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RYZE 91: Stroya vs Dirty PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Project (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson has chosen Petter - Det går bra nu as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Red Project !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson lands a head shot.
Axelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Project was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsson.
Axelsson connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Project throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Axelsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Project does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axelsson. Project does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axelsson digs a good body shot into Project 's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Axelsson. That snapped Project 's head back.
No luck for Project with that takedown attempt.
Axelsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Project has time to react.
Project swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Project walks into a stiff left hand from Axelsson.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson walks into a straight right hand from Project .
Project digs a good hook to Axelsson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Project throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Project walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Project misses the target.
Project rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Axelsson stalling the fight.
Axelsson has picked Project up - he's going for a ride! Axelsson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Project actively working from the bottom here.
Project makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Project .
Project wants to sweep but no luck.
Axelsson wants to control from the top but Project keeps moving.
Project is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Project isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Axelsson stacks Project on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Axelsson!
Project on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Axelsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Project has escaped the position, nice work there.
Axelsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Project keeps working.
Axelsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Project is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Project is not content to let Axelsson control the position.
Axelsson working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Project is looking for a sweep.
Project is trying to control Axelsson's posture but Axelsson avoids it.
Axelsson looks up at the clock and then as Project takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Axelsson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Project looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Axelsson has hold of Project 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Project seems comfortable defending it but Axelsson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Project is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Project is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Axelsson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johan Axelsson!
A victorious Johan Axelsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Red Project stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got paid off by a bookie to lose this fight. I would have whipped his ass for real... True story bro'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hatfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Heim takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
Hatfield scores with a head kick.
Heim clinches.
Heim prevents Hatfield from breaking the clinch.
Hatfield jumps guard but Heim stands there with Hatfield around his waist. Hatfield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatfield tries to pull guard but Heim won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heim lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Heim.
Heim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Heim moves out of range.
Hatfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Heim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heim pushes Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heim taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Hatfield misses with a body punch.
Heim digs a right hand underneath Hatfield's ribcage. Hatfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heim breaks from the clinch.
Heim lunges at Hatfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatfield's hand.
Hatfield tries to bum rush Heim with a series of wild strikes but Heim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heim with a hook.
Heim keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatfield tries to clinch up
enabling Heim to counter with a crisp jab.
Heim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatfield counters with a nice body kick.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Heim moves out of range.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Heim moves out of range.
Heim misses with a body shot.
Hatfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Heim counter with a right hand.
Hatfield fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Heim forces Hatfield back against the cage and clinches.
Heim lands with a light punch inside.
Hatfield prevents a body shot from Heim.
Hatfield tries to work over Heim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Hatfield stops a takedown attempt from Heim.
Hatfield taking a breather.
Heim lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Heim.
Hatfield blocks an uppercut.
Heim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hatfield digs a right hand underneath Heim's ribcage. Heim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heim lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Heim.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hatfield trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Heim on the inside.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield jumps into guard, dragging Heim to the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Heim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heim tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatfield is retaining full guard.
Hatfield trying to control the position.
Heim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heim preventing the sweep.
Hatfield working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heim trying to control but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatfield pulls Heim in close to his closed guard and prevents Heim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Heim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hatfield manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Heim trying to hold on to Hatfield's head to control him but Hatfield postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heim is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Heim is not content to let Hatfield control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aribert Heim 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.
Hatfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heim struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Hatfield is trying to pull guard but Heim has him pressed against the cage.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Heim.
Hatfield working aggressively here.
Heim lands an uppercut.
Heim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heim can't find room to land a body shot as Hatfield controls the action.
Heim works on Hatfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Aribert Heim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heim managing to block the knees to the body from Hatfield.
Hatfield can't find room to land a body shot as Heim controls the action.
Hatfield is trying to pull guard but Heim turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Heim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hatfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Heim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Heim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heim scores with a body shot.
Heim connects with a right hand. Hatfield shakes it off.
Heim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heim dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hatfield.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No luck for Hatfield with that takedown attempt.
Hatfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield wants to clinch.
Hatfield fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Heim coming out on top.
Aribert Heim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heim clinches up against the cage.
Hatfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heim lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heim lands a body punch.
Heim breaks the clinch.
Hatfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heim looking for a takedown.
Hatfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heim gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Heim trying to control but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Heim postures up and lands a big shot to Hatfield's brow.
Heim pushes down on Hatfield's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim working the head and body with strikes.
Hatfield moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heim content to stall in guard here.
Heim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hatfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield managing to control the position.
Heim throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatfield seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Heim connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hatfield's guard.
Heim seems to be looking for submissions.
