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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samick Behringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behringer has chosen Atari teenage riot - Speed as his entrance music. Samick Behringer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samick Behringer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behringer throws a good cross that connects.
Felterbush on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Behringer lands a jab to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Behringer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Felterbush throws a right and a left that Behringer avoids nicely.
A big right from Behringer misses.
Felterbush cracks a nice hook into Behringer's ribs.
Behringer lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felterbush throws a hook to the side of Behringer's head but Behringer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Behringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnie Felterbush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Behringer lands with a shot to the body.
Felterbush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felterbush misses with a right hand
and Behringer counters with a left to the body.
Behringer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Felterbush on the side of the head.
It looks like Donnie Felterbush has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Behringer. That snapped Felterbush's head back.
Felterbush walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behringer misses with a shot to the body
and Felterbush counters with a two punch combo.
Felterbush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Felterbush holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Behringer controlling the action here for a moment.
Felterbush can't find room to land a body shot as Behringer controls the action.
Behringer fails to pull guard.
Behringer tries for a takedown but Felterbush manages to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Felterbush.
Felterbush gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Behringer looking for a takedown.
Donnie Felterbush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samick Behringer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Behringer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Felterbush.
Behringer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Felterbush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behringer has control of Felterbush's left arm, preventing Felterbush from doing any damage.
Felterbush cracks Behringer with a solid left hand.
Felterbush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Felterbush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Felterbush trying to control but Behringer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behringer trying to keep a closed guard but Felterbush is proving a slippery customer.
Felterbush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Behringer is trying to control the position but Felterbush postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Felterbush takes one to the side of the head.
Behringer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Behringer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Felterbush quickly recovers to half guard.
Felterbush trying to control but Behringer postures up.
Felterbush is not content to let Behringer control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is holding on to half guard well.
Behringer seems to be looking for submissions.
Felterbush wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Behringer is controlling the pace.
Behringer is working for a submission of some sort.
Behringer trying to mount his opponent but Felterbush defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Behringer is looking for a kimura but Felterbush is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Behringer to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samick Behringer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Felterbush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Felterbush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Behringer slips under a jab.
Behringer throws a combination. Felterbush tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Felterbush shoots in for a takedown but Behringer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Behringer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felterbush.
Felterbush takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Behringer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Felterbush has time to react.
Behringer lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felterbush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Behringer momentarily.
Felterbush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Felterbush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Behringer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Behringer misses with a jab to the body
and Felterbush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Behringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felterbush manages to avoid it.
Samick Behringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Behringer lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behringer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Felterbush sprawls well. Felterbush wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Behringer gets slowly back to his feet.
Felterbush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Felterbush shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Behringer defends it nicely.
Felterbush throws out a loose jab but Behringer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Behringer connects with a jab.
Behringer cracks Felterbush with a big right hand and Felterbush goes down!
Felterbush is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Behringer loads up on a big left hand. Felterbush felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Behringer looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Felterbush can't hide his disappointment, as Behringer celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samick Behringer!
An out of breath and clearly excited Samick Behringer thanked Raptorz Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colin Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delaney comes to the cage accompanied by Cevin Fisher's Big Freak - The Freaks Come Out. The key to victory for Colin Delaney has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colin Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Holgersson catches Delaney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holgersson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Delaney to the ground. Holgersson is now in Delaney's guard.
Holgersson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Delaney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holgersson has managed to get both his arms back between Delaney's legs - danger averted.
Delaney trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Delaney looking for a sweep. Not yet Delaney, not yet.
Holgersson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Holgersson lands a couple of elbows.
Delaney is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gentlemanly Scholars Fight Club Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Holgersson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Delaney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holgersson won't allow Delaney to sweep him here.
Holgersson throwing strikes but missing.
Delaney keeping moving, preventing Holgersson from controlling successfully.
Delaney had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holgersson defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson trying to control but Delaney is working from the bottom.
Holgersson slips nicely into half guard.
Holgersson is pressing down on Delaney's thigh, looking to free his foot. Delaney is holding on for now.
Holgersson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Delaney keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson is pressing down on Delaney's thigh, looking to free his foot. Delaney is holding on for now.
Holgersson moves nicely into side control.
Holgersson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Delaney!
Holgersson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Delaney is desperately trying to improve his position but Holgersson has a good base and remains in mount.
Holgersson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delaney is in a horrible position here. Holgersson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delaney regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson slows the pace down in half guard.
Holgersson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holgersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delaney defending well though.
