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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawajiri.
Moreira misses with a body shot
and Kawajiri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawajiri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kawajiri wants it to stay on the feet.
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawajiri misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Moreira.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moreira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kawajiri misses with a looping right.
Kawajiri slips a straight right by Moreira.
We've been told by Kawajiri's head coaches at Rings Russia that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kawajiri enables Moreira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kawajiri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreira wants to control from the top but Kawajiri keeps moving.
Kawajiri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kawajiri's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kawajiri throws a hook but Moreira blocks it.
Moreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kawajiri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawajiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moreira scores with a hook to the body. Kawajiri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kawajiri throws a big shot that misses.
Kawajiri tests Moreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moreira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kawajiri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kawajiri looks to throw the jab but Moreira is out of range.
Moreira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira throws a push kick but Kawajiri slaps the foot to one side.
Moreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kawajiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moreira manages to avoid it.
Moreira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
Kawajiri ducks under a wild hook from Moreira.
Moreira misses with a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kawajiri but Kawajiri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moreira shoots in for a double leg but Kawajiri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kawajiri loads up on a big right hand but Moreira slips the punch.
Moreira lands a nice looking body shot.
Kawajiri dodges the punch combination from Moreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kawajiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moreira.
Moreira scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira swings widly with a right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a nice uppercut.
Moreira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kawajiri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moreira working away.
Moreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawajiri keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri can't do much from the bottom here.
Moreira trying to control the action but Kawajiri is working from the bottom.
An elbow from Moreira crashes against the mat.
Kawajiri tries to improve position but can't.
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!
Kawajiri struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Moreira moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Moreira dominated that round.
That's time! Kawajiri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreira with a jab.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Kawajiri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moreira in his tracks.
It looks like Daniel Moreira has been cut.
Kawajiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Moreira.
Nice sprawl there from Kawajiri as Moreira shoots in.
Kawajiri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kawajiri blocks the body kick.
Kawajiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Kawajiri misses.
Moreira ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawajiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira throws a body punch but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Moreira checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kawajiri. That's going to slow Moreira down.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown but Kawajiri shows good takedown defense.
Moreira dives in and grabs Kawajiri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kawajiri pushes down on Moreira's head and hops out.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
Moreira swings for the body but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri works Moreira's body with a nice hook.
Kawajiri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kawajiri checks a leg kick nicely.
Moreira connects with a crisp jab.
Moreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kawajiri misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira throws a push kick but Kawajiri slaps the foot to one side.
Moreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
Moreira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moreira's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawajiri's waist but Kawajiri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moreira off to one side.
Good exchange - Moreira coming out on top.
Moreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Kawajiri lands a nice looking body kick.
Daniel Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawajiri lands a really nice looking cross but Moreira seems unphased.
Kawajiri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Moreira shoots for a double leg takedown but Kawajiri sprawls well. He's pushed Moreira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kawajiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreira.
Moreira misses with a wild body shot.
Kawajiri throws a jab when Moreira was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Moreira there.
Kawajiri thumps Moreira with a low kick.
Moreira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moreira misses with a takedown attempt - Kawajiri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moreira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moreira moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira loads up on a big right hand but Kawajiri slips the punch.
Moreira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kawajiri avoids it really well and circles away.
Moreira throws a nice looking combination but Kawajiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kawajiri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawajiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreira throws a leg kick but Kawajiri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kawajiri punishes Moreira's body with a nice straight punch.
Kawajiri connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kawajiri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moreira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kawajiri looks to throw the jab but Moreira is out of range.
Kawajiri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Moreira misses.
Kawajiri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawajiri lands a really nice looking cross but Moreira seems unphased.
Kawajiri slips under a jab from Moreira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moreira.
Nice sprawl there from Kawajiri as Moreira shoots in.
Kawajiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawajiri keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to get to full guard but Moreira has control of the leg.
Kawajiri keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kawajiri tries to get to full guard but Moreira has control of the leg.
Kawajiri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kawajiri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moreira is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to roll over but Moreira keeps him under control.
Kawajiri preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kawajiri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moreira lands a nice looking body shot.
Kawajiri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moreira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Moreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kawajiri!
Moreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kawajiri stuffs the takedown.
Moreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kawajiri is looking to slow Moreira down with leg kicks.
Kawajiri lands a jab to the nose.
Kawajiri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawajiri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Kawajiri catches Moreira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kawajiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Moreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira shoots for a takedown but Kawajiri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kawajiri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kawajiri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Kawajiri coming out on top.
Moreira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moreira. Kawajiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawajiri connects with a jab.
Kawajiri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moreira throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Kawajiri blocks the leg kick.
Moreira dives in for a single leg takedown but Kawajiri sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kawajiri is leaning against Moreira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tatsuya Kawajiri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moreira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kawajiri dodges the punch combination from Moreira.
Moreira walks into a jab.
Moreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawajiri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moreira lands a slapping body shot.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kawajiri.
Moreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kawajiri rather than just go for the knockout.
Kawajiri sizes up Moreira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moreira is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kawajiri lands with a good body shot.
Kawajiri lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Kawajiri lands a head shot.
Kawajiri misses with a body kick.
Moreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawajiri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kawajiri loads up on a big right hand but Moreira slips the punch.
Kawajiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Moreira misses with a wild body shot.
Kawajiri misses the jab.
Moreira throws a low kick, looking for Kawajiri's leg but Kawajiri calmly moves out of range.