Heim controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hatfield manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Heim postures up.
Hatfield being controlled here, momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatfield throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aribert Heim 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! And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Heim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hatfield passes into half guard.
Hatfield prevents Heim from improving his position.
Hatfield is pressing down on Heim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heim is holding on for now.
Heim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Heim.
Hatfield works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield seems to be looking for submissions.
Heim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hatfield's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hatfield's back!
Heim is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hatfield up.
Hatfield breaks Heim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hatfield trying to control but Heim is working from the bottom.
Heim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatfield is one step ahead there.
Heim working for a triangle but Hatfield defends it easily.
Hatfield passes Heim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield trying to mount his opponent but Heim defends it.
Heim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hatfield is keen to just control but Heim is a slippery customer.
Heim trying to control here.
Hatfield works his way into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Heim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
William Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aribert Heim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim is looking to regain half guard here but Hatfield keeps moving and retains side control.
Heim can't do much from the bottom here.
Heim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hatfield wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Heim is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hatfield off and has taken his back!
Hatfield wants to control his opponent's hands but Heim gets his hands free.
Heim controlling from the back.
Heim is hanging on to Hatfield's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Hatfield right now.
Hatfield wants to control his opponent's hands but Heim gets his hands free.
Heim biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hatfield rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Heim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heim wants to take a breather but Hatfield is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hatfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Hatfield.
Well Heim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aribert Heim!
During a confident post fight interview, Aribert Heim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen MMMBop as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bolt Morris!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Morris wants to land a leg kick but Holyfield is out of range.
Holyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Holyfield rushes Morris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holyfield working aggressively here.
Holyfield wants a takedown.
Holyfield blocks a body shot from Morris.
Holyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Morris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris tries to throw a body punch but Holyfield avoids it by throwing Morris back against the cage.
Morris misses with the head strike.
Morris lands a right hand.
Morris pushes Holyfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield looking to stall.
Holyfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holyfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holyfield misses with the head strike.
Holyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Morris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morris lands a shot to the body.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holyfields head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morris.
Holyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Morris manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield has Morris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holyfield can't fight it off and eventually Morris manages to take the fight to the floor. Holyfield looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Holyfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Holyfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris postures up.
Morris told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Evander Holyfield wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morris throws a wild body kick that Holyfield sees coming a mile off.
Holyfield misses with a two punch combination.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Holyfield sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Holyfield wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
Holyfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morris.
Morris passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morris scoring with strikes but Holyfield is staying in there.
Morris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morris wants to control the pace but Holyfield is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Holyfield is pressing down on Morris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Holyfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holyfield pulls Morris in close to prevent any damage.
Holyfield wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holyfield trying to keep a closed guard but Morris is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Holyfield working a defensive guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Evander Holyfield wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Morris moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolt Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
That's time! Holyfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holyfield dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Holyfield's head and hops out.
Holyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morris manages to avoid it.
Holyfield digs a good body shot into Morris's ribs.
Holyfield misses with a body punch
and Morris counters with an inside leg kick.
Holyfield has closed the distance and engaged Morris in a clinch.
Morris tries a body shot but Holyfield blocks it.
Morris taking a breather.
Holyfield prevents a body shot from Morris.
Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holyfield swings widly with a right hand
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holyfield's guard.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morris landing some decent shots from guard.
Morris tries to free his leg and advance position but Holyfield is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holyfield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morris has managed to get both his arms back between Holyfield's legs - danger averted.
Morris preventing the sweep.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holyfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holyfield trying to control the position.
Holyfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Holyfield, not yet.
Morris with a nice head shot there.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Morris is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Holyfield controls Morris momentarily but Morris frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Evander Holyfield wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morris moves out of range as Holyfield strikes.
Morris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holyfield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holyfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holyfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morris throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris is looking to work some ground and pound but Holyfield has wrist control.
Holyfield managing to control the position.
Holyfield keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morris postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evander Holyfield just wasn't active enough.
Holyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morris dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Morris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Holyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Holyfield.
Holyfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holyfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morris's elbow.
Holyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Morris taking a breather.
Holyfield letting Morris take a breather here.
Morris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holyfields head.
Holyfield has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holyfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Bolt Morris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holyfield tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holyfield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holyfield throws a leg kick
and Morris counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolt Morris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morris is looking to land body kicks.
Holyfield pushes Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morris is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Holyfield misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Morris.
Morris lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morris presses Holyfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Holyfield controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Holyfield.
Morris lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Morris.
I was talking to Holyfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morris.
Morris lands a nice uppercut.
Holyfield prevents a body shot from Morris.
