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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geghard Karekin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Conrad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geghard Karekin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad shoots and misses
and Karekin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conrad won't be happy with that.
Conrad tries to escape but Karekin is in control.
Karekin trying to control the action but Conrad is working from the bottom.
Conrad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Conrad's face as Karekin controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karekin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Karekin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conrad keeps working.
Conrad is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Karekin is controlling him well.
Conrad trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Conrad's face as Karekin controls the position.
Karekin trying to control the position but Conrad is working away.
Conrad is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Conrad is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karekin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Conrad looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Conrad wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karekin wants to control but Conrad is keeping him busy.
Conrad is trying to buck Karekin off.
Karekin is working Conrad over with some ground and pound from side control.
Conrad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karekin wants to control but Conrad is keeping him busy.
Karekin working the ground and pound but Conrad is defending the strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karekin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Conrad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karekin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Karekin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Conrad is pushing Karekin's head away, looking to escape. Karekin manages to hold on to the position though.
Karekin trying to control the position but Conrad is working away.
Conrad is pushing Karekin's head away, looking to escape. Karekin manages to hold on to the position though.
Karekin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Karekin is looking to take a break and control but Conrad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Conrad is looking to get back to his feet here but Karekin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Conrad's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Karekin controlling from the back.
Conrad is trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geghard Karekin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conrad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karekin defends it nicely.
Conrad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karekin's waist but Karekin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conrad off to one side.
Conrad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karekin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karekin.
Karekin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karekin won't allow Conrad to get back to his feet.
Karekin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karekin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karekin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Conrad is trying to stand back up but Karekin is controlling him
Karekin lands strikes from half guard.
Conrad wants to get back to his feet.
Karekin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conrad is trying to stand.
Karekin wants to pass the guard but Conrad is defending well.
Karekin prevents Conrad from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is staying active underneath Karekin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karekin working over Conrad with some ground and pound. Conrad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Karekin trying to control the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karekin working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karekin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Karekin stops Conrad from getting back to his feet.
Karekin controlling the pace.
Geghard Karekin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Conrad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karekin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Conrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karekin won't allow Conrad to get back to his feet.
Karekin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karekin trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to stand and escape but Karekin is having none of it.
Karekin wants to control from the top but Conrad keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Geghard Karekin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Conrad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karekin circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Conrad.
Conrad throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geghard Karekin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Conrad misses with a takedown
and Karekin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karekin.
Karekin wants to control from the top but Conrad keeps moving.
Karekin prevents Conrad from getting back to his feet.
Conrad wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Karekin manages to pass to side control.
Karekin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karekin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conrad defending well though.
Karekin working Conrad over with strikes.
Karekin is trying to control. Conrad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karekin prevents Conrad from standing back up.
Karekin wants to pass to mount but Conrad is defending the position.
Karekin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Conrad wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karekin in particular looking to stall.
Conrad looks like he's trying to stand up.
Karekin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karekin wants to control but Conrad is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karekin with the ground and pound but Conrad uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Conrad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karekin is controlling him.
Karekin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conrad is keeping the position for now.
Karekin postures up in Conrad's guard and throws a big left but Conrad blocks it.
Karekin wants to pass the guard but Conrad is keeping the position.
Conrad wants to stand but Karekin is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karekin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conrad is keeping the position for now.
Conrad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karekin is controlling him.
Karekin lands a couple of elbows.
Conrad keeping moving, preventing Karekin from controlling successfully.
Geghard Karekin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karekin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Conrad haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karekin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Conrad fails with the takedown
and Karekin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karekin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karekin stops Conrad from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karekin trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad wants to stand and escape but Karekin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geghard Karekin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karekin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geghard Karekin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Axazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Axazel!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axazel darts in looking for a takedown but Wallace gets double underhooks and turns Axazel into the cage.
Axazel takes a shot to the head.
Wallace missing with knees to the body.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Axazel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Axazel 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.
Axazel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wallace after a bit of a struggle.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Axazel avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
Wallace tries to work over Axazel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axazel has clasped his hands together around Wallace's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Axazel stands up.