Kawajiri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moreira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawajiri pinned against the cage. Kawajiri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira slips under a jab.
Daniel Moreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moreira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kawajiri misses with a kick to the body.
Kawajiri misses with a body shot.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the body kick.
Moreira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kawajiri slips under a jab.
Kawajiri throws the left hand but Moreira avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawajiri thumps Moreira with a low kick.
Moreira misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawajiri.
Moreira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kawajiri. Kawajiri obviously looking to wear him down.
Kawajiri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moreira.
Kawajiri lands a leg kick that knocks Moreira off balance momentarily.
Moreira looks to land a combination but Kawajiri avoids it well.
Kawajiri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moreira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kawajiri scores with a jab.
Moreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri scores with a hook.
Moreira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moreira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kawajiri counters with a thumping low kick.
Moreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri digs a good body shot into Moreira's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawajiri throws a nice looking combination but Moreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawajiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Kawajiri connects with a single shot there.
Moreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moreira throws a hook but Kawajiri blocks it.
Moreira misses with a body shot.
Moreira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kawajiri misses the shot to the body.
Kawajiri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moreira's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreira moves away from the strike by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moreira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kawajiri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kawajiri 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 39:37
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 39:37
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 39:38
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Tatsuya Kawajiri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Zanotto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanotto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zanotto throws a lazy uppercut
and Belton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Zanotto - just one landing.
Zanotto has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Zanotto. Beautiful body shot.
We've been told by Belton 's head coaches at Ballas Only that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Belton as Zanotto shoots in.
Zanotto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belton is trying to defend but Zanotto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Belton taking some punishment here, with Zanotto in his half guard.
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!
Zanotto is trying to control the action in half guard but Belton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belton tries to get to full guard but Zanotto has control of the leg.
Belton trying to hold on to Zanotto's head to control him but Zanotto postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanotto misses with a head shot. Belton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zanotto is looking to advance position but Belton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Belton is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Zanotto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belton swivels and escapes.
Bill Belton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
Zanotto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zanotto jabs Belton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belton moves away from the strike by Zanotto.
Belton connects with a single shot there.
Zanotto throws a chopping leg kick but Belton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Zanotto misses.
Belton moves away from the strike by Zanotto.
Belton lands the left hand.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Zanotto misses with a hook
and Belton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zanotto goes for a double leg but Belton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Belton continues to drive forward.
Zanotto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zanotto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Belton is fending him off so far but Zanotto persists. Nope, Belton circles away and we're back to standing.
Belton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zanotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belton .
Belton swinging wildly here.
Zanotto dives in for a single leg takedown but Belton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zanotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Belton .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belton throws a nice head kick!
Belton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zanotto manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belton .
Zanotto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belton just misses with a punch to the body.
Zanotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belton scores with a hook.
Zanotto lands with a straight right. Belton didn't see that one coming.
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!
Zanotto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zanotto throws a poor cross that misses
and Belton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belton lands a body shot.
Zanotto throws a looping overhand right but Belton ducks down to avoid it.
Belton lands a jab to the head.
Belton slips a jab from Zanotto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton slaps away a takedown attempt from Zanotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zanotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Belton .
Zanotto misses with a takedown attempt - Belton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Zanotto misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zanotto. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zanotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belton .
Belton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zanotto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zanotto.
Belton delivers a nice body kick.
Belton connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Belton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Belton throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Belton .
Zanotto cracks a nice hook into Belton 's ribs.
Belton stuns Zanotto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belton connects with a high kick.
Belton lands a leg kick that knocks Zanotto off balance momentarily.
Zanotto misses with a low kick as Belton jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Belton .
Belton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zanotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ben Zanotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belton slaps away a takedown attempt from Zanotto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zanotto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zanotto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bill Belton is winning the standup battle so far.
Zanotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Belton is just out of range.
Belton moves out of range as Zanotto strikes.
Zanotto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belton lands a leg kick that knocks Zanotto off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zanotto digs a good body shot into Belton 's ribs.
Belton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belton wants it to stay on the feet.
Belton lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Belton .
Belton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zanotto.
Zanotto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zanotto throws a poor cross that misses
and Belton counters with a three punch combo that has Zanotto backing up. Zanotto nods at Belton to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Zanotto.
Belton stuns Zanotto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zanotto to score with a decent uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belton .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zanotto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belton sprawls well. Belton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zanotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Bill Belton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
Belton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zanotto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belton as he jumps to the side.
Belton looks to score with a jab to the body but Zanotto is just out of range.
Belton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bill Belton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zanotto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A cross from Belton lands.
A good leg kick by Belton .
Belton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belton .
Zanotto throws a body punch but Belton moves out of range.
Belton connects with a looping right hand.
Zanotto throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zanotto. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belton throws a body punch but Zanotto moves out of range.
Zanotto gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zanotto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belton is pressing down on Zanotto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zanotto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belton looking to control.
Belton trying to control the position here.
Belton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zanotto is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zanotto postures up in Belton 's guard and throws a big left but Belton blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belton looking for a sweep. Not yet Belton , not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zanotto wants to control from the top but Belton keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zanotto throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Belton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zanotto thows a body shot but no joy.
Zanotto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zanotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zanotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belton manages to avoid it.
Zanotto misses with an uppercut
and Belton counters with a right hand to the body.
