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EVO 127: Hearts vs Custer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - It's A Hard Life. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Riley tries a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Riley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Riley's guard.
Riley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Riley has his hands on Valentine's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valentine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley is trying to control the position but Valentine postures up.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Valentine won't allow Riley to sweep him here.
Valentine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valentine wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ronnie Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine's corner calls for a 1-2. Valentine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valentine is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Valentine connects with the punch.
Riley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
Riley lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Riley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Riley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentine in his tracks.
Riley looks for the body kick but Valentine saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine moves out of range as Riley strikes.
Valentine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Valentine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentine slips under a jab from Riley.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentine blocks the leg kick.
Riley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riley throws a body shot but no joy.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Valentine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riley is out of range.
Valentine fails with the takedown.
Valentine lands with a shot to the body.
Riley moves out of range as Valentine throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Riley.
Valentine takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley 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.
Riley cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valentine lands a front kick.
Riley misses with a jab to the body
and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Valentine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
Riley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Riley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valentine is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley misses with a low kick as Valentine jumps back.
Valentine 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.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riley thows a leg kick but Valentine checks it
and Valentine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentine trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
Riley is pulling down on Valentine's head. It's preventing any offense from Valentine, at least for the moment.
Riley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Riley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valentine working some strikes from top position.
Valentine passes Riley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Riley is refusing to be controlled, as Valentine sits in half guard.
Riley looking for subs from the bottom but Valentine mounts him!
Valentine raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with a couple of short strikes.
Valentine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Valentine tries to control but Riley wriggling away.
Riley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Valentine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine looking to control but Riley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Valentine.
Valentine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Riley hang on?
Valentine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Riley is rocked!
Riley wants to control but Valentine is having none of it.
Oh Riley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Riley hang on?
Valentine trying to control but Riley is having none of it.
Riley seems to have got his legs back now.
Riley wants to control but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Barracks - LOD. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Riley is bucking up trying to escape but Valentine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to hold on but Valentine pushes him away.
Riley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riley is working hard here to advance position.
Valentine looking to control but Riley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Valentine avoids the attempt from Riley to control.
Riley is bucking up trying to escape but Valentine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Riley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valentine lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riley misses with a body kick.
Riley scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Ronnie Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Riley's head but Riley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Valentine throws a front kick aimed at Riley's knee but Riley avoids it well.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a leg kick
and Riley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valentine's knee momentarily.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Riley.
Riley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valentine is able to avoid easily.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a single leg into guard. Riley didn't expect that.
Valentine postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Riley looking to control.
Valentine landing some decent shots from guard.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valentine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Valentine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valentine trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Valentine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
Riley is adopting a defensive guard.
Valentine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riley has time to react.
Ronnie Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentine misses with a few strikes there.
Riley throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Riley only half commits.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valentine, as that shot connected.
Riley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riley is refusing to be controlled, as Valentine sits in half guard.
Valentine controlling the action here.
Riley taking some punishment here, with Valentine in his half guard.
Riley wants to get back to full guard.
Valentine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexander Valentine 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.
Valentine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Valentine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Valentine!
An intense looking Alexander Valentine took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
Ronnie Riley was interviewed post fight and said 'Personally I blame my manager for sending me in there with such a ridiculous gameplan, it's about time I got someone else to manage me.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Stoker. Wade Stoker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Severn.
Severn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Severn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Severn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Severn lands a glancing blow to the side of Stoker's head.
It looks like Wade Stoker has been cut.
Stoker lands with an overhand left.
Stoker takes a swing at Severn's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Stoker.
Severn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Severn throws an overhand right that lands on Stoker's shoulder, as Stoker tries to avoid the shot.
Stoker lands with a kick to the temple. Severn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Severn throws a head kick but Stoker moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Severn.
Severn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Severn misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Severn misses.
Severn throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Stoker 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.
Severn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoker, as that shot connected.
Severn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stoker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters circling a little - Severn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Severn seems to be stalking Stoker here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Stoker drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bas Severn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon comes into the arena with The Upsetters - Dread Lion blaring out of the sound system. Templeton has chosen Babylon Zoo - Spaceman as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
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, Lance Templeton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Templeton blocks the body kick.
Templeton looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Nixon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nixon throws a leg kick
and Templeton counters with an outside leg kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Templeton throws a low kick, looking for Nixon's leg but Nixon calmly moves out of range.
Templeton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Templeton blocks a leg kick.
Templeton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Templeton.
Nixon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Templeton defending well as Nixon loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nixon's calf.
Nixon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nixon tries to land a front kick but Templeton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon throws a body punch but Templeton moves out of range.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
It looks like Richard Nixon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templeton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Templeton cracks Nixon with a good jab.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Nixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Templeton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nixon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Templeton throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
Nixon swings for the body but Templeton moves out of range.
Nixon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Templeton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nixon.
Templeton connects with an inside leg kick.
Templeton throws a body kick that misses.
Templeton throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
Templeton tries to land a body kick
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Templeton slips the punch.
