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MFN 116: Kim vs. Thory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Beast - Tech N9ne. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Inigo Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Naruto Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Inigo Guerra has been cut.
Sakuraba drops his hands momentarily and Guerra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Inigo Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Guerra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Guerra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sakuraba counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba won't allow Guerra to sweep him here.
Sakuraba pushing down on Guerra's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Guerra wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Guerra is working hard here to advance position.
Sakuraba uses his free foot to push down on Guerra's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guerra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sakuraba looking for a guillotine from mount but Guerra is having none of it.
Sakuraba prevents Guerra from getting the reversal.
Guerra is trying to escape the mount but Sakuraba keeps good control and instead manages to take Guerra's back.
Sakuraba wants to control but Guerra is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerra preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba keeps control of the position as Guerra tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking for the choke from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba is working for a rear naked choke. Guerra is not defending it well and Sakuraba has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Guerra refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Guerra's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Naruto Sakuraba!
Naruto Sakuraba very nearly forgot to thank Vitality amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killin Spight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanpun comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snacktime - Barenaked Ladies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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153 lbs
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157 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killin Spight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spight lands with a straight right. Sanpun didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Sanji Sanpun has been cut.
Sanpun looks to score with a jab to the body but Spight is just out of range.
Sanpun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spight is trying to defend but Sanpun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Spight is looking for a sweep. Sanpun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanpun wants to take a breather but Spight is having none of it.
Sanpun prevents Spight from improving his position.
Sanpun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spight is trying to control but can't.
Spight tries to get to full guard but Sanpun has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanpun throwing shots but Spight is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spight trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sanpun manages to pass to mount!
Sanpun wants to finish this one by submission but Spight is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanpun.
Sanpun landing shots from mount.
Sanpun trying to control but Spight is having none of it.
Sanpun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sanpun throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sanpun lands a heavy elbow.
Sanpun is working for a guillotine from mount but Spight frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Spight because Sanpun loaded up on that one.
Spight tries to hold on but Sanpun postures up.
Sanpun looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Spight keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spight is squirming around, avoiding Sanpun's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sanpun avoids the attempt from Spight to control.
Sanpun throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sanpun looking to control but Spight is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanpun throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Spight is trying desperately to improve position.
Spight wants to hold on but Sanpun pushes him away.
Sanpun is landing with some decent strikes but Spight is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanpun trying to control but Spight is having none of it.
Sanpun might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Spight haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spight wants to control but Sanpun is having none of it.
Spight takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spight is looking to improve his position but Sanpun isn't that keen on the idea.
Spight is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanpun swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Spight is now in Sanpun's guard. A big mistake from Sanpun there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanji Sanpun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanji Sanpun's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanpun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spight sprawls well. Spight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanpun gets slowly back to his feet.
Spight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spight throws a body punch but Sanpun moves out of range.
Spight swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanpun throws a sloppy head kick and Spight moves out of range easily.
Spight takes a swing at Sanpun's ribcage but misses.
Spight cracks Sanpun with an open hand slap.
Sanpun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanpun. That's going to slow Spight down.
Sanpun misses with a low kick as Spight jumps back.
Sanpun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun tries for a takedown but Spight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanpun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Killin Spight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanpun throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanpun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Spight takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanpun ducks under a wild hook from Spight.
Spight connects with a solid leg kick.
Spight throws the left hand but Sanpun avoids the punch easily.
Spight throws a leg kick but Sanpun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sanpun.
Sanpun misses with a head kick.
Sanji Sanpun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun tries to clinch but Spight moves out of range.
Sanpun looks to score with a jab to the body but Spight is just out of range.
Spight blocks a leg kick.
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!
Some wild striking there from Spight.
Spight throws a hook to the side of Sanpun's head but Sanpun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanpun.
Sanpun avoids the body shot from Spight.
Spight tries to keep at a distance but Sanpun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanpun lands an elbow inside that Spight shrugs off.
Spight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanpun blocks a body shot from Spight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Spight.
Spight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanpun lands an elbow that stopped Spight in his tracks for a moment.
