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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan has chosen The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger as his entrance music. Mark Read has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read moves out of range of the body kick.
Duggan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Read takes a step back to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Read blocks the leg kick.
Read scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duggan blocks a head kick by Read.
Duggan throws a leg kick
and Read counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duggan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Read fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duggan checks it well.
Duggan throws a leg kick
and Read counters with a one-two to the body.
Read jabs Duggan right on the nose. Duggan blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Read keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Read paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dean Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duggan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Read slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duggan 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.
Duggan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Read throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duggan's head.
It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
A low kick from Read misses
and Duggan counters by clinching up.
Duggan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Read prevents a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
A short right from Duggan on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Duggan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Read.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan tries a body shot but Read blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Read lands with a short shot to the head.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Read is trying to stall.
Read blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Read lands with a light punch inside.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duggan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Read scores with a shot to the side of Duggan's head.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Duggan lands.
Duggan tries to clinch there but Read circles away.
Read 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.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Duggan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Read.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Read's calf.
Read throws a leg kick but Duggan checks it.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Read checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice cross by Duggan.
Read is rocked!
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Read is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duggan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duggan connects with a leg kick. Read looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Read is breathing heavily.
Read loses concentration momentarily and Duggan pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Read crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Duggan finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dean Duggan!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Duggan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Run this town. Scott has chosen Scotty Doesn't Know as his entrance music. Esteban Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scott takes a little break here. Hardy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Scott goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hardy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Scott but great work by Hardy.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Hardy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hardy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Scott throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hardy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to control but Hardy postures up.
Hardy landing strikes.
Hardy scoring with punches and elbows.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Hardy trying to control the action but Scott is working from the bottom.
Hardy tries to score with some ground and pound. Scott controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hardy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hardy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hardy looks up at the clock and then as Scott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hardy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott is trying to control Hardy's posture but Hardy avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott sneaks back into half guard.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Scott trying to hold on to Hardy's head to control him but Hardy postures up.
Scott has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Scott is pressing down on Hardy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy postures up and lands a big shot to Scott's brow.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scott is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hardy rolls with it to try and escape but Scott cranks on the arm and Hardy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Esteban Scott!
After winning the bout, Esteban Scott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Chad Hardy stepped up to the mic, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wakefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Korn - Twisted Transistor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dean Wakefield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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174 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Wakefield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angel Toney!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Wakefield. That snapped Toney's head back.
Toney takes one to the chin there.
Toney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Toney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Toney wants to free his trapped foot but Wakefield is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toney is trying to work for a kimura but Wakefield is defending well.
Wakefield wants to control but Toney is keeping busy.
Wakefield wants to improve his position but Toney is controlling well.
Toney throwing shots but Wakefield is blocking nicely.
Wakefield is looking to improve his position.
Toney looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wakefield wants to control but Toney is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakefield is doing well to control the position and prevent Toney from advancing to side control.
Toney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wakefield tries to get to full guard but Toney has control of the leg.
Toney is looking to pass Wakefield's guard but actually Wakefield recovers to full guard.
Toney trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wakefield manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Toney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Toney passes Wakefield's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney prevents Wakefield from standing back up.
Toney misses with a head shot. Wakefield uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wakefield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Toney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wakefield is keeping the position for now.
Toney keeps trying to improve his position.
Wakefield working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakefield seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Toney wants to pass the guard but Wakefield is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Dean Wakefield wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wakefield is looking to slow Toney down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wakefield quickly recovers to half guard.
Wakefield is looking to control Toney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wakefield avoid being mounted?
Wakefield won't allow Toney to pass to mount.
Toney is still trying to improve position.
Wakefield is trying to control but can't.
Wakefield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toney.
Toney frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wakefield is in all sorts of trouble here.
Toney fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney throwing strikes here but Wakefield is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Toney connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney looking to finish with strikes here!
Wakefield wants to control but Toney is having none of it.
Toney misses with a head shot.
Toney with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wakefield wants to hold on but Toney pushes him away.
Toney looking to finish with strikes here!