Templeton throws a head kick but Nixon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Nixon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Templeton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Nixon cracks Templeton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Templeton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nixon can pounce on him.
Templeton lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Templeton tenderised Nixon's leg. Nixon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Nixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Templeton.
Templeton delivers a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nixon 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 Templeton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Templeton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Templeton thows a body kick. Nixon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nixon walks into a stiff left hand from Templeton.
Templeton lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nixon connects with a solid leg kick.
Nixon checks a low kick from Templeton.
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Templeton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nixon will feel that in the morning.
Templeton connects with a high kick.
Templeton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Templeton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nixon. Nixon obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Templeton as he checks the leg kick.
Templeton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Templeton seems unphased.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Templeton saw that one coming.
Richard Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
Templeton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Templeton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nixon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Templeton moved away.
Templeton lands a jab.
Templeton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nixon is rocked!
Templeton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oh Nixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Templeton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good leg kick by Nixon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nixon seems to have got his legs back now.
Nixon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Templeton throws a push kick but Nixon slaps the foot to one side.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Templeton checks a leg kick.
Templeton lands a leg kick that knocks Nixon off balance momentarily.
Templeton misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon scores with a leg kick.
Templeton scores with a hook to the body. Nixon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Templeton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nixon throws the kick towards the body but Templeton avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Templeton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nixon takes a swing at Templeton's ribcage but misses.
Templeton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Templeton.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
Templeton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Templeton saw it coming and moves away.
Templeton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
A clash of legs there as Templeton blocks the low kick.
Templeton throws a leg kick but Nixon checks it.
Templeton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Templeton avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Both fighters circling a little - Nixon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nixon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Templeton misses with a shot to the body
and Nixon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nixon throws a hook but Templeton avoids it easily.
Templeton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nixon.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Templeton scores with a hook to the body. Nixon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Templeton. That's going to slow Nixon down.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Templeton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lance Templeton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon lands a body shot.
Templeton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nixon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Templeton has time to react.
Templeton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Templeton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Templeton staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton throws the kick towards the body but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
Nixon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Templeton. That did some damage!
Templeton tries to move into range but Nixon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Templeton looks to land a body kick but Nixon moved away.
Templeton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nixon.
Nixon checks a low kick from Templeton.
A head kick misses from Nixon.
Nixon thuds his shin into the meat of Templeton's side.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
Templeton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nixon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Templeton wants to land a leg kick but Nixon is out of range.
Templeton is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Templeton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Templeton thumps Nixon with a low kick.
Nixon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nixon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Templeton's hands.
Nixon avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Nixon tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Nixon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Templeton.
Templeton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Templeton lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templeton misses with an attempted mid kick.
That kick from Nixon tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton throws a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nixon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Templeton if he has to take too many more of those.
Templeton lands a nice shot that snaps Nixon's head back.
Nixon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A good leg kick by Templeton.
An inside leg kick from Nixon misses.
Nixon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Templeton saw it coming and moves away.
Templeton checks a low kick from Nixon.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Templeton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nixon checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Templeton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
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 Richard Nixon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Nixon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Templeton lands with a right hand.
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Nixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Templeton saw it coming and moves away.
Templeton cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Templeton tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Templeton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nixon's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Nixon misses with the body kick
and Templeton counters with a low kick, right behind Nixon 's knee.
Templeton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Nixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Templeton blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Templeton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Nixon thows a leg kick but Templeton checks it
and Templeton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nixon's knee momentarily.
Templeton misses with a looping left.
Templeton jabs Nixon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon thumps Templeton with a low kick.
Templeton lands with a straight right. Nixon didn't see that one coming.
Nixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Templeton can pounce on him.
Nixon misses with a left hand
and Templeton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Templeton throws a wild body kick that Nixon sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Templeton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Templeton blocks a low kick nicely.
Templeton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nixon throws a leg kick
and Templeton counters with a good, hard body kick but Nixon shrugs it off.
Nixon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Templeton cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Nixon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Templeton is able to avoid easily.
Templeton punishes Nixon's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Templeton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nixon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Templeton. That snapped Nixon's head back.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Templeton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Templeton scores with a decent looking hook.
Nixon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Templeton.
Nixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Templeton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nixon looks to land a body kick but Templeton moved away.
Nixon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon throws a body punch but Templeton moves out of range.
Templeton misses with a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Templeton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
Templeton thumps Nixon with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Templeton blocks a low kick nicely.
Templeton swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Templeton throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Templeton counters with a nice uppercut.
Templeton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nixon 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.
Templeton scores with a push kick.
Nixon tried to score with a low kick but Templeton checks it.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Templeton sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nixon.
Nixon blocks the body kick.
Nixon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Templeton.
Templeton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nixon is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Nixon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templeton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nixon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Templeton - the referee stops the clock and Nixon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Templeton. Nixon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nixon. That's going to slow Templeton down.
Nixon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nixon pushes Templeton away with a front kick.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Templeton.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Templeton saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Templeton.
Templeton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nixon takes a step back to recover.