Axazel misses the shot to the body.
Axazel looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Randall Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Axazel.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Axazel circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axazel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Axazel is trying to control the action in half guard but Wallace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Axazel tries to pass to full mount but Wallace defends it.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Axazel.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace is refusing to be controlled, as Axazel sits in half guard.
Axazel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Axazel is looking to advance position but Wallace won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axazel is keen to just control but Wallace is a slippery customer.
Axazel seems to be working for a kimura but Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Axazel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wallace is staying active underneath Axazel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wallace is defending against the submission attempts here by Axazel.
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to stand.
Axazel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wallace sees it coming and defends easily.
Axazel is nestled in close to Wallace, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Axazel is working for a kimura but Wallace is defending it quite comfortably.
Axazel is working for a kimura but Wallace is defending it quite comfortably.
Axazel is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axazel throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Axazel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Axazel trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axazel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Axazel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Axazel fails with the takedown.
Wallace darts in trying to clinch
and Axazel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Axazel pushes him off.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Axazel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wallace looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Axazel is controlling him well.
Axazel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wallace is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Axazel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wallace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallace tries to get out of the position.
Axazel is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axazel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wallace taking a bit of punishment here - Axazel scoring with strikes.
Axazel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wallace is trying to control Axazel's posture but Axazel avoids it.
Axazel in side control, throwing shots but Wallace defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axazel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wallace tries to buck Axazel off but Axazel is having none of it.
Axazel trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace is holding Axazel down, trying to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Axazel.
Wallace tries to kick Axazel off but Axazel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Axazel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wallace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Axazel on the ground.
Wallace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Axazel.
Wallace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Axazel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Axazel stands up out of the half guard.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Axazel circles away.
Jin Axazel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axazel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wallace in his tracks.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Axazel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Axazel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axazel looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Axazel looking to score a takedown here. Wallace is defending well but Axazel drives through and ends up in Wallace's guard.
Wallace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axazel wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
Wallace is trying to keep Axazel in close.
Axazel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Axazel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Axazel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axazel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wallace is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Axazel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Axazel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Axazel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wallace is in Axazel's guard.
Axazel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Axazel has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Wallace is looking to defend but Axazel has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Wallace! Axazel pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Wallace taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jin Axazel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colden Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Colden Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Rush!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rush goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harper tries to clinch up but Rush circles away and keeps his distance.
Rush works over Harper's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Colden Harper has been cut.
Rush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harper walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rush cracks Harper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush lands a body shot.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush scores with a hook.
A combination from Rush does no damage.
James Rush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rush cracks Harper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rush moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
Rush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
Rush connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Rush misses.
Rush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harper is rocked!
Harper gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Harper tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Rush is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Harper buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Harper!! Harper is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Rush throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Rush!
James Rush made sure to mention his sponsor, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SJ Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison Yates has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with SJ Mitchell 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, SJ Mitchell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yates.
Yates has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mitchell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yates cracks Mitchell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates swinging wildly here.
Mitchell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Yates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mitchell clobbers Yates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell 's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Mitchell tumbling to the canvas! Yates pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Mitchell was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harrison Yates!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Kalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalil comes to the cage accompanied by Black Rob - Whoa!. Freeman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 100 Black Coffins. The key to victory for Khaled Kalil has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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295 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaled Kalil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Django Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Kalil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kalil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Freeman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Freeman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khaled Kalil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Django Freeman.
Kalil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freeman looks winded!
Kalil throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
That kick from Kalil tenderised Freeman's leg. Freeman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalil lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Freeman crumples to the floor! Kalil milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Khaled Kalil!
During a confident post fight interview, Khaled Kalil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kocur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Head Crusher - Megadeth. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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198 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Mazzuca checks it.
Kocur moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick which misses Kocur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kocur tries to avoid it.
Mazzuca misses with a hook
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazzuca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Mazzuca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca pushes Kocur away with a front kick.
