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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enzo Soprano 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Enzo Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Stone!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone connects with a leg kick. Soprano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Soprano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soprano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Soprano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stone thinking.
Soprano drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stone lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone looks winded!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stone is fighting to break Soprano's control of his arms but Soprano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soprano wants to control the position but Stone says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano wants to improve his position but Stone is controlling well.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soprano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Soprano controlling the position.
Stone with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Soprano holds on and takes a little breather.
Soprano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Enzo Soprano.
Soprano lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Sean Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Stone moves out of range as Soprano strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Soprano off balance momentarily.
Soprano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stone working some strikes from top position.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Soprano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soprano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Soprano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Soprano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soprano has Stone pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Soprano misses its intended target.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Soprano's head coaches at Qube Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soprano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stone eats them both and turns towards Soprano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Soprano 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.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soprano.
It looks like Sean Stone has been cut.
Soprano digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
Enzo Soprano is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Soprano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soprano is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Soprano.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soprano stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soprano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Stone! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Stone is rocked!
Soprano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soprano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Soprano finish him?
Sean Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Soprano postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Stone covers up, he's hurt! Soprano keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Soprano and the ref steps in to end the fight! Soprano can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Soprano!
Our winner, Enzo Soprano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agni Kapila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by 100. Kapila has chosen SGX - Composer as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agni Kapila!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kapila slips a jab and a cross from Montana.
Kapila scores with a nice strike.
Montana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Montana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kapila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montana scrambles back to his feet.
Montana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapila misses with a hook to the body
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Agni Kapila has been cut.
Montana bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Kapila! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Kapila is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana won't allow Kapila to sweep him here.
Montana gets to his feet and stands over Kapila, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kapila felt that one! Montana unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kapila from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Montana!
A very excited looking Karim Montana 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waru Kuzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner has chosen Main Event as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Titus Garner enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waru Kuzuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Titus Garner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzuri throws a wild body kick that Garner sees coming a mile off.
Garner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuzuri counters with a nice uppercut.
Garner misses with a kick to the body.
Garner lands a jab.
Kuzuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garner misses with a wild body shot.
Kuzuri looks for the body kick but Garner saw that one coming.
Kuzuri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kuzuri looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Garner trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuzuri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri has momentary wrist control but Garner slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuzuri controlling the position.
Kuzuri is looking for a triangle but Garner pushes his legs off easily.
Kuzuri trying to keep a closed guard but Garner is proving a slippery customer.
Kuzuri keeping full guard, as Garner tries to pass.
Kuzuri working a defensive guard here.
Kuzuri seems keen to control Garner's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri trying to keep a closed guard but Garner is proving a slippery customer.
Kuzuri keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Waru Kuzuri just wasn't active enough.
Garner slips a straight right by Kuzuri.
Garner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garner moves out of range as Kuzuri strikes.
Kuzuri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garner is looking to clinch but Kuzuri is avoiding it.
A big left from Garner misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Garner.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garner is defended easily by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri pushes Garner away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner scores with a hook to the body. Kuzuri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Kuzuri misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garner.
Garner drives through and clinches with Kuzuri against the cage.
Garner prevents a body shot from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuzuri looking to slow down the pace here.
Garner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuzuri has a couple of punches blocked by Garner.
Garner throws a head punch that misses.
Garner tries a body shot but Kuzuri blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri scores with a shot to the side of Garner's head.
Garner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garner is working for takedown but Kuzuri is calmly controlling the position for now.
Waru Kuzuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Garner.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garner manages to break the clinch.
Garner lands a nice shot that snaps Kuzuri's head back.
Garner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuzuri throws a chopping leg kick but Garner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuzuri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuzuri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuzuri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garner. Garner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garner thuds his right hand into Kuzuri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Titus Garner 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garner scores with a three punch combo!
Garner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzuri moves away.
Garner avoids the body shot from Kuzuri.
Garner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Titus Garner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Garner.
Garner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick but Garner checks it.
Kuzuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuzuri throws a hook but Garner blocks it.
Garner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuzuri misses with a head kick.
Garner misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Garner. Those never looked like landing.
Titus Garner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Garner misses
and Kuzuri counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuzuri swats away the attempt to clinch by Garner.
Kuzuri throws a front kick aimed at Garner's knee but Garner avoids it well.
Garner thows a body shot but no joy.
Garner darts in and clinches Kuzuri up against the cage.
Kuzuri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garner backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kuzuri.
Garner throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuzuri.
A head punch on the inside from Kuzuri fails to land.
Garner wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuzuri won't allow it.
Garner can't find room to land a body shot as Kuzuri controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner can't find room to land a body shot as Kuzuri controls the action.
Garner has a couple of punches blocked by Kuzuri.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garner.
Garner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kuzuri fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kuzuri misses with a low kick.
Kuzuri throws the kick towards the body but Garner avoids it.
Garner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Garner does no damage.
Garner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuzuri counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garner tries to clinch but Kuzuri moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri scores with a shot to the body.
Garner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri slaps away a takedown attempt from Garner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garner lands with a straight right. Kuzuri didn't see that one coming.
Waru Kuzuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Kuzuri. No joy for Garner on that attempt.
Waru Kuzuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Garner.
Garner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuzuri wants to slow Garner down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuzuri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garner.
Kuzuri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garner momentarily.
Garner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Garner dodges the punch combination from Kuzuri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with a hook to the body
and Kuzuri counters with a nice body shot.
Garner lands a leg kick that knocks Kuzuri off balance momentarily.
