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GAMMA#430 St Juste v Noir PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister comes to the cage accompanied by Althia and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking. Pat has chosen Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
31 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister throws a right and a left that both miss.
McAlister fails to land with a series of punches.
Pat slips a jab from McAlister.
Pat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McAlister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McAlister has time to react.
Both fighters circling a little - Pat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pat connects with an inside leg kick.
McAlister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAlister looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pat wants to clinch up but McAlister keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pat.
McAlister misses with an uppercut.
Pat misses with a leg kick.
Pat slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pat misses the target.
Pat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAlister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pat throws a leg kick but McAlister checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister needs to keep his hands up - Pat had a free shot at his head there.
McAlister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pat manages to avoid it.
Pat lands with an overhand left.
McAlister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McAlister throws the left hand but Pat avoids the punch easily.
Pat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McAlister's head backwards.
Pat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAlister.
Pat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by McAlister.
A combination from McAlister does no damage.
Pat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAlister takes one to the side of the head.
McAlister takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pat checks a leg kick.
McAlister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McAlister throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pat misses the target.
McAlister lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pat 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.
Pat wants to clinch.
Pat lands a nice hook to McAlister's body. McAlister takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid body kick from Pat.
Nice uppercut lands for McAlister. That snapped Pat's head back.
Pat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McAlister throws out the jab.
Pat clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pat.
Pat blocking some punches.
McAlister dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McAlister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pat.
McAlister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pat.
Pat stuns McAlister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McAlister lands an overhand right.
Jab by McAlister.
A head kick misses from Pat.
Pat slips a jab from McAlister.
Pat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McAlister connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pat misses the shot to the body.
McAlister throws a low kick, looking for Pat's leg but Pat calmly moves out of range.
McAlister throws a combination. Pat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister misses with an uppercut
and Pat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Pat lands an impressive looking overhand right. McAlister doesn't seem phased though.
Pat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McAlister.
Pat throws a hook to the side of McAlister's head but McAlister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from McAlister misses.
McAlister feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pat's calf.
Pat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McAlister throws a jab but it's blocked by Pat.
An inside leg kick lands from Pat.
McAlister misses with a straight left.
McAlister throws a combination that misses
and Pat counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McAlister swinging wildly here.
Pat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McAlister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Project Pat will probably get the nod.
That's time! McAlister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McAlister misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pat.
McAlister avoids the body shot from Pat.
Pat misses with a low kick.
Pat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McAlister.
Duncan McAlister is winning the standup battle so far.
Pat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pat scores with a jab to the body.
McAlister lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pat's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from McAlister misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlister throws a hook to the side of Pat's head but Pat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McAlister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pat tries to clinch up.
McAlister tries to keep at a distance but Pat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pat misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister scores with a nice hook to the head.
McAlister is trying to break the clinch but Pat is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pat.
McAlister breaks the clinch.
Pat throws the kick towards the body but McAlister avoids it.
McAlister scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pat misses with a hook.
McAlister thows a left - swing and a miss!
McAlister finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McAlister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McAlister misses with a low kick as Pat jumps back.
McAlister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAlister throws a jab when Pat was well out of range.
A big right from McAlister misses.
Pat throws a head kick but McAlister moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pat slips a jab from McAlister.
Pat tries to land a front kick but McAlister steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pat loads up on a big right hand but McAlister slips the punch.
Pat misses the shot to the body.
McAlister connects with a looping right hand.
McAlister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pat ducks under a wild hook from McAlister.
Pat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McAlister.
Pat throws a front kick aimed at McAlister's knee but McAlister avoids it well.
McAlister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Pat misses.
McAlister steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pat. That one must have hurt.
Pat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McAlister looks to land a left hand but Pat moved out of range nicely.
McAlister connects with a right hand. Pat shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister misses with a few strikes there.
Pat lands with an overhand left.
Pat throws a body shot but no joy.
McAlister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pat misses with a straight left.
McAlister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McAlister misses with a hook.
Pat misses with a body punch
and McAlister counters with a good low kick that Pat was not able to check.
A shot to the liver by Pat. Beautiful body shot.
Pat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McAlister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McAlister looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McAlister checks the leg kick.
Pat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Pat misses
and McAlister counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from McAlister misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister moves out of range of the body kick from Pat.
Pat connects with a nice looking jab.
Pat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McAlister finds it's way round the side to connect with Pat's head.
Nice shot by McAlister.
Pat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McAlister stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McAlister throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pat on the side of the head.
McAlister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pat manages to avoid it.
Pat looks to throw the jab but McAlister is out of range.
Pat punishes McAlister's body with a nice straight punch.
Pat throws a low kick but McAlister avoids it.
Pat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McAlister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A swing and a miss from Pat.
McAlister moves away from the strike by Pat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Project Pat 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pat throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by McAlister.
McAlister lands a really nice looking cross but Pat seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for McAlister.
Pat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from McAlister misses the target.
Pat throws a body shot but no joy.
McAlister digs a good body shot into Pat's ribs.
McAlister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pat blocks a jab.
McAlister blocks a head kick by Pat.
McAlister scores with a sloppy right hand. Pat should have avoided that one.
McAlister moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McAlisters head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on McAlister - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McAlister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pat has him pressed against the cage.
McAlister tries to stall but Pat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
McAlister prevents a body shot from Pat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pat.
Pat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McAlister blocks it with crossed arms.
McAlister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pat has McAlister pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAlister.
Pat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister manages to break the clinch.
Pat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duncan McAlister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pat.
Pat misses with a body shot.
McAlister misses with a wild combination.
