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EVO 70: Lets Do This PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dettman comes to the cage accompanied by Nazareth - Hair of the Dog. Konrad Kurze told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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130 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Dettman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurze connects with a single shot there.
Dettman tests Kurze's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dettman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurze checks a low kick from Dettman.
Bobby Dettman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Dettman is predictable there
and Kurze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dettman is trying to control the position but Kurze postures up.
Kurze throwing strikes but missing.
Dettman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dettman is keeping the position for now.
Dettman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dettman wants to stand and escape but Kurze is having none of it.
Kurze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bobby Dettman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dettman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dettman throws an off balance right hand
and Kurze counters with a shoot takedown. Dettman fights it but they end up in guard.
Kurze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kurze throwing strikes but missing.
Dettman working a defensive guard here.
Kurze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kurze is fighting to break Dettman's control of his arms but Dettman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Dettman.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
Dettman tries to clinch there but Kurze circles away.
Kurze cracks Dettman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dettman throws out the jab.
Dettman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dettman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kurze.
Kurze scores with a head kick.
Dettman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurze on the side of the head.
Dettman connects with a crisp jab.
Kurze moves out of range as Dettman throws a body kick.
Dettman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurze doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Dettman scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Dettman is predictable there
and Kurze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dettman's guard.
Kurze looking to pass the guard.
Dettman wants to get back to his feet but Kurze is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dettman managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dettman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kurze manages to pass to side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kurze in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dettman defends it well.
Dettman trying to control but Kurze postures up.
Kurze wants to take a breather but Dettman is having none of it.
Dettman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dettman keeping moving, preventing Kurze from controlling successfully.
Dettman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman looks to land a body kick but Kurze moved away.
Kurze avoids the body shot from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konrad Kurze will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Dettman throws the kick towards the body but Kurze avoids it.
Dettman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kurze.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurze throws a jab when Dettman was well out of range.
Dettman staying out of range there.
Kurze blocks a low kick nicely.
Dettman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kurze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dettman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kurze is out of range.
Dettman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dettman is looking to wear down Kurze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dettman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurze digs a good body shot into Dettman's ribs.
Dettman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dettman misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurze under the eye.
Kurze moves out of range of the leg kick from Dettman.
Dettman takes one to the chin there.
Kurze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dettman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dettman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurze counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dettman is looking for a sweep. Kurze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dettman has a hand on Kurze's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kurze takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kurze landing strikes from the mount and Dettman is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurze lands a nice shot to the head.
Dettman looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Kurze avoids the attempt from Dettman to control.
Dettman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dettman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kurze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kurze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dettman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kurze trying to control from half guard but Dettman is working away.
Dettman is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurze lands with a punch from half guard.
Kurze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze throwing shots but Dettman is blocking nicely.
Kurze content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dettman is trying to stand up here but Kurze is controlling him well.
Dettman gets back to full guard.
Dettman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurze with a nice head shot there.
Kurze looking to pass the guard.
Kurze trying to control but Dettman is working from the bottom.
Kurze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dettman holds on and takes a little breather.
Konrad Kurze has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kurze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kurze throwing strikes from guard but Dettman blocks nicely.
Kurze controlling from the top position.
Bobby Dettman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kurze misses with a looping right.
Dettman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kurze counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Dettman wants to control but Kurze postures up.
Kurze working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kurze lands a nice forearm strike.
Dettman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Kurze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Dettman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurze connects with a leg kick. Dettman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body punch from Kurze.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kurze. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kurze misses with a body shot.
Dettman tries a low kick but Kurze avoids it.
Dettman tries to clinch but Kurze moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dettman - that will leave a mark!
Kurze shoots in for a double leg but Dettman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dettman misses the shot to the body.
Dettman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dettman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dettman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurze checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dettman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze slips a straight right by Dettman.
Dettman throws a push kick but Kurze slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurze. Dettman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dettman gets a clinch.
Kurze fails to pull guard.
Dettman blocks a body shot from Kurze.
Kurze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Kurze.
Kurze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dettman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dettman throws an elbow but misses.
Dettman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kurze is trying to pull guard but Dettman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dettman lands a hook that snaps the head of Kurze backwards.
Dettman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurze blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Dettman fails to land.
Kurze tries to pull guard but Dettman holds him up against the cage and eventually Kurze drops back down to his feet.
Kurze jumps guard but Dettman stands there with Kurze around his waist. Kurze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bobby Dettman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konrad Kurze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dettman tries to work over Kurze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dettman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dettman tries to work over Kurze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kurze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dettman misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dettman - that landed with a thud.
