J Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hearts is trying to hold Bennet in close to prevent damage but Bennet has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is not content to let Bennet control the position.
Hearts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bennet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bennet tries to free his leg and advance position but Hearts is retaining full guard.
Bennet trying to control but Hearts is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts pulls Bennet in close to his closed guard and prevents Bennet from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hearts misses with a body kick.
Hearts shoots and misses
and Bennet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hearts with a jab.
Hearts wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet scores with a jab.
Bennet throws a jab when Hearts was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bennet throws a low kick but Hearts moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hearts!
Hearts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennet leaves Hearts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hearts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennet feints and then cracks Hearts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hearts down.
Hearts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hearts lands with an overhand left.
Hearts throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Hearts checks a low kick from Bennet.
Hearts slips under a jab from Bennet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts misses with a straight left.
Bennet tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearts looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
Hearts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scotty Bennet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of A J Hearts.
Hearts misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennet counters with a good low kick that Hearts was not able to check.
Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horrible takedown by Hearts or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennet which made him look bad.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hearts fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennet stuffs the takedown.
Hearts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hearts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennet thows a leg kick but Hearts checks it
and Hearts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bennet won't be happy with that.
Bennet manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bennet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hearts tries to roll over but Bennet keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hearts keeps trying to improve his position.
Hearts is controlling Bennet's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hearts trying to control but Bennet postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Scotty Bennet did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hearts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Jab by Bennet.
Bennet clinches with his opponent.
Hearts is working Bennet over against the cage.
Hearts lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bennet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet is pressed up against the cage. Hearts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bennet down to the mat. Bennet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bennet fails to land with a series of punches.
Hearts scores with a jab to the head.
Bennet throws a combination that misses
so Hearts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bennet is on top in guard.
Bennet is pushing down on Hearts's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hearts is fighting to maintain full guard but Bennet has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bennet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hearts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hearts trying to hold on to Bennet's head to control him but Bennet postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bennet.
Hearts is trying to get back to full guard.
Bennet trying to control from half guard but Hearts is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bennet is thwarting Hearts's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Hearts with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet cracks Hearts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet throws a good cross that connects.
Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennet.
A jab from Bennet misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hearts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bennet is looking for a sweep.
Hearts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts working the head with strikes.
Bennet is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Scotty Bennet 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!
Bennet clobbers Hearts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hearts bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bennet tries to control but Hearts manages to take his back.
Bennet is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Well, with Hearts on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bennet is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Bennet wants to control his opponent's hands but Hearts gets his hands free.
Bennet is trying to remain composed but Hearts is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts struggling to land strikes to the head as Bennet covers up.
Bennet tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bennet is looking to escape.
Bennet is desperately trying to improve his position but Hearts has a good base and remains in mount.
Bennet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
A J Hearts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts prevents Bennet from improving his position.
Bennet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hearts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bennet is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hearts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hearts's back!
Hearts trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts tries to escape the position.
Bennet misses with punches from the back.
Bennet trying to control.
Bennet avoiding Hearts 's attempts to control his hands.
Scotty Bennet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bennet is hanging on to Hearts's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet controlling the position well here. Hearts rolled but Bennet kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
I really don't envy Hearts right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet lands punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to A J Hearts.
I think Bennet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Light Diode, your 0 has got to go. Step up an come get you some.
Someone give me my comb.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evangelisti comes to the cage accompanied by Hunting For Death. Styles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wrecking Ball. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti lands a body shot.
Evangelisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Styles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Evangelisti.
Styles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Styles avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Styles lands with a hook. Evangelisti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Styles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Styles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evangelisti is out of range.
A good leg kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been told by Evangelisti's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Styles looks to land a left hand but Evangelisti moved out of range nicely.
Styles misses the jab.
Styles throws a leg kick but Evangelisti moved away.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Styles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Evangelisti's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelisti is just out of range.
Evangelisti throws a hook but Styles blocks it.
Devin Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles misses the jab.
Styles throws a leg kick that is checked
and Evangelisti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Styles throws out a loose jab but Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Styles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Styles throws a leg kick but Evangelisti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
Evangelisti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Styles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Styles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Evangelisti does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evangelisti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Styles as he checks the leg kick.
