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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Silvinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvinho has chosen King Shit - Yo Gotti ft. T.I. as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erick Silvinho!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silvinho tries to move into range but Woodley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Woodley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woodley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Woodley circles away.
Woodley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Woodley swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvinho.
Silvinho tries to clinch there but Woodley circles away.
Silvinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woodley throws an overhand right that lands on Silvinho's shoulder, as Silvinho tries to avoid the shot.
Silvinho has Woodley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvinho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woodley blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvinho lands a knee to the head.
Silvinho looking to throw knees to the head but Woodley is blocking nicely.
Silvinho tries a knee to the head but Woodley blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Woodley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Woodley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvinho is stalling here.
Silvinho prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Woodley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvinho tries to land a knee to the head but Woodley blocks with his arms.
Woodley misses with a knee to the head.
Silvinho scores with a knee to the head.
Woodley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvinho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woodley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woodley misses with a body punch.
Silvinho landing knees to the head.
Silvinho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvinho breaks the clinch.
Silvinho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodley.
A head kick misses from Silvinho.
Silvinho throws a push kick but Woodley slaps the foot to one side.
Silvinho slips a straight right by Woodley.
Woodley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvinho wants to clinch but Woodley slips to the side
letting Woodley counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley looks for the body kick but Silvinho saw that one coming.
Erick Silvinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvinho tries to clinch up
enabling Woodley to counter with a crisp jab.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Woodley is having none of it.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Woodley circles away.
Erick Silvinho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvinho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvinho looks to clinch
and Woodley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Silvinho.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Woodley circles away.
Silvinho moves in looking to clinch but Woodley pushes him off.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woodley tries to keep at a distance but Silvinho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woodley breaks from the clinch.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses.
Silvinho throws a looping overhand right but Woodley ducks down to avoid it.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Woodley circles away.
Silvinho tries to clinch but Woodley moves out of range.
Woodley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silvinho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Woodley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvinho wants to clinch.
Woodley ducks under a wild hook from Silvinho.
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Woodley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvinho manages to avoid it.
Silvinho tries to clinch
and Woodley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silvinho tries to clinch up
and Woodley counters with a shoot takedown. Silvinho fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woodley throwing strikes but missing.
Silvinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Silvinho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvinho is looking to clinch.
Woodley throws a nice looking combination but Silvinho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvinho clinches up with Woodley and pushes him back against the cage.
Woodley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvinho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Woodley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woodley has picked Silvinho up - he's going for a ride! Woodley dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silvinho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Woodley pushes down on Silvinho's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Woodley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silvinho tries to roll over but Woodley keeps him under control.
Silvinho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Woodley lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvinho tries to get to full guard but Woodley has control of the leg.
Woodley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silvinho is looking to improve his position.
Silvinho is trying to control but can't.
Silvinho is not content to let Woodley control the position.
Silvinho manages to get to full guard.
Silvinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woodley is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Woodley chips away with some ground and pound.
Woodley landing with the ground and pound.
Silvinho keeping moving, preventing Woodley from controlling successfully.
Woodley stays in close to Silvinho's body and controls the position.
Woodley stopping the sweep attempt from Silvinho.
Woodley passes Silvinho's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodley works his way into side control.
Silvinho gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho is looking to improve his position.
Silvinho keeps trying to improve his position.
Woodley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silvinho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Woodley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woodley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silvinho can't keep his opponent in guard - Woodley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silvinho manages to get to full guard.
Woodley is working Silvinho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvinho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodley throws a big right hand that misses.
Woodley scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvinho is looking for a triangle but Woodley pushes his legs off easily.
Silvinho is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silvinho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Woodley landing some decent shots from guard.
Woodley connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvinho is trying to control the position but Woodley postures up.
Woodley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Woodley stopping the sweep attempt from Silvinho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Woodley missing with a left hand there. Silvinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodley keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvinho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvinho throws a looping overhand right but Woodley ducks down to avoid it.
Woodley tries a low kick but Silvinho avoids it.
Woodley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silvinho has time to react.
Tyron Woodley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvinho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvinho wants to clinch.
Silvinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvinho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Woodley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silvinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvinho tries to clinch up.