Kuzuri moves out of range as Garner strikes.
A big left from Garner misses.
Garner throws a sloppy head kick and Kuzuri moves out of range easily.
Garner tries to move into range but Kuzuri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuzuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Garner.
Kuzuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuzuri misses with an uppercut.
Garner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuzuri in his tracks.
Kuzuri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuzuri takes a step back to recover.
Kuzuri misses the shot to the body.
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 Waru Kuzuri will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garner fails to land the takedown.
Garner lands a nice looking body shot.
Garner tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuzuri moves out of range of the body kick from Garner.
Garner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garner is looking to clinch but Kuzuri is avoiding it.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuzuri as he avoids it easily.
Kuzuri missing with a left hand there. Garner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuzuri connects with an inside leg kick.
Garner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuzuri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuzuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner moves out of range of the body kick.
Garner finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kuzuri's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Garner falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waru Kuzuri!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Waru Kuzuri made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Arlecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains - Rooster. Arlecki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Undead. Trinity Hill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerzy Arlecki!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill throws a front kick aimed at Arlecki's knee but Arlecki avoids it well.
Hill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arlecki can pounce on him.
Arlecki thuds his right hand into Hill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arlecki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arlecki.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arlecki.
Arlecki blocks a body shot from Hill.
Arlecki prevents a body shot from Hill.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Arlecki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hill is keeping busy.
Arlecki is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Hill has denied him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arlecki.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.
Arlecki tries to stall but Hill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlecki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arlecki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arlecki looking to stall.
Arlecki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Arlecki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Arlecki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Trinity Hill has been cut.
Arlecki tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Arlecki misses with some punches.
Hill tries to break free but Arlecki pushes him back against the cage.
Hill tries a body shot but Arlecki blocks it.
Arlecki tries to throw a body punch but Hill avoids it by throwing Arlecki back against the cage.
Arlecki scores with a knee to the head.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Hill wants to stall.
Hill avoids the elbow strike from Arlecki, against the cage.
Arlecki leaning against his opponent.
Arlecki blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arlecki taking a breather.
Arlecki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arlecki.
Hill prevents a body shot from Arlecki.
Arlecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Arlecki controls the action.
Arlecki blocking some punches.
Arlecki misses with an elbow over the top.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arlecki back to the cage. Hill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jerzy Arlecki has been cut.
Arlecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a wild combination.
Hill avoids the head kick by Arlecki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Arlecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill tries to land a front kick but Arlecki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Arlecki misses.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick.
Trinity Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Hill.
Hill throws a low kick but Arlecki avoids it.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Arlecki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Arlecki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arlecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
That kick from Hill tenderised Arlecki's leg. Arlecki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlecki blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arlecki. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Arlecki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hill throws a shot to the body.
Arlecki just misses with a punch to the body.
Arlecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Arlecki tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hill throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Arlecki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hill is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlecki lands with a shot to the body.
Hill cracks a nice hook into Arlecki's ribs.
Arlecki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arlecki 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 Trinity Hill will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Arlecki.
Arlecki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hill 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.
Arlecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Arlecki connects with a solid leg kick.
Trinity Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlecki blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Arlecki avoids the body shot from Hill.
Arlecki throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Arlecki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Arlecki.
Arlecki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arlecki throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hill.
Arlecki throws a leg kick but Hill moved away.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Arlecki.
Hill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill swings for the body but Arlecki moves out of range.
Hill misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Arlecki throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arlecki!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arlecki moves out of range as Hill throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arlecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Arlecki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arlecki.
Hill seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arlecki.
Arlecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arlecki misses with a wild body shot.
Arlecki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arlecki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hill rather than just go for the knockout.
Arlecki staying out of range there.
Arlecki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hill 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.
Hill misses with a double jab
and Arlecki counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
Arlecki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arlecki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jerzy Arlecki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill misses with a left hand
and Arlecki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arlecki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arlecki.
Arlecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arlecki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arlecki counters with a thumping low kick.
Arlecki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arlecki instigates a clinch.
Hill tries to work over Arlecki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arlecki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlecki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arlecki.
Stalling in the clinch from Arlecki.
Arlecki prevents a body shot from Hill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlecki blocks an uppercut.
Hill misses with some punches.
Arlecki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arlecki working Hill over with knees to the body.
Hill tries to work over Arlecki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill prevents a body shot from Arlecki.
Arlecki pushes Hill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arlecki lands with a right to the head.
Arlecki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arlecki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arlecki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlecki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Arlecki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arlecki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hill lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerzy Arlecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arlecki misses with a kick to the body.
Arlecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arlecki takes one on the button.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arlecki moves away.
Arlecki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill looks for the body kick but Arlecki saw that one coming.
Good work by Arlecki as he checks the leg kick.
Hill throws a right hand that Arlecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Arlecki also avoids with ease.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick from Arlecki.
Hill tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arlecki.
Arlecki lands a nice looking body shot.
Hill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arlecki. Arlecki obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill tries to work over Arlecki's front leg with a kick but Arlecki checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arlecki.
Arlecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlecki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlecki.
Jab from Arlecki.
Hill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arlecki finds it's way round the side to connect with Hill's head.
Arlecki misses with a low kick.
Arlecki throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Arlecki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Hill gets tackled into the cage by Arlecki. Arlecki maintains the clinch.
Arlecki lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arlecki.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to maintain a safe position but Arlecki gets an underhook and turns Hill into the cage.