Spight lands a nice uppercut.
Spight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spight is leaning against Sanpun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanpun.
A head punch on the inside from Sanpun fails to land.
Spight misses with a punch to the body.
Spight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanpun is looking to chop away at Spight's legs.
Sanpun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spight misses with a hook.
Spight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanpun walks into a straight right hand from Spight.
Sanpun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanpun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spight on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spight checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sanpun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanpun scores with a leg kick.
Sanpun tries to close the distance and clinch but Spight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanpun 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 Spight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spight throws a series of punches but Sanpun avoids them all with ease.
Spight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanpun 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 Spight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanpun.
Spight checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanpun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killin Spight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sanji Sanpun's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Spight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanpun with a poor takedown
and Spight counters with a good low kick that Sanpun was not able to check.
Sanpun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spight circles away.
Sanpun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanpun digs a good body shot into Spight's ribs.
Spight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanji Sanpun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spight. Sanpun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanpun misses with a series of wild punches.
Spight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanpun moves away.
Sanpun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spight. Spight obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanpun lands with an uppercut that bounces Spight off the cage and back into range.
Spight lands a nice hook to Sanpun's body. Sanpun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanpun manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Spight.
Sanpun throws a leg kick but Spight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spight throws a leg kick but Sanpun moved away.
Spight misses with a leg kick.
Sanpun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Sanpun - just one landing.
Spight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanpun throws a leg kick but Spight moved away.
Spight throws the left hand but Sanpun avoids the punch easily.
Sanpun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanpun is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spight rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanpun lands a nice hook to Spight's body. Spight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spight's calf.
Sanpun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanpun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanpun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanpun with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanpun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanpun looking to sit in guard and control but Spight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spight slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanji Sanpun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spight preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spight controls the pace.
Spight looking to pass the guard.
Spight postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Killin Spight wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spight counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanpun throws a right hand that misses
and Spight counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Spight. Beautiful body shot.
Sanpun tries to score with a low kick but Spight moves his leg out of the way.
Sanpun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sanpun.
Spight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanpun throws a head kick but Spight moves out of range.
Sanpun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanpun throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanpun tries a head kick but it misses.
Spight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sanji Sanpun.
I think Sanpun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanji Sanpun!
An out of breath Sanji Sanpun thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Steyne comes to the cage accompanied by When Angels Cry. Kinte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wu Tang Clan- Shame On A Nigga. Francois Van Steyne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francois Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Steyne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kinte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Steyne scrambles back to his feet.
Kinte throws a hook but Van Steyne blocks it.
Van Steyne digs a good body shot into Kinte's ribs.
Kinte lands a nice hook to Van Steyne's body. Van Steyne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kinte throws a low kick but Van Steyne moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Steyne looks for the body kick but Kinte saw that one coming.
Van Steyne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kinte with a nice cross.
Van Steyne blocks a head kick by Kinte.
Kinte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kunta Kinte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kinte misses with a body kick.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinte wants to clinch up but Van Steyne keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Steyne's head backwards.
Kinte jabs Van Steyne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kinte throws a lazy right hand but Van Steyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Steyne throws a shot to the body.
Van Steyne throws a head kick that misses.
Kinte throws a looping overhand right but Van Steyne ducks down to avoid it.
Kinte throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Steyne.
Van Steyne walks into a left hand.
Kinte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Steyne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kinte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kinte scores with a body shot.
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinte misses with a wild body shot.
Kinte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kinte throws the kick towards the body but Van Steyne avoids it.
Kinte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Steyne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Van Steyne.
Kinte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kinte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinte lands with a straight right. Van Steyne didn't see that one coming.
Van Steyne scores with a jab to the head.
Kinte lands a jab to Van Steyne's midsection.
Kinte connects with a looping right hand.
Van Steyne avoids the body shot from Kinte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Steyne lands a glancing blow to the side of Kinte's head.
Kinte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kinte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Steyne throws a wild body kick that Kinte sees coming a mile off.
Kinte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Steyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Steyne lands a head shot.
Kinte delivers a nice body kick.