Silvinho throws a low kick but Woodley avoids it.
Erick Silvinho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woodley cracks Silvinho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silvinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Woodley circles away.
Woodley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvinho tries to clinch up.
Silvinho gets caught flat footed, as Woodley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Woodley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silvinho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silvinho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvinho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silvinho looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodley is squirming around, avoiding Silvinho's attempts to control the action.
Silvinho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silvinho trying to control but Woodley is having none of it.
Silvinho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Woodley looks a forlorn figure.
Silvinho looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley gets back to half guard.
Silvinho is thwarting Woodley's attempts to control the position.
Silvinho passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tyron Woodley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvinho has isolated one of Woodley's arms. Woodley looking to fight him off but Silvinho twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erick Silvinho!
Erick Silvinho was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Gonawyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonawyn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crush 'em - Megadeth. 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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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Gonawyn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonawyn manages to avoid it.
Gonawyn checks a low kick from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonawyn.
Nguyen takes a swing at Gonawyn's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen throws a body punch but Gonawyn moves out of range.
Gonawyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nguyen throws a leg kick
and Gonawyn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nguyen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nguyen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nguyen misses with a knee to the head.
Gonawyn is working for takedown but Nguyen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nguyen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Nguyen.
A right hook to the body lands for Nguyen.
Gonawyn looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen lands an elbow inside.
Nguyen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonawyn.
Michael Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Gonawyn.
Gonawyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nguyen works on Gonawyn's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonawyn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nguyen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gonawyn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nguyen is trying to keep an underhook but Gonawyn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nguyen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nguyen pulls Gonawyn in close to his closed guard and prevents Gonawyn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nguyen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonawyn's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nguyen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonawyn's head.
Gonawyn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonawyn is looking to improve his position.
Nguyen trying to mount his opponent but Gonawyn defends it.
Nguyen throwing shots but Gonawyn is blocking nicely.
Gonawyn is in trouble now - Nguyen has advanced to mount!
Nguyen landing strikes from the mount and Gonawyn is in trouble!
Nguyen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gonawyn because Nguyen loaded up on that one.
Nguyen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gonawyn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nguyen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nguyen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gonawyn because Nguyen loaded up on that one.
Gonawyn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nguyen.
Nguyen 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.
Gonawyn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nguyen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gonawyn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonawyn tries to hold on but Nguyen postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Nguyen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nguyen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gonawyn tries to hold on but Nguyen pushes him away.
Nguyen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nguyen unloads with some shots from mount but Gonawyn bucks and avoids them well.
Gonawyn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nguyen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nguyen cracks Gonawyn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gonawyn is still in real trouble! Can Nguyen finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nguyen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gonawyn seems to have recovered his senses.
Nguyen lands a big shot there that rocks Gonawyn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Nguyen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nguyen punishes Gonawyn's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonawyn slips under a jab from Nguyen.
Gonawyn's coach down at Extreme MMA (4 Elites $250/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gonawyn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nguyen connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Gonawyn to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Nguyen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Nguyen!
Michael Nguyen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynard The Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Big Rich ,San Quinn & Boo Banger- San Francisco Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reynard The Fox!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fox lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! The Fox takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Aldon Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of The Fox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Fox lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! The Fox takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
The Fox misses with a wild combination.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from The Fox.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
The Fox is looking to land body kicks.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Fox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Fox throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith looks to land a right hand but The Fox moved out of range.
Smith digs a good body shot into The Fox's ribs.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from The Fox.
The Fox throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Reynard The Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Fox lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! The Fox takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Fox looks winded!
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Fox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith steps in with a hook that catches The Fox right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Smith follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! The Fox looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldon Smith!
Aldon Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin James Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin James Gatti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon Spiller's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin James Gatti!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Spiller.
Spiller misses with a straight left.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
Spiller wants to slow Gatti down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spiller can pounce on him.
Gatti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiller moves away.
Gatti misses with an uppercut. Spiller saw that one coming.
Spiller moves into the clinch.
Gatti can't find room to land a body shot as Spiller controls the action.
Gatti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gatti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gatti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gatti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spiller has Gatti pressed against the cage, preventing Gatti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gatti.
Gatti manages to break the clinch.