Holyfield blocks a body shot from Morris.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Morris lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holyfield tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holyfield moves into range and clinches up with Morris.
Morris works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Morris.
Morris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holyfield.
Morris scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Morris drops Holyfield with a left and a right! Oh, Holyfield is hurt - Morris dives into side control looking to finish!
Holyfield is rocked!
Morris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Holyfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morris looks up at the clock and then as Holyfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morris smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Morris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morris cracks Holyfield with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Morris immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Holyfield is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Morris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolt Morris!
Bolt Morris 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Dorozhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yehia Kamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorozhkin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SMC HOODRATS. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Dorozhkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yehia Kamel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamel throws a low kick but Dorozhkin moves out of range easily.
Kamel throws a solid leg kick but Dorozhkin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamel.
Kamel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kamel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dorozhkin is out of range and Kamel settles back down.
Kamel scores with a shot to the body.
Dorozhkin moves out of range of the body kick from Kamel.
Kamel tries to score with a low kick but Dorozhkin moves his leg out of the way.
Kamel moves out of range of the body kick.
Kamel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dorozhkin walks into a stiff left hand from Kamel.
Kamel throws a shot from downtown. Dorozhkin moves away and avoids it.
Kamel throws a leg kick but Dorozhkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kamel throws a body punch but Dorozhkin moves out of range.
Dorozhkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Kamel should have avoided that one.
Dorozhkin moves out of range as Kamel throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel misses with a low kick.
Kamel swings for the body but Dorozhkin moves out of range.
Kamel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kamel, right into the meat.
Kamel connects with a nice looking jab.
Kamel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kamel.
Dorozhkin blocks the body kick.
Kamel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kamel throws a body punch but Dorozhkin moves out of range.
Kamel scores with a sloppy right hand. Dorozhkin should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamel.
Dorozhkin looks to land a body kick but Kamel moved away.
Kamel throws a front kick that sends Dorozhkin stumbling back into the cage.
Kamel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin is looking to clinch.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but Kamel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kamel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorozhkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yehia Kamel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamel throws a body kick that misses.
Kamel throws a body kick that misses
and Dorozhkin counters with a three punch combo that has Kamel backing up. Kamel nods at Dorozhkin to acknowledge the strikes.
Kamel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamel missing with a left hand there. Dorozhkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamel misses with a series of wild punches.
Kamel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kamel tries to land a leg kick but Dorozhkin saw it coming and moves away.
Kamel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamel.
Kamel misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin moves out of range as Kamel throws a body kick.
Kamel thows a body shot but no joy.
Kamel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorozhkin.
Kamel throws a leg kick that misses.
Kamel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dorozhkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dorozhkin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dorozhkin avoids a kick to the body.
Kamel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorozhkin's sensitive parts.
Dorozhkin misses with a body kick.
Dorozhkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorozhkin's sensitive parts.
Dorozhkin throws a right and a left that Kamel avoids nicely.
Dorozhkin lands with a nice body punch.
Kamel tries to work over Dorozhkin's front leg with a kick but Dorozhkin checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin tests Kamel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamel misses with a takedown attempt - Dorozhkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dorozhkin throws the kick towards the body but Kamel avoids it.
Dorozhkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorozhkin. That did some damage!
Dorozhkin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anton Dorozhkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamel throws a head kick that misses
and Dorozhkin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kamel really felt that one!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorozhkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dorozhkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kamel takes one to the side of the head.
Dorozhkin lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yehia Kamel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kamel lands a leg kick that knocks Dorozhkin off balance momentarily.
Kamel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamel scores with a jab.
Kamel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorozhkin manages to avoid it.
Kamel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dorozhkin rather than just go for the knockout.
Kamel loads up on a big right hand but Dorozhkin slips the punch.
Yehia Kamel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamel moves out of range as Dorozhkin strikes.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorozhkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamel lands a really nice looking cross but Dorozhkin seems unphased.
Kamel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamel looks to throw the jab but Dorozhkin is out of range.
Kamel throws a head kick that misses
and Dorozhkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamel is rocked!
Kamel throws a low kick but Dorozhkin moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Dorozhkin blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kamel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kamel missing with a left hand there. Dorozhkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dorozhkin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamel.
Kamel moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin walks into a jab.
It looks like Dorozhkin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kamel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorozhkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dorozhkin jabs Kamel right on the nose. Kamel blinks but takes it well.
Kamel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kamel is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorozhkin finish him?
Kamel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamel seems to have recovered his senses.
Kamel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dorozhkin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kamel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dorozhkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dorozhkin moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dorozhkin throws the kick towards the body but Kamel avoids it.