Kocur swings for the body but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Mazzuca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mazzuca misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzuca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Kocur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mazzuca can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca moves forwards but Kocur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mazzuca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazzuca lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Kocur. Those never looked like landing.
Mazzuca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kocur lands a jab.
Mazzuca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazzuca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Mazzuca has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mazzuca scores with a leg kick.
Mazzuca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kocur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Mazzuca.
Good leg kick by Mazzuca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kocur has Mazzuca up against the cage in a clinch.
Mazzuca misses with some punches.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Mazzuca lands a right hand.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzuca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Mazzuca tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Mazzuca back against the cage.
Mazzuca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur is leaning against Mazzuca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mazzuca stalls.
A body shot lands from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Mazzuca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mazzuca - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzuca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Mazzuca.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzuca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzuca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzuca controls the action.
Mazzuca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzuca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazzuca's elbow.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzuca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzuca.
Mazzuca misses with a body punch.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzuca controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Mazzuca will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a body kick that stops Mazzuca in his tracks momentarily.
A slow jab from Mazzuca misses its intended target.
Kocur throws a head kick but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mazzuca jabs at Kocur's body.
Mazzuca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Mazzuca misses
and Kocur counters with a thumping low kick.
Mazzuca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mazzuca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mazzuca will feel that in the morning.
Mazzuca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mazzuca feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
Mazzuca misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mazzuca 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.
Kocur connects with a body shot that sends Mazzuca's belly button to the back.
Mazzuca is looking to slow Kocur down with leg kicks.
Mazzuca jabs Kocur right on the nose. Kocur blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mazzuca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mazzuca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocur.
Mazzuca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mazzuca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kocur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Mazzuca misses.
Kocur moves out of range as Mazzuca throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mazzuca swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mazzuca.
Mazzuca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mazzuca thows a leg kick but Kocur checks it
and Kocur counters with a left to the body.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazzuca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left lands for Kocur.
Mazzuca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazzuca avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kocur counters with a leg kick.
Mazzuca throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kocur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kocur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mazzuca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kocur is looking to wear down Mazzuca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mazzuca is looking to slow Kocur down with leg kicks.
Mazzuca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
A low kick from Mazzuca misses
and Kocur counters with a nice body shot.
Mazzuca thuds his right hand into Kocur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mazzuca lands a jab.
Kocur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kocur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mazzuca has time to react.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Kocur tries to work over Mazzuca's front leg with a kick but Mazzuca checks it.
Kocur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mazzuca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Mazzuca moved out of range nicely.
Mazzuca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mazzuca keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Mazzuca is predictable there
and Kocur counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Mazzuca has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haleb Sukayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista's entrance music is wrecking ball. A fine choice. 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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280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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22
252 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haleb Sukayev!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Batista.
That kick from Batista tenderised Sukayev's leg. Sukayev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sukayev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batista can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sukayev moves away.
Sukayev connects with a right hand. Batista shakes it off.
Sukayev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Batista's head coaches at Warrior Dogs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sukayev throws a hook but Batista avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Batista misses
and Sukayev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sukayev.
Sukayev pushing down on Batista's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Batista is not content to let Sukayev control the position.
Sukayev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Batista haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Batista keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukayev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sukayev wants to take a breather but Batista is having none of it.
Batista pushes Sukayev off looking to stand but Sukayev dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Haleb Sukayev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sukayev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batista looks to score with a jab to the body but Sukayev is just out of range.
Sukayev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Batista quickly recovers to half guard.
Sukayev is looking to take a break and control but Batista is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Batista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Batista tries to get out of the position.
Sukayev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sukayev is looking to take a break and control but Batista is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukayev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Batista defends it well.
Sukayev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sukayev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sukayev lands a nice short elbow.
Sukayev drops an elbow to the side of Batista's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sukayev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Batista does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sukayev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukayev wants to work for an arm triangle but Batista is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Batista is defending against the submission attempts here by Sukayev.
