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TTFC Corleone Vs Katsaros PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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184 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Davies!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davies tries to clinch there but Chang circles away.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chang keeps the fight on the outside.
Davies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chang misses with a wild body shot.
John Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies closes the distance and pushes Chang back into the cage.
I was talking to Chang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chang tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
Chang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davies gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chang blocks an elbow strike.
Chang looking for a takedown.
Chang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davies throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chang tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Chang back against the cage.
Davies is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chang is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Davies to the mat. Davies regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chang is looking to work some ground and pound but Davies has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Davies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies wants to stand and escape but Chang is having none of it.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies wants to stand up but Chang is controlling him.
Chang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang stops Davies from standing up.
We're going to have a standup here because Pumola Chang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davies moves into range and clinches up with Chang.
Davies tries a knee to the head but Chang blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Chang as the two fighters clinch.
Davies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chang managing to block the knees to the body from Davies.
Still in the clinch, Chang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davies landing knees to the head.
Chang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pumola Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chang avoiding damage as Davies throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chang's elbow.
Davies missing with knees to the body.
Davies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Davies.
Davies wants to clinch.
Davies tries to clinch but Chang is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Davies does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chang takes a swing at Davies's ribcage but misses.
Chang tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chang loads up on a big right hand but Davies slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies moves into range and clinches up with Chang.
Davies is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davies throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Davies is defending well.
Chang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chang jumps guard but Davies stands there with Chang around his waist. Chang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davies avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Davies.
Davies misses with a knee strike.
Chang tries for a takedown but Davies manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees to the body from Davies.
Chang is breathing heavily.
Davies utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davies utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Davies dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davies throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davies tries to clinch up but Chang circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good work by Chang as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Davies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davies has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chang is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Davies wants to clinch
and Chang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davies thinking.
Chang checks the leg kick.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Chang pushes him off.
Davies avoids the body shot from Chang.
Davies tries to clinch but Chang moves away
and Chang counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Davies!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies is trying to get back to his feet.
Chang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davies is pushing Chang's head away, looking to escape. Chang manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang takes a little break here. Davies wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chang 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.
Davies regains half guard, as Chang was trying to land strikes.
Chang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Davies keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang wants to free his trapped foot but Davies is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davies is not content to let Chang control the position.
Chang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies defending well though.
Davies is looking to escape.
Chang thows a huge punch but Davies dodges it nicely.
Davies keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davies pushes Chang off looking to stand but Chang dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davies is trying to stand.
Chang working Davies over with strikes.
Chang prevents Davies from standing back up.
Chang is nestled in close to Davies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chang stops Davies from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chang.
Chang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang working over Davies with some ground and pound. Davies looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies defending well though.
Chang is taking a breather. Davies says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Davies on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davies is not content to let Chang control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumola Chang dominated that second round.
That's time! Chang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Davies cracks Chang with a good jab.
Chang throws a body punch but Davies moves out of range.
Chang shoots in but Davies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davies connects with a looping right hand.
Davies closes the distance and clinches.
Chang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chang is defending well for now.
Davies scores with a knee to the head.
Davies is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Davies tries to stall but Chang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davies misses with a knee strike.
Chang turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Chang working the ground and pound but Davies is defending the strikes.
Chang wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Chang are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chang prevents Davies from escaping the position.
Chang throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Davies works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chang misses with a head shot. Davies uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davies keeping moving, preventing Chang from controlling successfully.
Davies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chang won't allow Davies to get back to his feet.
Chang wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Davies is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Davies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davies working aggressively here.
John Davies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Davies.
Davies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chang wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pumola Chang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davies prevents the takedown attempt.
Chang looking to stall.
Chang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davies gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chang.
Davies scores with a shoulder strike.
Davies gets underhooks to prevent Chang's takedown attempt.
Chang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Davies.
I think Davies 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Davies!
An out of breath John Davies 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Subzero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Professor Subzero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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267 lbs
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237 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Subzero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Newman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Subzero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newman throws a nice looking combination but Subzero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newman swings for the body but Subzero moves out of range.
Subzero throws a sloppy head kick and Newman moves out of range easily.
Newman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nate Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Subzero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Newman connects with a body shot.
Newman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Subzero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, jab by Newman - just one landing.