Kamel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dorozhkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kamel. Kamel obviously looking to wear him down.
Dorozhkin staying out of range there.
Kamel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamel thuds a left hand into Dorozhkin's body.
Dorozhkin ducks under a wild hook from Kamel.
Dorozhkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamel.
Kamel gets the takedown into side control.
Kamel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dorozhkin is not content to let Kamel control the position.
Kamel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dorozhkin can't do much from the bottom here.
Kamel working the ground and pound but Dorozhkin is defending the strikes.
Kamel trying to control the position but Dorozhkin is working away.
Kamel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dorozhkin, who protects the arm well.
Kamel scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin is trying to get back to his feet.
Kamel tries to score with some ground and pound. Dorozhkin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dorozhkin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kamel off and has taken his back!
Kamel tries to escape the position.
Kamel turns into Dorozhkin and is now in his guard.
Dorozhkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kamel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yehia Kamel 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!
A solid body kick from Kamel.
Kamel's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamel is looking to slow Dorozhkin down with leg kicks.
Kamel fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamel throws a hook to the side of Dorozhkin's head but Dorozhkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kamel.
Kamel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kamel duly obliges.
Kamel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dorozhkin.
Kamel lands a leg kick that knocks Dorozhkin off balance momentarily.
Kamel thumps Dorozhkin with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dorozhkin checks a leg kick.
Dorozhkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel throws a body kick that misses.
Dorozhkin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kamel looks to throw the jab but Dorozhkin is out of range.
Dorozhkin lands with a slapping head kick.
Kamel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kamel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dorozhkin pushes Kamel off looking to stand but Kamel dives back in and keeps control.
Kamel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kamel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dorozhkin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamel looking to pass the guard.
Dorozhkin keeping moving, preventing Kamel from controlling successfully.
Dorozhkin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamel is controlling him.
Kamel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorozhkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dorozhkin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamel trying to control but Dorozhkin is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorozhkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kamel scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamel 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 Dorozhkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dorozhkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kamel throws a shot to the body.
Anton Dorozhkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin blocks a head kick by Kamel.
Dorozhkin dips to his left and cracks Kamel with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamel throws a lazy right hand but Dorozhkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dorozhkin takes a swing at Kamel's ribcage but misses.
Dorozhkin throws a push kick but Kamel slaps the foot to one side.
Kamel blocks the body kick.
Kamel throws the kick towards the body but Dorozhkin avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamel. That's going to slow Dorozhkin down.
Kamel connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamel moves out of range as Dorozhkin throws a body kick.
Kamel tries to land a front kick but Dorozhkin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamel with a jab.
Kamel lands a jab.
Kamel takes a swing at Dorozhkin's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yehia Kamel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kamel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yehia Kamel!
An out of breath Yehia Kamel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lazerus Wheelright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Wheelright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wheelright tries to land a front kick but Kutsoo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wheelright throws a body punch but Kutsoo moves out of range.
Kutsoo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kutsoo landing some decent shots from guard.
Kutsoo distracts Wheelright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kutsoo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wheelright is proving hard to escape from.
Kutsoo throwing strikes from guard but Wheelright blocks nicely.
Wheelright is pulling down on Kutsoo's head to control his posture.
Wheelright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kutsoo.
Wheelright wants to sweep but no luck.
Kutsoo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo distracts Wheelright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kutsoo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wheelright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kutsoo wants to control from the top but Wheelright keeps moving.
Wheelright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wheelright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kutsoo is one step ahead there.
Kutsoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wheelright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jarni Kutsoo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kutsoo rushes Wheelright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kutsoo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wheelright prevents it.
Kutsoo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wheelright regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright trying to control the position.
Kutsoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wheelright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutsoo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wheelright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheelright wants to sweep here but Kutsoo controlling him for the moment.
Kutsoo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kutsoo trying to control but Wheelright is working from the bottom.
Kutsoo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wheelright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kutsoo throwing strikes but missing.
Kutsoo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jarni Kutsoo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kutsoo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright misses with a body kick.
Kutsoo shoots in but no luck this time.
Lazerus Wheelright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Kutsoo checks a leg kick.
Kutsoo shoots in looking for a takedown but Wheelright manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kutsoo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wheelright throws a body punch but Kutsoo moves out of range.
Wheelright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kutsoo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wheelright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutsoo is just out of range.
Kutsoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kutsoo shoots and misses
and Wheelright counters with a right hand to the body.
Wheelright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kutsoo's sensitive parts.
Kutsoo tries to clinch but Wheelright is having none of it.
Wheelright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kutsoo moves away.
Kutsoo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wheelright swivels and escapes.