Holgersson is trying to control. Delaney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holgersson seems to be looking for submissions.
Holgersson prevents Delaney from improving his position.
Delaney wants to get back to his feet.
Holgersson passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Delaney can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Holgersson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Delaney to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Delaney shrugs it off.
Delaney swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Holgersson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holgersson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holgersson trying to control but Delaney is having none of it.
Delaney tries to reverse the position but Holgersson maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Holgersson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holgersson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Holgersson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Holgersson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Delaney is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nils Holgersson!
An out of breath Nils Holgersson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Razin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance The Rapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razin's entrance music is Oy Da Ne Vecher. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stepan Razin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance The Rapper!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for The Rapper.
Razin drops The Rapper with a nice combination! Razin dives into The Rapper's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Chance The Rapper has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Razin postures up in The Rapper's guard and throws a big left but The Rapper blocks it.
The Rapper wants to get back to his feet but Razin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Rapper working a defensive guard here.
Razin slips nicely into half guard.
The Rapper trying to hold on to Razin's head to control him but Razin postures up.
The Rapper wants to improve his position but Razin is controlling well.
Razin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Razin there.
The Rapper wants to improve his position but Razin is controlling well.
Razin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Razin with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rapper taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Rapper is trying desperately to improve position.
Razin is landing with some decent strikes but The Rapper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Razin is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Razin extends the arm and The Rapper is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stepan Razin!
In his post fight interview, Stepan Razin gave a big smile as he said 'I train hard! I come so far, and I fight hard! Thank you, my coaches, thank you manager, Bobby Fossil, thank you fans for believe and support! I am true champion!'.
The defeated Chance The Rapper had this to say: 'Every reign must come to an end, my opponent was the better fighter today, I have nothing but respect for him and his manager.
Thank you based god. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raf Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvan De Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raf Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edvan De Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes throws a jab but it's blocked by De Moraes.
Fernandes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch but De Moraes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Moraes connects with a body shot that sends Fernandes's belly button to the back.
Fernandes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Moraes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Moraes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Moraes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernandes.
De Moraes throws a head kick that misses.
De Moraes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Moraes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Moraes throws a body kick that misses.
Fernandes misses with an uppercut. De Moraes saw that one coming.
Fernandes lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandes avoids a kick to the body.
De Moraes throws an off balance right hand
and Fernandes counters by moving into the clinch.
De Moraes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Moraes is trying to break the clinch but Fernandes has him pressed against the cage.
Fernandes lands an elbow just above De Moraes 's eye.
It looks like Edvan De Moraes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Moraes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from De Moraes.
De Moraes throws an elbow but it misses.
Fernandes lands an elbow inside.
De Moraes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Moraes struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandes controls his hands.
De Moraes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
De Moraes swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandes uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Moraes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fernandes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Moraes misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Moraes pushes off an throws an elbow but Fernandes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fernandes misses with a body punch.
Fernandes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Moraes lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Moraes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Moraes avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernandes.
De Moraes working aggressively here.
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!
Fernandes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fernandes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Moraes.
De Moraes looks winded!
Fernandes stalling in the clinch.
Fernandes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Edvan De Moraes's cut even more.
Fernandes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fernandes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
De Moraes misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Moraes dodges an elbow strike from Fernandes.
Fernandes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by De Moraes.
De Moraes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fernandes tries a body shot but De Moraes blocks it.
Fernandes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Moraes is trying to stall.
De Moraes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandes.
Fernandes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Moraes's defenses.
De Moraes is trying to push Fernandes away but Fernandes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fernandes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The cut above Edvan De Moraes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fernandes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Moraes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Moraes working aggressively here.
Fernandes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Moraes struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandes controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes blocks a body shot from De Moraes.
De Moraes misses with an elbow strike.
Fernandes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Moraes backwards.
Edvan De Moraes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edvan De Moraes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raf Fernandes!
Raf Fernandes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VIRAL COMBAT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Khmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Khmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khmer throws a looping overhand right but Ishii ducks down to avoid it.
Khmer tries for a takedown but Ishii circles away easily
and Ishii counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khmer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ishii wants to take a breather but Khmer is having none of it.
Ishii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ishii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khmer's head.
Khmer works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throwing strikes but missing.
Khmer working a defensive guard here.
Khmer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ishii can't escape the position.
Khmer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Khmer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khmer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Khmer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Khmer fails to take his opponent's back.
Ishii can't escape the position.