Van Steyne throws a looping overhand right but Kinte ducks down to avoid it.
Kinte throws a leg kick
and Van Steyne counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Steyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Kinte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Steyne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kinte tries to clinch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
Van Steyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kinte misses with a shot to the body
and Van Steyne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Steyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Steyne lands with a cross.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Kinte.
Van Steyne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kinte.
Jab by Kinte.
Van Steyne ducks under a wild hook from Kinte.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Van Steyne both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kunta Kinte has been cut.
Kinte scoring well with a low kick there.
Kinte jabs Van Steyne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kunta Kinte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kinte looks to land a right hand but Van Steyne moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kinte, as that shot connected.
Kinte staying out of range there.
Van Steyne tries to land a front kick but Kinte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kinte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kinte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Steyne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kinte. Kinte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kinte closes the distance and pushes Van Steyne back into the cage.
I was talking to Van Steyne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kinte breaks from the clinch.
Kinte defending well as Van Steyne loads up on a big left hand.
Kinte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kinte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kinte lands a nice looking body kick.
Kinte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Van Steyne misses.
Kinte misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Steyne.
Kinte tries to clinch up.
Van Steyne throws the left hand but Kinte avoids the punch easily.
Kinte misses with a body shot.
Van Steyne throws a nice looking combination but Kinte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kinte throws a looping overhand right but Van Steyne ducks down to avoid it.
Kinte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinte dips to his left and cracks Van Steyne with an uppercut!
Kinte thuds his right hand into Van Steyne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kinte lands with a straight right. Van Steyne didn't see that one coming.
Van Steyne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinte scores with a leg kick.
Kinte doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Steyne circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kinte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Steyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinte.
Kinte is looking to chop away at Van Steyne's legs.
Kinte throws a shot to the body.
Kinte tries to clinch up
and Kinte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kinte misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Kinte.
Kinte feints and then cracks Van Steyne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Steyne down.
Kinte doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Steyne circles away.
Kinte misses with a wild body shot.
Kinte tests Van Steyne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to score with a low kick but Van Steyne moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Kinte.
Kinte throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Steyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kinte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kinte takes one to the chin there.
Van Steyne avoids the body shot from Kinte.
Nice straight punches there by Kinte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kinte.
Van Steyne misses with a straight right.
Van Steyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kinte.
Van Steyne lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Steyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kinte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kunta Kinte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Steyne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kinte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Steyne - the referee stops the clock and Kinte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Steyne. Kinte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kinte thumps Van Steyne with a low kick.
Van Steyne misses with a straight left.
Kinte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kinte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Steyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Steyne moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Steyne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kinte scrambles back to his feet.
Kinte tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Steyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinte.
Kinte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Steyne.
Kinte tries to clinch but Van Steyne moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kunta Kinte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Steyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinte darts in trying to clinch
and Van Steyne counters with a series of strikes. Kinte will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kinte misses with an uppercut.
Van Steyne throws a jab when Kinte was well out of range.
Van Steyne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kinte.
Kinte digs a good body shot into Van Steyne's ribs.
Kinte looks to land a right hand but Van Steyne moved out of range.
Kinte tried to score with a low kick but Van Steyne checks it.
Kinte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kinte cracks the inside of Van Steyne's front leg.
Kinte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Steyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Steyne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kinte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte staying out of range there.
Van Steyne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Steyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Steyne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kinte on the side of the head.
Van Steyne misses with a kick to the body.
Van Steyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kinte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Steyne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Van Steyne misses.
Van Steyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kinte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Steyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Steyne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kinte to score with a decent uppercut.
Kunta Kinte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Steyne walks into a straight right hand from Kinte.
A slow jab from Van Steyne misses its intended target.
Kinte throws a low kick but Van Steyne avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Steyne blocks the leg kick.
Van Steyne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Kinte moves out of range of the body kick.
Kinte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Steyne on the side of the head.
Van Steyne scores with a shot to the body.
Van Steyne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kinte.
Kinte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Steyne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kinte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kinte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Steyne is able to avoid easily.
Van Steyne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte connects with a single shot there.