Dettman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurze tries to pull guard but Dettman won't allow it.
Dettman presses Kurze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kurze takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
Dettman misses with a body punch.
Dettman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dettman working aggressively here.
Dettman is leaning against Kurze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dettman tries to work over Kurze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dettman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kurze blocks an uppercut.
Dettman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dettman lands a nice uppercut.
Dettman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dettman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kurze's brow.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurze avoids it.
Dettman digs a right hand into Kurze's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurze's gas tank.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
Dettman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dettman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kurze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurze prevents a body shot from Dettman.
Kurze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dettman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurze avoids the damage to the body.
Kurze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dettman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dettman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kurze 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Kurze!
Konrad Kurze managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bunny Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato comes into the arena with Cats blaring out of the sound system. Clement has chosen Ministère AMER - Sacrifice de Poulets 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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165 lbs
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31
155 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
31 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Clement!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Clement throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Contemprato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clement blocks a low kick nicely.
Contemprato drives through and clinches with Clement against the cage.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
Clement lands a shoulder strike.
Contemprato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clement is working for takedown but Contemprato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clement misses with a knee to the head.
Clement tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contemprato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clement throws a head punch that misses.
Clement misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Clement scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contemprato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement is trying to push Contemprato away but Contemprato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clement has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Contemprato is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Contemprato has a couple of punches blocked by Clement.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contemprato.
Clement tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Contemprato's elbow.
Clement tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Clement back against the cage.
Clement misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Clement.
Clement misses with some punches.
Clement throws a head punch that misses.
Contemprato will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clement up against the cage.
Clement swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clement working aggressively here.
Contemprato misses with a punch to the body.
Clement misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clement manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Contemprato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Contemprato is stalling in the full guard.
Clement looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clement is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Contemprato is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato is looking to stand up but Clement won't let him.
Contemprato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clement looking to hit a scissor sweep but Contemprato is one step ahead there.
Contemprato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clement working for a triangle but Contemprato defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clement controls Contemprato momentarily but Contemprato frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Contemprato misses with a shot to the body
and Clement counters with a takedown into side control.
Contemprato managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clement.
Contemprato tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clement slows the pace down.
Contemprato can't do much from the bottom here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Clement working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Clement prevents Contemprato from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Clement seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Contemprato is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Clement has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Clement postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Clement throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Contemprato is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Contemprato is looking to reverse the position.
Contemprato manages to get back to half guard.
Clement not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clement trying to control from half guard but Contemprato is working away.
Clement is pressing down on Contemprato's thigh, looking to free his foot. Contemprato is holding on for now.
Contemprato wants to improve his position but Clement is controlling well.
Clement throwing shots but Contemprato is blocking nicely.
Clement is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato is looking to improve his position.
Contemprato is working hard here to advance position.
Clement wants to lay and pray for a moment but Contemprato keeps working.
Clement missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clement throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Contemprato trying to hold on to Clement's head to control him but Clement postures up.
Contemprato wants to get back to his feet.
Clement not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clement not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement throwing shots but Contemprato is blocking nicely.
Clement is thwarting Contemprato's attempts to control the position.
Clement tries to pass to full mount but Contemprato defends it.
Contemprato is pressing down on Clement's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clement accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clement loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clement accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Contemprato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clement missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clement loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Contemprato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clement landing with the ground and pound.
Clement working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Contemprato's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clement seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Contemprato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clement trying to control but Contemprato is working from the bottom.
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!
Contemprato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clement wants to control from the top but Contemprato keeps moving.
Jules Clement has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clement distracts Contemprato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Clement throws a strike but Contemprato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Clement showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato'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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Clement tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Contemprato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clement.
Contemprato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Contemprato.
Clement shoots in for a takedown but Contemprato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clement throws a leg kick which misses Contemprato's front leg but catches the back leg as Contemprato tries to avoid it.
Clement misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Clement.
Clement misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clement digs a good body shot into Contemprato's ribs.
Contemprato throws a head kick that Clement semi-blocks.
It looks like Jules Clement has been cut.
Clement throws a series of punches but Contemprato moves out of range.
Jules Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clement.
Contemprato staying out of range there.
Clement has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clement there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clement slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contemprato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Contemprato tries to clinch but Clement is having none of it.
Clement takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jules Clement seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Contemprato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Contemprato.
Clement keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contemprato.