Pat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McAlister. That did some damage!
Pat checks a leg kick nicely.
Pat takes a swing at McAlister's ribcage but misses.
Pat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McAlister throws a series of punches but Pat moves out of range.
McAlister throws the left hand but Pat avoids the punch easily.
McAlister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAlister looks to throw the jab but Pat is out of range.
Pat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat tries to clinch up.
McAlister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McAlister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pat lets loose with a powerful body kick. McAlister will feel that in the morning.
Pat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McAlister's hands.
McAlister moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McAlister on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McAlister cracks the inside of Pat's front leg.
McAlister throws a body shot but no joy.
Pat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McAlister.
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!
Pat closes the distance and clinches.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Pat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister effectively controlling the action here.
Pat looking to slow down the pace here.
McAlister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pat takes the fight into the clinch.
Pat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pat keeps control of McAlister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pat throws a punch but it's blocked by McAlister.
McAlister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pat's efforts to push away.
McAlister scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McAlister avoids a wild elbow strike from Pat.
Pat blocks an uppercut.
Pat throws a punch but it's blocked by McAlister.
Project Pat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Project Pat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pat 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Project Pat!
Project Pat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt's entrance music is Pitt Don't Play Dat. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martell misses with an uppercut. Pitt saw that one coming.
Pitt looks for the body kick but Martell saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martell. Pitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pitt looks to land a combination but Martell avoids it well.
Martell throws a sloppy head kick and Pitt moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Martell misses the target.
Pitt cracks Martell with a good jab.
Martell throws a hook but Pitt avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitt misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pitt checks a leg kick.
A big left from Martell misses.
Pitt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martell misses the jab.
Pitt lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Pitt scores with a four punch combination!
Pitt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martell ducks under a wild hook from Pitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell misses with a straight left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pitt - the referee stops the clock and Martell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pitt. Martell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pitt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martell lands with a straight right. Pitt didn't see that one coming.
Martell blocks a head kick by Pitt.
Donk. Martell catches Pitt right on the button with a cross.
Pitt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pitt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pitt avoids the head kick by Martell.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martell throws a hook but Pitt avoids it easily.
Pitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitt lands a nice shot that snaps Martell's head back.
Pitt 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.
Martell checks a leg kick.
Pitt misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitt slips under a jab.
Martell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pitt connects with an inside leg kick.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Martell.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pitt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martell scrambles back to his feet.
Pitt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martell slips a jab and a cross from Pitt.
Martell throws a poor cross that misses
and Pitt counters with a nice leg kick.
Martell throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Martell.
Pitt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pitt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martell under the eye.
Martell dodges the punch combination from Pitt.
Martell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martell misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Martell.
Pitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pitt throws a hook to the side of Martell's head but Martell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pitt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A clash of legs there as Martell blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martell. Pitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pitt misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Martell misses its intended target.
Pitt lands a head kick. Martell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Martell misses.
Martell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Martell blocks the low kick.
Pitt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martell blocks a leg kick.
Pitt just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Martell misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell throws a sloppy head kick
and Pitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Martell as he checks the leg kick.
Martell throws a body punch but Pitt moves out of range.
Pitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt lands the left hand.
Pitt misses with a body kick.
Martell staying out of range there.
Martell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pitt.
Martell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitt. Pitt obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitt lands a nice hook to Martell's body. Martell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Martell.
Pitt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pitt throws a lazy right hand but Martell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pitt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martell moves out of range as Pitt throws a body kick.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martell can pounce on him.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses.
Pitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martell can do to turn this around?
Pitt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martell thumps Pitt with a low kick.
Martell throws a jab when Pitt was well out of range.
A big right from Martell misses.
Pitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Martell is just out of range.
Pitt cracks Martell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pitt scores with a jab. Martell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pitt throws a right and a left that Martell avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt throws a head kick but Martell moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Martell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pitt has got the better of the exchanges.
Pitt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dirk Pitt is winning the standup battle so far.
Martell scores with the left hand. Pitt knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pitt on the side of the head.
Pitt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Martell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Martell.
Martell digs a good hook to Pitt's body.
Pitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martell throws a jab but it's blocked by Pitt.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitt moves away.
Martell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martell slips a jab and a cross from Pitt.
Martell misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martell, right into the meat.
Pitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Martell tries to score with a low kick but Pitt moves his leg out of the way.
Pitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell tries to move into range but Pitt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitt.
Pitt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A swing and a miss from Pitt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pitt 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 Martell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Martell.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Martell.
Martell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitt. Pitt obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martell.
Martell motions for Pitt to come forward. Martell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pitt is able to avoid easily.
Martell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martell loads up on a big right hand but Pitt slips the punch.
Pitt slips a jab from Martell.
Martell throws a lazy uppercut
and Pitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martell walks into a stiff left hand from Pitt.
Martell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitt.
Martell misses the jab.
Martell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martell misses with a looping left.
Martell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Pitt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pitt.
Pitt moves out of range as Martell strikes.
Martell ducks under a wild hook from Pitt.
Martell throws a wild body kick that Pitt sees coming a mile off.
Pitt throws a body shot but no joy.
Martell defending well as Pitt loads up on a big left hand.
Pitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martell misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Pitt blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pitt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pitt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martell scores with a body shot.
Martell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martell throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitt misses with a two punch combination.
Martell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pitt.
A head kick misses from Martell.
Pitt throws a body punch but Martell moves out of range.
Martell moves out of range as Pitt strikes.
Pitt wants to slow Martell down by chopping away at his legs.
Martell blocks the body kick.
Pitt misses with a wild combination.