Van Steyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Francois Van Steyne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Steyne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinte jabs Van Steyne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kinte misses with a hook.
Kinte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Steynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Steyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Kinte sizes up Van Steyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kinte lands a body shot.
Van Steyne misses with a hook
and Kinte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Van Steyne won't be happy with that.
Kinte has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kinte working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Steyne is desperately trying to improve his position but Kinte has a good base and remains in mount.
Kinte controlling the pace for now.
Van Steyne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kinte controlling his opponent.
Kinte putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Steyne throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kinte. What's that going to do exactly?
Kinte controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kunta Kinte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kinte 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kunta Kinte!
Kunta Kinte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Lord has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lord.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Lord moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Lord takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Lord tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Lord takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lord has managed to clinch.
Lord trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lord into the cage.
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lord.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva rushes Lord and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Lord bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Lord moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Lord.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Lord looks to throw a body kick
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Lord misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Lord is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Lord into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lord.
Lord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Lord tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Lord gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva trying to stall but Lord improves his position.
Silva taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lord blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lord.
Lord trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Lord has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lord pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
Lord pulls Silva into guard.
Lord bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lord is controlling him.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Our spies down at at ELITE GYM 40CAP inform us that Lord has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lord looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Lord will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lord counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dougie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
Lord lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lord moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lord's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Lord there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Lord is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Lord throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Lord will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lord throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Lord comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Lord swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Lord buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lord throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lord scores with a nice body kick.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Lord thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lord throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
William Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lord tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Lord has a takedown stuffed.
Lord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Lord blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Lord 's knee.
Lord tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lord.
Silva is looking to wear down Lord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lord's head.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lord misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Lord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Lord avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
Dougie Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Lord throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Lord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lord tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Lord avoids the body shot from Silva.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva with a hook.
Silva lands a body shot.
Lord lands a body shot.
Lord scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Lord's side.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely.
Lord is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lord showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Lord misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lord connects with a single shot there.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lord.
Lord has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva lands with a cross.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva jabs at Lord's body.
A head kick misses from Lord.
Silva stuns Lord with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Silva tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lord fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Jab by Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Lord takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lord.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dougie Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Lord.
Lord has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Lord counters with a nice leg kick.
Lord throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lord.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Lord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva cracks the inside of Lord's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
William Lord is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A good leg kick by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougie Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lord has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Lord!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Wuncler Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer. Wuncler Iii is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smooth Operator - Sade. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ed Wuncler Iii was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Wuncler Iii!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuncler Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axe.
Wuncler Iii misses with a wild combination.
Wuncler Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wuncler Iii's head.
It looks like Ed Wuncler Iii has been cut.
Axe is looking to clinch but Wuncler Iii is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Wuncler Iii.
Axe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Axe lands a lovely overhand right.
Axe doesn't manage to clinch there - Wuncler Iii circles away.
Wuncler Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Axe lands a really nice looking cross but Wuncler Iii seems unphased.
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!
Axe looks for the body kick but Wuncler Iii saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Axe finds it's target.
Wuncler Iii is rocked!
Wuncler Iii tries to keep at a distance but Axe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wuncler Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Axe finish him?
Axe lands an elbow that stopped Wuncler Iii in his tracks for a moment.
Axe lands a right hand.
Axe lands a big knee to the head and Wuncler Iii goes down! Axe pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Axe!
Billy Axe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Udo Hitzlsperger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin comes into the arena with Mortal Kombat theme blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Udo Hitzlsperger!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitzlsperger ducks under a wild hook from Matoshin.
Matoshin moves out of range as Hitzlsperger throws a body kick.
Matoshin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matoshin looks to land a left hand but Hitzlsperger moved out of range nicely.
Hitzlsperger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jab by Matoshin.
Hitzlsperger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hitzlsperger.
Hitzlsperger clinches up against the cage.
Matoshin decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hitzlsperger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matoshin is keeping the position for now.
Hitzlsperger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hitzlsperger trying to move into half guard but instead Matoshin has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matoshin wants to control from the top but Hitzlsperger keeps moving.