Subzero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newman lands a leg kick that knocks Subzero off balance momentarily.
Newman lands a jab to Subzero's midsection.
Newman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Subzero's calf.
Newman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Subzero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Subzero is breathing heavily.
Newman cracks Subzero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Newman thows a body shot but no joy.
Newman throws a right hand that Subzero ducks under and follows up with a left that Subzero also avoids with ease.
Newman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Newman - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman lands a jab to Subzero's midsection.
Newman throws a leg kick but Subzero checks it.
Subzero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
Newman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab lands there for Newman.
Subzero rushes Newman and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Subzero 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.
Newman avoids a wild elbow strike from Subzero.
Newman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Newman manages to end up in side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Newman wants to control for a moment but Subzero uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Newman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Subzero is refusing to be controlled, as Newman sits in half guard.
Subzero is trying to get back to full guard.
Newman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newman trying to control but Subzero is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nate Newman.
Newman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Subzero checks it well.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Subzero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newman misses with a low kick.
Newman misses the shot to the body.
Newman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Subzero was well out of range. Poor timing from Newman.
Newman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Newman moves into range and clinches up with Subzero.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Subzero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Newman's brow.
Newman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Subzero avoids the body shot from Newman.
Newman misses with a body shot.
Newman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Subzero manages to avoid it.
Subzero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Newman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
Newman misses with a leg kick
and Subzero counters with a head kick. That will keep Newman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Newman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Newman scores with a body shot.
It looks like Nate Newman has been cut.
Newman thows a leg kick but Subzero checks it
and Subzero counters by clinching up.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subzero takes a shot to the head.
Newman wants a takedown.
Newman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newman dodges an elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subzero throws an elbow but misses.
Newman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Newman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newman.
Newman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Subzero keeps the fight on the outside.
Subzero checks the leg kick nicely there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Newman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Newman tries to clinch but Subzero is having none of it.
Newman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Subzero was well out of range. Poor timing from Newman.
Newman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Subzero rather than just go for the knockout.
Subzero throws a head kick but Newman moves out of range.
Newman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nate Newman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newman moves out of range of the body kick.
Subzero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Subzero.
Subzero forces Newman back against the cage and clinches.
Subzero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Subzero lands an elbow that stopped Newman in his tracks for a moment.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subzero throws an elbow that misses.
Subzero lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Subzero throws an elbow but misses.
Newman letting Subzero take a breather here.
Newman avoids a wild elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Newman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Subzero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Professor Subzero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Newman.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Subzero.
Newman dodges an elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero throws an elbow that misses.
Newman avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subzero misses with an elbow over the top.
Newman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Subzero's elbow.
Subzero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
Newman wants a takedown.
Newman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Newman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Subzero avoids the head kick by Newman.
Newman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newman is looking to clinch but Subzero is avoiding it.
Newman lands a nice looking body kick.
Newman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Newman tries to clinch there but Subzero circles away.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Newman misses with a left hand
and Subzero counters with a head kick that drops Newman to the mat! Newman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Newman is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newman swings for the body but Subzero moves out of range.
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Subzero finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Newman. Subzero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Subzero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Newman drives through and clinches with Subzero against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor Subzero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Newman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Newman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Subzero counters with a thumping low kick.
Newman seems to have recovered his senses.
Newman throws a head kick that misses
and Subzero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Subzero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Subzero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Newman slams his shin into Subzero's torso.
Subzero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Subzero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Subzero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newman dips to his left and cracks Subzero with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Subzero, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman blocks an elbow strike from Subzero.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subzero.
Newman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Subzero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Newman is looking for a takedown.
Newman dodges an elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Professor Subzero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Newman avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Newman tries to score a body lock takedown but Subzero shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Professor Subzero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Newman.
Subzero missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newman misses with a body kick.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch but Subzero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
Newman misses with a head kick.
Newman moves into the clinch successfully.
Subzero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Nate Newman's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Subzero to work.
Subzero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman is trying to drag Subzero to the mat but Subzero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Newman avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Subzero misses with an elbow strike.
Subzero misses with an elbow over the top.
Newman dodges an elbow strike from Subzero.
Newman avoids the elbow strike from Subzero, against the cage.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subzero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Newman looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero pushes off an throws an elbow but Newman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Newman is looking for a takedown.