Zanotto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belton is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Zanotto.
Belton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Belton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zanotto is one step ahead there.
Zanotto throwing strikes from guard but Belton blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton pulls Zanotto in close to prevent any damage.
Zanotto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zanotto looking to sit in guard and control but Belton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Belton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zanotto is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton trying to control the position from guard on top but Zanotto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zanotto is trying to control the position but Belton postures up.
Belton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill Belton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A solid body kick from Belton .
Zanotto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belton cracks the inside of Zanotto's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto shoots in but no luck this time.
Belton stuffs the takedown attempt from Zanotto. Zanotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Bill Belton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
Zanotto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zanotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zanotto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Belton .
Zanotto misses with an uppercut
and Belton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zanotto. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zanotto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zanotto throws a looping overhand right but Belton ducks down to avoid it.
Zanotto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belton .
Nice straight punches there by Belton . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belton .
Nice body kick there by Belton .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zanotto misses with a wild body shot.
Belton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zanotto throws a hook to the side of Belton 's head but Belton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Belton finds it's way through Zanotto's defenses.
Zanotto works Belton 's body with a nice hook.
Belton lands with an overhand left.
Zanotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zanotto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zanotto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zanotto takes one to the chin there.
Zanotto throws a leg kick but Belton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zanotto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zanotto. Belton does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Belton .
Zanotto takes one to the side of the head.
Zanotto fails with the takedown.
Belton lands with a hook. Zanotto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Belton clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zanotto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zanotto checks the leg kick.
Belton avoids the body shot from Zanotto.
Belton leaves Zanotto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zanotto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belton swivels and escapes.
Belton lands a jab.
Belton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zanotto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zanotto is defended easily by Belton .
Bill Belton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Zanotto.
Belton lands with a good body shot.
Belton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zanotto's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zanotto.
Belton connects with a leg kick. Zanotto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zanotto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zanotto misses with a body shot.
Zanotto 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.
Zanotto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body punch from Belton .
Belton stuffs the takedown.
Belton lands a jab.
Zanotto shoots in looking for a takedown. Belton tries to sprawl out of it but Zanotto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zanotto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Zanotto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belton sprawls well. Belton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zanotto gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belton leaves Zanotto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Belton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zanotto can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown by Zanotto or perhaps it was just good defense by Belton which made him look bad.
Zanotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belton .
Jab, jab by Belton - just one landing.
Belton slips a straight right by Zanotto.
Zanotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belton . Belton obviously looking to wear him down.
Zanotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zanotto throws a hook to the side of Belton 's head but Belton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Zanotto.
Ben Zanotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zanotto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zanotto lands with an uppercut that bounces Belton off the cage and back into range.
Zanotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belton moves away.
Zanotto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Belton !
Belton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zanotto off and has taken his back!
Good control from Belton .
Ben Zanotto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belton is not going to allow Zanotto to sit and survive in this position.
Belton really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Zanotto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zanotto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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.
Belton trying to control momentarily.
Belton gets his hands free as Zanotto looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Belton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belton , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 40:36
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 40:36
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Belton !
A relieved looking Bill Belton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes to the cage accompanied by Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. Wolfe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Immortal Technique- Internally Bleeding. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
Snuka walks into a left hand.
Snuka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wolfe momentarily.
Snuka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snuka slips a straight right by Wolfe.
Snuka takes a swing at Wolfe's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snuka misses with a straight left.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolfe connects with a single shot there.
Snuka shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolfe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snuka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wolfe staying out of range there.
Snuka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe cracks Snuka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Snuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolfe manages to avoid it.
Wolfe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Snuka counters with a stiff right hand.
Snuka throws a looping overhand right but Wolfe ducks down to avoid it.
Wolfe ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.
Wolfe throws a low kick but Snuka moves out of range easily.
Snuka throws an off balance right hand
and Wolfe counters with a good low kick that Snuka was not able to check.
Wolfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snuka.
Snuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Snuka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wolfe counters with an outside leg kick.
Snuka misses with an uppercut.
Snuka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wolfe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wolfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka has Wolfe up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snuka.
Wolfe tries to throw a body punch but Snuka avoids it by throwing Wolfe back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snuka wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolfe tried to score with a low kick but Snuka checks it.
Snuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolfe.
Snuka misses with an uppercut. Wolfe saw that one coming.
Wolfe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolfe lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snuka, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with a hook.
Snuka connects with a body shot.
Snuka blocks a jab.
Snuka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snuka.
Wolfe misses with a leg kick.
Wolfe swings for the body but Snuka moves out of range.
Wolfe misses with a straight left.
Wolfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snuka throws out the jab.
Wolfe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wolfe moves away from the strike by Snuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolfe is just out of range.
Snuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snuka throws out the jab.
Snuka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wolfe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snuka moves away.
Nice cross by Snuka.
Wolfe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wolfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snuka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wolfe swings widly with a right hand
and Snuka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Snuka looking to sit in guard and control but Wolfe 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.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snuka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wolfe moves forwards but Snuka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wolfe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snuka misses with an uppercut
and Wolfe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snuka has a takedown stuffed.
Snuka swings for the body but Wolfe moves out of range.
Snuka avoids the body shot from Wolfe.
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfe.
Snuka has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolfe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snuka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe thuds his right hand into Snuka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Snuka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolfe's waist but Wolfe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snuka off to one side.