Wheelright is looking to wear down Kutsoo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Wheelright misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheelright. Kutsoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wheelright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wheelright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kutsoo is just out of range.
Wheelright thumps Kutsoo with a low kick.
Wheelright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kutsoo wants to clinch up but Wheelright keeps it at a distance.
Wheelright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wheelright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutsoo looks for a takedown but Wheelright sprawls well.
Wheelright digs a good body shot into Kutsoo's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheelright lands a glancing blow to the side of Kutsoo's head.
Kutsoo shoots in looking for a takedown. Wheelright tries to sprawl out of it but Kutsoo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wheelright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kutsoo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wheelright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kutsoo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarni Kutsoo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Wheelright does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kutsoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Kutsoo.
Good leg kick by Wheelright there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wheelright takes a swing at Kutsoo's ribcage but misses.
Kutsoo instigates a clinch.
Wheelright is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kutsoo looking for a takedown.
Wheelright throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kutsoo wants a takedown.
Kutsoo can't get the takedown.
Lazerus Wheelright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Wheelright is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kutsoo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wheelright gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelright is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kutsoo is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wheelright - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wheelright lands a left hand.
Wheelright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wheelright pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kutsoo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wheelright after a bit of a struggle.
Wheelright scores with a hook to the body.
Wheelright gets underhooks to prevent Kutsoo's takedown attempt.
Kutsoo is breathing heavily.
Kutsoo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wheelright displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kutsoo up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kutsoo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wheelright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Wheelright.
A right hook to the body lands for Wheelright.
Wheelright connects with a knee to the head.
Kutsoo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wheelright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kutsoo wants a takedown but no success here.
Kutsoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wheelright gets underhooks to prevent Kutsoo's takedown attempt.
Kutsoo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wheelright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wheelright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright slowing the pace effectively.
Wheelright scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kutsoo is trying to drag Wheelright to the mat but Wheelright just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wheelright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wheelright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kutsoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wheelright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wheelright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wheelright connects with a leg kick. Kutsoo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Wheelright.
Wheelright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wheelright misses with a wild body shot.
Wheelright defending well as Kutsoo loads up on a big left hand.
Kutsoo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wheelright swivels and escapes.
Wheelright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wheelright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kutsoo's head.
Wheelright just misses with a punch to the body.
Lazerus Wheelright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wheelright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wheelright.
Wheelright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kutsoo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheelright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kutsoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kutsoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazerus Wheelright dominated that second round.
That's time! Wheelright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wheelright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kutsoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wheelright.
Wheelright feints and then cracks Kutsoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kutsoo down.
Kutsoo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wheelright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kutsoo moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wheelright.
Kutsoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wheelright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wheelright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wheelright lands a nice looking body shot.
Kutsoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wheelright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Wheelright.
Kutsoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wheelright throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kutsoo is defended easily by Wheelright.
Kutsoo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wheelright's waist but Wheelright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kutsoo off to one side.
Lazerus Wheelright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelright connects with a looping right hand.
Kutsoo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kutsoo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wheelright swivels and escapes.
A good leg kick by Wheelright.
Wheelright punishes Kutsoo's body with a nice straight punch.
Wheelright throws a head kick that misses.
Wheelright lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kutsoo avoids the head kick by Wheelright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kutsoo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wheelright to score with a decent uppercut.
Kutsoo is rocked!
Kutsoo has his takedown stuffed
and Wheelright counters by clinching up.
Kutsoo looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wheelright makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wheelright.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wheelright throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wheelright lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kutsoo!
Kutsoo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kutsoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kutsoo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wheelright is pulling down on Kutsoo's head. It's preventing any offense from Kutsoo, at least for the moment.
Wheelright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright blocks the strikes from Kutsoo.
Kutsoo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wheelright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wheelright's back!
Wheelright staying busy and making it hard for Kutsoo to control.
Wheelright covering up well under a series of strikes from Kutsoo.
Kutsoo gets his hands free as Wheelright looks to control.
Wheelright covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kutsoo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kutsoo punishes Wheelright with strikes from the back mount.
Wheelright tries to roll but Kutsoo sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright just trying to survive but Kutsoo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Kutsoo.
Kutsoo punishes Wheelright with strikes from the back mount.
Wheelright is taking damage to the body and head.
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!
Kutsoo lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Wheelright hold on?!
Even with his hooks in, Kutsoo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Wheelright breaks Kutsoo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wheelright stops Kutsoo from standing up.
Kutsoo controls Wheelright momentarily but Wheelright frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheelright won't allow Kutsoo to sweep him here.
Kutsoo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazerus Wheelright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wheelright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazerus Wheelright!