Wakefield tries to lock up and control but Toney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Toney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney lands with some strikes.
Toney looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Toney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toney throws a series of punches but Wakefield avoids them all with ease.
Toney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wakefield misses with a hook
and Toney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Toney or perhaps it was just good defense by Wakefield, which made it look bad.
Wakefield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wakefield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Dean Wakefield has been cut.
Wakefield looks to land a left hand but Toney moved out of range nicely.
Wakefield is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wakefield misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wakefield.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Wakefield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toney in his tracks.
Wakefield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Toney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wakefield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Dean Wakefield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wakefield lands the left hand.
Wakefield cracks Toney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wakefield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toney circles away quickly and effectively.
Toney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wakefield lands a jab-cross combination.
Wakefield misses with a looping left.
Wakefield lands with an uppercut that bounces Toney off the cage and back into range.
Toney is rocked!
Wakefield takes one on the button.
Toney is still on wobbly legs! Can Wakefield finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wakefield.
Toney seems to have recovered his senses.
Toney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wakefield.
Angel Toney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wakefield scores with a sloppy right hand. Toney should have avoided that one.
Dean Wakefield is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield throws a series of punches but Toney avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Toney misses.
Wakefield dips to his left and cracks Toney with an uppercut!
Wakefield throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wakefield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wakefield throws out the jab.
Toney dives in for a single leg takedown but Wakefield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Toney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wakefield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dean Wakefield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Toney.
Wakefield breaks the clinch.
Wakefield fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wakefield's waist but Wakefield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toney off to one side.
Toney misses with a hook. Wakefield ducked under it nicely.
Dean Wakefield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toney.
Toney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wakefield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toney scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney swings for the body but Wakefield moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Toney.
Wakefield lands a right hook to the body.
Toney tries to bum rush Wakefield with a series of wild strikes but Wakefield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wakefield scores with a jab.
Wakefield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Toney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toney shoots in looking for a takedown but Wakefield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wakefield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wakefield manages to avoid it.
Wakefield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toney momentarily.
The fighters circling - Wakefield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wakefield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toney misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Toney 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!
Wakefield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wakefield lands a really nice looking cross but Toney seems unphased.
Toney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wakefield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toney moves out of range as Wakefield strikes.
Wakefield cracks Toney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toney misses with a double jab
and Wakefield counters with a left and a right... And another left! Toney is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Wakefield!
Dean Wakefield took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hoping that this win will mean that I will be back on track in my MMA career!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Alexander Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God Particle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Alexander Zelaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelaya misses with a double jab.
Zelaya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renner.
Renner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Renner misses.
Zelaya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renner at a distance.
Zelaya dodges the punch combination from Renner.
Zelaya lands a slapping body shot.
Renner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Renner with that takedown attempt.
Zelaya throws a good cross that connects.
Zelaya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Renner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zelaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zelaya.
Zelaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Renner tries to bum rush Zelaya with a series of wild strikes but Zelaya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zelaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renner thuds a left hand into Zelaya's body.
Zelaya moves in looking to clinch but Renner pushes him off.
Zelaya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renner at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Zelaya. That snapped Renner's head back.
Renner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zelaya lands a nice hook to Renner's body. Renner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zelaya throws a hook to the side of Renner's head but Renner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Renner as he checks the leg kick.
Renner swings widly with a right hand
and Zelaya counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner wants a takedown but no success here.
Renner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zelaya throws an elbow but misses.
Zelaya working Renner over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zelaya gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Renner.
Our sources have told us that Zelaya has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Zelaya is working Renner over against the cage.
Renner tries for a takedown but Zelaya manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Zelaya fails to land.
Renner is working for takedown but Zelaya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Renner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zelaya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Renner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zelaya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zelaya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Renner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya misses with some punches.
Zelaya scores with a hook to the body.
Zelaya lands a body punch.
Zelaya misses with a knee strike.
Zelaya is fighting off a takedown attempt but Renner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zelaya to the mat. Zelaya regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zelaya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Renner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zelaya is pulling down on Renner's head to control his posture.