Wolfe tries to land a front kick but Snuka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wolfe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolfe. That's going to slow Snuka down.
Snuka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snuka misses with an uppercut
and Wolfe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wolfe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Snuka throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolfe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Snuka.
Snuka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wolfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolfe scores with a jab to the body.
Snuka blocks a leg kick.
Snuka missing with a left hand there. Wolfe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolfe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snuka.
Snuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wolfe has time to react.
Wolfe misses with a hook.
Snuka shoots in but Wolfe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Snuka moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka misses with a straight left.
Wolfe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Snuka throws a jab when Wolfe was well out of range.
Snuka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wolfe counters with a nice leg kick.
Wolfe looks to land a body kick but Snuka moved away.
Snuka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wolfe ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.
Snuka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wolfe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wolfe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is staying active underneath Wolfe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolfe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snuka actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snuka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Snuka wants to sweep here but Wolfe controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wolfe trying to control the position from guard on top but Snuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snuka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wolfe defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka working a defensive guard here.
Wolfe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snuka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wolfe has managed to get both his arms back between Snuka's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Wolfe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snuka loads up on a big right hand but Wolfe slips the punch.
Snuka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Snuka throws a jab when Wolfe was well out of range.
Snuka dives in and scores a takedown into Wolfe's guard.
Wolfe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.
Wolfe wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolfe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.
Wolfe wants to sweep but no luck.
Snuka with a nice head shot there.
Snuka 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.
Snuka is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfe has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jimmy Snuka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolfe controls Snuka momentarily but Snuka frees himself.
Snuka trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Wolfe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wolfe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jesse Wolfe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wolfe lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe connects with a jab.
Snuka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snuka manages to avoid it.
Wolfe throws a push kick but Snuka slaps the foot to one side.
Snuka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolfe.
Snuka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolfe.
Wolfe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snuka.
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snuka tests Wolfe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolfe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jimmy Snuka is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snuka throws a big shot that misses.
Wolfe staying out of range there.
Wolfe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snuka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wolfe trying to control the position.
Snuka throwing strikes from guard but Wolfe blocks nicely.
Wolfe pulls Snuka in close to his closed guard and prevents Snuka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolfe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Snuka throwing strikes but missing.
Snuka is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfe has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfe wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolfe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolfe trying to control the position.
Snuka throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Snuka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wolfe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Wolfe.
Snuka lands a glancing blow to the side of Wolfe's head.
Wolfe 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.
Snuka shoots in for a takedown but Wolfe shows good takedown defense.
Snuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolfe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snuka.
Wolfe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snuka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Snuka 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka trying to pass the guard but Wolfe defending well.
Wolfe is pressing down on Snuka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wolfe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snuka manages to get himself to full guard.
Snuka pushes a forearm under Wolfe's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Wolfe is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Snuka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jimmy Snuka waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatred's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soulfly - Pain. Max Hatred is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Hatred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hatred misses with a looping right.
Hatred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trudeau manages to avoid it.
Hatred throws a wild body kick that Trudeau sees coming a mile off.
Hatred with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trudeau to score with a decent uppercut.
Hatred avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick.
Hatred misses the jab.
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Hatred.
Hatred tries to land a front kick but Trudeau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hatred has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
A left lands for Trudeau.
Hatred on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trudeau. Trudeau obviously looking to wear him down.
Hatred throws a solid leg kick but Trudeau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hatred.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau drives through and clinches with Hatred against the cage.
Hatred working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hatred tries a body shot but Trudeau blocks it.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trudeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatred backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Trudeau.
Trudeau digs a right hand into Hatred's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatred's gas tank.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Hatred blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Trudeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatred backwards.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Trudeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatred backwards.
Still in the clinch, Trudeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatred's elbow.
Trudeau digs a right hand into Hatred's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatred's gas tank.
Hatred is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Trudeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatred breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trudeau misses with a wild body shot.
Trudeau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Hatred.
Trudeau drops Hatred with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hatred looks back up at him and smiles so Trudeau waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hatred is rocked!
Hatred connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick from Hatred.
Trudeau checks a low kick from Hatred.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatred moves away.
Trudeau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trudeau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatred misses with a leg kick.
Trudeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatred manages to avoid it.
Trudeau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatred was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
Hatred takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatred uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trudeau.
Trudeau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hatred rather than just go for the knockout.
Trudeau scores with a nice right hand.
Hatred pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trudeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatred fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trudeau checks it well.
Hatred walks into a jab.
Hatred scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Trudeau.
Trudeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatred throws a head kick that half lands.
Trudeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Trudeau has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Trudeau blocks a low kick nicely.
Hatred tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trudeau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hatred counters with a leg kick.
Trudeau throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatred counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatred throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatred takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatred lands with a straight right. Trudeau didn't see that one coming.
Hatred tries to land a leg kick but Trudeau saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Trudeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatred on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hatred throws a leg kick
and Trudeau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hatred avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatred throws a low kick but Trudeau moves out of range easily.
Hatred attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hatred connects with a right hand. Trudeau shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Trudeau.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatred uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trudeau.
Hatred throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Trudeau dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hatred tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau misses with a looping left.
Hatred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trudeau moves away.
Trudeau lands a leg kick that knocks Hatred off balance momentarily.