Sukayev stalling away here and it's allowed Batista to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukayev looking to sit in guard and control but Batista gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sukayev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista wants to get up but he can't break Sukayev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sukayev controlling Batista's posture.
Batista decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sukayev, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista thumps Sukayev with a low kick.
Batista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haleb Sukayev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sukayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sukayev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Batista lands with a shot to the body.
Sukayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sukayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sukayev slips a jab and a cross from Batista.
Sukayev misses with a combination
and Batista counters with a stiff right hand.
Sukayev swings for the body but Batista moves out of range.
Batista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sukayev.
Sukayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Batista.
Sukayev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista takes a swing at Sukayev's ribcage but misses.
Dave Batista is winning the standup battle so far.
Sukayev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Batista lands a left and a right that send Sukayev crashing to the mat, dazed. Batista thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sukayev is rocked!
It looks like Haleb Sukayev has been cut.
Batista moves in close and cracks Sukayev with a massive right hand! Sukayev, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Batista!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Batista!
Dave Batista decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dimont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Winshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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26
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dimont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffery Winshire!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winshire misses with an uppercut.
Dimont doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Winshire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dimont pulls Winshire in close to prevent any damage.
Dimont keeping moving, preventing Winshire from controlling successfully.
Dimont looking for a sweep. Not yet Dimont, not yet.
Winshire throws a big right hand that misses.
Winshire looking to sit in guard and control but Dimont gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dimont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimont connects with a couple of short punches.
Dimont throws a strike but Winshire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winshire throws a strike but Dimont rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been hearing that Dimont has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Winshire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dimont wants to control from the top but Winshire keeps moving.
Dimont content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimont trying to control the position from guard on top but Winshire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimont works over Winshire with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winshire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dimont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winshire wants to sweep here but Dimont controlling him for the moment.
Dimont content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimont advances position into side control!
Winshire takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winshire is not content to let Dimont control the position.
Dimont 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.
Winshire is trying to escape the position but Dimont is controlling the position.
Dimont working the ground and pound from side control.
Dimont works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dimont is looking to take a break and control but Winshire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dimont throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Winshire can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimont lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ground and pound from Dimont seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dimont dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dimont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winshire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Winshire.
Winshire lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winshire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winshire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dimont is looking to stand up but Winshire isn't so interested in that idea.
Dimont tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimont keeping moving, preventing Winshire from controlling successfully.
Dimont utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winshire throws a strike but Dimont rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dimont throwing strikes from guard but Winshire blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dimont accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dimont looking to sit in guard and control but Winshire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Winshire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winshire is stalling in the full guard.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Dimont keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimont controlling Winshire's posture.
Winshire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winshire controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeffery Winshire was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dimont fails to land the takedown.
Dimont shoots and misses
and Winshire counters with a shoot takedown. Dimont fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Dimont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winshire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winshire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Winshire trying to control but Dimont is working from the bottom.
Winshire postures up in Dimont's guard and throws a big left but Dimont blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Winshire working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Winshire is in close to Dimont's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winshire preventing the sweep.
Winshire scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Dimont keeps moving.
Winshire throws a strike but Dimont rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winshire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont wants to control from the top but Winshire keeps moving.
Winshire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimont is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winshire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffery Winshire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Winshire as Dimont shoots in.
Dimont tries for a takedown but Winshire circles away easily
and Winshire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dimont!
Winshire in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Winshire tries to advance to mount but Dimont instead regains half guard.
Winshire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winshire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dimont keeps working.
Dimont has his hands clasped together around Winshire's back. He's all about the action.
Dimont is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimont trying to control but Winshire postures up.
Winshire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dimont is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winshire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Winshire wants to advance to full mount but Dimont doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Winshire throwing strikes from guard but Dimont blocks nicely.
Jeffery Winshire has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Dimont keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dimont avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winshire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dimont wants to sweep here but Winshire controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimont keeping moving, preventing Winshire from controlling successfully.
Jeffery Winshire has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dimont scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dimont prevents Winshire from improving his position.
Dimont stalling away here and it's allowed Winshire to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Winshire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimont.