Arlecki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hill up against the cage.
Arlecki is working Hill over against the cage.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arlecki misses with a punch to the body.
Arlecki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arlecki trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Arlecki stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arlecki trying to control the position but instead, Hill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arlecki into the cage.
Arlecki avoiding damage.
Arlecki stalling in the clinch but Hill improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jerzy Arlecki.
Arlecki catches Hill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arlecki.
Arlecki connects with an inside leg kick.
Hill misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arlecki.
Arlecki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hill tries to score with a low kick but Arlecki moves his leg out of the way.
Arlecki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arlecki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Hill.
Nice body punch from Arlecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Arlecki.
Hill blocks a leg kick.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arlecki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arlecki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arlecki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlecki throws a low kick, looking for Hill's leg but Hill calmly moves out of range.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlecki misses with a kick to the body.
Arlecki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arlecki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arlecki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerzy Arlecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arlecki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerzy Arlecki!
Jerzy Arlecki decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Giljotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giljotin comes to the cage accompanied by Ticon - Miss 11 PM (DJ CHILLER REMIX 2011) . Chase Rollins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Giljotin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chase Rollins!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like David Giljotin has been cut.
Giljotin tries to clinch up but Rollins circles away and keeps his distance.
Rollins swats away the attempt to clinch by Giljotin.
Giljotin dives in for a single leg takedown but Rollins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rollins can't find room to land a body shot as Giljotin controls the action.
Rollins tries to throw a body punch but Giljotin avoids it by throwing Rollins back against the cage.
Giljotin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rollins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Giljotin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rollins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Giljotin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins pushes Giljotin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins tries to work over Giljotin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Rollins.
Rollins presses Giljotin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Giljotin 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.
Rollins tries to throw a body punch but Giljotin avoids it by throwing Rollins back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giljotin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giljotin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giljotin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rollins as he avoids it easily.
Giljotin shoots in for a takedown but Rollins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins stuffs the takedown.
Giljotin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rollins is trying to get back to half guard.
Rollins can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins holds on to Giljotin's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Giljotin's best efforts.
Rollins wants to control but Giljotin is keeping busy.
Giljotin seems to be working for a kimura but Rollins defends the submission attempt.
Rollins has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giljotin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Giljotin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rollins tries to lock up and control but Giljotin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Giljotin lands a nice shot to the head.
Giljotin looking to finish Rollins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rollins!
Giljotin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rollins turns into him and now he's in Giljotin's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Giljotin keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rollins passes into half guard.
Rollins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Giljotin is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giljotin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Giljotin can't escape the position.
Rollins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Giljotin is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Rollins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Giljotin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rollins tried to score with a low kick but Giljotin checks it.
Rollins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rollins throws a head kick but Giljotin moves out of range.
Giljotin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Giljotin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rollins throws a leg kick
and Giljotin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Giljotin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rollins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rollins has escaped and now he's on top!
Giljotin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rollins defends well.
Rollins trying to control but Giljotin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giljotin looking for a guillotine here but Rollins defends easily.
Giljotin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rollins trying to control but Giljotin is working from the bottom.
Rollins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Giljotin keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
Giljotin trying to strike off his back.
Rollins lands a couple of digs.
Giljotin is looking to sweep but instead, Rollins has passed into half guard.
Rollins wants to free his trapped foot but Giljotin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Giljotin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giljotin is refusing to be controlled, as Rollins sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Giljotin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rollins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Giljotin wants to control but Rollins passes easily into half guard.
Giljotin actively working from the bottom here.
Rollins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Giljotin looking for submissions off his back.
Giljotin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giljotin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Giljotin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rollins pulls his head out easily.
Rollins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giljotin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rollins pulls his head out easily.
Giljotin trying to hold on to Rollins's head to control him but Rollins postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rollins connects with a nice short shot to Giljotin's temple.
Rollins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 David Giljotin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Giljotin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rollins connects with a right hand. Giljotin shakes it off.
Giljotin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rollins tries to avoid it but Giljotin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rollins to the ground. Rollins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giljotin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rollins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Giljotin somewhat.
Nice defenses there by Giljotin.
Giljotin swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins moves forwards but Giljotin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Giljotin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rollins swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Giljotin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins throws a front kick aimed at Giljotin's knee but Giljotin avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giljotin fails with the takedown.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giljotin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
Rollins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giljotin under the eye.
Chase Rollins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins throws a lazy uppercut
and Giljotin counters with a head kick.
Giljotin wants to clinch
and Rollins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giljotin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rollins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giljotin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rollins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Rollins as he checks the leg kick.
Rollins throws a jab when Giljotin was well out of range.
Giljotin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Giljotin avoids them all with ease.
Giljotin moves out of range of the leg kick from Rollins.
Giljotin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rollins. That's going to slow Giljotin down.
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!
Giljotin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rollins's waist but Rollins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Giljotin off to one side.
Rollins feints a jab promting Giljotin to slip. Rollins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Giljotin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins lands with a right hand.
Giljotin goes for a double leg but Rollins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rollins continues to drive forward.
Giljotin tries to score a body lock takedown but Rollins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rollins breaks the clinch.
Rollins works Giljotin's body with a nice hook.
Giljotin moves out of range of the body kick from Rollins.
Rollins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rollins.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giljotin.
Rollins cracks the inside of Giljotin's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Giljotin will feel that in the morning.
Giljotin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rollins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rollins looks to land a left hand but Giljotin moved out of range nicely.
Rollins misses with a kick to the body.