Nixon connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Templeton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Templeton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Templeton 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Templeton!
Lance Templeton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by All Fired Up. Monk has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark misses the jab.
Monk ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monk. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Monk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monk misses with a two punch combination.
Clark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monk is out of range and Clark settles back down.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Monk.
Monk digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Monk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monk. Monk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monk.
Monk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Monk misses the target.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monk cracks Clark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monk slips under a jab.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Monk is just out of range.
Ninja Monk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clark, pushing him back against the cage.
Clark lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
Monk tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Monk wants to stall.
Monk working aggressively here.
Clark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monk or not.
Monk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
Monk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Monk blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Monk fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Monk controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Monk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monk tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Clark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monk looking to stall.
We've been informed that Monk 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.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Monk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Monk blocks a body shot from Clark.
Monk looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Clark.
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monk.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monk's efforts to push away.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Monk tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark lands a jab to the nose.
Monk tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Monk moved out of range nicely.
Clark clobbers Monk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Monk closes the distance but Clark moves to the side
and Clark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Clark is taking a breather. Monk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Monk keeping control of the position.
Monk trying to control from the bottom.
Clark wants to control but Monk is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk is positioning himself well to prevent Clark advancing to mount.
Clark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Monk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clark.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Monk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clark.
Clark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Monk defending well though.
Monk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clark prevents Monk from improving his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Monk 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Monk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Clark dominated that round.
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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Monk.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monk.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monk swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk blocks a body shot from Clark.
Monk misses with a punch to the body.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eddie Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Monk blocking some punches.
Monk swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark tries a body shot but Monk blocks it.
Clark pushes Monk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Monk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monk.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Monk controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Monk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monk can do to turn this around?
Monk throws a leg kick that misses.
Monk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monk doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Monk lands with a nice combination. Clark backs away looking to recover.
Monk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Monk looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Monk avoids a kick to the body.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Monk's front leg but catches the back leg as Monk tries to avoid it.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk forces Clark back against the cage and clinches.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Monk.
A short body shot lands from Clark as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
A hook to the body from Clark.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
Clark misses with a head kick.
Monk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monk 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.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Monk.
A punch combination from Monk misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monk tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Clark misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monk.
Good work by Monk as he checks the leg kick.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Monk misses.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monk.
Crunch! Clark slams his shin into Monk's torso.
Monk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clark connects with a jab.
Clark walks into a stiff left hand from Monk.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark blocking some punches.
Monk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Monk has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Monk misses with the head strike.
Monk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Monk blocks an uppercut.
Monk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Monk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monk punishes Clark's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Eddie Clark will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Monk 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.
Monk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Clark is working Monk over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monk.
Monk scores with a shoulder strike.
Monk is trying to break the clinch but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clark works on Monk's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Clark.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Monk controls his hands.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Clark.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Monk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark is working Monk over against the cage.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Monk's ribcage. Monk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clark has Monk pressed against the cage, preventing Monk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Monk tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark lands a body punch.
Clark lands a right hand.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Clark.
Clark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monk.
Clark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monk or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark lands a body punch.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Monk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ninja Monk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Clark. Beautiful body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clark - that will leave a mark!
Clark jabs Monk right on the nose. Monk blinks but takes it well.
Monk is rocked!
Clark connects with a body shot.
Monk is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Monk seems to have recovered his senses.
Monk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clark.
Monk throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark misses with a leg kick.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monk wants to land a leg kick but Clark is out of range.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clark lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Clark.
Monk tries a low kick but Clark avoids it.
Monk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Clark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eddie Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark throws a good cross that connects.
Clark cracks a nice hook into Monk's ribs.
That kick from Clark tenderised Monk's leg. Monk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Monk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monk 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.
Monk tries to land a leg kick but Clark saw it coming and moves away.
Clark slips under a jab from Monk.
Clark's corner calls for a 1-2. Clark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Clark throws a series of punches but Monk avoids them all with ease.
Monk loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monk misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monk. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a nice body kick.
Monk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Eddie Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Monk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monk's sensitive parts.
Clark throws a low kick but Monk moves out of range easily.
Clark takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Monk off balance momentarily.
Crunch! Clark slams his shin into Monk's torso.
Clark throws a series of punches but Monk moves out of range.
Clark checks a low kick from Monk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monk's hands.
Monk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monk misses with a right hand
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Clark!
A relieved looking Eddie Clark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ninja Monk was interviewed post fight and said 'Another close decision lost? Maybe ToTT wrote that I won? '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Armis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat Theme. Eli Armis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
36 - 21 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kurze sprawls well initially but Armis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kurze is trying to maintain the position but Armis is very close to passing his half guard.
Armis wants to pass to mount but Kurze is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurze keeps working.
Kurze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Armis trying to pass the guard but Kurze defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurze wants to control but Armis is keeping busy.
Kurze might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Armis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kurze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Armis pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis trying to mount his opponent but Kurze defends it.