Khmer moves to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khmer missing with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khmer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ishii has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Khmer keeps control of the position as Ishii tries to break free.
Ishii trying to control but not successfully.
Ishii tries to roll but Khmer sticks to his back.
Ishii is trying to control his opponent's hands. Eventually Khmer gets his hands free and sinks in a rear naked choke. For a while it looks like Ishii is going to survive but after struggling valiantly, he eventually has to tap out! Khmer is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arnold Khmer!
Arnold Khmer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Romanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanovich comes into the arena with Killkenys- Some say the devil us dead blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bogdan Romanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mattias Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanovich throws a shot from downtown. Nilsson moves away and avoids it.
Romanovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanovich walks into a jab.
Nilsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Romanovich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nilsson jabs Romanovich right on the nose. Romanovich blinks but takes it well.
Romanovich is looking to clinch.
Romanovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilsson.
Nilsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Romanovich is just out of range.
Romanovich tries to clinch but Nilsson moves out of range.
Nilsson walks into a straight right hand from Romanovich.
It looks like Mattias Nilsson has been cut.
Romanovich lands a slapping body shot.
Nilsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romanovich counters by clinching up.
Nilsson manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilsson. Romanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romanovich under the eye.
Romanovich misses with a body shot.
Nilsson throws a looping overhand right but Romanovich ducks down to avoid it.
Nilsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romanovich. Nilsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romanovich misses the shot to the body.
Nilsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nilsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nilsson throws a right hand that Romanovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanovich also avoids with ease.
Romanovich lands with a cross.
Romanovich is looking to wear down Nilsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilsson.
Romanovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilsson.
Nilsson catches Romanovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nilsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romanovich blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Nilsson misses its intended target.
Romanovich lands with an uppercut that bounces Nilsson off the cage and back into range.
Romanovich looks to throw the jab but Nilsson is out of range.
Romanovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanovich closes the distance and clinches.
Romanovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romanovich stalling against the cage.
Nilsson takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
That has opened up Mattias Nilsson's cut even more.
Romanovich prevents Nilsson from breaking the clinch.
Nilsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romanovich drops Nilsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nilsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nilsson is rocked!
Romanovich presses Nilsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Romanovich finish him?
Romanovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilsson's elbow.
Nilsson blocks a body shot from Romanovich.
Nilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Romanovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nilsson looks winded!
Romanovich drops Nilsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nilsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Romanovich pushes Nilsson against the cage. Romanovich is working some dirty boxing. Romanovich pushes off with a quick right hook! Nilsson goes down! Nilsson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Romanovich moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Romanovich!
A very excited looking Bogdan Romanovich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryer McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sacamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sacamano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seinfeld Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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273 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Sacamano!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacamano moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sacamano scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGuire in his tracks.
Sacamano's coach down at Slaughterhouse MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sacamano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sacamano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Bob Sacamano has been cut.
No joy there for McGuire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGuire misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sacamano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Sacamano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sacamano throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Sacamano.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuire checks a leg kick.
Sacamano clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacamano lands a nice elbow.
McGuire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sacamano lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bryer McGuire has been cut.
Sacamano unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGuire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside.
Sacamano lands an elbow just above McGuire 's eye.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sacamano prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Sacamano lands a nice elbow.
Sacamano lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sacamano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuire.
Nice elbow from Sacamano.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sacamano lands an elbow just above McGuire 's eye.
Sacamano is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Sacamano lands a knee to the body.
McGuire takes an elbow to the temple.
Bryer McGuire's cut is getting worse.
Sacamano drops McGuire with a big knee straight up the middle! McGuire is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sacamano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sacamano closes the distance and clinches.
Sacamano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bryer McGuire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sacamano lands a nice elbow.
Sacamano unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McGuire! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sacamano is unloading with more strikes now! McGuire drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Sacamano!
Bob Sacamano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gator Bait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
205 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gator Bait!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a left hand
and Bait counters with a nice uppercut.
Lionel Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bait counters with a good, hard body kick but Santos shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bait moves away from the strike by Santos.
Bait throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Bait throws a body kick that misses
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bait misses with a low kick.
Santos tries to clinch there but Bait circles away.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Bait shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bait walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Bait counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bait uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bait slips a straight right by Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes Bait up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bait has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos working aggressively here.
Bait wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bait manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bait is trying to stall.
Santos is trying to push Bait away but Bait has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Bait.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bait circles away.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Santos misses.
Bait thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos cracks the inside of Bait's front leg.
Bait walks into a left hand.