Rollins just misses with a punch to the body.
Giljotin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rollins as he avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins connects with a jab.
Giljotin avoids the head kick by Rollins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Rollins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rollins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Rollins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chase Rollins waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grenadier has chosen Esaka '96 as his entrance music. Keiko Lynn had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Keiko Lynn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Panzer Grenadier!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn throws a series of punches but Grenadier avoids them all with ease.
Lynn slips under a jab from Grenadier.
Lynn throws a poor cross that misses
and Grenadier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grenadier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lynn's efforts to push away.
Grenadier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grenadier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grenadier tries to throw a body punch but Lynn avoids it by throwing Grenadier back against the cage.
Lynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keiko Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynn drops his hands momentarily and Grenadier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grenadier scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Keiko Lynn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynn throws an overhand right that lands on Grenadier's shoulder, as Grenadier tries to avoid the shot.
Grenadier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lynn is rocked!
Lynn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grenadier counters by moving into the clinch.
Lynn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grenadier blocks a body shot from Lynn.
Lynn misses with the head strike.
Grenadier throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn blocks an uppercut.
Lynn lands a left hand.
Grenadier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Grenadier.
Grenadier lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Grenadier.
Grenadier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lynn blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grenadier.
Grenadier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grenadier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grenadier blocks a body shot from Lynn.
Lynn tries to throw a body punch but Grenadier avoids it by throwing Lynn back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynn.
Grenadier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynns head.
Grenadier has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Lynn has a couple of punches blocked by Grenadier.
Lynn has had enough of the clinch but Grenadier keeps him there for the moment.
Lynn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grenadier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grenadier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lynn throws a punch but it's blocked by Grenadier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grenadier.
Lynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lynn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grenadier backwards.
Grenadier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lynn backwards.
Grenadier blocks an uppercut.
Grenadier lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grenadier.
Lynn throws a head punch that misses.
Grenadier stalling in the clinch but Lynn improves position.
Grenadier lands with a light punch inside.
Grenadier lands a nice uppercut.
Lynn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lynn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Grenadier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grenadier throws a head punch that misses.
Grenadier has Lynn pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn is trying to break the clinch but Grenadier has him pressed against the cage.
Lynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grenadier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grenadier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lynn misses with a body punch.
Grenadier misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynn.
Lynn has a couple of punches blocked by Grenadier.
Grenadier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lynn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grenadier lands with a left to the head.
Grenadier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Grenadier scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynn.
Lynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grenadier trying to control the position but instead, Lynn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grenadier into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grenadier digs a right hand underneath Lynn's ribcage. Lynn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Lynn.
Grenadier swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grenadier throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynn.
Grenadier working aggressively here.
Grenadier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grenadier misses with the head strike.
Lynn working hard to break the clinch.
Grenadier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lynn up against the cage.
Lynn has a couple of punches blocked by Grenadier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grenadier lands with a short shot to the head.
Grenadier blocks an uppercut.
Lynn lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panzer Grenadier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keiko Lynn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grenadier fails to land with a series of punches.
Grenadier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lynn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grenadier moves out of range as Lynn strikes.
Grenadier scoring well with a low kick there.
Lynn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice jab there from Grenadier.
Oh Lynn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grenadier connects with a looping right hand.
Panzer Grenadier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grenadier throws a shot from downtown. Lynn moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Grenadier. That snapped Lynn's head back.
Lynn cracks the inside of Grenadier's front leg.
Grenadier wants to clinch up but Lynn keeps it at a distance.
Grenadier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynn.
Lynn seems to have got his legs back now.
Grenadier lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn throws an overhand right that lands on Grenadier's shoulder, as Grenadier tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Grenadier.
Grenadier lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grenadier steps in with a hook that catches Lynn right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Grenadier follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lynn looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panzer Grenadier!
A relieved looking Panzer Grenadier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maguire's entrance music is Guns 'n Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
150 lbs
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29
154 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
36 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire slips a jab and a cross from Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka connects with a leg kick. Maguire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maguire takes one to the side of the head.
Potkukelkka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Potkukelkka misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Potkukelkka misses.
Potkukelkka lands a jab to the nose.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maguire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maguire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Potkukelkka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maguire.
Maguire moves out of range of the body kick from Potkukelkka.
Jab, jab by Potkukelkka - just one landing.
Cormac Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potkukelkka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maguire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Potkukelkka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potkukelkka avoids the head kick by Maguire.
Maguire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire misses with a body kick.
Maguire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potkukelkka was well out of range. Poor timing from Maguire.
Maguire slips a straight right by Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Potkukelkka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potkukelkka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maguire pushes Potkukelkka away with a front kick.
Maguire lands a two punch combo.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick but Maguire checks it.
Potkukelkka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potkukelkka wants to control from the top but Maguire keeps moving.
Potkukelkka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maguire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Potkukelkka from controlling successfully.
James Potkukelkka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Potkukelkka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maguire scrambles back to his feet.
Maguire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Potkukelkka tries for a takedown but Maguire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Potkukelkka 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.
Maguire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potkukelkka misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka darts in looking for a takedown but Maguire gets double underhooks and turns Potkukelkka into the cage.
A short right from Maguire on the inside.
Potkukelkka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maguire up against the cage.
Potkukelkka breaks the clinch.
Potkukelkka scores with the left hand. Maguire knows he should have avoided that one.
Maguire lands with an overhand left.