We've been hearing that Armis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kurze is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Armis wants to free his trapped foot but Kurze is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Armis works his way into side control.
Armis trying to control the position but Kurze is working away.
You can see the frustration on Kurze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Armis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Armis tries to move to mount but Kurze blocks the move with his legs.
Armis wants to control for a moment but Kurze uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kurze is positioning himself well to prevent Armis advancing to mount.
Kurze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kurze defends it well.
Kurze gets full guard.
Armis advances to half guard.
Kurze is looking for a sweep. Armis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Armis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Armis has control of Kurze's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kurze regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Armis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kurze is on top in guard.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Armis keeps moving.
Armis looking for a sweep. Not yet Armis, not yet.
Armis controls Kurze momentarily but Kurze frees himself.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Armis keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kurze looks to score with a jab to the body but Armis is just out of range.
Kurze takes a swing at Armis's ribcage but misses.
Armis throws a shot from downtown. Kurze moves away and avoids it.
Armis feints and as Kurze raises his hands in defense, Armis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kurze trying to keep a closed guard but Armis is proving a slippery customer.
Eli Armis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurze keeping moving, preventing Armis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurze working for submissions but it's allowed Armis to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Armis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Armis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Armis is stalling here. Kurze is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Armis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kurze has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Armis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurze can do to turn this around?
Kurze tries to score with some ground and pound. Armis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis is looking for a sweep.
Armis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kurze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurze wants to control but Armis is keeping him busy.
Kurze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armis is trying to get back to full guard.
Armis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurze.
Kurze is trying to control. Armis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kurze prevents Armis from improving his position.
Kurze works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis taking shots to the head.
Armis regains half guard.
Armis is looking for a sweep. Kurze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Armis trying to hold on to Kurze's head to control him but Kurze postures up.
Armis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kurze trying to control the action but Armis is working from the bottom.
Kurze has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Armis defend it? Kurze steps over the head and cranks it - Armis is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kurze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Konrad Kurze!
An out of breath and clearly excited Konrad Kurze thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kummola comes to the cage accompanied by Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Sakura No Rei. 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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29
155 lbs
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26
161 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, John Yossarian!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kummola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kummola throws a sloppy head kick and Yossarian moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Kummola is predictable there
and Yossarian counters by clinching up.
Yossarian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kummola has a couple of punches blocked by Yossarian.
Kummola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kummola throws a sloppy head kick and Yossarian moves out of range easily.
Kummola 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.
Yossarian blocks a leg kick.
Yossarian closes the distance and clinches.
Kummola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yossarian tests Kummola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Kummola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kummola slips a jab from Yossarian.
Yossarian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kummola is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yossarian scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian throws a front kick aimed at Kummola's knee but Kummola avoids it well.
Yossarian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kummola can pounce on him.
Kummola tries a low kick but Yossarian avoids it.
Kummola throws a head kick but Yossarian moves out of range.
Yossarian scores with a three punch combo!
Kummola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kummola throws an off balance right hand
and Yossarian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yossarian.
Kummola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kummola digs a right hand into Yossarian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yossarian's gas tank.
Kummola working aggressively here.
Yossarian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yossarian has a couple of punches blocked by Kummola.
Kummola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yossarian fails to land.
Kummola breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yossarian misses with a leg kick
and Kummola counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yossarian won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kummola tries to score with some ground and pound. Yossarian controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kummola creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yossarian sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kummola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kummola grinds an elbow into Yossarian's temple.
Kummola is looking to take a break and control but Yossarian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kummola works to advance to full mount. Yossarian defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kummola pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've been hearing that Kummola has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kummola looking to control but Yossarian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola dominating with strikes here.
Yossarian working to try and regain half guard.
Yossarian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yossarian is desperately trying to improve his position but Kummola has a good base and remains in mount.
Yossarian blocking the ground and pound.
Yossarian tries to reverse the position but Kummola maintains control.
Kummola tries to control but Yossarian wriggling away.
Kummola is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola lands a big shot there that rocks Yossarian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kummola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yossarian is looking to escape.
Kummola is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yossarian is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yossarian keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kummola scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yossarian?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yossarian!
Yossarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Yossarian has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yossarian enables Kummola to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yossarian manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kummola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kummola scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kummola distracts Yossarian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kummola trying to control but Yossarian is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yossarian can't keep his opponent in guard - Kummola advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian wants to control but Kummola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kummola is trying to control the action in half guard but Yossarian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yossarian actively working from the bottom here.
Kummola wants to take a breather but Yossarian is having none of it.
Yossarian trying to control but Kummola postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yossarian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yossarian tries to move into range but Kummola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kale Kummola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yossarian motions for Kummola to come forward. Yossarian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kummola thumps Yossarian with a low kick.
Kummola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yossarian but Yossarian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kummola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yossarian staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Kummola there.
Kummola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yossarian blocks a head kick by Kummola.
Kummola throws a hook but Yossarian blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid body kick from Kummola.
Yossarian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yossarian wants it to stay on the feet.
Kummola gets a clinch.