Matoshin wants to pass the guard but Hitzlsperger is keeping the position.
Hitzlsperger is trying to keep Matoshin in close.
Matoshin trying to control but Hitzlsperger is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matoshin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitzlsperger is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matoshin throws an off balance right hand
and Hitzlsperger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hitzlsperger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hitzlsperger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matoshin, pushing him back against the cage.
Matoshin successfully pulls guard.
Matoshin keeping full guard, as Hitzlsperger tries to pass.
Matoshin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hitzlsperger's guard.
Matoshin stopping the sweep attempt from Hitzlsperger.
Matoshin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hitzlsperger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Matoshin has Hitzlsperger in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitzlsperger wants to control from the top but Matoshin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin has an active guard here but Hitzlsperger has managed to pass into half guard.
Matoshin is staying active underneath Hitzlsperger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Matoshin is trying to get back to full guard.
Hitzlsperger wants to take a breather but Matoshin is having none of it.
Hitzlsperger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matoshin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hitzlsperger stalling.
Hitzlsperger is keen to just control but Matoshin is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Udo Hitzlsperger has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
That kick from Hitzlsperger tenderised Matoshin's leg. Matoshin is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the body from Hitzlsperger misses
and Matoshin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matoshin blocking some punches.
Hitzlsperger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hitzlsperger swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitzlsperger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matoshin manages to pull guard.
Matoshin keeping moving, preventing Hitzlsperger from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matoshin wants to control but Hitzlsperger passes easily into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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 Toshi Matoshin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matoshin tries to keep at a distance but Hitzlsperger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hitzlsperger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitzlsperger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matoshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matoshin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hitzlsperger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hitzlsperger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hitzlsperger controlling the action here for a moment.
Matoshin drags the fight down to the ground.
Hitzlsperger wants to get up but he can't break Matoshin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hitzlsperger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hitzlsperger wants to pass the guard but Matoshin is keeping the position.
Matoshin pulls Hitzlsperger in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matoshin's guard.
Matoshin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hitzlsperger is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Matoshin.
Hitzlsperger goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Matoshin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hitzlsperger's guard! Nice work there by Matoshin!
Hitzlsperger has control of Matoshin's left arm, preventing Matoshin from doing any damage.
Matoshin wants to control from the top but Hitzlsperger keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitzlsperger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hitzlsperger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matoshin controls the pace.
Matoshin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitzlsperger is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matoshin wants to slow Hitzlsperger down by chopping away at his legs.
Udo Hitzlsperger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matoshin is looking to clinch.
Hitzlsperger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matoshin.
Matoshin moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hitzlsperger fails to land.
Hitzlsperger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matoshin has hold of one of Hitzlsperger's legs. Hitzlsperger is fighting the takedown attempt but Matoshin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Matoshin wants to control from the top but Hitzlsperger keeps moving.
Hitzlsperger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matoshin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hitzlsperger looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hitzlsperger looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hitzlsperger!
Hitzlsperger wants to control but Matoshin is keeping him busy.
Hitzlsperger working the strikes but Matoshin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin is staying active underneath Hitzlsperger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hitzlsperger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitzlsperger is keen to just control but Matoshin is a slippery customer.
Hitzlsperger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matoshin won't allow Hitzlsperger to pass to mount.
Hitzlsperger wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matoshin is not content to let Hitzlsperger control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Udo Hitzlsperger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hitzlsperger scores with a hook.
Hitzlsperger drives through and clinches with Matoshin against the cage.
Hitzlsperger throws a punch but it's blocked by Matoshin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matoshin.
Matoshin tries for a takedown but Hitzlsperger manages to get underhooks.
Hitzlsperger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matoshin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matoshin blocking some punches.
Hitzlsperger stalls.
Hitzlsperger misses with a punch to the body.
Hitzlsperger gets through Matoshin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matoshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matoshin prevents a body shot from Hitzlsperger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hitzlsperger trying to control the position from guard on top but Matoshin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitzlsperger distracts Matoshin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Matoshin wants to sweep but no luck.