Our winner, Lazerus Wheelright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Jarni Kutsoo stepped up to the mic, saying 'my fault my fault i`m week...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deck's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus. Toke has chosen Bonecracker- Shocore as his entrance music. Inspectah Deck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toke throws a series of strikes that have Deck backpedaling.
It looks like Inspectah Deck has been cut.
Toke 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!
Deck waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Toke. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Toke to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Toke is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Toke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Deck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Toke is tightening it up a little... Deck has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Deck reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Deck taps out! Nice BJJ there by Toke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tiki Toke!
Tiki Toke spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Inspectah Deck stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ninja's choice of entrance music: Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Test Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Ninja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ninja wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ninja puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ninja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzalez sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ninja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Ninja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez wants to control but Ninja is keeping busy.
Gonzalez is concentrating on defense, preventing Ninja from advancing position.
Gonzalez trying to control but Ninja postures up.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Ninja keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain the position but Ninja is very close to passing his half guard.
Ninja frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
Gonzalez wants to control but Ninja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzalez controlling the position well.
Ninja is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gonzalez has his hands on Ninja's head, controlling the position.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position but Ninja postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez is adopting a defensive guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ninja shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ninja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but Gonzalez defending well.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Ninja's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ninja trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Ninja looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez controls Ninja momentarily but Ninja frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has control of Ninja's left arm, preventing Ninja from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzalez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Devon Gonzalez just wasn't active enough.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ninja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ninja is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Gonzalez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ninja wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Gonzalez is looking to advance position but Ninja won't allow it.
Ninja trying to hold on to Gonzalez's head to control him but Gonzalez postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ninja is trying to improve his position.
Gonzalez wants to control but Ninja is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja is being controlled here.
Ninja is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gonzalez controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Gonzalez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez looking to score a takedown here. Ninja is defending well but Gonzalez drives through and ends up in Ninja's guard.
Ninja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzalez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ninja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzalez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzalez controlling from the top position.
Ninja wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Ninja keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ninja keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Devon Gonzalez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gonzalez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ninja to the mat! Ninja manages to get full guard.
Gonzalez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzalez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez slips nicely into half guard.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
Ninja wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ninja trying to control from the bottom.
Devon Gonzalez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzalez as he jumps to the side.
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!
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown attempt from Ninja. Ninja gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ninja is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez is thwarting Ninja's attempts to control the position.
Gonzalez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gonzalez wants to pass to mount but Ninja is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is thwarting Ninja's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ninja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonzalez sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Devon Gonzalez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gonzalez shoots in and gets a takedown into Ninja's guard.
Gonzalez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ninja is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez trying to control but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja looking to control.
Gonzalez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ninja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gonzalez has managed to get both his arms back between Ninja's legs - danger averted.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Ninja is keeping the position.
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!
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez passes Ninja's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ninja gets full guard.
Ninja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzalez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzalez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Gonzalez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ninja looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ninja stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez seems keen to control Ninja's posture.
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez pulls Ninja in close to prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Devon Gonzalez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ninja scores with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
My spies in MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) inform me that Ninja has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Ninja from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ninja manages to get himself to full guard.
Ninja escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzalez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Ninja is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez passes Ninja's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ninja wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
Gonzalez controlling the pace.
Gonzalez passes to side control.
Gonzalez slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja tries to improve position but can't.
Gonzalez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ninja, who protects the arm well.
Ninja is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Ninja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ninja's face as Gonzalez controls the position.
Ninja is looking for a sweep.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ninja keeps working.
Gonzalez controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Devon Gonzalez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ninja dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonzalez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Ninja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ninja wants to control but Gonzalez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ninja keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Devon Gonzalez.
Gonzalez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ninja swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
Ninja trying to control the position.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Ninja is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
Devon Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Devon Gonzalez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gonzalez looking to score a takedown here. Ninja is defending well but Gonzalez drives through and ends up in Ninja's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Gonzalez!
Devon Gonzalez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vladimir Kunitskiy enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunitskiy cracks Teitsi with an open hand slap.
Teitsi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teitsi 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.
A big right from Teitsi misses.
Kunitskiy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teitsi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teitsi trying to land knees to the body.
Teitsi tries to stall but Kunitskiy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kunitskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teitsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.
Teitsi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kunitskiy avoids it.
Kunitskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kunitskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Teitsi.
It looks like Vladimir Kunitskiy has been cut.
Nice elbow from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teitsi's elbow.
We've been informed that Kunitskiy 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.