Subzero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
Subzero lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Subzero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Newman's brow.
Subzero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Newman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subzero throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Subzero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newman avoids a wild elbow strike from Subzero.
Subzero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Professor Subzero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Subzero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor Subzero!
During a confident post fight interview, Professor Subzero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beijer comes to the cage accompanied by David hasselhoff - Looking for freedome. Asher Asher is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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256 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Beijer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Asher Asher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beijer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asher gets caught napping as Beijer dives in and scores a takedown. Asher manages to retain guard.
Asher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beijer.
Asher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beijer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beijer throwing strikes but missing.
Beijer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beijer throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Beijer throwing strikes but missing.
Beijer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beijer landing with the ground and pound.
Beijer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beijer.
Beijer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asher keeping moving, preventing Beijer from controlling successfully.
Beijer postures up in Asher's guard and throws a big left but Asher blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher trying to control the position here.
Beijer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans Beijer.
Asher throws a push kick but Beijer slaps the foot to one side.
Beijer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Asher manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beijer wants to control from the top but Asher keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beijer looking to sit in guard and control but Asher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beijer pulls Asher in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Beijer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beijer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beijer throws a jab but it's blocked by Asher.
Beijer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asher 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.
A good leg kick by Asher.
Asher throws a head kick but Beijer moves out of range.
Asher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beijer tries to land a leg kick but Asher saw it coming and moves away.
Beijer blocks a head kick by Asher.
Asher throws a leg kick
and Beijer counters with a shoot takedown. Asher fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beijer scoring with some ground and pound.
Beijer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beijer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beijer wants to control from the top but Asher keeps moving.
Beijer landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beijer postures up in Asher's guard and throws a big left but Asher blocks it.
Asher keeping moving, preventing Beijer from controlling successfully.
Beijer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Beijer postures up in Asher's guard and throws a big left but Asher blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hans Beijer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Beijer just misses with a punch to the body.
Beijer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Beijer throwing shots but Asher is blocking nicely.
Beijer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Beijer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beijer throwing shots but Asher is blocking nicely.
Beijer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beijer slips a nice elbow through Asher's hands, connecting with Asher's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beijer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Asher to regain full guard.
Beijer wants to pass the guard but Asher is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beijer wants to control from the top but Asher keeps moving.
Beijer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Beijer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Beijer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asher's calf.
Asher misses with a low kick.
Asher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beijer fails to land the takedown.
Asher Asher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beijer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beijer throws a low kick, looking for Asher's leg but Asher calmly moves out of range.
Beijer blocks the body kick.
Beijer slips a jab from Asher.
Some bone on bone action there as Beijer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beijer wants to slow Asher down by chopping away at his legs.
Asher blocks the body kick.
Beijer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher tries a head kick but it misses.
Beijer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beijer throws a body kick that misses.
Asher checks a leg kick.
Beijer throws a big shot that misses.
Beijer misses with an uppercut. Asher saw that one coming.
Beijer avoids a kick to the body.
Asher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asher throws a looping overhand right but Beijer ducks down to avoid it.
Asher takes one to the chin there.
Beijer motions for Asher to come forward. Beijer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Beijer.
Nice shot lands for Asher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Beijer misses.
Asher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Asher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Beijer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beijer swings for the body but Asher moves out of range.
Beijer scores with a leg kick.
Beijer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beijer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asher Asher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Asher misses.
Beijer throws a leg kick but Asher checks it.
Beijer scores with a leg kick.
Asher throws a low kick but Beijer avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer connects with a body shot that sends Asher's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asher.
Asher thows a body shot but no joy.
Asher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beijer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asher was well out of range. Poor timing from Beijer.
Beijer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asher.
Beijer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asher tries a low kick but Beijer avoids it.
Beijer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asher moves out of range of the body kick from Beijer.
Asher thows a leg kick but Beijer checks it
and Beijer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Asher Asher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beijer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beijer postures up in Asher's guard and throws a big left but Asher blocks it.
Hans Beijer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beijer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Hans Beijer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Asher misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Beijer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beijer 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Beijer!
An out of breath Hans Beijer 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Urpilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urpilainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash. Sergei Simenkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jutta Urpilainen's chin.
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36
169 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jutta Urpilainen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urpilainen is looking to clinch.
Simenkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simenkov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simenkov is thwarting Urpilainen's attempts to control the position.
Urpilainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simenkov.
Urpilainen trying to control here.
Simenkov wants to take a breather but Urpilainen is having none of it.
Urpilainen is looking to improve his position.
Urpilainen keeps trying to improve his position.
Urpilainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simenkov is working away from the top position though.
Simenkov wants to pass the guard but Urpilainen is defending well.
Urpilainen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Simenkov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urpilainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simenkov preventing the sweep.
Urpilainen looking to control.
Urpilainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Simenkov!
Simenkov is looking to improve his position but Urpilainen isn't that keen on the idea.
Urpilainen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Urpilainen avoids the attempt from Simenkov to control.
Urpilainen prevents Simenkov from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen with good strikes from the mount here!
Urpilainen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Urpilainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simenkov hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urpilainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simenkov is looking to escape.
Urpilainen dominating with strikes here.
Urpilainen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Urpilainen tries to control but Simenkov wriggling away.
Urpilainen controlling his opponent.
Urpilainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Simenkov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simenkov is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Urpilainen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Urpilainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simenkov is looking to escape.
Urpilainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Urpilainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Urpilainen lands a big elbow.
Urpilainen dominating with strikes here.
Urpilainen raining down shots from the mount!
Urpilainen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Urpilainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simenkov is looking to escape.
Urpilainen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Urpilainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simenkov tries to buck Urpilainen off but he can't manage it.
Urpilainen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Urpilainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Urpilainen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Simenkov is squirming around, avoiding Urpilainen's attempts to control the action.
Urpilainen working Simenkov over with strikes here.
Urpilainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Simenkov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Urpilainen trying to control but Simenkov is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urpilainen landing punches.
Simenkov is rocked!
Urpilainen working Simenkov over with strikes here.
Urpilainen working Simenkov over with strikes here.
Oh Simenkov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urpilainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jutta Urpilainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Urpilainen tries to clinch up.
Simenkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Urpilainen is trying to maintain the position but Simenkov is very close to passing his half guard.
Urpilainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simenkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Urpilainen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Simenkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Simenkov with the ground and pound but Urpilainen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Urpilainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simenkov stands up over Urpilainen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Urpilainen keeping moving, preventing Simenkov from controlling successfully.
Simenkov throwing strikes from guard but Urpilainen blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urpilainen is trying to keep Simenkov in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urpilainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Urpilainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Simenkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Urpilainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simenkov controlling from the top position.
Urpilainen keeping moving, preventing Simenkov from controlling successfully.
Simenkov wants to pass the guard but Urpilainen is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simenkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Urpilainen.
Simenkov rushes Urpilainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simenkov gets underhooks to prevent Urpilainen's takedown attempt.
Simenkov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Urpilainen regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simenkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Simenkov preventing the sweep.
Urpilainen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simenkov passes into half guard.
Simenkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Urpilainen defends it well.
Urpilainen taking some punishment here, with Simenkov in his half guard.
Urpilainen is trying to stand back up but Simenkov is controlling him
Simenkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Simenkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Urpilainen looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urpilainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Simenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Simenkov is looking to pass into half guard but Urpilainen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Urpilainen is in guard.
Urpilainen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Urpilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Simenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simenkov looking to control.
Simenkov keeping moving, preventing Urpilainen from controlling successfully.
Urpilainen forces his way into half guard.
Urpilainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Simenkov is pressing down on Urpilainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Urpilainen throwing strikes from guard but Simenkov blocks nicely.
Simenkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Urpilainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urpilainen stands up over Simenkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urpilainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Urpilainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Simenkov is retaining full guard.
Urpilainen wants to control from the top but Simenkov keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urpilainen stops Simenkov from standing up.
Simenkov scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Urpilainen looking to sit in guard and control but Simenkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Simenkov dominated that second round.
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!
Simenkov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Urpilainen!
Urpilainen is looking to regain half guard here but Simenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Simenkov is trying to get an arm triangle but Urpilainen is defending well.
Simenkov scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov trying to control the position but Urpilainen is working away.
Simenkov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Urpilainen wants to control but Simenkov postures up.
Simenkov is looking to take a break and control but Urpilainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urpilainen is looking to reverse the position.
Jutta Urpilainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Urpilainen prevents Simenkov from moving into mount.