Dimont pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winshire is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winshire trying to control the position here.
Dimont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dimont throws a big right hand that misses.
Dimont trying to control the position from guard on top but Winshire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeffery Winshire.
I think Winshire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffery Winshire!
Jeffery Winshire thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lang.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xezeron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xezeron.
Xezeron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xezeron takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid body kick from Lang.
Lang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang scores with a head kick. Xezeron tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Xezeron misses with a few strikes there.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xezeron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron scores with a head kick. Lang tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Xezeron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xezeron misses with a low kick.
Lang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Xezeron blocks a leg kick.
Lang blocks a low kick nicely.
Xezeron misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang swings for the body but Xezeron moves out of range.
Lang avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Xezeron blocks a head kick by Lang.
Lang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xezeron throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Xezeron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Xezeron looks to land a body kick but Lang moved away.
Xezeron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xezeron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xezeron moves out of range of the leg kick from Lang.
Lang looks to land a body kick but Xezeron moved away.
Xezeron lands a leg kick that knocks Lang off balance momentarily.
Xezeron lands with an overhand left.
Lang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xezeron is out of range and Lang settles back down.
Xezeron looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xezeron.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xezeron throws a head kick that Lang semi-blocks.
Xezeron throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang thumps Xezeron with a low kick.
Lang tries a low kick but Xezeron avoids it.
Lang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xezeron is out of range.
Lang 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.
Xezeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That kick from Xezeron tenderised Lang's leg. Lang is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xezeron. That's going to slow Lang down.
Xezeron misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xezeron's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xezeron 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 Lang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but Xezeron avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Xezeron.
Lang lands a leg kick that knocks Xezeron off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Xezeron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Lang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xezeron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Xezeron tries to land a leg kick but Lang saw it coming and moves away.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Maximillian Xezeron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang is looking to chop away at Xezeron's legs.
Lang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xezeron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lang throws a head kick but Xezeron moves out of range.
Lang moves out of range as Xezeron throws a body kick.
Lang misses with a kick to the body.
Xezeron's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron stuns Lang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lang lands a nice looking body kick.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
Good leg kick by Lang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xezeron. That did some damage!
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Xezeron is looking to slow Lang down with leg kicks.
Xezeron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Xezeron keeps Lang at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xezeron stalks Lang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lang's face. Lang staggers backwards, shaken.
Lang misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Xezeron does no damage.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Xezeron lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang looks to throw a body kick
and Xezeron counters with a nice body shot.
Lang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xezeron looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Xezeron throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
Lang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Josh Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xezeron checks a leg kick.
Xezeron lands a jab to Lang's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xezeron scores with a nice head shot.
Xezeron misses with a two punch combination.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xezeron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lang thows a body kick. Xezeron tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xezeron.
Xezeron is breathing heavily.
Xezeron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lang's calf.
Xezeron avoids the head kick by Lang.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Xezeron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Xezeron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lang - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Xezeron down.
Xezeron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lang's head.
Lang thows a leg kick but Xezeron checks it
and Xezeron counters with a good low kick that Lang was not able to check.
Xezeron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xezeron misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Xezeron blocks a head kick by Lang.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses
and Lang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xezeron checks a low kick from Lang.
That kick from Lang tenderised Xezeron's leg. Xezeron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lang lands with a slapping head kick.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Xezeron throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lang keeps Xezeron at a distance using the push kick.
Xezeron has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Xezeron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xezeron lands with a kick to the temple. Lang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lang throws the left hand but Xezeron avoids the punch easily.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Xezeron looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xezeron misses with a head kick.
Xezeron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xezeron missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xezeron scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xezeron looks to land a body kick but Lang moved away.
Xezeron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Xezeron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang misses the shot to the body.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xezeron.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Xezeron.
Xezeron blocks a head kick by Lang.
A head kick by Xezeron misses
and Lang counters with a big head kick but Xezeron shrugs it off.
Lang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Lang lands but Xezeron takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang throws a low kick but Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Lang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xezeron's calf.