Gatti moves away from the strike by Spiller.
Spiller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
Spiller missing with a left hand there. Gatti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Gatti.
Gatti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spiller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti. Spiller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spiller has managed to clinch.
Gatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Gatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spiller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti tries to work over Spiller's front leg with a kick but Spiller checks it.
Spiller slips a jab from Gatti.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti throws the left hand but Spiller avoids the punch easily.
Gatti ducks under a wild hook from Spiller.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Spiller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spiller misses with an uppercut.
Spiller throws a leg kick but Gatti moved away.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spiller missing with a left hand there. Gatti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gatti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spiller can pounce on him.
Spiller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
Spiller sizes up Gatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spiller working aggressively here.
Gatti working hard to break the clinch.
Gatti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiller's elbow.
Gatti avoids a wild elbow strike from Spiller.
Gatti breaks from the clinch.
Gatti cracks Spiller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Gatti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatti's calf.
Spiller clinches up against the cage.
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 Brandon Spiller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spiller moves away from the strike by Gatti.
Spiller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gatti connects with a body shot.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Spiller avoids nicely.
Spiller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spiller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spiller throws a good cross that connects.
Spiller clinches with his opponent.
Spiller prevents a body shot from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti takes a shot to the head.
Spiller swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti misses with a jab to the body
and Spiller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Spiller.
Good leg kick by Gatti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spiller misses with a body shot.
Gatti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Spiller.
A jab from Spiller misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a body shot.
Gatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiller.
A telegraphed right hand from Spiller misses the target.
Gatti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gatti is rocked!
Spiller drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Gatti's head, knocking him out cold! Spiller is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Spiller!
Brandon Spiller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Poon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poon comes to the cage accompanied by Jerk It Out-Caesars. Fangyu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Demigod-Mindmasher. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
180 lbs
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32
185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Poon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poon scores with a sloppy right hand. Fangyu should have avoided that one.
Fangyu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fangyu's head backwards.
Poon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fangyu scores with a leg kick.
Fangyu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poon.
Lonnie Poon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poon. Fangyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fangyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fangyu 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.
Poon throws a jab when Fangyu was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poon takes the fight into the clinch.
Poon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Fangyu.
Fangyu throws a head punch that misses.
Fangyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poon.
I was talking to Poon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fangyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poon takes a shot to the head.
Fangyu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poon is keeping busy.
Fangyu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poon misses with a punch on the inside.
Fangyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fangyu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Poon.
Poon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu cracks Poon with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fangyu can't find room to land a body shot as Poon controls the action.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Poon is looking to control Fangyu's arms but Fangyu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poon has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Poon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poon prevents a body shot from Fangyu.
Poon tries to work over Fangyu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poon swings wildly with an uppercut but Fangyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poon.
Poon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fangyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fangyu.
Fangyu lands a shoulder strike.
Poon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poon lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poon.
Fangyu blocks a body shot from Poon.
Fangyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poon swings wildly with an uppercut but Fangyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poon throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fangyu.
A nice left hand lands by Poon.
Poon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fangyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fangyu backwards.
Fangyu blocks an uppercut.
Fangyu is trying to maintain a safe position but Poon gets an underhook and turns Fangyu into the cage.
Poon blocks a body shot from Fangyu.
Poon blocks an uppercut.
Fangyu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poon swings wildly with an uppercut but Fangyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Fangyu fails to land.
Poon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fangyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Poon fails to land.
Poon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fangyu is looking to control Poon's arms but Poon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fangyu has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Poon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fangyu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poon tries to work over Fangyu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poon misses with a punch to the body.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Poon.
Fangyu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poon lands with a short shot to the head.
Poon tries to work over Fangyu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poon works on Fangyu's body with a couple of short punches.
Fangyu throws a head punch that misses.
Poon blocks a body shot from Fangyu.
Poon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fangyu's elbow.
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 Lonnie Poon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poon connects with a looping right hand.
Fangyu throws a sloppy head kick and Poon moves out of range easily.
Fangyu scores with a spinning back kick!
Poon takes the fight into the clinch.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Poon uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fangyu is trying to maintain a safe position but Poon gets an underhook and turns Fangyu into the cage.
Fangyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fangyu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poon scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fangyu throws a head punch that misses.
Poon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fangyu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fangyu is looking to control Poon's arms but Poon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fangyu has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poon misses with a body punch.
Poon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poon blocking some punches.
Poon misses with the head strike.
Poon has a couple of punches blocked by Fangyu.
Poon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fangyu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fangyu.
Poon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fangyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Poon is looking to control Fangyu's arms but Fangyu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poon has his back to the cage.
Fangyu blocks a body shot from Poon.
Fangyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poon blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poon blocks a body shot from Fangyu.
Fangyu trying to control the position but instead, Poon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fangyu into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Fangyu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fangyu is keeping busy.
Fangyu lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poon.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Poon.
Poon misses with a knee to the head.
Fangyu blocks a body shot from Poon.
Poon lands a hook that snaps the head of Fangyu backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poon.
Poon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fangyu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fangyu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poon stalling in the clinch but Fangyu improves position.
Poon misses with a punch on the inside.
Fangyu avoids the elbow strike from Poon, against the cage.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Poon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fangyu taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Fangyu.
Fangyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fangyu blocks an uppercut.
Poon can't find room to land a body shot as Fangyu controls the action.
Poon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poon taking a breather.
Fangyu blocks a body shot from Poon.
Poon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poon is trying to maintain a safe position but Fangyu gets an underhook and turns Poon into the cage.
Poon can't find room to land a body shot as Fangyu controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Poon fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fangyu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fangyu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fangyu - that landed with a thud.
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!
Poon tries to work over Fangyu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fangyu throws a head punch that misses.
Poon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Poon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poon takes a shot to the head.
Poon is rocked!
A body shot lands from Fangyu.
Oh Poon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fangyu's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Fangyu fails to land.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Poon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fangyu throws a head punch that misses.
Poon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poon seems to have got his legs back now.
Fangyu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Poon misses with a right hand
and Fangyu counters with a nice body kick.
Fangyu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poon swings widly with a right hand
and Fangyu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fangyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Poon.
Poon throws a leg kick
and Fangyu counters with a huge head kick that drops Poon! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhu Fangyu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Burer Mutant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
135 lbs
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149 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burer Mutant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mutant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hazlehurst fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mutant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hazlehurst paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Mutant misses.
Mutant 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.
Hazlehurst thows a body shot but no joy.
Hazlehurst misses with a wild body shot.
Hazlehurst thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst throws a big shot that misses.
Mutant throws an off balance right hand
and Hazlehurst counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mutant doesn't manage to clinch there - Hazlehurst circles away.
Mutant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hazlehurst momentarily.
Mutant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mutant misses the shot to the body.
Mutant lands with a good body shot.
Hazlehurst slips a jab and a cross from Mutant.
Burer Mutant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazlehurst tests Mutant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst throws an off balance right hand
and Mutant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mutant looks to land a right hand but Hazlehurst moved out of range.
Mutant missing with a left hand there. Hazlehurst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutant tries to clinch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Hazlehurst moves out of range of the strikes.
Hazlehurst has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mutant closes the distance but Hazlehurst moves to the side
and Hazlehurst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mutant is rocked!
Mutant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hazlehurst's corner calls for a 1-2. Hazlehurst obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Mutant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mutant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hazlehurst.
Mutant misses with a hook. Hazlehurst ducked under it nicely.
Mutant tries to clinch but Hazlehurst is having none of it.
Mutant seems to have got his legs back now.
Hazlehurst looks to land a combination but Mutant avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Mutant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Mutant.
Mutant misses with a hook. Hazlehurst ducked under it nicely.
Mutant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst throws a body punch but Mutant moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hazlehurst misses the jab.
Mutant throws a right and a left that Hazlehurst avoids nicely.
Mutant misses with a series of wild punches.
Hazlehurst tests Mutant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Mutant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutant just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutant connects with a looping right hand.
Hazlehurst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hazlehurst pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hazlehurst wants to slow Mutant down by chopping away at his legs.
Hazlehurst works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Hazlehurst misses.
Hazlehurst misses with a looping left.
Mutant throws a nice looking combination but Hazlehurst bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutant throws a shot from downtown. Hazlehurst moves away and avoids it.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but Mutant moves out of range.