Urpilainen is looking to regain half guard here but Simenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Simenkov lands a nice forearm strike.
Simenkov lands a few punches from side control.
Simenkov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen is looking to regain half guard here but Simenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Urpilainen can't do much from the bottom here.
Simenkov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Jutta Urpilainen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urpilainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Simenkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Urpilainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Simenkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Urpilainen is rocked!
Urpilainen is looking to control Simenkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Urpilainen avoid being mounted?
Urpilainen is still in real trouble! Can Simenkov finish him?
Simenkov working over Urpilainen with some ground and pound. Urpilainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Urpilainen trying to control here.
Simenkov lands a big elbow - Urpilainen is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Simenkov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Simenkov!
Sergei Simenkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Babitu finds it's way through David's defenses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babitu, right into the meat.
Babitu throws a low kick but it's checked well by David.
Babitu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babitu was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
David takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Babitu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babitu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Babitu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and David is able to avoid easily.
Babitu lands with a nice body kick.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu clobbers David with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Babitu misses with a low kick.
Babitu tries to keep at a distance but David has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babitu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babitu misses with a punch on the inside.
David throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babitu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babitu throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
I was talking to Babitu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Babitu throws a punch but it's blocked by David.
David softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Babitu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David misses with a knee strike.
David lands with a left to the head.
David crunches a lovely knee into Babitu's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David lands a body punch in the clinch.
Babitu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Babitu.
David gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
David scores with a shot to the side of Babitu's head.
Babitu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babitu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
David prevents a body shot from Babitu.
Babitu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
David lands an elbow that stopped Babitu in his tracks for a moment.
Babitu tries a body shot but David blocks it.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babitu cracks David with a nice body shot.
Babitu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babitu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babitu, right into the meat.
David throws the left hand but Babitu avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Babitu.
A lazy body kick from Babitu
and David counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by David.
Babitu manages to break the clinch.
Babitu lands a high kick!
David misses with a leg kick
and Babitu counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babitu misses with a body kick.
Babitu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David throws a leg kick that is checked
and Babitu counters with a head kick that drops David to the mat! David scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
David is rocked!
Babitu throws a lazy body kick
and David counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babitu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Babitu throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
Babitu checks the leg kick nicely there.
David blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from David.
Babitu thuds his right hand into David's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babitu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from David tenderised Babitu's leg. Babitu is trying to keep his angry face on.
David on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babitu. Babitu obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeli Babitu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babitu misses with a leg kick
and David counters with a lovely shot to the body.
David throws out a loose jab but Babitu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babitu walks into a stiff left hand from David.
Babitu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Babitu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joeli Babitu is winning the standup battle so far.
Babitu punishes David's body with a nice straight punch.
Babitu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on David. That did some damage!
Joeli Babitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babitu takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
Babitu lunges at David with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by David's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Babitu is predictable there
and David counters with a nice uppercut.
Babitu throws a leg kick that is checked
and David counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babitu thinking.
David throws a hook to the side of Babitu's head but Babitu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babitu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babitu misses with a hook.
Babitu misses the jab.
Babitu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Babitu misses with a left hand
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu throws a solid leg kick but David takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Babitu.
Babitu misses with a left hand
and David counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from David.
Babitu throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
David throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Babitu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babitu, right into the meat.
David swings for the body but Babitu moves out of range.
Babitu misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Babitu.
Babitu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
David misses the jab.
Babitu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
David fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babitu is out of range.
David doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David is breathing heavily.
David throws a right hand that Babitu ducks under and follows up with a left that Babitu also avoids with ease.
David throws a leg kick
and Babitu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babitu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Babitu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Babitu misses.
Babitu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Babitu.
David avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
David throws a head kick but Babitu moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babitu misses with a head kick.
Babitu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeli Babitu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babitu throws a quick inside leg kick.
David jabs at Babitu's body.
David keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Babitu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Babitu misses with a right hand
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
Babitu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Babitu.
David throws a head kick but Babitu moves out of range.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babitu checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from David misses.
Good leg kick by Babitu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Babitu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babitu swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Babitu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Babitu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
David lands a jab to the head.
Babitu thumps David with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Babitu tries to score with a low kick but David moves his leg out of the way.