Zelaya keeping moving, preventing Renner from controlling successfully.
Renner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renner stands up over Zelaya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zelaya looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Renner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Renner winds up and cracks Zelaya with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zelaya trying to control here.
Renner slows the pace down in half guard.
Zelaya is looking to escape.
Renner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Renner is trying to control. Zelaya wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Renner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Zelaya is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Renner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Alexander Zelaya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zelaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Renner. Those never looked like landing.
Zelaya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Renner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zelaya tries to clinch up but Renner circles away and keeps his distance.
Renner avoids the body shot from Zelaya.
Zelaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zelaya is looking to clinch.
Renner dodges the punch combination from Zelaya.
Renner fails to land the takedown.
Zelaya misses with a wild body shot.
Zelaya is looking to wear down Renner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zelaya throws a right hand that misses
and Renner counters with a shoot takedown. Zelaya fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Renner tries to free his leg and advance position but Zelaya is retaining full guard.
Zelaya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Renner is one step ahead there.
Renner throwing strikes from guard but Zelaya blocks nicely.
Renner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zelaya looking to control.
Renner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zelaya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zelaya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Renner tries to free his leg and advance position but Zelaya is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zelaya is trying to keep Renner in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Walter Alexander Zelaya wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zelaya misses with a straight right.
Zelaya is looking to slow Renner down with leg kicks.
Renner slips a jab and a cross from Zelaya.
Renner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zelaya pinned against the cage. Zelaya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zelaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zelaya wants to clinch.
Zelaya throws a hook but Renner blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zelaya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Renner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Renner.
Renner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zelaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Renner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zelaya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Zelaya looks to land a combination but Renner avoids it well.
Renner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zelaya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zelaya cracks Renner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zelaya lands a right hook to the body.
Walter Alexander Zelaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Zelaya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Zelaya misses its intended target.
Zelaya thuds a left hand into Renner's body.
Renner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelaya.
Zelaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Zelaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Zelaya - just one landing.
Zelaya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Renner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zelayas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Renner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelaya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renner drops his hands momentarily and Zelaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zelaya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Zelaya.
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 Walter Alexander Zelaya will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zelaya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Renner. That did some damage!
Renner misses with a hook
and Zelaya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelaya.
Renner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zelaya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zelaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Renner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Renner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zelaya after a bit of a struggle.
Zelaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Renner blocks it with crossed arms.
Zelaya crunches a lovely knee into Renner's ribcage.
Zelaya throws a head punch that misses.
Zelaya stops a takedown attempt from Renner.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Zelaya lands an elbow inside that Renner shrugs off.
Renner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zelaya after a bit of a struggle.
Renner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zelaya lands a nice elbow.
Renner goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zelaya prevents it.
Renner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zelaya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya connects with a knee to the head.
Zelaya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zelaya prevents the takedown attempt.
Renner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Zelaya can't fight it off and eventually Renner manages to take the fight to the floor. Zelaya looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zelaya is looking to sweep but instead, Renner has passed into half guard.
Zelaya trying to control here.
Zelaya gets back to full guard.
Zelaya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walter Alexander Zelaya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeremy Renner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner postures up in Zelaya's guard and throws a big left but Zelaya blocks it.
Zelaya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Renner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zelaya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Walter Alexander Zelaya.
A good leg kick by Renner.
Renner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Zelaya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Renner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zelaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Renner looks to land a combination but Zelaya avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Zelaya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Renner doesn't seem phased though.
Walter Alexander Zelaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelaya jabs Renner right on the nose. Renner blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renner. Zelaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zelaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renner moves away.
Zelaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zelaya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Renner is able to avoid easily.
Zelaya throws a shot from downtown. Renner moves away and avoids it.
Zelaya checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renner misses with the combination.
Renner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Renner misses with a wild body shot.
Jeremy Renner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Renner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zelaya connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Zelaya.
Zelaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Renner lands with a good body shot.
Renner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zelaya as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renner tries to land a front kick but Zelaya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jeremy Renner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zelaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Alexander Zelaya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zelaya, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Alexander Zelaya!