Trudeau jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatred thuds his shin into the meat of Trudeau's side.
Hatred fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trudeau checks it well.
Trudeau lands with an overhand left.
Trudeau misses with a looping right.
Hatred throws a big shot that misses.
Hatred throws a low kick but Trudeau moves out of range easily.
Hatred connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatred throws a leg kick
and Trudeau counters with a straight right hand.
Trudeau avoids the head kick by Hatred.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trudeau checks a leg kick nicely.
Trudeau moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hatred tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatred pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trudeau is out of range and Hatred settles back down.
A slow jab from Trudeau misses its intended target.
Hatred throws a leg kick
and Trudeau counters with a stiff right hand.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hatred throws a series of punches but Trudeau moves out of range.
Hatred walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatred throws a push kick but Trudeau slaps the foot to one side.
Hatred lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trudeau lands a head kick. Hatred smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatred.
Trudeau throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh Hatred is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trudeau misses with an uppercut.
Hatred seems to have got his legs back now.
Hatred throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trudeau pushes Hatred up against the cage in a clinch.
Trudeau tries a body shot but Hatred blocks it.
Trudeau misses with a body punch.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Trudeau as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hatred tries to work over Trudeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trudeau working aggressively here.
Hatred wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
Hatred tries to circle away but Trudeau has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatred creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hatred's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hatred swings wildly with an uppercut but Trudeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Trudeau on the inside.
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatred uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatred.
Trudeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatred.
Trudeau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatreds head.
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatred pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hatred takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trudeau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hatred. That one must have hurt.
Hatred has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatred there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatred misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooh!!! Trudeau has knocked Hatred down with a huge combo! Trudeau steps away and waves a wobbly Hatred back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Max Hatred has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hatred sprawling to the canvas! Hatred rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Trudeau finish him?!
Trudeau misses with a wild body shot.
Trudeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatred.
Hatred moves away from the strike by Trudeau.
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Hatred.
Hatred defending well as Trudeau loads up on a big left hand.
Hatred throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Trudeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trudeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatred.
Hatred scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trudeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatred throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatred misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Trudeau misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Trudeau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Hatred's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hatred has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hatred there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Hatred.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau connects with a right hand. Hatred shakes it off.
Hatred throws out a loose jab but Trudeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatred gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trudeau.
Trudeau takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau cracks Hatred with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hatred looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Trudeau finish him?
Trudeau ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Hatred out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pierre Trudeau!
A relieved looking Pierre Trudeau thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by yes. Mr Black will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
44 - 21 - 3 |
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 21 - 3, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Black.
Black blocks the body kick.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but De Groot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Black misses with a hook.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black misses with a hook.
De Groot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
De Groot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Groot.
Black sizes up De Groot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black feints and as De Groot raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Groot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and De Groot reverses the position - he's now on top in Black's guard.
De Groot wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black trying to control the position.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Groot is doing well to control the position and prevent Black from advancing to side control.
Black stands up out of the half guard.
Black misses with a right hand
and De Groot counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a front kick aimed at De Groot's knee but De Groot avoids it well.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Groot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.
Black is looking to score with low kicks.
De Groot has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Groot is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Nice jab there from Black.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Black.
De Groot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Groot throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws out a leg kick but De Groot moves out of range and Black only half commits.
Black throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black missing with a left hand there. De Groot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
De Groot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but De Groot has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but De Groot is retaining full guard.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black trying to control but De Groot is working from the bottom.
Black looking to pass the guard.
De Groot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Black dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Black scores with a jab.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De Groot is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black misses with a head shot. De Groot uses the momentum to regain guard.
Black is looking to pass into half guard but De Groot pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now De Groot is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Groot defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Black prevents De Groot from improving his position.
De Groot wants to control the action here but instead Black manages to pass to full mount!
De Groot is desperately trying to improve his position but Black has a good base and remains in mount.
Black throws a wild left hand from mount and De Groot manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Groot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Black is looking to advance position but De Groot won't allow it.
De Groot regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Groot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but De Groot is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
De Groot keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black postures up in De Groot's guard and throws a big left but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
De Groot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Groot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Groot working a defensive guard here.
De Groot pulls Black in close to his closed guard and prevents Black from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karl De Groot wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Black throws a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mr Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black missing with a left hand there. De Groot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Black.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Black lands with a straight right. De Groot didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Donk. De Groot catches Black right on the button with a cross.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
De Groot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Groot tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Groot misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but De Groot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A low kick from Black is predictable there
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black fails with the takedown
and De Groot counters with an inside leg kick.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Black looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from De Groot.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Black misses.
Black shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Groot is trying to defend but Black finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Black is looking to take a break and control but De Groot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
De Groot won't allow Black to pass to mount.
De Groot is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Black's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Groot controls the action.
De Groot wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Black wants to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black is still trying to improve position.
Black just trying to survive but De Groot is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Black is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
What can Black do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
You can see the frustration on Black's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mr Black just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks De Groot off balance momentarily.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mr Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from De Groot.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black won't allow De Groot to sweep him here.
Black trying to control but De Groot is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black preventing the sweep.
De Groot working a defensive guard but Black manages to pass into side control anyway.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Groot keeps working.
Black has hold of De Groot's arm. He's looking for a kimura. De Groot seems comfortable defending it but Black has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! De Groot is real pain and he's forced to tap out! De Groot is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Black couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mr Black!