Contemprato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clement cracks Contemprato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Contemprato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Contemprato's calf.
Clement slips under a jab from Contemprato.
A good leg kick by Contemprato.
Clement lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clement shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Contemprato as he avoids it easily.
Noel Contemprato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Clement.
Contemprato throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Clement misses
and Contemprato counters with a body kick that stops Clement in his tracks momentarily.
Contemprato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clement at a distance.
Clement takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Clement misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clement uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Contemprato.
Clement blocks a jab.
Contemprato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle, before Contemprato throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Clement's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Contemprato lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Noel Contemprato!
A very excited looking Noel Contemprato 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conquer This (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
264 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
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37
235 lbs
42 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conquer This!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a low kick as This jumps back.
This looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Li throws a body kick that misses
and This connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
This moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Li misses with an attempted mid kick.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Li tenderised This's leg. This is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This misses with a jab to the body
and Li counters with a body kick that stops This in his tracks momentarily.
Li looks to throw the jab but This is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - This looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
This looks winded!
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on This. That did some damage!
This has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a big uppercut and This crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but This looks OK. Li waves This back to his feet!
It looks like Conquer This has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Li lands the left hand.
Li cracks This with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Li has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning This to stand back up!
This is rocked!
This walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Li swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Li!
Bruce Li decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Atlason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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30
216 lbs
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30 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Atlason!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlason tries to close the distance and clinch but Orochi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orochi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Theo Atlason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atlason checks a leg kick.
Orochi wants to clinch up but Atlason keeps it at a distance.
Atlason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atlason moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Orochi connects with a single shot there.
Atlason looks to land a right hand but Orochi moved out of range.
Atlason tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atlason thows a body shot but no joy.
Orochi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Doppo Orochi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orochi slips under a jab from Atlason.
Orochi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atlason takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orochi rushes Atlason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Atlason misses with a knee to the head.
Orochi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi forces Atlason back against the cage and clinches.
Atlason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atlason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orochis head.
Atlason misses with a knee strike.
Orochi stalling in the clinch but Atlason improves position.
Atlason unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Atlason looking to stall.
Orochi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atlason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atlason tries to land a knee to the head but Orochi blocks with his arms.
Atlason scores with a shoulder strike.
Orochi is pushing Atlason up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Orochi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orochi tries to land knees in the clinch but Atlason avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atlason's elbow.
Atlason tries to land a knee to the head but Orochi blocks with his arms.
Orochi prevents a body shot from Atlason.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atlason.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orochi misses with a body punch.
Atlason swings wildly with an uppercut but Orochi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atlason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atlason tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orochi avoids it.
Atlason using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orochi tries to land knees in the clinch but Atlason avoids the damage to the body.
Atlason digs a right hand into Orochi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orochi's gas tank.
Atlason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atlason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Orochi misses with a punch to the body.
Orochi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orochi is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orochi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atlason backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atlason.
Atlason tries to work over Orochi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atlason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orochi scores with a shoulder strike.
Atlason blocks an uppercut.
Atlason tries to throw a body punch but Orochi avoids it by throwing Atlason back against the cage.
Orochi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orochi breaks from the clinch.
Atlason checks a low kick from Orochi.
Atlason misses the shot to the body.
Atlason lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atlason checks a leg kick.
Atlason lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atlason.
Orochi is breathing heavily.
Orochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atlason blocks a head kick by Orochi.
Atlason cracks Orochi with a big right hand and Orochi goes down!
Orochi is rocked!
Orochi keeping moving, preventing Atlason from controlling successfully.
Oh Orochi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orochi seems to have got his legs back now.
Atlason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atlason scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orochi looking for a sweep. Not yet Orochi, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orochi keeping moving, preventing Atlason from controlling successfully.
Atlason throwing strikes from guard but Orochi blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atlason trying to control but Orochi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Atlason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doppo Orochi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Atlason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orochi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atlason throws a leg kick but Orochi moved away.
Atlason misses with a straight right.
Orochi blocks a jab.
Atlason on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orochi moves out of range as Atlason strikes.
Orochi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atlason will feel that in the morning.
A clash of legs there as Atlason blocks the low kick.
Orochi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atlason fails to land with a series of punches.
Orochi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atlason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orochi feints and then cracks Atlason's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Atlason down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orochi throws a head kick but Atlason moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atlason misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atlason. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atlason takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orochi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orochi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orochi wants to clinch.
Atlason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orochi counters with a nice uppercut.
Atlason throws a push kick but Orochi slaps the foot to one side.