Pitt takes a swing at Martell's ribcage but misses.
Pitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dirk Pitt 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.
Pitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitt throws a jab but it's blocked by Martell.
Martell is looking to chop away at Pitt's legs.
Martell throws a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Martell there.
Pitt slips a straight right by Martell.
Pitt throws the left hand but Martell avoids the punch easily.
Martell throws a sloppy head kick and Pitt moves out of range easily.
Pitt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Martell is just out of range.
Pitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martell moves away.
Pitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martell lands a glancing blow to the side of Pitt's head.
Pitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt scores with a spinning back kick!
Martell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pitt takes a step back to recover.
Martell avoids the body shot from Pitt.
The crowd cheers as Pitt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martell doesn't seem phased though.
Martell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pitt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martell scores with the left hand. Pitt knows he should have avoided that one.
Martell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martell looks to land a left hand but Pitt moved out of range nicely.
Martell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pitt.
Nice defenses there by Martell.
Pitt misses with a low kick.
Martell throws a big shot that misses.
Pitt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martell.
Pitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses
and Martell counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dirk Pitt has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Pitt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitt.
Martell stalls.
Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitt slips a jab from Martell.
Pitt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitt checks a low kick from Martell.
Martell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pitt's head backwards.
Pitt is looking to land body kicks.
Pitt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitt misses with an uppercut.
Martell throws a good cross that connects.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martell misses with a hook. Pitt ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitt. Martell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martell.
Nice jab there from Pitt.
Martell blocks a head kick by Pitt.
Martell throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Martell as he connects with a hook.
Pitt is rocked!
Martell throws an uppercut from hell that sends Pitt clean off his feet! He's out cold! Martell stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oberyn Martell!
Oberyn Martell took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm has chosen Walk like an Egyptian as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
191 lbs
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33
185 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Talley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley wants to land a leg kick but Warm is out of range.
Talley ducks right into an uppercut from Warm.
Talley throws a nice looking combination but Warm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Talley scoring well with a low kick there.
Talley misses with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talley.
Warm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Talley.
Talley just misses with a punch to the body.
Warm moves out of range of the strikes.
Talley throws a body kick that misses.
Warm lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley lands a slapping body shot.
Talley misses with a body kick.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Warm saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Warm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Warm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Warm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warm looking to pass the guard.
Warm stays in close to Talley's body and controls the position.
Talley seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Warm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Talley is keeping the position for now.
Warm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Talley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Warm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warm there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Luke Warm has been cut.
Talley misses with a wild body shot.
Warm scores with a shot to the body.
Warm throws an overhand right that lands on Talley's shoulder, as Talley tries to avoid the shot.
Warm closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Talley quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warm is keen to just control but Talley is a slippery customer.
Warm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Talley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley wants to control but Warm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Warm throwing shots but Talley is blocking nicely.
Warm is controlling the pace.
Warm prevents Talley from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Talley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Warm pulls his head out easily.
Warm trying to control the action but Talley is working from the bottom.
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Talley wants to improve his position but Warm is controlling well.
Warm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Talley's head.
Warm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Talley throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Warm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Warm'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.
Warm tries to clinch but Talley moves out of range.
A big left from Talley misses.
Talley just misses with a punch to the body.
Warm misses with an uppercut
and Talley counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Talley misses.
Talley swings for the body but Warm moves out of range.
Warm moves out of range of the body kick.
Talley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warm staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley misses with a low kick.
Talley throws a nice looking combination but Warm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warm pushes Talley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warm is keeping busy.
Talley pushes Warm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talley struggles to land a body shot inside as Warm controls his hands.
Talley blocking some punches.
Talley digs a right hand underneath Warm's ribcage. Warm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Warm as Talley tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley jumps guard but Warm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Talley is trying to pull guard but Warm has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KJ Talley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talley tries a body shot but Warm blocks it.
Warm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talley tries to work over Warm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talley connects with a looping right hand.
KJ Talley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talley walks into a jab.
Talley looks to land a body kick but Warm moved away.
Warm misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talley misses the shot to the body.
Warm moves away from the strike by Talley.
Talley looks to land a left hand but Warm moved out of range nicely.
Warm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talley throws out the jab.
Warm moves out of range of the strikes.
Warm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talley was well out of range. Poor timing from Warm.
Warm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Talley misses with a looping right.
Warm tries to clinch up but Talley circles away and keeps his distance.
Talley lands a nice looking body kick.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
KJ Talley is winning the standup battle so far.
Warm wants to clinch.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warm moves away.
Talley tried to score with a low kick but Warm checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warm, as that shot connected.
Warm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talley connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Talley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talley throws a right hand that Warm ducks under and follows up with a left that Warm also avoids with ease.
Warm tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Talley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Warm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Talley throws a low kick but Warm avoids it.
Warm digs a good body shot into Talley's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talley.
Warm looks for a takedown but Talley sprawls well.
Warm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Talley's half guard.
Talley is not content to let Warm control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley looking for a kimura from the bottom but Warm passes into side control!
Warm is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm is chipping away with strikes.
Warm landing strikes.
Talley wants to control but Warm postures up.
Talley is looking for a sweep.
Warm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talley keeps working.
Warm in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Warm lands an elbow.
Warm landing a few strikes.
Warm connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Talley some visible discomfort.
Warm grinds an elbow into Talley's temple.
Luke Warm has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Warm working his ground and pound in the gym.
Warm lands a few punches from side control.
Warm working the ground and pound from side control.
Warm working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Warm is chipping away with strikes.
Warm is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Warm is putting a hurting on Talley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Warm is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley being controlled for a moment.