Good standup being displayed there by Maguire as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Maguire misses
so Potkukelkka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potkukelkka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maguire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maguire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire has Potkukelkka pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potkukelkka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potkukelkka trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Potkukelkka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potkukelkka wants to control from the top but Maguire keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Potkukelkka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maguire is looking to chop away at Potkukelkka's legs.
Potkukelkka throws the left hand but Maguire avoids the punch easily.
Potkukelkka motions for Maguire to come forward. Potkukelkka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maguire tries to clinch but Potkukelkka moves away
and Potkukelkka counters with a shoot takedown. Maguire fights it but they end up in guard.
Potkukelkka looking to sit in guard and control but Maguire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Potkukelkka being controlled here, momentarily.
Potkukelkka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka pulls Maguire in close to his closed guard and prevents Maguire from doing any damage or advancing position.
Potkukelkka has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maguire has passed into side control.
Potkukelkka struggling a bit here.
Potkukelkka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka manages to get back to half guard.
Maguire prevents Potkukelkka from improving his position.
Potkukelkka tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Maguire has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Potkukelkka tries to hold on but Maguire postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka is working to get back to half guard.
Potkukelkka 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka tries to get to full guard but Maguire has control of the leg.
Maguire looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maguire is trying to control the action in half guard but Potkukelkka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Potkukelkka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Maguire misses its intended target.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
Maguire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maguire throws a body punch but Potkukelkka moves out of range.
Potkukelkka has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maguire throws a sloppy head kick and Potkukelkka moves out of range easily.
Maguire lands with a nice body punch.
Potkukelkka looks to land a body kick but Maguire moved away.
Potkukelkka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maguire throws the kick towards the body but Potkukelkka avoids it.
Potkukelkka staying out of range there.
Maguire darts in trying to clinch
and Potkukelkka counters with a shoot takedown. Maguire fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka is looking to work some ground and pound but Maguire has wrist control.
Potkukelkka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maguire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maguire is on top in guard.
Potkukelkka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Potkukelkka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maguire!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maguire wants to hold on but Potkukelkka pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka wants to control the pace but Maguire is squirming around nicely.
Maguire wants to control but Potkukelkka is having none of it.
Cormac Maguire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maguire 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.
Potkukelkka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
James Potkukelkka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Potkukelkka.
James Potkukelkka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Potkukelkka as he checks the leg kick.
Maguire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Potkukelkka is out of range and Maguire settles back down.
Potkukelkka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maguire.
Potkukelkka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maguire avoids the body shot from Potkukelkka.
Maguire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maguire throws a leg kick
so Potkukelkka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Potkukelkka trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potkukelkka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potkukelkka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maguire's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Potkukelkka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Potkukelkka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Potkukelkka!
A relieved looking James Potkukelkka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Cormac Maguire spoke after the fight, saying 'Bugger all this, I re-retire!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player's entrance music is Jeezy - Foul Play. A fine choice. Monk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On To The Next One. 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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31
190 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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33
186 lbs
28 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Player looks to land a right hand but Monk moved out of range.
Player seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Monk lands a jab to the nose.
Monk 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.
Monk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Monk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Player is out of range.
Nice jab there from Player.
Monk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Player throws a low kick but Monk moves out of range easily.
Player will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monk throws a leg kick but Player checks it.
Player misses with a straight left.
Player jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monk throws a front kick that sends Player stumbling back into the cage.
Player shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monk connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monk takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Player misses.
Player misses with an uppercut
and Monk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monk.
Monk misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Player lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monk tries to work over Player's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Monk.
Monk has a couple of punches blocked by Player.
Player lands with a left to the head.
Player prevents a body shot from Monk.
Monk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Player tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Player - that landed with a thud.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monk lands a left hand.
Player misses with a body punch.
Player can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
Monk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Monk is working Player over 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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Monk.
Monk lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Player or not.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Player tries to throw a body punch but Monk avoids it by throwing Player back against the cage.
Monk has Player pressed against the cage.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Player.
Monk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Player.
Player throws a head kick that misses.
Player tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Player somewhat.
Player moves out of range of the strikes.
Player sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player scores with a head kick. Monk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Player misses the target.
Monk lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Monk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Player misses with a head kick.
Player lands a nice looking body kick.
Gary Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Monk thuds his shin into the meat of Player's side.
Good leg kick by Monk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monk misses with a straight right.
Monk looks to score with a jab to the body but Player is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk moves out of range as Player strikes.
Player shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monk but Monk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Monk scores with the left hand. Player knows he should have avoided that one.
Monk misses with a low kick.
Player throws a hook but Monk blocks it.
A big left from Player misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Player misses.
Player takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Player scores with a jab to the jaw.
Player takes a swing at Monk's ribcage but misses.
Monk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Player.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Player. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Player tries a low kick but Monk avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Player.
Monk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Player at a distance.
Monk blocks a low kick nicely.
Monk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Player connects with an inside leg kick.
Player misses with a hook. Monk ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monk takes a swing at Player's ribcage but misses.
Monk lands with a nice body kick.
Monk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from Monk.
Player on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ninja Monk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Player takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Player catches Monk right on the button with a cross.
Player checks a leg kick nicely.
Monk throws a poor cross that misses
and Player counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Player lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Player thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Monk wants to control but Player is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monk wants to get back to full guard.
Player is trying to control the action in half guard but Monk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Monk is trying to get back to full guard.
Player seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Monk trying to control but Player postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Monk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monk punishes Player's body with a nice straight punch.
Player tries to clinch but Monk is having none of it.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
Monk throws the left hand but Player avoids the punch easily.