Atlason misses with a wild body shot.
Atlason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orochi.
Atlason throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orochi jabs at Atlason's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi moves in looking to clinch but Atlason pushes him off.
Theo Atlason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atlason lets loose with a powerful body kick. Orochi will feel that in the morning.
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!
Orochi scores with a jab.
Orochi wants to slow Atlason down by chopping away at his legs.
Atlason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atlason misses with a body shot.
Atlason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orochi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orochi moves in looking to clinch but Atlason pushes him off.
Orochi is looking to slow Atlason down with leg kicks.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atlason lands with a hook. Orochi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Atlason does it's job there.
Atlason closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Orochi out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theo Atlason!
A very excited looking Theo Atlason 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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34
159 lbs
31 - 16 - 1 |
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34
157 lbs
37 - 11 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawkins.
Solovyev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Solovyev.
Dawkins takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Solovyev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawkins has hold of one of Solovyev's legs. Solovyev is fighting the takedown attempt but Dawkins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Solovyev has wrist control.
Dawkins throwing strikes from guard but Solovyev blocks nicely.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Solovyev keeps moving.
Dawkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solovyev keeping full guard, as Dawkins tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins prevents Solovyev from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solovyev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.
Solovyev working a defensive guard here.
Dawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Solovyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawkins won't allow Solovyev to sweep him here.
Dawkins won't allow Solovyev to get back to his feet.
Solovyev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawkins throws an elbow that misses. Solovyev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dawkins's guard. Nice move by Solovyev!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev tries to free his leg and advance position but Dawkins is retaining full guard.
Solovyev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Solovyev is aware though and is defending well.
Solovyev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawkins is keeping the position for now.
Solovyev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dawkins working for a triangle but Solovyev defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solovyev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dawkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Solovyev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins keeping full guard, as Solovyev tries to pass.
Dawkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Solovyev is aware though and is defending well.
Dawkins is looking for a triangle here but Solovyev uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dawkins is trying to work for a sweep but Solovyev has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dawkins is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Solovyev jumps into side control!
Dawkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Solovyev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Solovyev decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dawkins to his feet.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Solovyev misses its intended target.
Solovyev cracks Dawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Solovyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solovyev misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Dawkins.
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 Richard Dawkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Solovyev as he avoids it easily.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
Solovyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Solovyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solovyev lunges at Dawkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dawkins's hand.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Solovyev.
Dawkins misses with a leg kick.
Dawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solovyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawkins.
Solovyev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dawkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solovyev's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dawkins throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses
and Dawkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Solovyev's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev trying to control the position.
Solovyev is pulling down on Dawkins's head. It's preventing any offense from Dawkins, at least for the moment.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Solovyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Solovyev.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Solovyev keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Solovyev tests Dawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dawkins is looking to wear down Solovyev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Solovyev just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Dawkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Solovyev doesn't seem phased though.
Dawkins is looking to chop away at Solovyev's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Solovyev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Solovyev.
Dawkins staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Solovyev.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dawkins. That's going to slow Solovyev down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins tries to work over Solovyev's front leg with a kick but Solovyev checks it.
Solovyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dawkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Solovyev tries to clinch up.
Dawkins has a takedown stuffed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a two punch combo.
Dawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Solovyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawkins moves forwards but Solovyev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Solovyev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Solovyev 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.
Dawkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richard Dawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Dawkins slams his shin into Solovyev's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawkins cracks the inside of Solovyev's front leg.
The crowd cheers as Solovyev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dawkins doesn't seem phased though.
Dawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Solovyev's head.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Solovyev as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Dawkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Solovyev doesn't seem phased though.
Solovyev throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Solovyev thuds his right hand into Dawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
Solovyev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Solovyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Solovyev is looking to reverse the position.
Solovyev can't do much from the bottom here.
Dawkins is trying to get an arm triangle but Solovyev is defending well.
Dawkins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawkins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Dawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Solovyev blocks the leg kick.
Dawkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Solovyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins scores with a body shot.
Solovyev swings for the body but Dawkins moves out of range.
Solovyev wants to slow Dawkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Solovyev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dawkins with a hook.
Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a nice head kick!
Dawkins lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solovyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins slips under a jab from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws out a leg kick but Dawkins moves out of range and Solovyev only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Solovyev blocks the low kick.
Solovyev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Solovyev.
Dawkins is rocked!
Dawkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Solovyev to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Dawkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vladimir Solovyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solovyev lands a nice hook to Dawkins's body. Dawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Solovyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solovyev delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solovyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dawkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dawkins misses with a leg kick
and Solovyev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Solovyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Solovyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dawkins's sensitive parts.
Solovyev moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Solovyev.
Solovyev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Solovyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OH! Dawkins has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Solovyev smells blood and charges in for the finish! Solovyev unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Dawkins sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vladimir Solovyev!
A very excited looking Vladimir Solovyev 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.
The defeated Richard Dawkins had this to say: 'It's hard to do much in the cage with a bullseye on a glass chin. My time in this sport may be at the 12th hour...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Valentine throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lewis.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Valentine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lewis or not.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valentine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Valentine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Valentine pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Lewis tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valentine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Valentine shrugs off.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentine is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Valentine.
Valentine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lewis or not.
Lewis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewis tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
A short left from Valentine.
Valentine dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine slows down the pace here.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Valentine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Lewis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis tries to stall but Valentine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Valentine avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valentine avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis stalling against the cage.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine is working Lewis over against the cage.
Valentine is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lewis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lewis.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lewis lunges at Valentine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valentine's hand.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Valentine throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valentine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Valentine cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Valentine tries to land a body kick
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
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!
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Lewis.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis just leaning against Valentine, taking a breather.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valentine is defending well for now.
Valentine tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentine pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alexander Valentine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine is working Lewis over against the cage.
Valentine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Lewis working Valentine over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis stalling the fight.
Valentine misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis looking to stall.
Valentine scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
The referee calls for Lewis to work.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Valentine stalling.
Valentine lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Valentine pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Lewis is trying to maintain a safe position but Valentine gets an underhook and turns Lewis into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Valentine digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valentine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis trying to stall but Valentine improves his position.
Valentine taking a breather.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lewis throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Valentine's legs.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentine misses with a body punch
and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Valentine misses with some punches.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine stalling in the clinch but Lewis improves position.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valentine avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Valentine.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis lands a good knee to the midsection. Valentine won't want to take too many of those.
Valentine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Valentine trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Valentine scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valentine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valentine blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lewis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valentine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lewis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valentine's brow.
Valentine is looking to control Lewis's arms but Lewis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valentine has his back to the cage.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Valentine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentine is trying to stall.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis takes a shot to the head.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Valentine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Valentine is looking to control Lewis's arms but Lewis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valentine has his back to the cage.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valentine as Lewis tries to tie him up.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valentine.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alexander Valentine did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valentine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis lands a head kick!
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Valentine.
A leg kick checked by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Valentine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Valentine moved away.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Valentine finds it's way through Lewis's defenses.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valentine takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valentine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valentine swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Lewis lands an elbow just above Valentine 's eye.
Lewis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Valentine lands a right hand.
Valentine avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valentine prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Valentine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valentine presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine is pushing Lewis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Lewis pressing his opponent against the cage.
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 Alexander Valentine will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valentine takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Lewis checks a low kick from Valentine.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valentine connects with a single shot there.
Valentine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis throws a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lewis!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valentine's best efforts.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Valentine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valentine chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valentine defends it easily.
Lewis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valentine is controlling him.
Lewis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leonard Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis tries to strike from the bottom.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentine passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lewis gets full guard.
Lewis wants to sweep here but Valentine controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valentine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
Valentine preventing the sweep.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
Valentine stays in close to Lewis's body and controls the position.
Alexander Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valentine misses with a hook.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Lewis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Valentine checks a low kick from Lewis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Valentine scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valentine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Valentine!
Alexander Valentine took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company - Holy Water. Rei is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alice in Chains - No Excuses. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jensen Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a right hand that Rei ducks under and follows up with a left that Rei also avoids with ease.
Saint lands a leg kick that knocks Rei off balance momentarily.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Rei gets a clinch.
Rei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Saint lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rei lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Rei misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Saint.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Rei saw that one coming.
That kick from Saint tenderised Rei's leg. Rei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei scores with a leg kick.
Jensen Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Saint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint.
Saint lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint looks for a takedown but Rei sprawls well.
Rei lands with a nice body punch.
Saint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rei. That's going to slow Saint down.
Saint throws a leg kick but Rei moved away.
Jab, jab by Rei - just one landing.
Saint misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Rei has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rei 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint throws a nice head kick!
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
Rei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a looping right.
Rei throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
Saint tries a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei misses with a kick to the body
and Saint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rei is not content to let Saint control the position.
Saint lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rei regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saint.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saint throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rei looking to control.