Warm throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Warm is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Talley will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Talley can't do much from the bottom here.
Warm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Talley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Warm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talley keeps working.
Talley is trying to control Warm's posture but Warm avoids it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Talley manages to get back to half guard.
Talley wants to get back to full guard.
Warm is nestled in close to Talley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warm is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Warm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Warm really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Warm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Talley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talley works the jab nicely.
Warm fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Talley to the ground. Warm is now in Talley's guard.
Warm wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Talley has his hands on Warm's head, controlling the position.
Talley looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warm lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warm trying to control but Talley is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Warm fails with a takedown attempt.
Warm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Talley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talley. Warm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warm throws out a loose jab but Talley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm tries to clinch up.
Talley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Talley.
Warm misses with a series of wild punches.
Warm takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Talley lands a lovely overhand right.
Talley throws a low kick, looking for Warm's leg but Warm calmly moves out of range.
Talley throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talley misses with a looping left.
KJ Talley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Warm throwing shots but Talley is blocking nicely.
Talley wants to control but Warm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Talley looking for submissions off his back.
Warm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Talley tries to get to full guard but Warm has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warm wants to control but Talley is keeping him busy.
Talley wants to control but Warm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warm looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Talley is not content to let Warm control the position.
Luke Warm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Warm is nestled in close to Talley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Warm trying to mount his opponent but Talley defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talley is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to KJ Talley.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 38:38
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 38:38
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 39:38
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by I want it all. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
275 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce throws the left hand but Lucania avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Lucania tenderised Bruce's leg. Bruce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Lucania moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucania looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
Lucania fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.
Lucania staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Lucania takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Lucania.
Lucania looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
Lucania throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce 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.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucania.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lucania crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bruce - the referee stops the clock and Lucania gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bruce. Lucania manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruce throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruce lunges at Lucania with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lucania's hand.
Bruce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Bruce lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Salvatore Lucania has been cut.
Bruce throws an overhand right that lands on Lucania's shoulder, as Lucania tries to avoid the shot.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Lucania uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucania was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Bruce misses.
Lucania takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lucania walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
Bruce throws an off balance right hand
and Lucania counters with a solid body kick.
Bruce dips to his left and cracks Lucania with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucania throws a one two combo.
Lucania throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bruce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lucania takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucania 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.
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Lucania slips the punch.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
Lucania connects with a high kick.
Lucania walks into a stiff left hand from Bruce.
Lucania staying out of range there.
Bruce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruce lands with a hook. Lucania tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucania uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucania.
Bruce tries to bum rush Lucania with a series of wild strikes but Lucania uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce thows a body kick. Lucania tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bruce looks to throw the jab but Lucania is out of range.
A head kick misses from Lucania.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Lucania throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
Bruce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucania sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucania circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucania moves away.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucania throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
Bruce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce throws a series of strikes that have Lucania backpedaling.
Bruce slips a jab from Lucania.
Bruce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucania.
Lucania gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruce throws an off balance right hand
and Lucania counters by clinching up.
Lucania's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bruce manages to break the clinch.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bruce lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lucania counters with a good, hard body kick but Bruce shrugs it off.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce throws a hook but Lucania blocks it.
Good exchange - Bruce coming out on top.
Bruce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucanias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Lucania there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucania tries a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucania can do to turn this around?
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Lucania staying out of range there.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Lucania off the cage and back into range.
Lucania keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick.
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce tries to land a front kick but Lucania steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lucania tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Lucania steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Lucania feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruce's calf.
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucania counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucania throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruce on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lucania misses.
Bruce throws an overhand right that lands on Lucania's shoulder, as Lucania tries to avoid the shot.
Lucania showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Lucania scores with a hook.
Bruce lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Lucania.
Lucania cracks Bruce with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bruce lands with a good body shot.
Salvatore Lucania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce works over Lucania's head and body with a nice combination.
Lucania throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lucania tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bruce throws a hook but Lucania avoids it easily.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
Bruce swings for the body but Lucania moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce takes a swing at Lucania's ribcage but misses.
Lucania tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Simon Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruce throws a body punch but Lucania moves out of range.
Lucania tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Lucania.
Lucania tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
Bruce fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucania has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruce takes a swing at Lucania's ribcage but misses.
Lucania scores with a leg kick.
Lucania keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Lucania misses with a straight right.
Lucania dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
Lucania slips a straight right by Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bruce scores with a jab.
Bruce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucania at a distance.
Bruce throws a looping overhand right but Lucania ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce throws a push kick but Lucania slaps the foot to one side.
Lucania avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Lucania counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruce's knee momentarily.
Lucania misses with a wild combination.
Bruce lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Bruce misses
and Lucania counters by moving into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lucania.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania lands an elbow inside that Bruce shrugs off.
Bruce has picked Lucania up - he's going for a ride! Bruce dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bruce working Lucania over with strikes.
Lucania actively working from the bottom here.
Bruce wants to pass to mount but Lucania is defending the position.
Bruce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bruce is trying to control the action in half guard but Lucania is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lucania keeping hold of Bruce's head, controlling as best he can.
Lucania is not content to let Bruce control the position.
Nice strikes from Bruce there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bruce pulls his head out easily.
Lucania is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bruce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bruce's back!
Lucania scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bruce breaks Lucania's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lucania utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucania is looking for a triangle but Bruce pushes his legs off easily.
Lucania has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bruce should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lucania has tightened it up now! Bruce should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Salvatore Lucania!