An out of breath Walter Alexander Zelaya thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCullough has chosen Kan Ar Kern as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullough with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rzic 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.
Rzic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - McCullough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCullough thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCullough throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rzic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCullough is able to avoid easily.
Rzic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rzic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCullough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rzic dodges the punch combination from McCullough.
McCullough pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rzic closes the distance and clinches.
McCullough working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Rzic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rzic.
Rzic tries to stall but McCullough uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCullough blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCullough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from McCullough.
McCullough throws a punch but it's blocked by Rzic.
McCullough pushes Rzic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Rzic.
Rzic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on McCullough - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rzic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCullough misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCullough lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rzic.
Rzic is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Rzic scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullough holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCullough throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Rzic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCullough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rzic.
A short right from Rzic on the inside.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCullough lands a left hand.
Rzic lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Rzic.
McCullough trying to land knees to the body.
Rzic manages to break the clinch.
Rzic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rzic throws a push kick but McCullough slaps the foot to one side.
Rzic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rzic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCullough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough misses with an uppercut.
Rzic misses with a body shot.
Rzic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCullough.
A leg kick checked by Rzic.
Rzic slips a straight right by McCullough.
Rzic cracks the inside of McCullough's front leg.
McCullough tries to bum rush Rzic with a series of wild strikes but Rzic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rzic lands a leg kick that knocks McCullough off balance momentarily.
Rzic lands an overhand right.
McCullough tries to move into range but Rzic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCullough throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullough throws a leg kick which misses Rzic's front leg but catches the back leg as Rzic tries to avoid it.
Rzic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rzic - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Rzic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullough is looking to slow Rzic down with leg kicks.
McCullough throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rzic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rzic throws a lazy right hand but McCullough sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCullough slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as McCullough lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rzic doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Rzic misses
and McCullough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rzic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCullough.
McCullough pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCullough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as McCullough blocks the leg kick.
McCullough connects with a leg kick. Rzic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCullough lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rzic fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for McCullough.
Good leg kick by McCullough there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rzic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCullough cracks Rzic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCullough checks a leg kick.
Rzic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCullough throws a lazy right hand but Rzic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCullough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCullough avoids the head kick by Rzic.
Rzic throws a leg kick but McCullough sees it coming and moves out of range.
Liam McCullough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rzic jabs McCullough right on the nose. McCullough blinks but takes it well.
Rzic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCullough throws a lazy right hand but Rzic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rzic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCullough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCullough moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCullough lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough thumps Rzic with a low kick.
Rzic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCullough.
Rzic misses with a kick to the body.
Rzic moves out of range as McCullough throws a body kick.
Liam McCullough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCullough takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as Rzic blocks the low kick.
Rzic throws a sloppy head kick and McCullough moves out of range easily.
Rzic wants to slow McCullough down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body kick there by McCullough.
Rzic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCullough tried to score with a low kick but Rzic checks it.
Rzic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCullough.
Rzic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCullough checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCullough throws a jab when Rzic was well out of range.
Rzic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCullough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCullough.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rzic connects with a leg kick. McCullough looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rzic moves out of range of the body kick.
McCullough misses with a low kick as Rzic jumps back.
Rzic throws a shot from downtown. McCullough moves away and avoids it.
McCullough throws a leg kick but Rzic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCullough feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rzic's calf.
McCullough misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rzic looks to land a body kick but McCullough moved away.
McCullough is looking to land body kicks.
McCullough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCullough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rzic.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rzic lands a glancing blow to the side of McCullough's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullough missing with a left hand there. Rzic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCullough moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCullough moves out of range of the leg kick from Rzic.
Rzic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rzic misses with a straight left.
Rzic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCullough misses with a low kick.
McCullough ducks under a wild hook from Rzic.
Rzic walks into a left hand.
McCullough misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCullough misses with a low kick as Rzic jumps back.
Rzic thuds his right hand into McCullough's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rzic tries a head kick but it misses.