Saint working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rei 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.
Saint has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rei keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Rei blocks nicely.
Saint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rei's head.
Saint postures up.
Rei pulls Saint in to control the position.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei trying to control the position here.
Rei looking for a sweep. Not yet Rei, not yet.
Rei pulls Saint in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Budo Rei was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saint feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saint connects with a solid leg kick.
Rei throws a leg kick but Saint sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rei throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Saint counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rei trying to keep a closed guard but Saint is proving a slippery customer.
Rei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rei 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.
Saint throws a wild body kick that Rei sees coming a mile off.
Rei bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rei thuds a left hand into Saint's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rei.
Rei misses with a double jab.
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
Saint tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rei is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint fails with a takedown attempt.
Rei cracks Saint with an open hand slap.
Rei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rei throws a good cross that connects.
Saint avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saint jabs Rei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Saint throws a hook but Rei blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Saint 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rei finds it's way round the side to connect with Saint's head.
Rei lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint misses the target.
Rei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rei scores with a punch to the head.
Budo Rei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Rei.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rei moves away.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Rei throws a right hand that Saint ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint catches Rei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Rei - just one landing.
Saint throws a series of punches but Rei moves out of range.
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Rei throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint.
Rei moves out of range as Saint strikes.
Rei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Rei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint shoots for a takedown but Rei saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Rei lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rei connects with a high kick.
Rei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
A low kick from Saint is predictable there
and Rei counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint dodges an elbow strike from Rei.
Rei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint tries to pull guard but Rei holds him up against the cage and eventually Saint drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jensen Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint avoids a wild elbow strike from Rei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saint getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Budo Rei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rei misses with a straight left.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Rei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rei throws a wild body kick that Saint sees coming a mile off.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Rei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown. Rei tries to sprawl out of it but Saint keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rei throws a hook but Saint blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Rei moves away and avoids it.
Rei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rei lands a leg kick that knocks Saint off balance momentarily.
Rei misses the shot to the body.
Rei avoids the head kick by Saint.
Saint misses with a right hand
and Rei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
Saint thuds his right hand into Rei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint is out of range and Rei settles back down.
Saint darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saint tries to land a leg kick but Rei saw it coming and moves away.
Rei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rei lands a nice looking body shot.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint lands a leg kick that knocks Rei off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saint somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint tries to land a front kick but Rei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Rei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rei thuds his shin into the meat of Saint's side.
Rei misses with a few strikes there.
Rei thumps Saint with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Rei misses.
Rei is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Rei checks a leg kick.
Saint attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rei.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint tried to score with a low kick but Rei checks it.
Nice shot lands for Rei.
Rei lands a nice looking body shot.
Rei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saint on the side of the head.
Rei lands a slapping body shot.
Rei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rei misses with a body kick.
Rei looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budo Rei really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint. Saint obviously looking to wear him down.
Rei throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Rei.
Rei throws a shot from downtown. Saint moves away and avoids it.
Rei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Rei.
A jab from Saint finds it's way through Rei's defenses.
Rei swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Rei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rei circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rei.
Saint closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rei scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rei. That did some damage!
Rei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saint.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Rei moves away and avoids it.
Saint tries to score with a low kick but Rei moves his leg out of the way.
Saint misses with a leg kick
and Rei counters with a straight right hand.
Saint scores with a head kick.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Rei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rei tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Saint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Rei is controlling the position.
Saint throws a head punch that misses.
Saint misses with the head strike.
Saint gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saint is working away from the top position though.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rei defending well though.
Saint is thwarting Rei's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint prevents Rei from improving his position.
Saint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rei defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rei keeps working.
Saint thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint wants to free his trapped foot but Rei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Saint is working hard here to advance position.
Rei is pressing down on Saint's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Saint postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a big elbow that misses.
Saint is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint is one step ahead there.
Saint postures up in Rei's guard and throws a big left but Rei blocks it.
Saint is working Rei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rei is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rei is controlling Saint's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint wants to control from the top but Rei keeps moving.
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 Jensen Saint will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Budo Rei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rei avoids the body shot from Saint.
Rei throws the kick towards the body but Saint avoids it.
Rei sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saint drives through with a takedown into Rei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Saint trying to control but Rei is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rei is controlling Saint's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei looking to control.
Saint throws a strike but Rei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saint wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint keeping moving, preventing Rei from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Budo Rei wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Saint tenderised Rei's leg. Rei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rei tries to clinch up.