Bait throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Bait was not able to check.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Bait tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck for Bait with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos leaves Bait with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lionel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gator Bait.
Bait shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos thuds his right hand into Bait's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos instigates a clinch.
Bait pulls guard.
Santos wanted to stand there but Bait had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bait tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bait avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Santos misses.
Santos throws a hook but Bait blocks it.
A head kick misses from Bait.
Santos is looking to clinch but Bait is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bait doesn't seem phased though.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Santos catches Bait right on the button with a cross.
Santos connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santos sizes up Bait with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Bait was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bait is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lionel Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bait's hands.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Bait's defenses.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bait throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bait shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bait looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Bait persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Lionel Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gator Bait.
Bait closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Bait pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lionel Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Bait misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Bait takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Bait 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Bait takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Bait backpedaling.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Bait takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos drives through and clinches with Bait against the cage.
Santos is trying to stall.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bait throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bait drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bait takes one on the button.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Santos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bait takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bait paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos thows a leg kick but Bait checks it
and Bait counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bait shoots in but no luck this time.
Bait's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bait throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Bait checks a low kick from Santos.
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bait moves away.
Santos tries to bum rush Bait with a series of wild strikes but Bait uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bait misses with a few strikes there.
Santos gets tackled into the cage by Bait. Bait maintains the clinch.
Bait escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bait gets tackled into the cage by Santos. Santos maintains the clinch.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Bait.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bait up against the cage.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Bait controls the action.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bait can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bait backwards.
Santos lands a body punch.
Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santos looking to stall.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baits head.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bait misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bait takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santos blocks a head kick by Bait.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Bait saw that one coming.
Bait throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bait's hands.
Lionel Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos jabs Bait to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bait checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bait tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bait slips a jab from Santos.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Bait seems unphased.
Bait takes one to the side of the head.
Bait takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bait uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch up but Bait circles away and keeps his distance.
Bait checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gator Bait has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throws a right and a left that Bait avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opie River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Skillet - Monster . Opie River is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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22
212 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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23
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gary Gravity!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Opie River!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Gravity lands with a cross.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravity moves away.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravity was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River misses with a body shot.
Gravity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gravity misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gravity, right into the meat.
Gravity moves into range and clinches up with River.
River prevents a body shot from Gravity.
River goes for a takedown attempt but Gravity pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravity manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Gravity misses.
River lands a jab to the nose.
Opie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River swings for the body but Gravity moves out of range.
River connects with a leg kick. Gravity looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gravity looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
Gravity pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gary Gravity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
River throws a nice looking combination but Gravity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravity blocks a low kick nicely.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River misses the shot to the body.
River moves in looking to clinch but Gravity pushes him off.
Gravity takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gravity fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from River.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River wants to take the fight to the mat but Gravity manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gravity tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Gravity back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
River lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravity misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River working aggressively here.
Gravity is trying to maintain a safe position but River gets an underhook and turns Gravity into the cage.
Gravity lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from River.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravity controls his hands.
Gravity trying to control the position but instead, River has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gravity into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
Gravity presses River against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravity lands a shoulder strike.
River misses with a body punch.
Gravity lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
Gravity is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Gravity.
I was talking to Gravity's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gravity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravity lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gravity scores with a shoulder strike.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Gravity.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of River backwards.
River working aggressively here.
Gravity is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gravity misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Gravity lands a shoulder strike.
River wants to stall.
Gravity working aggressively here.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gravity is keeping busy.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravity.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravity misses with a body punch.
Gravity has a couple of punches blocked by River.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Gravity misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
Gravity lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
River avoids the head kick by Gravity.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River moves into range and clinches up with Gravity.
Gravity misses with a short punch on the inside.
River tries to score a body lock takedown but Gravity shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravity's elbow.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gravity.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravity controls his hands.
Gravity pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gary Gravity has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gravity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Gravity lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River is looking for a takedown.
Gravity lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gravity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravity digs a right hand underneath River's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
River is breathing heavily.
Gravity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
River tries to throw a body punch but Gravity avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River tries a body shot but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
A left hand lands to the body for Gravity.
Gravity scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gravity lands a left hand.
Gravity tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity lands a nice uppercut.
Gravity lands a right hand.
Gravity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Gravity.
Gravity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity stalling the fight.
Gravity lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
Gravity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gravity.
A short right from Gravity.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravity.