Mutant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hazlehurst slips a straight right by Mutant.
Hazlehurst thows a body shot but no joy.
Hazlehurst scores with a sloppy right hand. Mutant should have avoided that one.
Mutant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazlehurst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mutant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mutant throws an overhand right that lands on Hazlehurst's shoulder, as Hazlehurst tries to avoid the shot.
Hazlehurst lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mutant lands a right hook to the body.
Mutant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst ducks under a wild hook from Mutant.
Hazlehurst throws a shot from downtown. Mutant moves away and avoids it.
Mutant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mutant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutant gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Mutant tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Hazlehurst is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Mutant buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Mutant!! Mutant is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Hazlehurst throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!
A relieved looking Daniel Hazlehurst thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mcgillicutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MSgt. Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rupert Ritzik. MSgt. Rupert Ritzik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Mcgillicutty's chin.
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232 lbs
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265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Mcgillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ritzik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mcgillicutty has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mcgillicutty and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mcgillicutty slips under a jab from Ritzik.
Ritzik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ritzik ducks under a wild hook from Mcgillicutty.
Ritzik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mcgillicutty swings for the body but Ritzik moves out of range.
Mcgillicutty throws a combination that misses
enabling Ritzik to counter with a crisp jab.
Ritzik throws a right and a left that Mcgillicutty avoids nicely.
Mcgillicutty throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgillicutty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jack Mcgillicutty has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgillicutty connects with a body shot that sends Ritzik's belly button to the back.
Jack Mcgillicutty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgillicutty tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritzik cracks Mcgillicutty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcgillicutty throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ritzik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcgillicutty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcgillicutty walks into a straight right hand from Ritzik.
Mcgillicutty throws a lazy right hand but Ritzik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritzik wants to slow Mcgillicutty down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritzik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ritzik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mcgillicutty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ritzik counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mcgillicutty! Ritzik lets Mcgillicutty back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mcgillicutty is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritzik is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Mcgillicutty flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mcgillicutty is out cold! Ritzik holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MSgt. Rupert Ritzik!
A very excited looking MSgt. Rupert Ritzik rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Belmonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmonte has chosen Dump Dump 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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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kert Nigobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Belmonte!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigobson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belmonte avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Belmonte.
Nice defenses there by Nigobson.
Belmonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nigobson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nigobson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nigobson postures up and lands a big shot to Belmonte's brow.
Belmonte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nigobson.
Belmonte trying to control the position.
Nigobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Belmonte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belmonte is trying to control the position but Nigobson postures up.
Nigobson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belmonte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nigobson 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.
Belmonte wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigobson connects with a couple of short punches.
Belmonte lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nigobson!
Nigobson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nigobson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nigobson blocking the ground and pound.
Belmonte misses with a head shot.
Nigobson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Belmonte tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nigobson is trying to escape the mount.
Nigobson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson is looking to get to half guard.
Nigobson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belmonte is keen to just control but Nigobson is a slippery customer.
Belmonte is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Belmonte prevents Nigobson from improving his position.
Nigobson trying to control but Belmonte postures up.
Belmonte passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson tries to hold on but Belmonte pushes him away.
Belmonte prevents Nigobson from getting the reversal.
Belmonte trying to control but Nigobson is having none of it.
Nigobson working to try and regain half guard.
Belmonte sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nigobson wants to control but Belmonte is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nigobson tries to lock up and control but Belmonte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belmonte looking to finish with strikes here!
Belmonte avoids the attempt from Nigobson to control.
Nigobson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nigobson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Belmonte.
Belmonte thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belmonte has control of Nigobson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nigobson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've been informed that Belmonte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nigobson blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kert Nigobson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belmonte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nigobson moves away.
Belmonte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nigobson feints and then cracks Belmonte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belmonte down.
Nigobson misses with a hook.
Belmonte moves out of range of the strikes.
Belmonte moves out of range of the strikes.
Nigobson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nigobson throws a head kick that misses.
Belmonte swings for the body but Nigobson moves out of range.
Nigobson scores with the left hand. Belmonte knows he should have avoided that one.