Rei throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rei tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rei checks it well.
Rei gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saint decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rei's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saint wants to control from the top but Rei keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rei avoids the body shot from Saint.
Rei lands a big head kick that sends Saint tumbling to the mat! Rei takes a step backwards and waves Saint back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Saint is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Rei throws a wild body kick that Saint sees coming a mile off.
Rei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint throws a leg kick that misses.
Rei lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Saint is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rei with a jab.
Rei throws a jab when Saint was well out of range.
Saint with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Rei moves out of range easily.
Saint seems to have got his legs back now.
Rei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Rei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Budo Rei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rei has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budo Rei!
A very excited looking Budo Rei 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Powers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolai Kovalenko's chin.
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko misses with a body kick.
Powers blocks a jab.
Kovalenko misses with a straight right.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Powers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kovalenko at a distance.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers slips a jab and a cross from Kovalenko.
Powers missing with a left hand there. Kovalenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Powers is out of range.
Powers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovalenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.
Kovalenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko jabs Powers right on the nose. Powers blinks but takes it well.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovalenko cracks Powers with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kovalenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powers. Powers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko scores with a punch to the head.
Powers checks a low kick from Kovalenko.
Powers avoids the body shot from Kovalenko.
Powers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kovalenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Powers's head.
Kovalenko looks to throw the jab but Powers is out of range.
Powers throws a body kick that misses.
Kovalenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Powers avoids the head kick by Kovalenko.
Powers drops Kovalenko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kovalenko looks back up at him and smiles so Powers waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kovalenko is rocked!
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Powers finish him?
Kovalenko misses with a few strikes there.
Kovalenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Powers coming out on top.
Powers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powers connects with a solid leg kick.
Kovalenko looks winded!
Kovalenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kovalenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Powers looks for the body kick but Kovalenko saw that one coming.
Powers misses with a body shot.
Powers throws a head kick that misses.
Powers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Powers.
Powers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovalenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Powers with a hook.
Powers swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovalenko ducks under a wild hook from Powers.
Powers loads up on a big right hand but Kovalenko slips the punch.
Powers throws a jab when Kovalenko was well out of range.
Powers moves forwards but Kovalenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers lands a jab to the nose.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
Powers slips under a jab from Kovalenko.
Powers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kovalenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Kovalenko throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovalenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Powers throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Kovalenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Powers cracks a nice hook into Kovalenko's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko avoids the body shot from Powers.
A punch combination from Powers misses.
Kovalenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Kovalenko.
Powers sends Kovalenko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Powers is motioning to the referee to let Kovalenko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Powers momentarily.
Powers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kovalenko throws the kick towards the body but Powers avoids it.
Powers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Powers misses with a kick to the body.
Powers looks to throw the jab but Kovalenko is out of range.
Austin Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Powers moves out of range as Kovalenko strikes.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers cracks Kovalenko with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Powers has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kovalenko to stand back up!
Powers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Kovalenko moves out of range easily.
Powers walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kovalenko drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Powers swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kovalenko's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Powers!
After winning the bout, Austin Powers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel comes to the cage accompanied by Hino do Flamengo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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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
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider blocks a low kick nicely.
Spider misses with an uppercut. Manoel saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Spider. Beautiful body shot.
Spider tries to clinch up.
Manoel throws a hook but Spider avoids it easily.
Manoel takes a swing at Spider's ribcage but misses.
Spider wants to slow Manoel down by chopping away at his legs.
Spider throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
Spider slips a straight right by Manoel.
Spider looks to score with a jab to the body but Manoel is just out of range.
Manoel throws a hook to the side of Spider's head but Spider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spider lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spider tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Manoel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manoel throws a shot from downtown. Spider moves away and avoids it.
Spider throws out a loose jab but Manoel uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Spider has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good work by Manoel as he checks the leg kick.
Manoel checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spider finds it's way through Manoel's defenses.
Spider jabs Manoel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manoel lands a jab.
Spider tries to clinch but Manoel is having none of it.
Spider looks to land a combination but Manoel avoids it well.
Spider 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.
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!
Manoel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spider.
Spider ducks under a wild hook from Manoel.
Spider takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manoel.
Manoel thows a body shot but no joy.
Spider moves out of range of the body kick from Manoel.
Manoel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spider thows a body shot but no joy.
Manoel tries to keep at a distance but Spider has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spider is keeping busy.
Manoel tries to throw a body punch but Spider avoids it by throwing Manoel back against the cage.