Xezeron misses with a head kick.
Xezeron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xezeron checks a low kick from Lang.
Xezeron fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lang checks it well.
Lang wants to slow Xezeron down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Lang.
Xezeron looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Xezeron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lang doesn't seem bothered though.
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lang dominated that second round.
That's time! Lang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xezeron misses with a body kick.
Xezeron tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang lands a big head kick that sends Xezeron tumbling to the mat! Lang takes a step backwards and waves Xezeron back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Xezeron is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang cracks the inside of Xezeron's front leg.
Xezeron is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Lang throws a low kick, looking for Xezeron's leg but Xezeron calmly moves out of range.
Lang slips a straight right by Xezeron.
Xezeron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Lang throws a low kick, looking for Xezeron's leg but Xezeron calmly moves out of range.
Xezeron seems to have recovered his senses.
Lang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Xezeron finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xezeron throws a low kick but Lang avoids it.
Xezeron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lang avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Lang throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron tries a low kick but Lang avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xezeron.
Xezeron throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Xezeron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lang.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Xezeron counters with a head kick. That will keep Lang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lang 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 Xezeron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xezeron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick from Xezeron.
Lang avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Lang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lang wants to land a leg kick but Xezeron is out of range.
Lang moves out of range of the leg kick from Xezeron.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xezeron blocks a head kick by Lang.
Xezeron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Xezeron takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xezeron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xezeron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xezeron throws a one two combo.
Lang blocks a jab.
Xezeron throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Xezeron scores with a jab to the body.
Xezeron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xezeron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lang's calf.
Lang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang lands with a nice body kick.
Lang avoids the head kick by Xezeron.
Lang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Xezeron.
Xezeron tries to land a front kick but Lang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang looks for the body kick but Xezeron saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Lang.
Lang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xezeron.
Xezeron tries to land a front kick but Lang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xezeron takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lang misses with a kick to the body.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Xezeron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Xezeron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron moves out of range of the body kick from Lang.
Xezeron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses.
Lang throws a head kick but Xezeron moves out of range.
Lang moves away from the strike by Xezeron.
Xezeron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lang moves out of range of the body kick from Xezeron.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xezeron looks to land a body kick but Lang moved away.
Xezeron throws a solid leg kick but Lang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xezeron.
Xezeron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lang is able to avoid easily.
Xezeron throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xezeron checks the leg kick.
Lang throws a leg kick but Xezeron checks it.
Xezeron checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lang clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xezeron is out of range.
Lang thows a leg kick but Xezeron checks it
and Xezeron finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lang lands with a slapping head kick.
Xezeron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lang fakes the leg kick and cracks Xezeron in the body.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Xezeron scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xezeron lands a slapping body shot.
Xezeron throws the kick towards the body but Lang avoids it.
Xezeron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lang throws a head kick but Xezeron moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Xezeron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lang lands a nice looking body kick.
Xezeron checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xezeron checks a leg kick.
Xezeron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron checks a low kick from Lang.
Xezeron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xezeron scores with a decent looking hook.
Xezeron lands with a cross.
Xezeron avoids the head kick by Lang.
Xezeron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xezeron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lang misses with a leg kick.
Xezeron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang 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.
Lang blocks a head kick by Xezeron.
Xezeron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xezeron misses with a body kick.
Xezeron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lang. That did some damage!
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xezeron misses with a body kick.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xezeron counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xezeron throws a sloppy head kick
and Lang counters with a body kick that stops Xezeron in his tracks momentarily.
Xezeron throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Xezeron throws a body shot but no joy.
Xezeron misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lang motions for Xezeron to come forward. Lang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lang throws a head kick that misses
and Xezeron counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No joy there for Xezeron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Xezeron misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lang.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xezeron's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xezeron cracks the inside of Lang's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
Xezeron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lang can pounce on him.
Xezeron throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body punch from Xezeron.
Xezeron misses with a body kick.