Our winner, Salvatore Lucania, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sick Puppy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Demarcus Bate's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demarcus Bate!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy throws a hook but Bate avoids it easily.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Puppy slips the punch.
A lazy left from Puppy finds it's target.
Puppy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puppy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bate's half guard.
Puppy is nestled in close to Bate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puppy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Puppy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bate defends it well.
Bate wants to improve his position but Puppy is controlling well.
Puppy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bate defending well though.
Bate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Puppy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Puppy is looking to take a break and control but Bate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puppy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bate is looking for a sweep. Puppy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bate is pressing down on Puppy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Puppy cracks Bate with a solid left hand.
Puppy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Puppy stays in close to Bate's body and controls the position.
Bate has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kelley Fighting Systems- Elite. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Puppy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Puppy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puppy trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Puppy slips under a jab from Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puppys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puppy. That did some damage!
Puppy lands a jab to the nose.
Puppy slips a jab from Bate.
No joy there for Puppy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puppy throws a big shot that misses.
Puppy ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Puppy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bate as he jumps to the side.
Bate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puppy pinned against the cage. Puppy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Puppy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puppy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bate is out of range and Puppy settles back down.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puppy moves away.
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!
Bate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy thows a leg kick but Bate checks it
so Bate counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Puppy wants to get back to his feet but Bate is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bate wants to control from the top but Puppy keeps moving.
Puppy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bate is controlling him.
Puppy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Sick Puppy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puppy scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Bate.
Puppy lands a slapping body shot.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Demarcus Bate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Bate lands but Puppy takes it in his stride.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
Bate avoids the body shot from Puppy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puppy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Bate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy misses with a body shot.
Bate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puppy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Puppy throws a shot from downtown. Bate moves away and avoids it.
Bate lands a nice shot to the body.
Bate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puppy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puppy wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Bate misses with a body kick.
Puppy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bate circles away quickly and effectively.
Bate slaps away a takedown attempt from Puppy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bate lands a nice looking body shot.
Puppy misses with a combination
and Bate counters with an inside leg kick.
Puppy shoots for a takedown but Bate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Puppy.
Bate shoots for a takedown but Puppy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puppy throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Puppy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sick Puppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Bate slips a jab from Puppy.
Bate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Puppy's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puppy drives through and clinches with Bate against the cage.
Bate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bate tries to throw a body punch but Puppy avoids it by throwing Bate back against the cage.
Bate prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bate has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Puppy regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy working for submissions but it's allowed Bate to get to half guard.
Bate sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Puppy actively working from the bottom here.
Puppy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Puppy is staying active underneath Bate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Puppy trying to control but Bate postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puppy wants to get back to full guard.
Bate working over Puppy with some ground and pound. Puppy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bate lands a nice short elbow.
Bate trying to control from half guard but Puppy is working away.
Puppy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bate.
Puppy looking for submissions off his back.
Bate is looking to advance position but Puppy won't allow it.
Puppy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Bate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bate is looking to land body kicks.
Puppy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bate throws a body kick that misses.
Bate swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Puppy to counter with a crisp jab.
Puppy moves out of range of the leg kick from Bate.
Puppy misses with a shot to the body
and Bate counters with an outside leg kick.
Puppy throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Puppy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bate moves out of range of the body kick from Puppy.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Bate doesn't manage to clinch there - Puppy circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Bate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Puppy takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Puppy lands a slapping body shot.
Bate lands with a right hand.
Puppy goes for a double leg but Bate avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bate continues to drive forward.
Puppy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bate.
Puppy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bate avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sick Puppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bate digs a right hand underneath Puppy's ribcage. Puppy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puppy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Bate.
Bate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bate is fighting off a takedown attempt but Puppy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bate to the mat. Bate regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy looking to sit in guard and control but Bate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Demarcus Bate has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Puppy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puppy wants to stand up but Bate is controlling him.
Puppy is wriggling around but Bate manages to pass to half guard.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puppy keeps working.
Bate slips a nice elbow through Puppy's hands, connecting with Puppy's forehead.
Puppy is trying to maintain the position but Bate is very close to passing his half guard.
Puppy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy is looking to control Bate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puppy avoid being mounted?
Puppy 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.
Puppy is trying to stand back up but Bate is controlling him
Puppy trying to control from the bottom.
Puppy has hold of Bate's hands but Bate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Puppy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bate is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puppy is trying to stand.
Bate is looking to take a break and control but Puppy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puppy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bate.
Puppy is not content to let Bate control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puppy is out of range and Bate settles back down.
Bate avoids the body shot from Puppy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puppy scores with a nice body kick.
Puppy lands with a good body shot.
Puppy misses with an uppercut. Bate saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Demarcus Bate just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bate scores with a jab.
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puppy throws a wild body kick that Bate sees coming a mile off.
Bate takes a swing at Puppy's ribcage but misses.
Puppy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puppy throws a series of punches but Bate moves out of range.
Bate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Puppy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puppy misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puppy.
Puppy checks a leg kick.
Puppy misses with a right hand
enabling Bate to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate doesn't manage to clinch there - Puppy circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Puppy. Those never looked like landing.
Bate misses with a looping right.
Bate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bate throws a low kick but Puppy moves out of range easily.
Puppy cracks Bate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bate jabs Puppy right on the nose. Puppy blinks but takes it well.
Puppy lands a body shot.
Bate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bate scores with a hook.
Bate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puppy cracks Bate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puppy throws a leg kick but Bate moved away.
Bate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Puppy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bate.
A big right from Puppy misses.
Puppy throws a low kick, looking for Bate's leg but Bate calmly moves out of range.