Teitsi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teitsi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kunitskiy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Teitsi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kunitskiy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Teitsi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunitskiy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teitsi is looking to control Kunitskiy's arms but Kunitskiy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Teitsi has his back to the cage.
Teitsi scores with a shot to the side of Kunitskiy's head.
Kunitskiy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kunitskiy misses with an elbow over the top.
Teitsi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kunitskiy blocks it with crossed arms.
Teitsi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kunitskiy avoids it.
Teitsi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kunitskiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kunitskiy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Matti Teitsi has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teitsi.
Teitsi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kunitskiy controls his hands.
Kunitskiy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kunitskiy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy looking to throw knees to the head but Teitsi is blocking nicely.
Kunitskiy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teitsi crunches a lovely knee into Kunitskiy's ribcage.
Kunitskiy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Our sources have told us that Teitsi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunitskiy throws an elbow but it misses.
Kunitskiy tries a body shot but Teitsi blocks it.
A short right from Teitsi on the inside.
Teitsi wants the takedown. Kunitskiy is fighting it off but Teitsi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kunitskiy's guard against the cage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kunitskiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Teitsi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Teitsi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Teitsi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kunitskiy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teitsi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Teitsi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Teitsi slips nicely into half guard.
Kunitskiy gets back to full guard.
Teitsi is in close to Kunitskiy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kunitskiy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Teitsi scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teitsi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kunitskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kunitskiy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Teitsi frees his head nicely. Oh but Kunitskiy has switched to an armbar! Teitsi is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Vladimir Kunitskiy!
Vladimir Kunitskiy is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, Vladimir Kunitskiy stared into the camera and said 'Big Shout out to Cyclone Nutrition and Zipp Zapp Clothing.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by 999 - Homicide. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phraya Phichai!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Phichai misses.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Phichai.
Phraya Phichai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phichai takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Bishop's head coaches at AD Sparstars Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phichai lands a front kick.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Phichai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phichai delivers a nice body kick.
Phichai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phichai.
Phichai connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Phichai staying out of range there.
Phichai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phichai there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phichai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phichai throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a series of strikes. Phichai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phichai is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Phichai is out of range.
Phichai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Phichai controls his hands.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Phichai.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Phichai scores with a shoulder strike.
Phichai scores a nice knee to the body.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phichai tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Phichai lands a body punch.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phichai working aggressively here.
Phichai lands with a right to the head.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Phichai tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phichai looks winded!
Bishop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phichai tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Phichai.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Phichai cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Phichai backwards.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phichai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Phichai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Phichai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phichai swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phichai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phichai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phichai blocking some punches.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Phichai lands a left hand.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phichai digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phichai swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Phichai controls the action.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Phichai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Phichai cracks Bishop with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phichai tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phichai, right into the meat.
Phichai lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop instigates a clinch.
Phichai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Phichai controls his hands.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phichai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phichai pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phichai.
Phichai gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phichai avoids it.
Phichai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phichai lands a body shot.
Phichai lands an uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Phichai takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Phichai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
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!
Phichai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phichai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phichai avoids it.
Phichai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phichai.
Phichai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phichai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bishop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Phichai can turn it around.
Phichai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phichai's defenses.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Phichai.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Phichai.
Phichai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bishops head.
Bobby Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phichai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Phichai throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phichai avoids it.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Phichai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phichai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phichai blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
Phichai is breathing heavily.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phichai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Bishop tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phichai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Bishop working Phichai over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Bishop will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Phichai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Phichai falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Phichai throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Phichai tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phichai.
Phichai misses with a hook
and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Phichai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phichai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phichai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phichai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phichai misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Bishop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phichai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Phichai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phichai has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Phichai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Phichai misses with an elbow strike.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phichai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phichai is rocked!
Bishop blocks a body shot from Phichai.
Phichai tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Phichai lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Phichai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phichai avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Phichai dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Phichai avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Bishop works on Phichai's body with a couple of short punches.
Phichai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phichai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Phraya Phichai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobby Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phichai struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
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!
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai avoids the elbow strike from Bishop, against the cage.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phichai working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phichai tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Phichai has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Phichai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
Bobby Bishop managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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218 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Dirty!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya cracks Dirty with an open hand slap.
Dirty has his takedown stuffed
and Stroya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dirty fails to land the takedown.
Dirty loads up on a big right hand but Stroya slips the punch.
Stroya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dirty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dirty misses with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty tries to score with some ground and pound. Stroya controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Dirty seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stroya is looking to reverse the position.
Stroya is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dirty connects with a decent elbow.