Mr Black is the new lightweight champion!
Mr Black really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunowevil comes to the cage accompanied by If You're Gonna Be Dumb You Gotta Be Tough. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunowevil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Dunowevil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dunowevil misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones prevents Dunowevil from standing back up.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones moves into full mount! Dunowevil won't be happy about that!
Jones landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dunowevil?
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dunowevil tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Dunowevil is rocked!
It looks like Roger Dunowevil has been cut.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Dunowevil is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dunowevil! More shots from Jones and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Jones!
A very excited looking Paul Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Poochyena might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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295 lbs
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270 lbs
30 - 17 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poochyena's head backwards.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Poochyena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosenthal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poochyena feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rosenthal 's calf.
Rosenthal lands a head shot.
Poochyena closes the distance and clinches.
Poochyena tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poochyena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Poochyena.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal can't find room to land a body shot as Poochyena controls the action.
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!
Rosenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal has a couple of punches blocked by Poochyena.
Poochyena 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.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Poochyena presses Rosenthal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Poochyena to work.
Poochyena throws a head punch that misses.
Poochyena lands an uppercut.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Poochyena is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poochyena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Poochyena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenthal fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Poochyena.
Rosenthal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rosenthal works on Poochyena's body with a couple of short punches.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Poochyena.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Poochyena.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Poochyena controls his hands.
Poochyena leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Poochyena blocks it.
Poochyena taking a breather.
Poochyena lands a right hand.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poochyena looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosenthal 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.
Rosenthal lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rosenthal .
Poochyena tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Poochyena back against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rosenthal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosenthal .
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal lands a body punch.
Poochyena tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Poochyena back against the cage.
A short right from Poochyena on the inside.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rosenthal lands with a good body shot.
Poochyena moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rosenthal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poochyena.
Poochyena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poochyena scores with a head kick. Rosenthal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've been informed that Rosenthal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal closes the distance and clinches.
Poochyena taking a breather.
Rosenthal pushes Poochyena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rosenthal .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poochyena.
Rosenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poochyena's elbow.
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
Poochyena is looking to control Rosenthal 's arms but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poochyena has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Poochyena - that landed with a thud.
Poochyena taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tamias Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poochyena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rosenthal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poochyena counters with a big head kick but Rosenthal shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal tries to clinch but Poochyena moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poochyena.
Poochyena looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poochyena fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poochyena connects with a high kick.
Poochyena looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rosenthal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rosenthal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poochyena. Poochyena circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rosenthal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poochyena stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena trying to control the position but instead, Rosenthal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poochyena into the cage.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
Poochyena lands a right hand.
Poochyena tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Poochyena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Poochyena.
That has opened up Frank Rosenthal 's cut even more.
Poochyena is struggling to control the position.
Rosenthal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena is looking to control Rosenthal 's arms but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poochyena has his back to the cage.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Poochyena.
Poochyena avoiding damage.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poochyena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal 's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poochyena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Rosenthal as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Rosenthal .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamias Poochyena dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rosenthal throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick from Poochyena lands but Rosenthal takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up.
Rosenthal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poochyena shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Rosenthal misses its intended target.
Rosenthal scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal thuds his right hand into Poochyena's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poochyena swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosenthal .
Poochyena turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rosenthal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poochyena motions for Rosenthal to come forward. Poochyena throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Poochyena.
Poochyena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the body kick from Poochyena.
A jab from Rosenthal misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a really nice looking cross but Poochyena seems unphased.
Poochyena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Poochyena throws a chopping leg kick but Rosenthal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rosenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poochyena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poochyena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena closes the distance and pushes Rosenthal back into the cage.
Rosenthal misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosenthal .
Poochyena is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns Poochyena into the cage.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Poochyena controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal pushes Poochyena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rosenthal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poochyena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
Poochyena is struggling to control the position.
Poochyena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Tamias Poochyena has been cut.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal digs a right hand underneath Poochyena's ribcage. Poochyena let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rosenthal pushes Poochyena back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poochyena wants to stall.
Poochyena lands a body punch.
Poochyena displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rosenthal up against the cage.
Rosenthal lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Poochyena.
Poochyena misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Rosenthal .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poochyena trying to stall but Rosenthal improves his position.
Poochyena seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Rosenthal is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rosenthal really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rosenthal lands an overhand right.
Rosenthal tries to clinch up.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the leg kick from Poochyena.
Poochyena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poochyena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Rosenthal misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Poochyena misses its intended target.
Poochyena feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rosenthal 's calf.
Poochyena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal cracks a nice hook into Poochyena's ribs.
Poochyena works the jab nicely.
Rosenthal checks a low kick from Poochyena.
Nice uppercut lands for Rosenthal . That snapped Poochyena's head back.
Rosenthal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poochyena swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rosenthal takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poochyena throws a head kick but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Frank Rosenthal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poochyena is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns Poochyena into the cage.
Frank Rosenthal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poochyena lands with a light punch inside.
Poochyena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poochyena tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poochyena lands with a right to the head.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Poochyena.
Poochyena will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rosenthal up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Poochyena.
Tamias Poochyena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
Poochyena digs a right hand into Rosenthal 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rosenthal 's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Poochyena.
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!
Poochyena lands a body punch.