Nigobson misses with a leg kick
and Belmonte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nigobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Belmonte slips a jab and a cross from Nigobson.
Nigobson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belmonte.
Belmonte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmonte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigo Belmonte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a good cross that connects.
Nigobson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nigobson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belmonte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nigobson throws a shot from downtown. Belmonte moves away and avoids it.
Belmonte misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nigobson is defended easily by Belmonte.
Nigobson throws a good cross that connects.
Nigobson avoids the body shot from Belmonte.
Belmonte walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson throws a looping overhand right but Belmonte ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Nigobson coming out on top.
Kert Nigobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nigobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nigobson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belmonte throws a looping overhand right but Nigobson ducks down to avoid it.
Nigobson is looking to clinch but Belmonte is avoiding it.
Nigobson lands with a nice combination. Belmonte backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Belmonte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belmonte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nigobson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nigobson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belmonte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nigobson.
Nigobson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nigobson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belmonte but Belmonte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Belmonte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nigobson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belmonte checks it well.
Nigobson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belmonte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belmonte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nigobson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Nigobson misses the target.
Belmonte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nigobson.
Belmonte throws a looping overhand right but Nigobson ducks down to avoid it.
Nigobson misses with a takedown attempt - Belmonte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kert Nigobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmonte slips a jab and a cross from Nigobson.
Nigobson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belmonte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belmonte tries to roll over but Nigobson keeps him under control.
Belmonte wants to control but Nigobson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nigobson trying to control the action but Belmonte is working from the bottom.
Belmonte taking some punishment here, with Nigobson in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belmonte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nigobson.
Belmonte is concentrating on defense, preventing Nigobson from advancing position.
Belmonte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nigobson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belmonte defending well though.
Belmonte is trying to control but can't.
Nigobson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belmonte is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kert Nigobson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nigobson misses with a wild body shot.
Kert Nigobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Belmonte throws a body punch but Nigobson moves out of range.
Nigobson connects with a nice looking jab.
Belmonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmonte misses with a straight right.
Nigobson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nigobson misses with a body kick.
Nigobson darts in looking for a takedown but Belmonte gets double underhooks and turns Nigobson into the cage.
Nice body punch from Nigobson - that landed with a thud.
Belmonte stalling in the clinch but Nigobson improves position.
Nigobson gets control of Belmonte's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nigobson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nigobson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belmonte is one step ahead there.
Nigobson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmonte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nigobson wants to sweep here but Belmonte controlling him for the moment.
Nigobson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nigobson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belmonte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belmonte trying to control but Nigobson postures up.
Belmonte is trying to get back to full guard.
Nigobson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodrigo Belmonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte trying to control here.
Rodrigo Belmonte has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nigobson ducks under a wild hook from Belmonte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmonte. Nigobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmonte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nigobson. Nigobson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nigobson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Nigobson misses.
Belmonte slips a jab from Nigobson.
A nice combination there by Nigobson.
Nigobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belmonte moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nigobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belmonte just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson throws a low kick but Belmonte avoids it.
Nigobson lands with a nice body punch.
Nigobson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Belmonte misses.
Belmonte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A left lands for Nigobson.
Belmonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Nigobson is just out of range.
Nigobson thuds his shin into the meat of Belmonte's side.
Nigobson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belmonte.
Belmonte stuffs the takedown attempt from Nigobson. Nigobson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nigobson lands a really nice looking cross but Belmonte seems unphased.
Belmonte missing with a left hand there. Nigobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmonte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nigobson clinches up with Belmonte and pushes him back against the cage.
Belmonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belmonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nigobson.
Nigobson jumps guard but Belmonte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kert Nigobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nigobson dodges an elbow strike from Belmonte.
Nigobson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Belmonte pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nigobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nigobson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belmonte on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nigobson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nigobson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Belmonte throws a leg kick but Nigobson sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kert Nigobson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nigobson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kert Nigobson!
Kert Nigobson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse James Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jobber has chosen WANTED D.O.A. as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mordecai Wollsey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mordecai Wollsey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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31
165 lbs
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160 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse James Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wollsey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jobber. That did some damage!
Jobber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wollsey.
Wollsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jobber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wollsey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jobber misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Wollsey grinds an elbow into Jobber's temple.