Puppy throws an off balance right hand
and Bate counters with a good low kick that Puppy was not able to check.
Bate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puppy has time to react.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Puppy tries for a takedown but Bate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate connects with a looping right hand.
Puppy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate throws a body shot but no joy.
Puppy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bates jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bate.
Puppy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bate scores with a nice head shot.
Puppy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puppy throws a shot to the body.
Bate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bate lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puppy looking to control.
Bate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Puppy's head.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Puppy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puppy wants to improve his position but instead Bate has moved into half guard.
Sick Puppy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puppy's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarcus Bate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bate 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 37:39
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 37:39
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demarcus Bate!
In his post fight interview, Demarcus Bate started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jinhai Yoshida 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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunamoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tunamoto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BEVA Fight Home in the buildup to the fight.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tunamoto throws out the jab.
Tunamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Tunamoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshida counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tunamoto.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tunamoto manages to avoid it.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tunamoto misses with a looping left.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tunamoto.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunamoto misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Yoshida has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tunamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Tunamoto lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tunamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida jabs Tunamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tunamoto throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body. Tunamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tunamoto sizes up Yoshida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tunamoto misses with a looping right.
Yoshida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tunamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tunamoto scores with a jab. Yoshida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yoshida listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Tunamoto wants to land a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Tunamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida moves out of range as Tunamoto strikes.
Yoshida lands a big head kick that sends Tunamoto tumbling to the mat! Yoshida takes a step backwards and waves Tunamoto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tunamoto is rocked!
A big right from Tunamoto misses.
Oh Tunamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tunamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Yoshida moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto trying to stall but Yoshida improves his position.
Tunamoto tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
Tunamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tunamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tunamoto with a big uppercut! Tunamoto tries to clinch up but Yoshida pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tunamoto to the mat! Tunamoto covers up and Yoshida unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jinhai Yoshida!
Jinhai Yoshida 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. Uusisto has chosen System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and River moves into the clinch.
River tries a body shot but Uusisto blocks it.
Uusisto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by River after a bit of a struggle.
Uusisto pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uusisto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. River just stands there and leans against the cage.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uusisto avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
River tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Uusisto looking to slow down the pace here.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uusisto is defending well for now.
River landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Uusisto.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uusisto throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
Uusisto tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Uusisto misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Uusisto down.
River lands with a good body shot.
We've been informed that Uusisto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
River misses the shot to the body.
Uusisto misses the jab.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uusisto.
A leg kick checked by Uusisto.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uusisto.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uusisto throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River slips a straight right by Uusisto.
River misses with a straight right.
Uusisto throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Uusisto lands with a left to the head.
River has had enough of the clinch but Uusisto keeps him there for the moment.
Uusisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uusisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uusisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uusisto working aggressively here.
River with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Uusisto.
River tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uusisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uusisto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by River after a bit of a struggle.
Cole River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurmas Uusisto.
Uusisto struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Uusisto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Uusisto has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Uusisto decides to pull guard.
River trying to control but Uusisto is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River stands and steps away. Uusisto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good work by Uusisto as he checks the leg kick.
River misses with a low kick as Uusisto jumps back.
An inside leg kick from River misses.
Uusisto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uusisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusisto tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uusisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uusisto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Uusisto throws an off balance right hand
and River counters by clinching up.
Uusisto trying to stall but River improves his position.
Uusisto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uusisto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Uusisto working aggressively here.
Cole River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
River crunches a lovely knee into Uusisto's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Uusisto scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uusisto scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
Uusisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Uusisto controls the action.
Uusisto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but River gets the underhooks and prevents it.
River stops a takedown attempt from Uusisto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River working Uusisto over with knees to the body.
Uusisto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uusisto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
River throws the kick towards the body but Uusisto avoids it.
Uusisto wants to clinch.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Uusisto checks it well.
Uusisto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cole River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurmas Uusisto.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River cracks the inside of Uusisto's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto is trying hard to land a takedown here. River sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
River with a hook.
Uusisto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
River throws a body punch but Uusisto moves out of range.
Cole River is winning the standup battle so far.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River misses the shot to the body.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Uusisto throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uusisto will feel that in the morning.
Uusisto is breathing heavily.
River tests Uusisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uusisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusisto.
River is looking to slow Uusisto down with leg kicks.
Uusisto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
River lands the left hand.
River tries to clinch up.
River with a hook.
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uusisto's sensitive parts.
River is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
River jabs at Uusisto's body.
River is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Uusisto's torso.
River throws out a loose jab but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
River needs to keep his hands up - Uusisto had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for River.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
Uusisto misses with a head kick.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uusisto in his tracks.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uusisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uusisto looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Uusisto tries to score a power double leg takedown but River sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Uusisto somewhat.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Uusisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uusisto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River lands a really nice looking cross but Uusisto seems unphased.
River pushes Uusisto up against the cage in a clinch.
River lands an elbow inside.
Uusisto scores with a shoulder strike.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Uusisto avoids the damage to the body.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uusisto can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uusisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uusisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uusisto catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Uusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
River 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.
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uusisto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
River throws a leg kick which misses Uusisto's front leg but catches the back leg as Uusisto tries to avoid it.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
The fighters circling - Uusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Uusisto blocks the leg kick.
River digs a good body shot into Uusisto's ribs.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Uusisto is out of range.
Uusisto tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uusisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uusisto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Uusisto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uusisto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Uusisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
River wants to sweep but no luck.
River is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
River is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uusisto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
River wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
River trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Uusisto blocks the leg kick.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
Uusisto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River. That did some damage!
Uusisto tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
River avoids a punch combination nicely.