Player avoids a punch combination nicely.
Player is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monk.
Player misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Player as he checks the leg kick.
Monk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monk misses with a few strikes there.
Monk ducks under a wild hook from Player.
Monk throws a head kick but Player moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk lands a jab to Player's midsection.
Player bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monk's head.
Ninja Monk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Player throws a looping overhand right but Monk ducks down to avoid it.
Player pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monk throws a jab but it's blocked by Player.
Jab, jab by Player - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monk.
Player throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monk on the side of the head.
Monk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Player misses with a double jab.
Monk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Player defending well as Monk loads up on a big left hand.
Monk misses with a wild body shot.
Monk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Player.
Player scores with a jab to the jaw.
Player throws a body punch but Monk moves out of range.
Monk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Player misses its intended target.
Monk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Player.
Player throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Player on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monk scores with a leg kick.
Monk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Player has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Player chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monk lands a head shot.
Monk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Monk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Player rather than just go for the knockout.
Player misses the jab.
Monk lands a nice shot to the body.
Monk looks to score with a jab to the body but Player is just out of range.
Monk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Player's hands.
Monk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab from Monk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Player throws a low kick but Monk moves out of range easily.
Monk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Player finds it's way round the side to connect with Monk's head.
Monk misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Monk.
Monk connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Player. Monk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Player cracks a nice hook into Monk's ribs.
Player moves out of range as Monk strikes.
Player waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monk.
Monk scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Player.
Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Player takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Player swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Gary Player will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Monk misses with a body shot.
Monk misses with a body shot.
Monk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Player checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monk avoids a kick to the body.
Monk ducks under a wild hook from Player.
Monk needs to keep his hands up - Player had a free shot at his head there.
Player misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Monk.
Player throws a looping overhand right but Monk ducks down to avoid it.
Monk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Player jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Player throws a sloppy head kick and Monk moves out of range easily.
Player throws a nice inside leg kick.
Player throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Player connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Player throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player throws a head kick but Monk moves out of range.
Player misses with a head kick.
Player feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monk works Player's body with a nice hook.
Player moves out of range of the body kick from Monk.
Player misses with an attempted mid kick.
Player drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Monk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monk lands a jab to the nose.
Player throws a sloppy head kick and Monk moves out of range easily.
Monk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Player moves away.
Monk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Player was well out of range. Poor timing from Monk.
Monk throws a sloppy head kick and Player moves out of range easily.
Player lands with a slapping head kick.
Monk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monk checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Monk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Player jabs at Monk's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Player misses with a looping left.
Monk lands a jab to Player's midsection.
Monk throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Monk. Beautiful body shot.
Monk misses with a hook. Player ducked under it nicely.
Monk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Player throws out a powerful jab.
Monk scores with a body shot.
Monk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Player.
Player uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monk.
Monk lands with a hook. Player tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Player swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player lands a nice shot to the body.
Player connects with a looping right hand.
Player avoids the head kick by Monk.
Monk throws a body punch but Player moves out of range.
Monk lands a high kick!
Monk lands with a nice body punch.
Player ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Player sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monk cracks a nice hook into Player's ribs.
Monk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monk throws a low kick but Player moves out of range easily.
Player throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monk throws a shot from downtown. Player moves away and avoids it.
Player on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monk. Monk obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monk 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 Player has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Player and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Player avoids the body shot from Monk.
Player jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Player keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monk.
Player is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monk.
Player uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monk.
Player wants to land a leg kick but Monk is out of range.
Player moves out of range of the body kick.
Player cracks Monk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Player is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Player tries to score with a low kick but Monk moves his leg out of the way.
Monk throws a leg kick which misses Player's front leg but catches the back leg as Player tries to avoid it.
Player tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monk was well out of range. Poor timing from Player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monk is looking to land body kicks.
Player waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monk.
A low kick from Player misses
and Monk moves into the clinch.
Monk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ninja Monk.
I think Monk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ninja Monk!
During a confident post fight interview, Ninja Monk 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Skin Mask. Donowitz has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Ed Gein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donny Donowitz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gein.
A lazy left from Gein finds it's target.
Donowitz throws a nice head kick!
Donowitz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gein to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz lands a really nice looking cross but Gein seems unphased.
Gein throws a head kick that Donowitz semi-blocks.
Donowitz delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donowitz throws a hook but Gein blocks it.
Donowitz slips a jab and a cross from Gein.
Donowitz tries to land a leg kick but Gein saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Donowitz misses
and Gein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donowitz scores with a jab. Gein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Gein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donowitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gein scores with a hook to the body. Donowitz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Gein.
Donowitz tries to clinch up.
Gein throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.
Donowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gein on the side of the head.
Gein avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gein 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 Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gein takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Donowitz cracks Gein with an open hand slap.
Gein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donowitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gein feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gein if he has to take too many more of those.
Gein needs to keep his hands up - Donowitz had a free shot at his head there.
Gein 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.
Gein walks into a straight right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a high kick.
Donowitz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Donowitz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Gein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Gein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donowitz misses with a kick to the body.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Gein with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gein. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Gein blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Gein's head coaches at Manu's Kiwi Beer Barn - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donowitz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gein is looking to clinch.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Gein's belly button to the back.
Gein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Donowitz as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gein.
Donowitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gein is looking to wear down Donowitz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Gein.
Gein misses with a kick to the body.
Gein wants to clinch up but Donowitz keeps it at a distance.