Wollsey working away.
Wollsey advances nicely into full mount.
Wollsey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wollsey working the ground and pound effectively.
Jobber is squirming around, avoiding Wollsey's attempts to control the action.
Wollsey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jobber is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jobber is still in real trouble! Can Wollsey finish him?
Jobber is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jobber takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Wollsey's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordecai Wollsey!
After winning the bout, Mordecai Wollsey 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Osman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Scotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopold Scotch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Osman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leopold Scotch!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scotch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Osman throws a nice looking combination but Scotch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scotch lands a nice looking body shot.
Jan Osman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osman misses with a straight right.
Osman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scotch changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Osman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Scotch crashes against the mat.
Osman is looking for a sweep.
Scotch looks up at the clock and then as Osman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Scotch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Scotch in side control, throwing shots but Osman defends.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scotch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Scotch in side control, throwing shots but Osman defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osman is trying to improve his position.
Osman is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Mello MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Scotch lands a few punches from side control.
Osman is looking to reverse the position.
Osman keeps Scotch under control for a moment.
Scotch scores with a couple of short elbows.
Osman sneaks back into half guard.
Osman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scotch thows a huge punch but Osman dodges it nicely.
Osman is looking to improve his position.
Scotch throws a strike but Osman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Osman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scotch throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scotch postures up.
Scotch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Osman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scotch landing some decent shots from guard.
Osman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scotch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Osman controls Scotch momentarily but Scotch frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scotch throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scotch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scotch throwing strikes but missing.
Scotch advances to half guard.
Scotch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scotch throwing shots but Osman is blocking nicely.
Osman wants to improve his position but Scotch is controlling well.
Osman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scotch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Osman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Osman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scotch's guard.
Osman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Scotch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scotch has Osman pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Scotch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scotch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Osman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scotch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Osman throws the kick towards the body but Scotch avoids it.
Osman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scotch.
Osman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Osman misses with the combination.
Osman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Osman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scotch.
A telegraphed right hand from Osman misses the target.
Scotch staying out of range there.
Osman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotch fails to land the takedown.
Scotch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Osman connects with a high kick.
Osman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Osman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Osman throws a body punch but Scotch moves out of range.
Scotch moves out of range of the body kick.
Scotch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Osman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Osman misses with a body shot.
Scotch lands with a cross.
Scotch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Osman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osman clinches.
Scotch is looking for a takedown.
Scotch being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scotch prevents a body shot from Osman.
Nice elbow from Osman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotch looking for a takedown.
Jan Osman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leopold Scotch.
Osman throws an elbow but it misses.
Osman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osman lands a hook that snaps the head of Scotch backwards.
Osman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Osman scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scotch backwards.
A short right from Osman on the inside.
Osman lands a left hand.
Scotch blocking some punches.
Scotch wants a takedown.
Scotch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scotch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Osman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Scotch scores with a jab to the body.
Scotch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Osman avoids it really well and circles away.
Osman lands with a shot to the body.
Scotch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Scotch stuns Osman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Osman tries to clinch but Scotch is having none of it.
Osman scores with a three punch combo!
Scotch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scotch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jan Osman is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osman swinging wildly here.
Osman throws a shot from downtown. Scotch moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osman.
Scotch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osman.
Jan Osman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osman lands a nice looking body shot.
Osman misses with a hook to the body
and Scotch counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Osman!
Scotch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Osman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Osman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Scotch working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scotch lands a decent elbow from side control.
Osman is rocked!
Osman tries to bench press Scotch off him but Scotch keeps the position.
Oh Osman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scotch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Scotch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Scotch lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Osman down.
Scotch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Scotch are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Scotch are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Osman seems to have got his legs back now.
Scotch working the ground and pound but Osman is defending the strikes.
Scotch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Scotch throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Osman works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Osman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scotch.
Scotch winds up and cracks Osman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Scotch is pressing down on Osman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Osman is holding on for now.
Scotch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Osman's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scotch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scotch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scotch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leopold Scotch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scotch is looking to take a break and control but Osman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scotch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scotch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scotch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scotch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leopold Scotch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scotch 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leopold Scotch!
An out of breath Leopold Scotch 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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