Yossarian misses with a knee strike.
Yossarian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kummola.
Kummola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kummola is trying to push Yossarian away but Yossarian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yossarian just leaning against Kummola, taking a breather.
Kummola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yossarian's elbow.
Yossarian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kummola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yossarian just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kale Kummola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kummola swings wildly with an uppercut but Yossarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kummola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yossarian backwards.
Kummola tries to work over Yossarian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yossarian working aggressively here.
Yossarian wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian leaning against his opponent.
Kummola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yossarian can do to turn this around?
Kummola breaks the clinch.
Kummola takes the fight into the clinch.
Kummola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yossarian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yossarian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yossarian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kummola.
Kummola swings wildly with an uppercut but Yossarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yossarian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kummola backwards.
Yossarian is struggling to control the position.
Kummola misses with a punch on the inside.
Kummola blocking some punches.
Yossarian scores with a shoulder strike.
Kummola drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yossarian pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kummola throws a low kick but Yossarian avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kummola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yossarian counters with a left to the body.
Kummola throws a poor cross that misses
and Yossarian counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kummola throws a leg kick but Yossarian moved away.
Yossarian throws a chopping leg kick but Kummola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kummola loads up on a big right hand but Yossarian slips the punch.
A big left from Yossarian misses.
Yossarian tried to score with a low kick but Kummola checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Kummola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kummola.
Kummola closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yossarian did well to prevent Kummola getting side control.
Kummola throwing shots but Yossarian is blocking nicely.
Kummola lands with a punch from half guard.
Yossarian trying to control but Kummola postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola throws a strike but Yossarian avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kummola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kummola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yossarian has an active guard here but Kummola has managed to pass into half guard.
Kummola 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kummola lands a nice short elbow.
Yossarian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kummola is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yossarian tries to hold on but Kummola postures up.
Kummola thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kummola postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yossarian looks a forlorn figure.
Kummola lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola with good strikes from the mount here!
Yossarian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kummola throws a strike there. Yossarian manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Yossarian wants to get back to full guard but Kummola has passed into side control.
Yossarian wants to control but Kummola postures up.
Yossarian managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kummola.
Yossarian is trying to control Kummola's posture but Kummola avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola is looking to take a break and control but Yossarian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kummola wants to control for a moment but Yossarian uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kummola looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kummola scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yossarian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kummola is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yossarian is looking to land body kicks.
Kummola throws a leg kick
and Yossarian counters with a nice leg kick.
Kummola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yossarian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yossarian avoids the head kick by Kummola.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kummola, right into the meat.
Kummola scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kummola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yossarian throws a leg kick but Kummola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kale Kummola is winning the standup battle so far.
Yossarian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kummola throws a body punch but Yossarian moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola cracks Yossarian with a good jab.
Kummola throws a nice looking combination but Yossarian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kummola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yossarian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kummola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kummola throws a hook but Yossarian avoids it easily.
That kick from Kummola tenderised Yossarian's leg. Yossarian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kummola shoots in and drives through. Yossarian sprawls well.
A low kick from Kummola is predictable there
and Yossarian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kummola wants to slow Yossarian down by chopping away at his legs.
Yossarian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yossarian walks into a straight right hand from Kummola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yossarian.
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!
Kummola darts in and clinches Yossarian up against the cage.
Yossarian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yossarian misses with a punch to the body.
Kummola has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yossarian after a bit of a struggle.
Kummola misses with a punch on the inside.
Yossarian misses with an elbow over the top.
Yossarian blocks a body shot from Kummola.
Yossarian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yossarian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Yossarian.
Yossarian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kummola breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kummola.
Yossarian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kummola 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.
Yossarian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kummola.
Kummola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yossarian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kummola bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Yossarian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kummola creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yossarian sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola looks up at the clock and then as Yossarian takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kummola smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kummola tries to score with some ground and pound. Yossarian controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yossarian tries to buck Kummola off but Kummola is having none of it.
Yossarian taking a bit of punishment here - Kummola scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Kummola are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yossarian is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kummola looks to land a strike but Yossarian avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kummola stays in close to Yossarian's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Kummola had his way with John Yossarian in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Kummola.
Kummola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kummola sizes up Yossarian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yossarian scores with a spinning back kick!
Kummola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kummola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yossarian misses with an uppercut. Kummola saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yossarian scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Kummola.
Yossarian pushes Kummola away with a front kick.
Yossarian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola misses with a lunging right hand
and Yossarian counters with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kummola.
Yossarian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kummola.
Kummola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kummola throws a wild body kick that Yossarian sees coming a mile off.
Yossarian tries to clinch but Kummola moves out of range.
Yossarian has managed to clinch.
Kummola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kummola tries a low kick but Yossarian avoids it.
Yossarian tries to close the distance and clinch but Kummola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Kummola misses
and Yossarian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John Yossarian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian tries to close the distance and clinch but Kummola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Kummola.
Yossarian walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kummola.
Kummola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yossarian.