Donowitz throws a wild body kick that Gein sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gein moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Donowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gein blocks the low kick.
Gein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gein is looking to chop away at Donowitz's legs.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Gein checks it
and Gein counters with a stiff right hand.
Donowitz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Donowitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Ed Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz scores with a nice body kick.
Donowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Gein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gein's head.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein throws a poor cross that misses
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gein.
Gein tries a head kick but it misses.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gein misses with a body shot.
Gein throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Donowitz pushes Gein away with a front kick.
Donowitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gein takes one on the button.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Gein misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gein moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donowitz. Gein shrugs it off though.
Nice jab there from Gein.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein clinches with his opponent.
Donowitz digs a right hand into Gein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gein's gas tank.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gein prevents a body shot from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Gein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donowitz tries to break free but Gein pushes him back against the cage.
Donowitz wants to stall.
Donowitz lands an uppercut.
Gein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donowitz.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Donowitz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Donowitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Donowitz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donowitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Donowitz tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Donowitz back against the cage.
Gein pushes Donowitz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donowitz pushes Gein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gein.
Gein misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a hook to the body.
Gein blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Gein lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein misses with a body punch.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donowitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gein controls his hands.
Gein blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Gein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gein tries to land knees in the clinch but Donowitz avoids the damage to the body.
Gein digs a right hand into Donowitz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donowitz's gas tank.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz tries to circle away but Gein has him pinned against the cage.
Donowitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donowitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donny Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gein.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Donowitz clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Donowitz.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donowitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Gein misses with some punches.
Gein lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Donowitz - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Gein on the inside.
Gein misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein misses with an elbow strike.
Gein lands a good knee to the midsection. Donowitz won't want to take too many of those.
Gein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donowitz misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Donowitz.
Donny Donowitz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Gein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gein has a couple of punches blocked by Donowitz.
Gein struggles to land a body shot inside as Donowitz controls his hands.
Donowitz lands with a light punch inside.
Donowitz tries a body shot but Gein blocks it.
Gein has Donowitz pressed against the cage, preventing Donowitz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donowitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gein backwards.
Donowitz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gein swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gein's elbow.
Gein throws a punch but it's blocked by Donowitz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Donowitz.
Gein blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gein.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donowitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
Donowitz catches Gein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Ed Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gein throws a series of punches but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gein throws a leg kick
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gein.
Gein throws a shot to the body.
Gein looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.
Gein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donowitz checks it well.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gein.
Gein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donowitz checks it well.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gein looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
Gein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donowitz thumps Gein with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz blocks a head kick by Gein.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donowitz scores with a nice head shot.
Donowitz keeps Gein at a distance using the push kick.
Donowitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Donowitz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donowitz.
Gein looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved 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!
Gein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donowitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz avoids the head kick by Gein.
Donowitz lands the left hand.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Gein off the cage and back into range.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. Gein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gein misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Donowitz.
Donowitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gein.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Gein moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz tries to clinch up.
Gein gets a clinch.
Donowitz lands with a right to the head.
Gein throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz tries to work over Gein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Donowitz.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gein.
Gein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donowitz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a shoulder strike.
Donowitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz is looking to land body kicks.
Gein takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gein.
Donowitz lands a head kick. Gein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donowitz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Gein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein misses with a wild body shot.
Gein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donowitz finds it's way round the side to connect with Gein's head.
Gein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donowitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liu comes to the cage accompanied by The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men. Esqueda has chosen Cant del Barça as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jie Liu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Esqueda thows a body shot but no joy.
Esqueda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Esqueda.
Esqueda looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Esqueda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
Liu sizes up Esqueda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esqueda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Esqueda looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Esqueda connects with a solid leg kick.
Esqueda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu moves out of range of the body kick from Esqueda.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Esqueda connects with a nice looking jab.
Liu swings for the body but Esqueda moves out of range.
Liu is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Esqueda tries to avoid it but Liu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Esqueda to the ground. Esqueda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Esqueda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esqueda lands with an uppercut that bounces Liu off the cage and back into range.
Esqueda checks a leg kick.
Liu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esqueda sprawls well. Esqueda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liu gets slowly back to his feet.
Esqueda lands a glancing blow to the side of Liu's head.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esqueda takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Esqueda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liu on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda tests Liu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esqueda digs a good body shot into Liu's ribs.
Liu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esqueda throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Esqueda cracks a nice hook into Liu's ribs.
Esqueda lands a nice shot to the body.
Esqueda scores with a jab.
Esqueda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
A leg kick checked by Liu.
Esqueda throws a leg kick which misses Liu's front leg but catches the back leg as Liu tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liu.
Esqueda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Esqueda misses with a kick to the body.
Liu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ground and pound from Liu.
Liu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Esqueda trying to hold on to Liu's head to control him but Liu postures up.
Esqueda is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Liu is staying active.
Esqueda is pressing down on Liu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Liu throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda keeping full guard, as Liu tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!
Liu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Esqueda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Liu has managed to get both his arms back between Esqueda's legs - danger averted.
Esqueda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Esqueda moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esqueda moves away.
A left lands for Esqueda.
Liu with a nice cross.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liu is looking to chop away at Esqueda's legs.
Esqueda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Esqueda but Esqueda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Esqueda misses with an uppercut
and Liu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Esqueda's guard.
Esqueda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esqueda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu tries to roll over but Esqueda keeps him under control.
Liu is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Esqueda.
Esqueda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Esqueda frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Liu is desperately trying to improve his position but Esqueda has a good base and remains in mount.