Stroya parries the strikes from Dirty easily there. Dirty is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stroya to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroya is trying to get back to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dirty working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dirty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stroya defending well though.
Dirty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dirty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dirty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stroya is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dirty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirty working the head and body with strikes.
Stroya has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dirty thows a huge punch but Stroya dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty stalling away here and it's allowed Stroya to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dirty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stroya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dirty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroya looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dirty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dirty throws a big elbow that misses.
Stroya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dirty manages to get himself to full guard.
Stroya trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya postures up.
Stroya seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stroya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stroya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dirty keeping moving, preventing Stroya from controlling successfully.
Dirty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stroya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stroya works over Dirty with some ground and pound from guard.
Stroya being controlled here momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya preventing the sweep.
Dirty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroya trying to control but Dirty is working from the bottom.
Dirty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dee Stroya will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dirty shoots in but no luck this time.
Dirty lands a nice hook to Stroya's body. Stroya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dirty fails with the takedown.
Stroya lands a jab.
Dirty closes the distance and clinches.
Stroya breaks from the clinch.
Dirty shoots and misses
and Stroya counters with a takedown into side control.
Dee Stroya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Dirty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya controlling from side mount.
Dirty is looking to regain half guard here but Stroya keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya working the head with strikes.
Stroya trying to control the action but Dirty is working from the bottom.
Stroya working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stroya lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dirty down.
Dirty dodges the ground and pound from Stroya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty sneaks back into half guard.
Stroya trying to control from half guard but Dirty is working away.
Dirty wants to get back to full guard.
Dirty trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stroya manages to pass to mount!
Stroya 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.
Dirty is trying to escape the mount.
Stroya is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dirty can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroya has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dirty's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stroya lands with some strikes.
Stroya landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stroya throwing strikes but Dirty bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Dirty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dirty throws an elbow that misses. Stroya uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dirty's guard. Nice move by Stroya!
Dirty keeping moving, preventing Stroya from controlling successfully.
Dirty looking to control.
Stroya slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dirty's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirty keeping moving, preventing Stroya from controlling successfully.
Stroya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dee Stroya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dirty keeping moving, preventing Stroya from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirty wants to sweep here but Stroya controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dirty shoots and misses
and Stroya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dirty shoots in looking for a takedown. Stroya tries to sprawl out of it but Dirty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stroya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dee Stroya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirty with a jab.
Dirty misses the jab.
Stroya slaps away a takedown attempt from Dirty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dee Stroya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Dirty.
Stroya connects with the punch.
Dirty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stroya counters with a takedown into side control.
Dirty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty parries the strikes from Stroya easily there. Stroya is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dirty to escape.
Stroya working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Dirty's face as Stroya controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stroya creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dirty sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Dirty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stroya scores with punches from side control.
Stroya working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dirty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stroya misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stroya is looking to take a break and control but Dirty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya working the body and head with strikes.
Stroya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dirty some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroya tries to move to mount but Dirty blocks the move with his legs.
Stroya working the head with strikes.
Stroya misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dirty is looking to reverse the position.
Stroya throws a strike aimed at the side of Dirty's head but Dirty avoids it well.
Stroya landing strikes.
Stroya wants to control but Dirty is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is trying to ground and pound but Dirty uses the momentary lack of control by Stroya to regain half guard.
Stroya is looking to take a break and control but Dirty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dirty trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stroya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dirty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stroya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dirty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stroya defends well and Dirty ends up having to push Stroya into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dirty blocks an uppercut.
Stroya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stroya has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dirty regains guard immediately.
Stroya is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stroya wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee Stroya has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stroya as he avoids it easily.
Stroya looks for the body kick but Dirty saw that one coming.
Dirty fails with the takedown
and Stroya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dee Stroya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Dirty.
Stroya controlling from the top position.
Stroya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stroya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stroya controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya tries to free his leg and advance position but Dirty is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroya controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dirty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dirty trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stroya works Dirty's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya scores with a jab to the body.
Dirty is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stroya stuffs the takedown attempt from Dirty. Dirty gets slowly back to his feet.
Dirty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stroya lands with a nice body punch.
Stroya lands a jab to the nose.
Stroya tests Dirty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stroya scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stroya.
Stroya scores with a punch to the head.
Dirty is rocked!
Dirty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya steps into range and cracks Dirty with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dirty flops backwards and Stroya dives into his guard looking to finish!
Dirty is still in real trouble! Can Stroya finish him?
Stroya loads up on a big left hand. Dirty felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Stroya looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dirty can't hide his disappointment, as Stroya celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya retains his light heavyweight title!
Dee Stroya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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