Evangelisti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evangelisti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Styles's sensitive parts.
Styles wants to slow Evangelisti down by chopping away at his legs.
Evangelisti misses with a straight right.
Evangelisti scores with a sloppy right hand. Styles should have avoided that one.
Styles throws out a leg kick but Evangelisti moves out of range and Styles only half commits.
Evangelisti just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles tries to work over Evangelisti's front leg with a kick but Evangelisti checks it.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Styles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelisti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styles throws out the jab.
Styles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Evangelisti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Styles.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the strikes.
Styles missing with a left hand there. Evangelisti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Styles looks to land a right hand but Evangelisti moved out of range.
Evangelisti staying out of range there.
Styles throws a lazy head kick
and Evangelisti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Evangelisti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evangelisti tried to score with a low kick but Styles checks it.
Evangelisti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Styles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Styles's corner calls for a 1-2. Styles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evangelisti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Styles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evangelisti.
Styles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses.
Styles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Evangelisti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Evangelisti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses.
Evangelisti 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.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Styles.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Evangelisti.
Styles throws a lazy uppercut
and Evangelisti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Styles throws a head kick but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Styles looks to land a right hand but Evangelisti moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Styles.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Styles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Dante Evangelisti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Styles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Evangelisti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Evangelisti wants to slow Styles down by chopping away at his legs.
Evangelisti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti is looking to land body kicks.
Styles throws a solid leg kick but Evangelisti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Styles.
A swing and a miss from Evangelisti.
Styles misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evangelisti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Styles lands a head kick. Evangelisti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evangelisti misses with an uppercut.
Evangelisti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Styles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evangelisti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Styles can pounce on him.
Styles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a push kick but Styles slaps the foot to one side.
Styles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Evangelisti lands a nice hook to Styles's body. Styles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Evangelisti misses with a wild combination.
Evangelisti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evangelisti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left lands for Evangelisti.
Evangelisti blocks a head kick by Styles.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Styles checks it well.
Evangelisti tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Styles.
Evangelisti is looking to land body kicks.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Styles.
Good shot there by Styles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Styles moves out of range as Evangelisti throws a body kick.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but Styles avoids it.
Evangelisti is looking to chop away at Styles's legs.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Evangelisti misses the shot to the body.
Styles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Evangelisti. Evangelisti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Evangelisti misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Evangelisti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evangelisti.
Decent striking displayed by Evangelisti there.
Evangelisti blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Styles as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Styles misses.
Styles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evangelisti in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Styles lands a glancing blow to the side of Evangelisti's head.
Styles lands an overhand right.
Styles throws a chopping leg kick but Evangelisti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evangelisti throws a solid leg kick but Styles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Evangelisti.
Good work by Styles as he checks the leg kick.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. Styles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Evangelisti checks a low kick from Styles.
Styles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Styles scores with a nice head shot.
Evangelisti lands with a good body shot.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles is looking to chop away at Evangelisti's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evangelisti cracks Styles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Styles misses with an uppercut. Evangelisti saw that one coming.
Evangelisti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Styles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Evangelisti misses the target.
Styles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dante Evangelisti is winning the standup battle so far.
Evangelisti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Styles counters with a left to the body.
Evangelisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles scores with a one two! Evangelisti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Dante Evangelisti has been cut.
Styles takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Devin Styles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
That's time! Evangelisti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the leg kick from Styles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Styles. That's going to slow Evangelisti down.
Styles fails to land with a series of punches.
Styles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evangelisti's sensitive parts.
Styles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Styles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Styles misses.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick as Styles jumps back.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Styles with a jab.
Styles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Evangelisti.
Styles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Styles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Styles throws the kick towards the body but Evangelisti avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles moves out of range as Evangelisti throws a body kick.
Evangelisti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Styles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Styles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Styles.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti misses with a hook.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Styles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evangelisti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styles throws out the jab.
Styles throws a wild body kick that Evangelisti sees coming a mile off.
Styles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Styles jabs Evangelisti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evangelisti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Styles on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Evangelisti.
Styles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Styles misses with a double jab
and Evangelisti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Evangelisti clobbers Styles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evangelisti moves away.