Nice body kick from Yossarian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Yossarian misses.
Kummola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kummola doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yossarian counters with an outside leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Kummola.
Kummola lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Yossarian scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kummola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yossarian.
Yossarian avoids a kick to the body.
Yossarian scores with a hook to the body. Kummola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kummola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kummola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kummola throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kummola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yossarian checks a low kick from Kummola.
Yossarian slips a jab from Kummola.
Kummola checks a low kick from Yossarian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kummola.
Kummola lands a head kick!
Yossarian scores with a hook to the body. Kummola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kummola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kummola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kummola throws a leg kick
and Yossarian counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kummola.
Kummola cracks Yossarian with an open hand slap.
Yossarian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kummola's head.
Kummola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kale Kummola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kummola, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kale Kummola!
Kale Kummola retains his lightweight title!
Kale Kummola bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated John Yossarian had this to say: 'Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney comes to the cage accompanied by Four Star Mary - Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
294 lbs
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30
264 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odin misses with a looping right.
Odin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shavo Odin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Odin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Odin misses with a body punch
and Sweeney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Odin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Odin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sweeney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Odin.
We've been hearing reports that Sweeney has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sweeney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odin manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Odin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odin takes a swing at Sweeney's ribcage but misses.
Odin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Odin throws a leg kick that misses.
Odin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but Odin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Odin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Odin 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 Sweeney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sweeney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin swings for the body but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney misses with an uppercut
and Odin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Odin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Odin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sweeney's sensitive parts.
Sweeney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Odin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Odin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sweeney is keeping the position for now.
Sweeney pulls Odin in close to his closed guard and prevents Odin from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sweeney is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweeney passes into half guard.
Sweeney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Odin is looking for a sweep. Sweeney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sweeney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sweeney controlling the pace.
Odin is staying active underneath Sweeney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin is trying to maintain the position but Sweeney is very close to passing his half guard.
Odin is trying to control but Sweeney manages to pass to mount!
Sweeney controlling from the full mount.
Odin can't escape the position.
Odin tries to hold on but Sweeney pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sweeney pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sweeney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Odin tries to lock up and control but Sweeney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Odin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sweeney lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney tries to control but Odin wriggling away.
Sweeney misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shavo Odin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Odin misses with a looping left.
Odin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Odin misses with an uppercut
and Sweeney counters with a good low kick that Odin was not able to check.
Odin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Odin throws a leg kick
and Sweeney counters with a takedown into side control.
Odin is trying to improve his position.
Sweeney trying to control the action but Odin is working from the bottom.
Sweeney 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.
Sweeney working away.
Sweeney is looking to take a break and control but Odin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sweeney's best efforts.
Odin trying to control but Sweeney postures up.
Odin wants to get back to full guard.
Odin is positioning himself well to prevent Sweeney advancing to mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Odin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sweeney.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sweeney blocks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Sweeney.
Sweeney is looking to slow Odin down with leg kicks.
Odin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Odin.
Shavo Odin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Odin misses with a head kick.
Sweeney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sweeney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sweeney misses with a body shot.
Odin is looking to slow Sweeney down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sweeney's sensitive parts.
Sweeney works the jab nicely.
Sweeney walks into a straight right hand from Odin.
It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
Sweeney cracks Odin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Odin lands a nice hook to Sweeney's body. Sweeney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sweeney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Odin can pounce on him.
Odin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweeney.
Odin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sweeney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Odin's hands.
A clash of legs there as Sweeney blocks the low kick.
Odin is looking to chop away at Sweeney's legs.
Odin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sweeney tries to bum rush Odin with a series of wild strikes but Odin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sweeney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Odin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney trying to control the position from guard on top but Odin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sweeney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sweeney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Odin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sweeney has managed to get both his arms back between Odin's legs - danger averted.
Sweeney scoring with some ground and pound.
Sweeney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Odin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Sweeney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Declan Sweeney'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.
Odin tries a low kick but Sweeney avoids it.
Odin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Odin, right into the meat.
Sweeney cracks a nice hook into Odin's ribs.
Odin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sweeney.
Odin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Sweeney.
A shot to the liver by Sweeney. Beautiful body shot.
Sweeney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Odin doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Sweeney finds it's way through Odin's defenses.
Sweeney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Odin's hands.
Odin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeney thuds his right hand into Odin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sweeney throws a powerful right kick. Odin tried to block low but the kick was high! Odin was taken right off of his feet! Sweeney jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Declan Sweeney!
Declan Sweeney 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
264 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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29
290 lbs
26 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kable moves out of range as Badoyan strikes.
Tigran Badoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badoyan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Badoyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kable circles away.
Badoyan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kable takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Badoyan throws a low kick but Kable moves out of range easily.
Badoyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badoyan misses with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Badoyan - that will leave a mark!
Badoyan lands a head shot.
It looks like Neo Kable has been cut.
Badoyan throws a right and a left that Kable avoids nicely.
Badoyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badoyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Badoyan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kable looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kable tries to land a front kick but Badoyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kable wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badoyan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kable connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Badoyan scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badoyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab from Kable.