Xezeron swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Xezeron just misses with a punch to the body.
Xezeron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
The fighters circling - Lang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lang throws a head kick but Xezeron moves out of range.
Xezeron scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Xezeron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lang is able to avoid easily.
Xezeron tries a head kick but it misses.
Xezeron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Lang looks to throw the jab but Xezeron is out of range.
Lang tries to work over Xezeron's front leg with a kick but Xezeron checks it.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Xezeron looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Xezeron scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lang blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang misses with a low kick as Xezeron jumps back.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Maximillian Xezeron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Xezeron throws a leg kick
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Lang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xezeron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xezeron moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
Good work by Xezeron as he checks the leg kick.
Lang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xezeron can pounce on him.
Xezeron throws a leg kick but Lang checks it.
Xezeron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xezeron tries to land a leg kick but Lang saw it coming and moves away.
Xezeron checks a low kick from Lang.
Xezeron feints and then cracks Lang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lang down.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xezeron misses with a head kick.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron tests Lang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Xezeron.
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lang thows a leg kick but Xezeron checks it
and Xezeron counters with a nice body shot.
Xezeron throws a lazy head kick
and Lang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Xezeron is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Xezeron stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lang.
Lang lands a big head kick that sends Xezeron tumbling to the mat! Lang takes a step backwards and waves Xezeron back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Xezeron moves out of range of the body kick from Lang.
Lang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xezeron throws a low kick but Lang avoids it.
Lang thows a body kick. Xezeron tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lang pushes Xezeron away with a front kick.
Xezeron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lang.
Xezeron 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.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Xezeron's front leg but catches the back leg as Xezeron tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Xezeron moves out of range easily.
Xezeron checks a low kick from Lang.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Xezeron's front leg but catches the back leg as Xezeron tries to avoid it.
Xezeron misses with a head kick.
Xezeron avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Xezeron misses with a body shot.
Xezeron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lang.
Lang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a front kick aimed at Xezeron's knee but Xezeron avoids it well.
Xezeron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Xezeron might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lang has got the better of the exchanges.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang connects with a high kick.
Xezeron pushes Lang away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Xezeron misses with the combination.
Lang blocks a head kick by Xezeron.
Xezeron throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Xezeron fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lang checks it well.
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xezeron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xezeron.
Some bone on bone action there as Xezeron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Josh Lang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang checks a low kick from Xezeron.
Lang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lang misses with a low kick as Xezeron jumps back.
Xezeron misses with a leg kick.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Xezeron moves away and avoids it.
Lang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xezeron throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xezeron.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Xezeron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang 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!
Lang cracks the inside of Xezeron's front leg.
Xezeron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maximillian Xezeron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xezeron attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xezeron scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Lang!
Josh Lang retains his super heavyweight title!
Josh Lang tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beach Bumm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beach Bumm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, The Can!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Can connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Can connects with a body shot.
Bumm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks in the buildup to the fight.
Beach Bumm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bumm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bumm gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Can. Bumm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bumm has Can up against the cage in a clinch.
Can makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Can lands an uppercut.
Bumm tries to throw a body punch but Can avoids it by throwing Bumm back against the cage.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bumm backwards.
Bumm tries for a takedown but Can manages to get underhooks.
Bumm is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Can is defending well.
Bumm trying to stall but Can improves his position.
Bumm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can lands a nice uppercut.
Can working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bumm fails to land.
Bumm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Can stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Can scores with a shot to the side of Bumm's head.
Can lands a hook to the side of the head.
Can is stalling here.
Bumm is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beach Bumm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bumm misses with some punches.
Can lands with a left to the head.
Bumm is rocked!
Can fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Bumm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Can throws a head punch that misses.
Bumm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bumm.
Can swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Can breaks from the clinch.
Can cracks Bumm with a hook to the temple - Bumm is on wobbly legs here! Can swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bumm falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Can wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). The Can!
A relieved looking The Can thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Beach Bumm had this to say: 'Well shit, I can't believe I lost again. I might as well retire.'.
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