Evangelisti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but Styles avoids it.
Evangelisti thumps Styles with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
Jab from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti digs a good body shot into Styles's ribs.
Styles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Evangelisti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Styles eats them both and turns towards Evangelisti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Styles misses with a hook.
Evangelisti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Styles takes a swing at Evangelisti's ribcage but misses.
Styles throws a low kick but Evangelisti avoids it.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick nicely.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles throws a front kick aimed at Evangelisti's knee but Evangelisti avoids it well.
Styles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evangelisti's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Evangelisti. Styles shrugs it off though.
Styles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evangelisti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Evangelisti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
Evangelisti throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Evangelisti misses with a double jab.
Evangelisti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Styles looks to throw the jab but Evangelisti is out of range.
Evangelisti scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Evangelisti.
Nice defenses there by Styles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles misses with a low kick.
Styles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evangelisti's calf.
Evangelisti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dante Evangelisti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Evangelisti misses with a looping left.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Styles sizes up Evangelisti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evangelisti digs a good body shot into Styles's ribs.
Evangelisti lands with an overhand left.
Evangelisti clobbers Styles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Evangelisti takes one to the side of the head.
Styles misses with a hook.
Evangelisti takes one to the side of the head.
Evangelisti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.
Styles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Styles - just one landing.
Styles checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Styles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Styles checks it well.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Styles tried to score with a low kick but Evangelisti checks it.
Evangelisti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti tests Styles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Evangelisti throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Evangelisti does no damage.
Styles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles scores with the left hand. Evangelisti knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Evangelisti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Styles lands with a slapping head kick.
Evangelisti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick and Styles moves out of range easily.
Styles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evangelisti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evangelisti blocks a head kick by Styles.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Styles checks it.
A jab from Styles misses.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Styles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Styles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Styles there.
A telegraphed right hand from Evangelisti misses the target.
Styles misses with a body punch
and Evangelisti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Styles connects with a leg kick. Evangelisti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Evangelisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evangelisti thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
Evangelisti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evangelisti misses the shot to the body.
Evangelisti wants to slow Styles down by chopping away at his legs.
Styles throws out a loose jab but Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Styles.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Evangelisti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evangelisti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Styles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Styles blocks a low kick nicely.
Evangelisti avoids the head kick by Styles.
Styles catches Evangelisti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evangelisti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Styles lands with a shot to the body.
Styles misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evangelisti misses with a wild body shot.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Evangelisti dips to his left and cracks Styles with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Styles dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dante Evangelisti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Styles lands a body shot.
Evangelisti connects with a leg kick. Styles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styles slips a straight right by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Styles.
A good leg kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Styles throws a chopping leg kick but Evangelisti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Styles.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
Evangelisti is looking to slow Styles down with leg kicks.
Evangelisti scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Styles, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evangelisti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelisti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Evangelisti.
Styles misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti punishes Styles's body with a nice straight punch.
Evangelisti slips under a jab from Styles.
Styles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Styles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Evangelisti throws a jab when Styles was well out of range.
Styles tries to work over Evangelisti's front leg with a kick but Evangelisti checks it.
Styles avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Styles.
Styles swings for the body but Evangelisti moves out of range.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick that knocks Styles off balance momentarily.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Styles misses the jab.
Styles lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evangelisti 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.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Evangelisti.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evangelisti moves away from the strike by Styles.
Evangelisti punishes Styles's body with a nice straight punch.
Evangelisti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evangelisti scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Styles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Evangelisti finds it's way round the side to connect with Styles's head.
Styles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evangelisti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Evangelisti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evangelisti misses with a looping left.
Evangelisti lands a nice looking body shot.
Styles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Evangelisti staying out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Evangelisti.
Styles is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Evangelisti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Styles's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evangelisti. That's going to slow Styles down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Styles misses with the combination.
Evangelisti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Styles.
Styles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Styles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evangelisti throws out the jab.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Evangelisti.
A slow jab from Styles misses its intended target.
Styles blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Styles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Dante Evangelisti.
I think Evangelisti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Evangelisti!
Dante Evangelisti retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Dante Evangelisti 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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