Babitu looks to land a combination but David avoids it well.
David checks a low kick from Babitu.
Babitu jabs David right on the nose. David blinks but takes it well.
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!
David scores with a head kick. Babitu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Babitu looks to land a combination but David avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Babitu misses the target.
Xavier David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu is looking to chop away at David's legs.
Babitu lands a right hook to the body.
David looks to land a right hand but Babitu moved out of range.
Nice shot by Babitu.
David looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
David moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babitu.
Babitu struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.
Babitu misses with a punch to the body.
David lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babitu backwards.
A shot in the inside from David.
David prevents a body shot from Babitu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
Babitu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babitu can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babitu cracks David with a nice body shot.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Babitu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babitu managing to block the knees to the body from David.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babitu.
David looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Babitu breaks from the clinch.
Babitu scores with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Babitu.
David on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babitu. Babitu obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Babitu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joeli Babitu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babitu 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joeli Babitu!
Joeli Babitu 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Laph Roaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twelf Thermandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thermandin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prelude 12 by Styx. Twelf Thermandin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Laph Roaig's chin.
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198 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laph Roaig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twelf Thermandin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermandin tries to clinch up.
Thermandin blocks the body kick.
Roaig misses with a combination
and Thermandin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roaig is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thermandin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thermandin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thermandin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roaig does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roaig wants to control but Thermandin is keeping busy.
Thermandin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roaig is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roaig blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thermandin.
Roaig is refusing to be controlled, as Thermandin sits in half guard.
Thermandin winds up and cracks Roaig with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roaig is looking to improve his position.
Roaig is pressing down on Thermandin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thermandin postures up in Roaig's guard and throws a big left but Roaig blocks it.
Thermandin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roaig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roaig seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thermandin throws a big elbow that misses.
Roaig will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thermandin is looking to work some ground and pound but Roaig has wrist control.
Roaig escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thermandin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thermandin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thermandin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roaig looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thermandin distracts Roaig with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thermandin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roaig utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roaig wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Thermandin is now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thermandin wants to work for an arm triangle but Roaig is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
Thermandin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roaig with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thermandin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thermandin throwing shots but Roaig is blocking nicely.
Thermandin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roaig keeps working.
Roaig regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roaig manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roaig tries to control but Thermandin wriggling away.
Thermandin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roaig is looking for a kimura but Thermandin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roaig to get the leverage.
Roaig is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Thermandin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Thermandin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Thermandin controls the position.
Thermandin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thermandin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermandin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roaig is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thermandin is working Roaig over with some ground and pound from side control.
Roaig is rocked!
Thermandin has an Americana. Roaig didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Thermandin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Thermandin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Twelf Thermandin!
Twelf Thermandin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Lunar is a real legend, but his acquired immune deficiency syndrome clearly showed today. To all witnesses,stay away from trannies and get tested'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez has chosen Spill The Wine - War as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Billy Perez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez fails with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Perez enables Bishop to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Perez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Bishop has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Perez controlling Bishop's posture.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bishop won't allow Perez to sweep him here.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perez controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bishop postures up.
Perez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Perez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop motions for Perez to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Perez misses with a takedown
and Bishop counters with an inside leg kick.
Perez 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.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop motions for Perez to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Perez throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Perez misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kevin Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Perez.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perez wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Bishop scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perez is trying to maintain the position but Bishop is very close to passing his half guard.
Bishop scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bishop trying to mount his opponent but Perez defends it.
Bishop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Perez!
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!
Perez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Bishop thowing shots but they're missing.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bishop landing strikes from the mount and Perez is in trouble!
Perez tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez is in a horrible position here. Bishop smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Bishop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bishop feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bishop postures up.
Bishop slips nicely into half guard.
Bishop is trying to control. Perez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perez gets back to full guard.
Perez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bishop!
Bishop is desperately trying to improve his position but Perez has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop can't escape the position.
Bishop tries to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perez controlling the pace for now.
Bishop wants to control but Perez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bishop is now in Perez's guard. A big mistake from Perez there, giving up the dominant position!
Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet.
Perez looking to control.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Bishop controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perez controlling Bishop's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Bishop wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perez as he avoids it easily.
Perez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bishop pinned against the cage. Bishop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perez wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perez.