Gravity lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
Gravity tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Gravity back against the cage.
River misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gravity.
River misses with the head strike.
Gravity scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
Gravity cracks River with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Gravity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gravity misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gravity.
River blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Gravity on the inside.
Gravity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gravity lands a shoulder strike.
Gravity misses with a punch to the body.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravity lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravity misses with some punches.
Gravity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Gravity as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gravity lands a body shot.
Gravity tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Gravity misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Gravity.
River prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Gravity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
Gravity is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gravity scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravity.
Gravity drives through and clinches with River against the cage.
Gravity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Gravity looking to stall.
River blocking some punches.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Gravity.
Nice body punch from Gravity.
Gravity working aggressively here.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Gravity.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravity lands with a left to the head.
Gravity lands a shot to the body.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Good body shot from Gravity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River working aggressively here.
Gravity lands with a short shot to the head.
River misses with a body punch.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gravity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
Gravity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravity works on River's body with a couple of short punches.
River prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity digs a right hand into River's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
Gravity lands a nice uppercut.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity looking to stall.
Gravity lands a body shot.
Gravity digs a right hand into River's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Gravity lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
River blocks an uppercut.
Gravity lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Gravity lands a nice uppercut.
Gravity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of River backwards.
River tries a body shot but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Gravity scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gravity is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gravity cracks River with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Gravity.
River is rocked!
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Gravity finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gravity.
Gravity controlling the action here for a moment.
River seems to have recovered his senses.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gravity is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravity.
Gravity tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Gravity throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as River takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravity lands with a short shot to the head.
Gravity scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
Gravity lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Gravity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravity misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravity pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gravity misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Gravity.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gravity prevents it.
River digs a right hand into Gravity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gravity's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River rushes Gravity and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
River has hold of one of Gravity's legs. Gravity is fighting the takedown attempt but River gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
River is pushing down on Gravity's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gravity is fighting to maintain full guard but River has managed to sneak the leg through.
River wants to free his trapped foot but Gravity is holding on for dear life with his legs.
River landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
River wants to control but Gravity is keeping him busy.
Gravity avoiding damage under a succession of punches from River.
River prevents Gravity from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity avoiding damage under a succession of punches from River.
River seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gravity does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gravity is looking to get back to full guard here but River has managed to pass to side control instead.
River has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gravity tries to get back to half guard but can't.
River is trying to get an arm triangle but Gravity is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity dodges the ground and pound from River.
Gravity is trying to improve his position.
Gravity is being controlled here.
The strikes coming from River are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gravity tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but River wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River trying to control the action but Gravity is working from the bottom.
Gravity can't do much from the bottom here.
River throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
River throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from River seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw River working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
River working the head and body with strikes.
River looks up at the clock and then as Gravity takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, River smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
River throws a strike aimed at the side of Gravity's head but Gravity avoids it well.
River throws an elbow but Gravity slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gravity managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by River.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravity is trying to improve his position.
Gravity can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opie River dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gravity throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
Gravity is looking to slow River down with leg kicks.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River gets tackled into the cage by Gravity. Gravity maintains the clinch.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gravity lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Gravity lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Gravity on the inside.
River misses with a body punch.
Gravity blocks a body shot from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River tries to throw a body punch but Gravity avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Gravity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gravity lands a shoulder strike.
Gravity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
River blocks an uppercut.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Gravity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gravity tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Gravity leaning against his opponent.
Gravity tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravity gets underhooks to prevent River's takedown attempt.
Gravity misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravity scores with a shoulder strike.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Gravity.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River blocks a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gravity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravity scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gravity misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from River.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Gravity blocks a body shot from River.
Opie River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River gets through Gravity's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River fails to pull guard.
Gravity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River tries to throw a body punch but Gravity avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Gravity prevents a body shot from River.
Gravity prevents the takedown attempt.
Gary Gravity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opie River.
Gravity lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Gravity digs a right hand into River's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River's gas tank.
Gravity lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Gravity.
Gravity blocks a body shot from River.
Gravity throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
Gravity lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravity lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gravity dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gravity is working River over against the cage.
River is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gravity takes a shot to the head.
River is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gravity is defending well.
Gary Gravity is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gravity digs a right hand into River's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River's gas tank.
River takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Gravity showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gravity has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity!
Gary Gravity is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Gary Gravity took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Great fight Joe, but it's Gary's time now. Can you feel the Gravity?'.
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