Badoyan is rocked!
Kable ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Badoyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Kable connects with the perfect overhand right and Badoyan falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Kable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neo Kable!
Neo Kable seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt LeMae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Arise . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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302 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curt LeMae!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - LeMae circles away.
Oliveira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by LeMae.
A leg kick checked by Oliveira.
LeMae connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. LeMae doesn't seem bothered though.
Oliveira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LeMae slips under a jab from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but LeMae checks it.
LeMae scores with a body shot.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LeMae.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by LeMae.
A clash of legs there as LeMae blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Oliveira blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
LeMae scores with a hook.
It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oliveira connects with a body shot that sends LeMae's belly button to the back.
Oliveira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oliveira tries to land a front kick but LeMae steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but LeMae pushes him off.
LeMae misses with a low kick.
Oliveira looks to land a combination but LeMae avoids it well.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Oliveira tenderised LeMae's leg. LeMae is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for LeMae.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Oliveira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LeMae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oliveira checks it well.
Oliveira throws a push kick but LeMae slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
Oliveira looks to clinch
and LeMae counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira takes a swing at LeMae's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bloody Battle in the buildup to the fight.
LeMae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
LeMae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeMae scores with a shot to the body.
Oliveira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LeMae moves away.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from LeMae.
LeMae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LeMae misses with a low kick.
Oliveira misses with an attempted mid kick.
LeMae lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! LeMae takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira checks a low kick from LeMae.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! LeMae crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oliveira - the referee stops the clock and LeMae gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oliveira. LeMae manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeMae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. LeMae's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
LeMae tries to score with a low kick but Oliveira moves his leg out of the way.
We've been informed that LeMae has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
LeMae walks into a stiff left hand from Oliveira.
Oliveira wants to slow LeMae down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliveira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ernesto Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeMae gets tackled into the cage by Oliveira. Oliveira maintains the clinch.
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
LeMae breaks the clinch.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveira finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeMae keeps Oliveira at a distance using the push kick.
Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira scores with a hook to the body.
LeMae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeMae tries to circle away but Oliveira has him pinned against the cage.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LeMae's elbow.
LeMae wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
LeMae has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
LeMae has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
LeMae manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeMae connects with a body shot.
LeMae thumps Oliveira with a low kick.
Oliveira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Oliveira misses its intended target.
LeMae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Curt LeMae will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Oliveira's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oliveira is looking to clinch but LeMae is avoiding it.
LeMae moves out of range of the body kick.
LeMae looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
LeMae swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
LeMae keeps the fight on the outside.
LeMae tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Oliveira scores with a nice short uppercut.
LeMae has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Oliveira fails to land.
LeMae takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeMae blocking some punches.
Oliveira keeps control of LeMae as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
LeMae is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
LeMae wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a big uppercut that drops LeMae! More strikes from Oliveira and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! LeMae lies dazed against the cage as Oliveira celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
A very excited looking Ernesto Oliveira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Custer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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35
222 lbs
36 - 9 - 0 |
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28
212 lbs
23 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Custer throws an off balance right hand
so Hearts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearts throwing strikes from guard but Custer blocks nicely.
Hearts 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.
Custer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Custer trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
Custer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hearts manages to get himself to full guard.
Hearts wants to hit a switch here but Custer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hearts there!
Hearts is desperately trying to improve his position but Custer has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
We've been hearing good reports from Hearts's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Custer lands a big shot there that rocks Hearts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Custer misses with a head shot.
Hearts is working to get back to half guard.
Hearts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hearts is looking to improve his position but Custer isn't that keen on the idea.
Hearts regains half guard.
Custer throwing shots but Hearts is blocking nicely.
Hearts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Custer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Custer is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hearts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hearts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Custer tries to free his leg and advance position but Hearts is retaining full guard.
Hearts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hearts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Custer trying to control but Hearts is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Custer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Custer trying to control the position.
Custer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Barracks - LOD. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hearts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Custer is keeping the position for now.
Custer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Custer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hearts is on top in guard.
Custer wants to sweep here but Hearts controlling him for the moment.
Custer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hearts tries to free his leg and advance position but Custer is retaining full guard.
Custer keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Custer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hearts is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hearts moves forwards but Custer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hearts shoots in and gets a takedown into Custer's guard.
Custer trying to keep a closed guard but Hearts is proving a slippery customer.
Custer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hearts defends well.
Custer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Custer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Custer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Custer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts wants to improve his position but Custer is controlling well.
Jesse Custer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hearts wants to control but Custer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hearts is controlling Custer's trapped leg to prevent Custer from advancing to side control.
Nice strikes from Custer there.
Hearts is staying active underneath Custer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Custer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Custer's back!
Custer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hearts lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Custer.
Hearts stands up over Custer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Custer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Custer is still trying to improve position.
Custer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Custer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hearts defends it easily.
Custer wants to hit a switch here but Hearts passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Custer there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts landing strikes, looking to finish!