Manoel lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manoel.
Spider lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manoel.
Manoel is breathing heavily.
Spider misses with a punch on the inside.
Spider is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manoel misses with a body punch.
Spider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spider takes a shot to the head.
Spider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spider wants to clinch.
Manoel jabs Spider right on the nose. Spider blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider pushes Manoel up against the cage in a clinch.
Manoel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spider can't find room to land a body shot as Manoel controls the action.
Manoel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manoel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manoel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manoel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spider has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Manoel as the two fighters clinch.
Spider wants to stall.
Spider tries to throw a body punch but Manoel avoids it by throwing Spider back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manoel.
Manoel trying to control the position but instead, Spider has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manoel into the cage.
Spider working aggressively here.
Manoel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spider backwards.
Manoel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Spider on the inside.
Spider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Manoel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Spider.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manoel looking to stall.
Manoel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spider backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manoel.
Spider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spider blocks an uppercut.
Spider blocking some punches.
Spider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spider pushes Manoel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonio Manoel's cut is getting worse.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spider takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spider.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manoel is looking to control Spider's arms but Spider gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manoel has his back to the cage.
Manoel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manoel blocking some punches.
Manoel tries a body shot but Spider blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinky Spider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Manoel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Manoel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manoel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spider.
Spider looks to score with a jab to the body but Manoel is just out of range.
Manoel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spider finds it's way round the side to connect with Manoel's head.
Manoel is rocked!
Spider scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Manoel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spider misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spider working aggressively here.
Manoel seems to have got his legs back now.
Spider lands a nice uppercut.
Manoel has a couple of punches blocked by Spider.
Manoel blocking some punches.
Manoel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spider pushes Manoel against the cage. Spider is working some dirty boxing. Spider pushes off with a quick right hook! Manoel goes down! Manoel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Spider moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rinky Spider!
An out of breath Rinky Spider thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moretti comes to the cage accompanied by CHANGES. Sensei has chosen Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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177 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Moretti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei delivers a nice body kick.
Sensei tries to clinch up but Moretti circles away and keeps his distance.
Moretti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sensei moves out of range as Moretti strikes.
Moretti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sensei manages to avoid it.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Sensei circles away.
Sensei lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sensei is looking to slow Moretti down with leg kicks.
Sensei lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Sensei throws a right and a left that Moretti avoids nicely.
Sensei tries to clinch but Moretti is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Moretti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moretti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sensei counters with a series of strikes. Moretti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Moretti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sensei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moretti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Enzo Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moretti moves out of range as Sensei strikes.
Moretti lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei misses the jab.
Moretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sensei forces Moretti back against the cage and clinches.
Sensei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sensei tries to throw a body punch but Moretti avoids it by throwing Sensei back against the cage.
Sensei can't find room to land a body shot as Moretti controls the action.
Sensei presses Moretti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sensei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Moretti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moretti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sensei blocks a body shot from Moretti.
Nice body punch from Sensei.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
Sensei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sensei's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sensei.
Moretti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sensei's elbow.
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!
Moretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Sensei controls his hands.
Sensei lands a hook that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Sensei lands with a right to the head.
Sensei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moretti blocks a body shot from Sensei.
Sensei lands a nice uppercut.
Moretti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sensei or not.
Sensei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sensei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sensei digs a good body shot into Moretti's ribs.
Moretti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Moretti catches Sensei right on the button with a cross.
Moretti misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sensei to counter with a crisp jab.
Moretti is looking to wear down Sensei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moretti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Sensei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moretti connects with an inside leg kick.
Sensei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters circling a little - Sensei finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sensei lands a nice hook to Moretti's body. Moretti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moretti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sensei fails to land with a series of punches.
Sensei throws a series of punches but Moretti avoids them all with ease.
Moretti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moretti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Moretti wants to land a leg kick but Sensei is out of range.
Moretti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moretti. Sensei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sensei throws a jab when Moretti was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a push kick but Sensei slaps the foot to one side.
Moretti misses with a two punch combination.
Moretti tries to land a front kick but Sensei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moretti throws a head kick that misses.
Moretti throws a big shot that misses.
Sensei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sensei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sensei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moretti is breathing heavily.
Sensei with a jab.
Sensei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sensei lands with an uppercut that bounces Moretti off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moretti throws a leg kick
and Sensei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moretti is rocked!
Sensei drops Moretti with a naaaaasty hook - Moretti is in real trouble here! Sensei dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sativa Sensei!
Sativa Sensei is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Sativa Sensei, 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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