Matoshin keeping moving, preventing Hitzlsperger from controlling successfully.
Udo Hitzlsperger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hitzlsperger tries to free his leg and advance position but Matoshin is retaining full guard.
Matoshin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matoshin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hitzlsperger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matoshin's hands.
Hitzlsperger has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hitzlsperger is out of range and Matoshin settles back down.
Hitzlsperger drives through and clinches with Matoshin against the cage.
Matoshin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hitzlsperger uses from the top position.
Matoshin keeping full guard, as Hitzlsperger tries to pass.
Hitzlsperger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitzlsperger tries to free his leg and advance position but Matoshin is retaining full guard.
Matoshin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hitzlsperger stopping the sweep attempt from Matoshin.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matoshin keeping moving, preventing Hitzlsperger from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Udo Hitzlsperger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hitzlsperger closes the distance and clinches.
Hitzlsperger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matoshin successfully pulls guard.
Matoshin pulls Hitzlsperger in to control the position.
Hitzlsperger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hitzlsperger preventing the sweep.
Hitzlsperger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Udo Hitzlsperger.
Matoshin lands a lovely overhand right.
Matoshin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matoshin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hitzlsperger counters with a nice leg kick.
Hitzlsperger throws a hook but Matoshin avoids it easily.
Hitzlsperger throws a leg kick
and Matoshin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Matoshin darts in looking for a takedown but Hitzlsperger gets double underhooks and turns Matoshin into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshi Matoshin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitzlsperger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matoshin is trying to drag Hitzlsperger to the mat but Hitzlsperger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Matoshin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hitzlsperger smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Udo Hitzlsperger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hitzlsperger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Udo Hitzlsperger!
Udo Hitzlsperger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tracey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Seek & Destroy. Tarnowski has chosen Hemp Gru - Sami swoi as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski scores with a head kick.
Tarnowski lands the left hand.
Tracey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tarnowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tarnowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tracey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tarnowski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tracey!
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tarnowski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tarnowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Tracey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tarnowski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tarnowski trying to control the action but Tracey is working from the bottom.
Tracey is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarnowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tarnowski wants to control but Tracey is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tarnowski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tracey defending against the ground and pound.
Tarnowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tracey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tarnowski on the ground.
Tarnowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tracey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey is trying to buck Tarnowski off.
Tarnowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tracey keeps working.
Tarnowski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tarnowski is putting a hurting on Tracey here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tarnowski with the ground and pound but Tracey regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tarnowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tarnowski trying to mount his opponent but Tracey defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski is stalling here. Tracey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tarnowski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tracey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tarnowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tarnowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tarnowski is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tracey jumps into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarnowski regains half guard.
Tarnowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tracey pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarnowski wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tarnowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tracey. Tarnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tracey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarnowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tarnowski connects with a high kick.
Tarnowski misses with a body kick.
Tracey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tracey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarnowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tracey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tracey tries to land a front kick but Tarnowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tracey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rob Tracey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Tarnowski.
Tracey throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey swinging wildly here.
Tarnowski digs a good hook to Tracey's body.
Tracey needs to keep his hands up - Tarnowski had a free shot at his head there.
Tracey just misses with a punch to the body.
Tracey looks to land a left hand but Tarnowski moved out of range nicely.
Tarnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tracey blocks a leg kick.
Tarnowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarnowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tracey lands with a straight right. Tarnowski didn't see that one coming.
Tracey lands the left hand.
Tarnowski is rocked!
Tracey lands a nice hook to Tarnowski's body. Tarnowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarnowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Tracey finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tracey catches Tarnowski with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Tarnowski forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rob Tracey!
Rob Tracey made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory has chosen It's a fight as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Thory.
Thory lands a jab to the head.
Thory moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thory.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thory misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thory missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thory. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thory.
Kim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thory blocks the body kick.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Thory is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Kim misses.
Thory stuffs the takedown attempt from Kim. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Thory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim tries for a takedown but Thory circles away easily
letting Thory counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Thory connects with a jab.
Thory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kim sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thory is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kim in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thory is looking to reverse the position.