Custer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hearts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Custer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hearts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hearts with the ground and pound but Custer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Custer is on top in guard.
Hearts has control of Custer's left arm, preventing Custer from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hearts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Custer is one step ahead there.
Hearts keeping moving, preventing Custer from controlling successfully.
Hearts can't keep his opponent in guard - Custer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hearts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hearts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesse Custer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hearts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Custer.
Custer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hearts.
Hearts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Custer.
Hearts drops his hands momentarily and Custer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Custer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearts.
Custer swings for the body but Hearts moves out of range.
Hearts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Custer throws an off balance right hand
and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control.
Custer tries to buck Hearts off but Hearts is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearts looks up at the clock and then as Custer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hearts smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Custer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Custer tries to roll over but Hearts keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hearts stopping the sweep attempt from Custer.
Hearts looking to pass the guard.
Custer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Custer wants to sweep but no luck.
Custer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hearts throws an elbow that misses. Custer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hearts's guard. Nice move by Custer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Custer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hearts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Custer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hearts has managed to get both his arms back between Custer's legs - danger averted.
Hearts trying to control the position from guard on top but Custer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer working a defensive guard here.
Hearts stopping the sweep attempt from Custer.
Hearts scoring with some ground and pound.
Custer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hearts advances to half guard.
Hearts is looking to advance position but Custer won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hearts slips a nice elbow through Custer's hands, connecting with Custer's forehead.
Hearts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Custer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Custer is looking for a sweep. Hearts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hearts thows a huge punch but Custer dodges it nicely.
Hearts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hearts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hearts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Custer?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hearts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Custer finds it's way round the side to connect with Hearts's head.
Hearts cracks Custer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Custer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearts. Hearts obviously looking to wear him down.
Custer misses with a body shot.
Hearts attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hearts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hearts throws a hook but Custer blocks it.
Hearts thuds his right hand into Custer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hearts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Custer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts moves in looking to clinch but Custer pushes him off.
Hearts tries to clinch
and Custer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hearts!
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!
Custer is looking to take a break and control but Hearts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Custer throws a strike aimed at the side of Hearts's head but Hearts avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer cracks Hearts with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Custer is looking to take a break and control but Hearts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Custer is working Hearts over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hearts is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Custer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hearts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Custer.
Custer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hearts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Custer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hearts has hold of Custer's hands but Custer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hearts is pressing down on Custer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Custer passes into half guard.
Custer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hearts's head.
Hearts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Custer.
Hearts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Custer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Custer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hearts knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts wants to improve his position but Custer is controlling well.
Hearts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Custer wants to control from the top but Hearts keeps moving.
Hearts has his hands on Custer's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Custer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearts.
Jab by Custer.
Hearts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Custer. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Hearts.
Custer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearts throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Custer as he connects with a hook.
Custer throws a hook but Hearts avoids it easily.
Custer throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Hearts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Custer shoots in and drives through. Hearts sprawls well.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
A low kick from Custer is predictable there
and Hearts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jesse Custer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Hearts's shoulder, as Hearts tries to avoid the shot.
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
Hearts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Custer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Custer misses.
Hearts misses with a hook.
Hearts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hearts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Custer.
Custer misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts leaves Custer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Hearts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hearts misses.
Custer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A J Hearts is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Custer. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hearts scores with a shot to the body.
Custer misses with a low kick.
Custer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Custer digs a good body shot into Hearts's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Custer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Custer swats away the attempt to clinch by Hearts.
Hearts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hearts moves out of range as Custer strikes.
A J Hearts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws the kick towards the body but Custer avoids it.
Hearts scores with the left hand. Custer knows he should have avoided that one.
Hearts fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Custer on the side of the head.
Hearts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts throws a wild body kick that Custer sees coming a mile off.
Custer throws out a loose jab but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Custer throws a hook but Hearts blocks it.
Hearts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Custer to score with a decent uppercut.
Custer throws a shot from downtown. Hearts moves away and avoids it.
Hearts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Custer.
Custer fails with a takedown attempt.
Custer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws a big shot that misses.
Hearts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearts clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Custer.
Hearts tries to throw a body punch but Custer avoids it by throwing Hearts back against the cage.
Custer is trying to force a seperation but Hearts has the dominant position.
Hearts tries to throw a body punch but Custer avoids it by throwing Hearts back against the cage.
Custer can't find room to land a body shot as Hearts controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Custer.
A body shot lands from Hearts.
Custer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hearts struggles to land a body shot inside as Custer controls his hands.
Hearts working aggressively here.
Hearts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Custer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer prevents a body shot from Hearts.
Hearts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Custer cracks Hearts with a nice body shot.
Hearts just leaning against Custer, taking a breather.
Custer misses with a body punch.
Jesse Custer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hearts slows down the pace here.
A short right from Hearts on the inside.
Hearts misses with a punch on the inside.
Hearts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hearts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer tries to break the clinch but Hearts is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
A J Hearts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Custer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Custer!
A very excited looking Jesse Custer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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