River avoids the body shot from Uusisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uusisto misses its intended target.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uusisto walks forward, straight into a front kick from River.
Uusisto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
River attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uusisto's calf.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uusisto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River wants to clinch up but Uusisto keeps it at a distance.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River cracks Uusisto with a right hand to the side of the head.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusisto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in River's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River tries to land a sweep but no joy.
River will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Uusisto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uusisto forces his way into half guard.
River wants to control but Uusisto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
River is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Uusisto is pressing down on River's thigh, looking to free his foot. River is holding on for now.
Uusisto is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jurmas Uusisto just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by River.
The fighters circle momentarily. River darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uusisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Uusisto's shoulder, as Uusisto tries to avoid the shot.
River lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uusisto, right into the meat.
Uusisto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
River throws out a loose jab but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uusisto slips a jab from River.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uusisto throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto clinches.
Uusisto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River prevents a body shot from Uusisto.
Uusisto working aggressively here.
River throws an elbow but it misses.
Uusisto dodges an elbow strike from River.
Uusisto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Uusisto controls the action.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uusisto avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Uusisto leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from River.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uusisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River tries a knee to the head but Uusisto blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Uusisto dodges an elbow strike from River.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Uusisto misses with a punch on the inside.
River lands a damaging elbow.
River lands a shot to the body.
Jurmas Uusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Uusisto.
River stalling in the clinch but Uusisto improves position.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Uusisto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but River is keeping busy.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
Uusisto has a couple of punches blocked by River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uusisto.
River landing knees to the body.
Uusisto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
River lands an elbow inside that Uusisto shrugs off.
River lands a damaging elbow.
River lands a nice elbow.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
Uusisto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but River is keeping busy.
Uusisto throws a head punch that misses.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Uusisto avoids the damage to the body.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by River.
A jab from River finds it's way through Uusisto's defenses.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cole River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto checks a low kick from River.
Uusisto throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uusisto 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 River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
River thows a body kick. Uusisto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by River.
Uusisto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uusisto dives in and grabs River's left leg, looking for a takedown. River pushes down on Uusisto's head and hops out.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River cracks the inside of Uusisto's front leg.
A solid body kick from River.
Uusisto scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole River showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 39:37
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 40:36
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole River!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cole River thanked //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poulter lands a head kick. Curry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulter digs a good hook to Curry's body.
Poulter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Poulter ducks down to avoid it.
Curry throws a jab when Poulter was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Poulter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Curry scores with a decent looking hook.
Curry throws the left hand but Poulter avoids the punch easily.
Poulter looks to land a body kick but Curry moved away.
Curry misses with a looping right.
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!
Nice cross by Curry.
Curry swinging wildly here.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter thuds a left hand into Curry's body.
Curry misses with a hook. Poulter ducked under it nicely.
Curry looks to land a left hand but Poulter moved out of range nicely.
Curry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Curry.
Curry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Poulter back to the cage. Curry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Curry - that will leave a mark!
Poulter lands the left hand.
Poulter lands with an overhand left.
Poulter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Curry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Curry throws a jab when Poulter was well out of range.
Curry moves out of range of the body kick from Poulter.
We've been informed that Poulter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Curry 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.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Poulter slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Curry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poulter on the side of the head.
Poulter lands a head shot.
Curry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poulter digs a good hook to Curry's body.
Curry swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Curry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulter's elbow.
Poulter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Curry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry cracks Poulter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poulter avoids the body shot from Curry.
Poulter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poulter is rocked!
Poulter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curry.
Poulter is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Curry engages and cracks Poulter with a massive lead left hook - Poulter tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Curry is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Curry!
A victorious Arthur Curry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pops Cama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cama has chosen Lollipop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pops Cama!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mandragoran throws a head kick that misses.
Cama throws the left hand but Mandragoran avoids the punch easily.
Mandragoran has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Cama connects with a looping right hand.
Cama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mandragoran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mandragoran checks a leg kick.
Cama blocks a jab.
Cama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran blocks the body kick.
Cama throws a big shot that misses.
Cama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cama.
An inside leg kick lands from Cama.
Mandragoran throws out a powerful jab.
Mandragoran throws a lazy right hand but Cama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandragoran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mandragoran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mandragoran, as that shot connected.
Cama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mandragoran walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mandragoran checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mandragoran throws out a loose jab but Cama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandragoran jabs Cama right on the nose. Cama blinks but takes it well.
Cama 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.
Nice body kick there by Mandragoran.
Cama checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Cama.
Mandragoran connects with an inside leg kick.
Cama connects with a jab.
Mandragoran checks a leg kick.
Cama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mandragoran.
Pops Cama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cama misses with a low kick.
Cama misses with an uppercut. Mandragoran saw that one coming.
Cama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mandragoran is able to avoid easily.
Cama moves out of range of the leg kick from Mandragoran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandragoran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandragoran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mandragoran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cama slips under a jab from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mandragoran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mandragoran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cama's head backwards.
Cama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mandragoran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cama throws a right hand that misses
and Mandragoran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cama thinking.
Mandragoran misses with a series of wild punches.
Cama throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandragoran.
Cama thows a leg kick but Mandragoran checks it
and Mandragoran counters with a good, hard body kick but Cama shrugs it off.
Cama looks winded!
Cama thows a leg kick but Mandragoran checks it
enabling Mandragoran to counter with a crisp jab.
Cama misses with a left hand
enabling Mandragoran to counter with a crisp jab.
Mandragoran misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Mandragoran slams his shin into Cama's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran cracks Cama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mandragoran has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cama to stand back up!
Cama is rocked!