Esqueda dominating with strikes here.
Liu tries to reverse the position but Esqueda maintains control.
Esqueda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Esqueda landing punches.
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!
Liu tries to hold on but Esqueda pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda looking to control but Liu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Esqueda throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Esqueda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Esqueda raining down shots from the mount!
Liu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Liu pushes down on Esqueda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Liu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Esqueda wants to improve his position but Liu is controlling well.
Esqueda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Esqueda is staying active underneath Liu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Liu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Esqueda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Esqueda is doing well to control the position and prevent Liu from advancing to side control.
Liu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Esqueda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Esqueda is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Esqueda misses the shot to the body.
Liu throws a chopping leg kick but Esqueda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Esqueda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esqueda lands with an uppercut that bounces Liu off the cage and back into range.
Good leg kick by Esqueda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esqueda looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu feints and as Esqueda raises his hands in defense, Liu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu tries to free his leg and advance position but Esqueda is retaining full guard.
Liu looking to sit in guard and control but Esqueda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liu wants to improve his position but instead Esqueda has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Esqueda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Esqueda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Esqueda finds it's way through Liu's defenses.
Esqueda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esqueda can pounce on him.
Liu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Esqueda pinned against the cage. Esqueda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Esqueda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Liu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu takes a swing at Esqueda's ribcage but misses.
Esqueda tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
Esqueda tries to work over Liu's front leg with a kick but Liu checks it.
Liu misses with a head kick.
Esqueda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Esqueda scores with a shot to the body.
Esqueda cracks a nice hook into Liu's ribs.
Liu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Liu misses.
Gerard Esqueda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esqueda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esqueda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esqueda throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esqueda.
Esqueda throws a big shot that misses.
Liu shoots in for a double leg but Esqueda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jie Liu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liu avoids the body shot from Esqueda.
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!
Esqueda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liu's head.
Liu fails to land the takedown.
Esqueda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liu takes one to the chin there.
Esqueda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Esqueda.
Liu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Esqueda scores with a nice head shot.
Liu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Esqueda is out of range.
Esqueda misses with a body shot.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esqueda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Esqueda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Esqueda.
Esqueda postures up.
Esqueda distracts Liu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esqueda.
Esqueda works over Liu with some ground and pound from guard.
Liu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu has Esqueda pulled in close to control his posture.
Liu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Esqueda from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu looking for a sweep. Not yet Liu, not yet.
Liu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Esqueda puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Esqueda wants to pass to mount but Liu is defending the position.
Esqueda frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Esqueda lands a couple of good shots and Liu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esqueda scores with strikes from the back.
Esqueda connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Liu to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Esqueda clobbers Liu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esqueda looks to land a body kick but Liu moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liu.
Esqueda just misses with a punch to the body.
Esqueda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Esqueda avoids it.
Liu misses with a jab to the body
and Esqueda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Liu is not content to let Esqueda control the position.
Esqueda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Liu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Esqueda wants to pass the guard but Liu is defending well.
Liu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Esqueda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu won't allow Esqueda to pass to mount.
Liu moves into full guard.
Liu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Esqueda!
Esqueda is looking to get to half guard.
Liu with the ground and pound from mount.
Liu controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda tries to reverse the position but Liu maintains control.
Liu landing shots from mount.
Liu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Esqueda?
Esqueda is looking to get to half guard.
Liu looking to control but Esqueda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Liu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Liu lands a big shot there that rocks Esqueda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Gerard Esqueda has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Esqueda is now in Liu's guard. A big mistake from Liu there, giving up the dominant position!
Esqueda trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Esqueda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Esqueda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liu keeps working.
Esqueda looks up at the clock and then as Liu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Esqueda smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Liu is looking to regain half guard here but Esqueda keeps moving and retains side control.
Esqueda working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Liu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Esqueda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Esqueda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liu trying to hold on to Esqueda's head to control him but Esqueda postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esqueda is looking to take a break and control but Liu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerard Esqueda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esqueda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 Jie Liu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerard Esqueda's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Liu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu connects with a single shot there.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Esqueda moved out of range nicely.
Esqueda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Esqueda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Esqueda.
Esqueda throws the kick towards the body but Liu avoids it.
Esqueda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liu looks to land a body kick but Esqueda moved away.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Liu's head backwards.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Esqueda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Liu's guard now.
Esqueda working some strikes from top position.
Liu keeping full guard, as Esqueda tries to pass.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Esqueda from controlling successfully.
Liu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esqueda is one step ahead there.
Esqueda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liu's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esqueda.
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!
Esqueda slips nicely into half guard.
Liu wants to control but Esqueda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liu is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jie Liu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Esqueda.
Liu wants to control the action here but instead Esqueda manages to pass to full mount!
Liu wants to control but Esqueda is having none of it.
Esqueda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to hold on but Esqueda pushes him away.
Gerard Esqueda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Esqueda controlling the position easily from mount.
Esqueda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Esqueda controlling from mount.
Liu tries to reverse the position but Esqueda maintains control.
Esqueda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gerard Esqueda was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Esqueda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Esqueda.
Esqueda misses with a body shot.
Esqueda throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esqueda on the side of the head.
Esqueda misses with a body punch
so Liu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu is in close to Esqueda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liu scoring with some ground and pound.
Esqueda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerard Esqueda.
Well Esqueda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Esqueda!
Gerard Esqueda is the new lightweight champion!
Gerard Esqueda managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, $300, into his post fight interview.
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