Bishop wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
Kevin Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is staying active underneath Perez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bishop trying to control but Perez postures up.
Perez is trying to control. Bishop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Perez.
Jab by Perez.
Perez swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Perez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perez's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Perez misses
and Bishop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Perez is controlling Bishop's posture.
Bishop landing some decent shots from guard.
Bishop stays in close to Perez's body and controls the position.
Perez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bishop!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bishop gets full guard.
Perez trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Perez content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Perez keeps trying to improve his position.
Perez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Perez.
Bishop takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Perez takes one on the button.
Bishop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Perez. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop counters with an outside leg kick.
Bishop is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Perez goes for a double leg but Bishop avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bishop continues to drive forward.
Bishop just leaning against Perez, taking a breather.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bishop pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kevin Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Perez.
Perez throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perez.
Nice sprawl there from Bishop as Perez shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bishop 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Bishop!
Kevin Bishop decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everybody Knows My Name. Rory Lyons had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mike Holmes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lyons. That's going to slow Holmes down.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Lyons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Lyons scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes throws a push kick but Lyons slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes moves out of range as Lyons throws a body kick.
Lyons has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lyons.
It looks like Rory Lyons has been cut.
Lyons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyons throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lyons throws a front kick aimed at Holmes's knee but Holmes avoids it well.
Lyons tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyons throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lyons has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Lyons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holmes smiles and moves away.
Holmes gets caught napping as Lyons dives in and scores a takedown. Holmes manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lyons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holmes is pulling down on Lyons's head. It's preventing any offense from Lyons, at least for the moment.
Lyons postures up.
Lyons landing with the ground and pound.
Holmes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lyons tries to reverse the position but Holmes maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons tries to hold on but Holmes postures up.
Holmes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyons bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lyons wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Lyons throwing strikes but missing.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Holmes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Holmes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Holmes takes a swing at Lyons's ribcage but misses.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes defending well as Lyons loads up on a big left hand.
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lyons motions for Holmes to come forward. Lyons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lyons throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lyons prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Lyons stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holmes is keeping busy.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lyons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Lyons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lyons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lyons tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes scores with a knee to the head.
Lyons misses with the head strike.
Lyons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.
Lyons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lyons seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holmes can turn it around.
Lyons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lyons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Lyons blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
Lyons tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
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 Rory Lyons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
That's time! Lyons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyons moves into the clinch successfully.
Lyons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lyons throws a head punch that misses.
Lyons has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Lyons.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyons's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lyons fails to land.
Lyons looking to slow down the pace here.
Lyons throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Lyons breaks from the clinch.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Lyons moves out of range easily.
Lyons throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holmes is fending him off so far but Lyons persists. Nope, Holmes circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyons.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lyons is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
Holmes scores with a nice body kick.
Lyons looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lyons tries to land a body kick
and Holmes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
Lyons tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lyons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lyons managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Lyons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lyons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lyons throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Lyons misses
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lyons looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Holmes is looking to control Lyons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holmes avoid being mounted?
Holmes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lyons's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lyons's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons staying busy and making it hard for Holmes to control.
Holmes controlling from the back.
Holmes has the hooks in. Lyons is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lyons is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Holmes is hanging on to Lyons's back as he tries to escape.
Holmes tries to get the hooks in deep but Lyons pushed the leg off.
Rory Lyons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lyons is really stuck here.
Lyons covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Holmes controlling well, preventing Lyons from escaping the position.
Holmes is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Holmes avoiding Lyons 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Holmes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes keeps control of the position as Lyons tries to break free.
Holmes really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lyons.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Holmes.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyons tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holmes connects with a looping right hand.
Lyons lands a head kick!
Lyons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Holmes coming out on top.
Lyons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lyons moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lyons scores with the left hand. Holmes knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes looks for the body kick but Lyons saw that one coming.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Lyons in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lyons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lyons controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Lyons is blocking nicely.
Mike Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lyons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Lyons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyons is trying to pull guard but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lyons backwards.
Lyons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyons is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lyons blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lyons stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Lyons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lyons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lyons throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lyons counters with an outside leg kick.
Lyons throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Lyons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes digs a right hand into Lyons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lyons's gas tank.
Lyons misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holmes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes landing knees to the head.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lyons misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons working aggressively here.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyons is trying to break free.