Rosenthal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Poochyena tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poochyena takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poochyena is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tamias Poochyena showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 38:38
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 38:38
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kilpatrick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parkway Drive - Dark Days. George Foreman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Foreman lands a slapping body shot.
Kilpatrick swinging wildly here.
Kilpatrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foreman with a jab.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Luke Kilpatrick has been cut.
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foreman swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick scores with a leg kick.
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman clobbers Kilpatrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kilpatrick looks to throw the jab but Foreman is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick looks to land a body kick but Foreman moved away.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Kilpatrick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Foreman throws an overhand right that lands on Kilpatrick's shoulder, as Kilpatrick tries to avoid the shot.
Foreman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Foreman moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Kilpatrick.
Foreman takes a swing at Kilpatrick's ribcage but misses.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick lunges at Foreman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foreman's hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kilpatrick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Foreman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foreman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Foreman counters with a nice body shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Foreman counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick takes a swing at Foreman's ribcage but misses.
Foreman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Foreman swings widly with a right hand
and Kilpatrick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foreman's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foreman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kilpatrick 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.
Kilpatrick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick throws a strike but Foreman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foreman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes from guard but Foreman blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Foreman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Foreman looking for a sweep. Not yet Foreman, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman managing to control the position.
Foreman keeping full guard, as Kilpatrick tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Kilpatrick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foreman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Kilpatrick.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foreman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kilpatrick up against the cage.
Kilpatrick tries to stall but Foreman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Foreman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick lands a nice elbow.
It looks like George Foreman has been cut.
Kilpatrick misses with some punches.
Foreman tries to work over Kilpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but Foreman blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick wants to take the fight to the mat but Foreman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Foreman.
Kilpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman.
Foreman lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Foreman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kilpatrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Foreman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kilpatrick looking to throw knees to the head but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Foreman walks away with a smile on his face. Kilpatrick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Foreman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Foreman.
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!
Kilpatrick slips a straight right by Foreman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilpatrick misses the target.
Foreman tries to move into range but Kilpatrick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick scores with a nice right hand.
Kilpatrick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foreman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilpatrick circles away.
Foreman blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman scores with a hook to the body. Kilpatrick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Foreman blocks a leg kick.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilpatrick is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
Foreman throws a hook but Kilpatrick avoids it easily.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Kilpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Foreman.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
George Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Foreman.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilpatrick lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kilpatrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Foreman swings for the body but Kilpatrick moves out of range.
Kilpatrick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foreman to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Kilpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman misses with a hook to the body
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Foreman is just riding it out for now. Kilpatrick eventually gives up the hold.
Kilpatrick is looking to pass Foreman's guard but actually Foreman recovers to full guard.
Foreman seems keen to control Kilpatrick's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Kilpatrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilpatrick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kilpatrick in side control, throwing shots but Foreman defends.
Kilpatrick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Foreman regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kilpatrick's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Foreman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick prevents Foreman from standing back up.
Luke Kilpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Kilpatrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foreman is staying active underneath Kilpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Foreman is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foreman wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is pressing down on Foreman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Foreman is holding on for now.
Foreman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kilpatrick wants to pass to mount but Foreman is defending the position.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick working Foreman over with strikes.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foreman's head.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Foreman is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foreman tries to kick Kilpatrick off but Kilpatrick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilpatrick misses with a head shot. Foreman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kilpatrick won't allow Foreman to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Foreman has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kilpatrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a right hand that misses
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.
Foreman digs a good hook to Kilpatrick's body.
A slow jab from Kilpatrick misses its intended target.
Kilpatrick misses with a right hand
and Foreman counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilpatrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilpatrick thows a body shot but no joy.
Foreman misses with a body shot
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foreman wants to stand and escape but Kilpatrick is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
Foreman is looking to stand up but Kilpatrick isn't so interested in that idea.
Kilpatrick works over Foreman with some ground and pound from guard.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Foreman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Foreman!
Kilpatrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilpatrick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foreman defends well.
Foreman controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilpatrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick being controlled here, momentarily.
Kilpatrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Foreman stands up from Kilpatrick's guard - Foreman perhaps looking for a knockout.
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!
Foreman throws a right and a left that Kilpatrick avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilpatrick is just out of range.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Kilpatrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Foreman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foreman misses with a hook. Kilpatrick ducked under it nicely.
Foreman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Foreman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Foreman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foreman misses with a body shot
and Kilpatrick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Foreman's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foreman is adopting a defensive guard.
Kilpatrick looking to pass the guard.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Foreman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Kilpatrick.
I think Kilpatrick 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 39:37
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 39:37
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kilpatrick!
An out of breath Luke Kilpatrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fantastic's choice of entrance music: System Of A Down-Cigaro. Renan St Juste has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fantastic.
Fantastic looks to throw the jab but St Juste is out of range.
Fantastic misses the jab.
St Juste lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been told by St Juste's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St Juste misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from St Juste misses the target.
Fantastic blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic misses with a low kick.
Fantastic misses with a kick to the body
and St Juste counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fantastic's knee momentarily.
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!
Fantastic moves into the clinch.
St Juste throws a punch but it's blocked by Fantastic.
Fantastic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastic controls the action.
St Juste stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic struggles to land a body shot inside as St Juste controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fantastic as St Juste tries to tie him up.