Mandragoran scores with a jab to the body.
Mandragoran throws a looping overhand right but Cama ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandragoran scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandragoran misses with a looping right.
Mandragoran feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cama sprawling to the canvas! Cama rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mandragoran finish him?!
Cama is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandragoran finish him?
Crack! Mandragoran connects with the perfect overhand right and Cama falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Mandragoran!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lan Mandragoran!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Noir's choice of entrance music: Pride. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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172 lbs
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177 lbs
25 - 11 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste looks to throw the jab but Noir is out of range.
Noir fails with a takedown attempt.
Noir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Juste tries to avoid it but Noir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Juste to the ground. St Juste escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Noir looks for a takedown but St Juste sprawls well.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir defending well as St Juste loads up on a big left hand.
St Juste is looking to score with low kicks.
St Juste throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir shoots in and drives through. St Juste sprawls well.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
St Juste throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
St Juste gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir wants to control from the top but St Juste keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noir throws a big elbow that misses.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
Noir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St Juste holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Noir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Juste swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noir throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Noir.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Juste as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from St Juste as Noir shoots in.
Noir has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as St Juste is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Noir defending well as St Juste loads up on a big left hand.
Noir shoots in for a takedown but St Juste shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir dives in and grabs St Juste's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Juste pushes down on Noir's head and hops out.
Noir slips under a jab from St Juste.
Noir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Juste avoids it really well and circles away.
St Juste throws a body shot but no joy.
Noir tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Juste sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noir somewhat.
St Juste misses with an uppercut. Noir saw that one coming.
Noir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from St Juste misses.
St Juste throws a low kick but Noir moves out of range easily.
St Juste throws a series of punches but Noir moves out of range.
St Juste misses with a looping left.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste dips to his left and cracks Noir with an uppercut!
Noir blocks a leg kick.
Noir shoots in for a double leg but St Juste sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Juste's jab looks to have found its range, popping Noir under the eye.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Juste missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Juste is fending him off so far but Noir persists. Nope, St Juste circles away and we're back to standing.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
St Juste throws an off balance right hand
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Noir thows a huge punch but St Juste dodges it nicely.
St Juste is defending against the submission attempts here by Noir.
St Juste avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
St Juste is desperately trying to improve his position but Noir has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir punching from mount but St Juste doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Noir there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Noir throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Noir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Noir throwing strikes here but St Juste is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Noir thowing shots but they're missing.
Noir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Noir punching from mount but St Juste doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Noir throws a wild left hand from mount and St Juste manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Marshall Noir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Juste is looking to escape.
St Juste has hold of Noir's hands but Noir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Juste makes his way to full guard, as Noir worked for a kimura.
Noir throwing strikes but missing.
Noir advances to half guard.
St Juste controlling the position well.
Noir tries to pass to full mount but St Juste defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Juste blocking the ground and pound attempt from Noir.
St Juste gets back to full guard.
Noir throws a big right hand that misses.
Noir wants to control from the top but St Juste keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Juste keeping full guard, as Noir tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Noir or perhaps it was just good defense by St Juste, which made it look bad.
St Juste rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Juste takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Noir avoids the body shot from St Juste.
Noir shoots in and drives through. St Juste sprawls well.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir tries to work over St Juste's front leg with a kick but St Juste checks it.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Juste as he avoids it easily.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste is looking to chop away at Noir's legs.
Noir defending well as St Juste loads up on a big left hand.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Juste sprawls well. St Juste wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noir gets slowly back to his feet.
St Juste misses the jab.
Good leg kick by St Juste there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Juste doesn't manage to clinch there - Noir circles away.
St Juste misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from St Juste as Noir shoots in.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
Noir moves out of range of the leg kick from St Juste.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries a head kick but it misses.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Juste.
St Juste connects with a good right hand that stumbles Noir. Noir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Juste misses with a right hand
and Noir counters with a single leg into guard. St Juste didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Juste preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Juste has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Noir trying to control but St Juste is working from the bottom.
Noir throws a big right hand that misses.
Noir stopping the sweep attempt from St Juste.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a big right hand that misses.
Noir throwing strikes from guard but St Juste blocks nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Noir stands up over St Juste, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Juste is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St Juste throws a lazy uppercut
and Noir counters with a takedown into side control.
Noir in side control, throwing shots but St Juste defends.
St Juste can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Juste is looking to regain half guard here but Noir keeps moving and retains side control.
St Juste regains half guard there - taking advantage of Noir's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
St Juste misses with a left hand
and Noir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Juste preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Juste is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Noir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Juste's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Juste's back!
Noir is landing with strikes. St Juste can't take much more of this.
St Juste trying to control but not successfully.
Noir looking for the RNC.
Noir cracks St Juste with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing St Juste from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste covering up well under a barage of strikes.
St Juste trying to control but not successfully.
Noir lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Noir struggling to land strikes to the head as St Juste covers up.
St Juste is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Renan St Juste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Noir.
Can St Juste hold on?! Noir is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Noir working for a choke but St Juste is defending well.
Noir throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Well, with Noir on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before St Juste is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Noir lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Noir punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir missing with strikes from the back.
Noir missing with punches from the back.
Noir has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, St Juste has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Noir looking for the choke from the back.
Noir throws a series of strikes and St Juste wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
St Juste wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Noir.
Marshall Noir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to control but St Juste wriggling away.
St Juste is looking to improve his position but Noir isn't that keen on the idea.
Noir landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Juste is looking to escape.
Noir looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Noir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Noir 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 37:39
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 37:39
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Noir!
An out of breath Marshall Noir 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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