Lyons can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lyons's 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!
Lyons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lyons tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Lyons.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lyons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lyons fails to land.
Lyons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes keeps control of Lyons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lyons blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lyons cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Holmes!
Mike Holmes 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy Can Survive. The crowd seem to be enjoying Allan's choice of entrance music: Total War. 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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mullen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allan counters with an inside leg kick.
Allan lands a jab to the nose.
Allan slips a jab from Mullen.
Mullen tests Allan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allan.
Allan slips under a jab.
Mullen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been told by Mullen's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Allan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullen moves away.
Allan avoids a kick to the body.
Allan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mullen misses with a kick to the body.
Allan connects with a single shot there.
Mullen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mullen has time to react.
Mullen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allan avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Allan ducks under a wild hook from Mullen.
Mullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen throws a solid leg kick but Allan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mullen.
Nice straight punches there by Mullen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mullen.
Mullen throws a lazy body kick
and Allan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Allan tries to land a knee to the head but Mullen blocks with his arms.
Mullen breaks the clinch.
Mullen misses with a straight left.
Allan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allan throws a series of punches but Mullen avoids them all with ease.
Mullen lands a big uppercut and Allan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Allan looks OK. Mullen waves Allan back to his feet!
Allan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen looks to land a right hand but Allan moved out of range.
Allan is still on wobbly legs! Can Mullen finish him?
Mullen jabs at Allan's body.
Allan walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mullen swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Chris Mullen thanked Firebird Designs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros has chosen 卍 卍 卍 as his entrance music. Sonny Corleone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonidas Katsaros's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Corleone.
Katsaros thows a body shot but no joy.
Katsaros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsaros has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Corleone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corleone gets a clinch.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Katsaros.
Katsaros has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone.
Katsaros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Sonny Corleone has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Corleone has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Katsaros avoids the damage to the body.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Katsaros.
Corleone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Katsaros up against the cage.
Corleone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Corleone.
Corleone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Katsaros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katsaros struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Katsaros lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Corleone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katsaros.
Katsaros misses with some punches.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone is trying to maintain a safe position but Katsaros gets an underhook and turns Corleone into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Corleone.
Katsaros can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Corleone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katsaros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corleones head.
A short right from Corleone.
Corleone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katsaros tries to work over Corleone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katsaros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corleone lands with a left to the head.
Katsaros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Corleone.
Corleone lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Katsaros.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katsaross head.
Katsaros swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corleone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katsaros throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone.
Katsaros pressing his opponent against the cage.
Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katsaros avoids the elbow strike from Corleone, against the cage.
Corleone tries a body shot but Katsaros blocks it.
Corleone works on Katsaros's body with a couple of short punches.
Katsaros looks winded!
Katsaros avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone presses Katsaros against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Katsaros throws a head punch that misses.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Katsaros blocks it.
Corleone tries a body shot but Katsaros blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corleone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a hook that snaps the head of Katsaros backwards.
Corleone throws a punch but it's blocked by Katsaros.
Corleone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corleone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Corleone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Katsaros backwards.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corleone has Katsaros pressed against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corleone misses with some punches.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Corleone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corleone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corleone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Corleone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Katsaros struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Katsaros tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corleone's elbow.
Corleone can't find room to land a body shot as Katsaros controls the action.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone misses with a knee to the head.
Corleone scores with a hook to the body.
Corleone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corleone lands a nice uppercut.
Corleone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katsaros misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Corleone.
Corleone missing with knees to the body.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
It looks like Leonidas Katsaros has been cut.
Corleone scores a nice knee to the body.
Corleone working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corleone.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Katsaros misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Corleone as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Corleone.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Corleone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corleone scores with a jab.
A head kick by Katsaros misses
and Corleone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katsaros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corleone.
Katsaros swats away the attempt to clinch by Corleone.
Good shot there by Katsaros.
Corleone moves out of range of the body kick from Katsaros.
Katsaros misses with a kick to the body
and Corleone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Katsaros misses
and Corleone counters with a head kick that drops Katsaros to the mat! Katsaros scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Katsaros is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Katsaros square on the jaw! Damn, Katsaros is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Corleone!
Sonny Corleone retains his light heavyweight title!
Sonny Corleone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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