Fantastic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic pushes St Juste back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from St Juste.
Fantastic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Juste misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fantastic.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
St Juste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Juste.
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!
Fantastic lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Juste prevents a body shot from Fantastic.
St Juste will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fantastic up against the cage.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fantastic.
St Juste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastic.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
Fantastic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Justes head.
Fantastic tries to work over St Juste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Juste is looking to control Fantastic's arms but Fantastic gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Juste has his back to the cage.
Fantastic can't find room to land a body shot as St Juste controls the action.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
St Juste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fantastic's elbow.
Fantastic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastic.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Juste working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fantastic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Fantastic letting St Juste take a breather here.
Fantastic has a couple of punches blocked by St Juste.
St Juste takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste wants to stall.
Fantastic lands with a right to the head.
St Juste lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastic lands a shoulder strike.
St Juste stalling in the clinch but Fantastic improves position.
Fantastic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic tries a body shot but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
Fantastic misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fantastic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Juste on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
Fantastic rushes St Juste and presses him up against the cage.
St Juste is trying to maintain a safe position but Fantastic gets an underhook and turns St Juste into the cage.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste prevents a body shot from Fantastic.
Fantastic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Juste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Juste working aggressively here.
Fantastic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Renan St Juste's cut is getting worse.
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!
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastic controls the action.
Fantastic lands a shot to the body.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
St Juste misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste blocks a body shot from Fantastic.
St Juste fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Juste stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic working aggressively here.
St Juste lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Juste works on Fantastic's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
Fantastic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Juste.
St Juste lands a body punch.
Come on St Juste - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from St Juste on the inside.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
St Juste leaning his opponent against the cage.
St Juste lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards.
Fantastic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic tries a body shot but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fantastic fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fantastic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Juste tries to stall but Fantastic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St Juste is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic prevents a body shot from St Juste.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic lands a hook that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
Fantastic blocks an uppercut.
St Juste tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Fantastic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
St Juste misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Juste trying to control the position but instead, Fantastic has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Juste into the cage.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Fantastic avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastic controls the action.
St Juste scores with a shot to the side of Fantastic's head.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic digs a right hand into St Juste's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Juste's gas tank.
St Juste throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Fantastic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fantastic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Fantastic lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Juste doesn't seem phased though.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste throws a wild body kick that Fantastic sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Juste circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from St Juste.
Fantastic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Juste's head.
Fantastic just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Fantastic finds it's way through St Juste's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantastic lands with a straight right. St Juste didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic scores with a punch to the head.
St Juste is rocked!
Fantastic cracks the inside of St Juste's front leg.
Fantastic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Juste has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Juste throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fantastic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fantastic.
Fantastic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and St Juste counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic throws a good cross that connects.
Renan St Juste's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
Fantastic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste slips under a jab from Fantastic.
St Juste misses with a hook to the body
and Fantastic counters with a nice uppercut.
St Juste moves out of range as Fantastic strikes.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fantastics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
St Juste gets tackled into the cage by Fantastic. Fantastic maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fantastic.
Fantastic swings wildly with an uppercut but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Juste misses with a body punch.
St Juste lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Juste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fantastic backwards.
St Juste tries to work over Fantastic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic misses with the head strike.
Fantastic lands a body shot.
Fantastic misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Juste swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste stalling in the clinch but Fantastic improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic lands with a left to the head.
Jeez, Renan St Juste's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
St Juste blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic has a couple of punches blocked by St Juste.
Fantastic lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
St Juste misses with a body punch.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from St Juste.
St Juste blocking some punches.
St Juste effectively controlling the action here.
Fantastic has a couple of punches blocked by St Juste.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St Juste takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
Fantastic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Fantastic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantastic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fantastic is thwarting St Juste's attempts to control the position.
Fantastic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fantastic tries to pass to full mount but St Juste defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fantastic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fantastic.
St Juste throws the left hand but Fantastic avoids the punch easily.
St Juste fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fantastic is out of range.
St Juste misses with a body kick.
St Juste throws a shot from downtown. Fantastic moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuns St Juste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Juste has time to react.
Fantastic is looking to chop away at St Juste's legs.
Fantastic scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic closes the distance and pushes St Juste back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantastic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Juste.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fantastic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic misses with a punch on the inside.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic presses St Juste against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Juste.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from St Juste fails to land.
Fantastic lands with a left to the head.
St Juste scores with a hook to the body.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Fantastic avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
St Juste prevents a body shot from Fantastic.
Fantastic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fantastic.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renan St Juste's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Fantastic!
A less than humble Johnny Fantastic misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto comes into the arena with System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. blaring out of the sound system. Rutger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hall & Oates - Out of Touch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto shoots in for a takedown but Rutger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Rutger.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Rutger lands a big head kick that sends Uusisto tumbling to the mat! Rutger takes a step backwards and waves Uusisto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uusisto misses with an uppercut. Rutger saw that one coming.
Rutger thuds a left hand into Uusisto's body.
Rutger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Uusisto back to the cage. Rutger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Uusisto is rocked!
Rutger blocks a head kick by Uusisto.
Oh Uusisto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutger feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Uusisto collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Russ Rutger!
Russ Rutger is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Russ Rutger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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