Thory avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kim.
Thory dodges the ground and pound from Kim.
Thory is not content to let Kim control the position.
Kim landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thory down.
Thory is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kim goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thory has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kim but great work by Thory.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.
Kim is being controlled here.
Kim is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.
Kim regains half guard.
Kim 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.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to improve his position but Thory is controlling well.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Thory sits in half guard.
Kim is in trouble now - Thory has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thory throwing strikes here but Kim is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thory tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thory trying to control but Kim is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thory misses with a kick to the body.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Thory scores with a nice head shot.
Thory tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thory misses with a looping right.
Thory pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vic Thory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thory misses with a low kick.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Thory shows good takedown defense.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Kim misses with a hook to the body
and Thory counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Thory is predictable there
and Kim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thory looking to control.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Thory is retaining full guard.
Kim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thory working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thory wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory has control of Kim's left arm, preventing Kim from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vic Thory was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Thory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim misses with a head kick.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab from Thory finds it's way through Kim's defenses.
Thory throws a head kick that misses.
Thory swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Thory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with a straight left.
Thory cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Thory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thory lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kim will feel that in the morning.
Kim closes the distance and clinches up with Thory, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes Thory against the cage but Thory circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Thory scores with a jab to the body.
Vic Thory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Thory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thory scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory connects with a body shot that sends Kim's belly button to the back.
Thory scores with a nice head shot.
Kim looks for a takedown but Thory sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Thory is just out of range.
Thory connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Thory. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Thory lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim shoots for a double leg takedown but Thory sprawls well. He's pushed Kim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kim shoots for a takedown but Thory saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thory displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Thory thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thory jabs at Kim's body.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thory counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kim avoids the head kick by Thory.
Kim slips a straight right by Thory.
Thory comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory jabs Kim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thory misses with a hook to the body
and Kim counters with a single leg into guard. Thory didn't expect that.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thory controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thory working a defensive guard here.
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Thory is retaining full guard.
Thory lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim keeping full guard, as Thory tries to pass.
Thory is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Thory from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thory doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thory manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Thory from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vic Thory.
Thory throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Thory throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thory tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thory.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Thory blocks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Thory.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thory.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thory dodges the ground and pound from Kim.
An elbow from Kim crashes against the mat.
Kim throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Thory works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roberto Kim did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Thory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thory has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kim 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.
Kim trying to control but Thory is working from the bottom.
Kim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kim connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thory some visible discomfort.
I wouldn't like to be where Thory is right now.
Roberto Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thory defending against the ground and pound.
Thory is looking for a sweep.
Kim misses with the ground and pound.
Thory regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thory is still trying to improve position.
Kim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thory doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kim.
Thory trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim throwing strikes but missing.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thory seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim won't allow Thory to sweep him here.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Thory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thory is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Roberto Kim just wasn't active enough.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kim had his way with Vic Thory in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thory lands a head shot.
Thory misses the shot to the body.
Thory scores with a shot to the body.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Thory off balance momentarily.
Kim dives in and grabs Thory's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thory pushes down on Kim's head and hops out.
Thory ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim shoots in but Thory avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thory.
Thory throws a lazy head kick
so Kim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thory is keeping the position for now.
Thory is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thory is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thory is pulling down on Kim's head. It's preventing any offense from Kim, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vic Thory wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thory.
Thory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thory is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Thory circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Thory throws a head kick that misses
so Kim counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kim throws an elbow that misses. Thory uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kim's guard. Nice move by Thory!
Kim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thory gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thory looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kim 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.
Thory 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim can't keep his opponent in guard - Thory advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vic Thory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thory wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thory seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kim is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vic Thory!
Vic Thory is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Vic Thory gave a big smile as he said 'WOW I'm the new champion. I waited so long for that title shot but all that hard work finally paid off. I intend to hold on to the belt for a while. I will like to thank my family, my team at Demon's progym, my sponsor Fury nutrition and all of you my loyal fans. '.
In defeat, Roberto Kim stepped up to the mic, saying 'HOOOODOOR!'.
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