McCullough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rzic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCullough jabs Rzic right on the nose. Rzic blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCullough ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCullough shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rzic eats them both and turns towards McCullough to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McCullough throws a jab when Rzic was well out of range.
McCullough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rzic has time to react.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rzic.
Rzic throws a big shot that misses.
Rzic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCullough.
McCullough lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rzic lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCullough's sensitive parts.
Rzic lands a high kick!
Rzic throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rzic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam McCullough will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
McCullough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCullough swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCullough lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rzic takes a step back to recover.
McCullough lands a nice shot that snaps Rzic's head back.
Rzic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rzic tries to clinch up.
Rzic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCullough throws a right hand that misses
and Rzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Rzic throws a head kick but McCullough moves out of range.
McCullough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCullough looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rzic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rzic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCullough.
A big left from McCullough misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough throws a push kick but Rzic slaps the foot to one side.
McCullough looks to land a body kick but Rzic moved away.
Rzic cracks McCullough with a good jab.
McCullough swats away the attempt to clinch by Rzic.
Rzic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCullough.
McCullough throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rzic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rzic throws an overhand right that lands on McCullough's shoulder, as McCullough tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Rzic.
McCullough tries to move into range but Rzic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCullough shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rzic eats them both and turns towards McCullough to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McCullough walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rzic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rzic throws a head kick that McCullough semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rzic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCullough's head backwards.
Rzic lands a front kick.
McCullough tries to score with a low kick but Rzic moves his leg out of the way.
McCullough throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCullough wants to slow Rzic down by chopping away at his legs.
McCullough throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCullough is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
McCullough lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rzic will feel that in the morning.
Rzic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from McCullough tenderised Rzic's leg. Rzic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good shot there by McCullough.
Nice defenses there by McCullough.
McCullough misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rzic avoids the body shot from McCullough.
Rzic avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from McCullough lands.
Rzic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCullough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rzic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCullough looks to land a body kick but Rzic moved away.
Rzic scores with a jab. McCullough acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCullough misses with a low kick.
McCullough thumps Rzic with a low kick.
McCullough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rzic. That did some damage!
Rzic throws a leg kick that misses.
Rzic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McCullough if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullough feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rzics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rzic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCullough.
McCullough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rzic. That did some damage!
McCullough with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCullough thuds his right hand into Rzic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCullough misses with a body kick.
McCullough moves out of range of the body kick from Rzic.
McCullough throws a low kick, looking for Rzic's leg but Rzic calmly moves out of range.
Rzic checks a low kick from McCullough.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCullough looks for the body kick but Rzic saw that one coming.
McCullough is looking to score with low kicks.
Rzic misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam McCullough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCullough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam McCullough!
Our winner, Liam McCullough, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yrjoe Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu misses with a leg kick
and Lin counters with a single leg into guard. Velmu didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lin trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
Lin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velmu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lin landing with the ground and pound.
Lin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velmu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Velmu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Velmu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lin trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
Lin throwing strikes but missing.
Lin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Velmu trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a strike but Velmu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lin looking to control but Velmu passes into half guard.
Lin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Velmu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lin has his hands clasped together around Velmu's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin is trying to get back to full guard.
Lin trying to hold on to Velmu's head to control him but Velmu postures up.
Lin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lin looking for a sweep. Not yet Lin, not yet.
Lin is trying to control the position but Velmu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sheng Chung Lin.
Lin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Velmu motions for Lin to come forward. Velmu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lin misses with an uppercut. Velmu saw that one coming.
Lin throws a low kick, looking for Velmu's leg but Velmu calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Lin.
Lin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velmu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Lin misses its intended target.
Velmu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Yrjoe Velmu 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!
Velmu moves out of range of the strikes.
Lin connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Lin misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velmu checks a leg kick.
Lin throws a right hand that misses
and Velmu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lin throws a hook but Velmu blocks it.
Velmu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lin. Lin obviously looking to wear him down.
Velmu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Velmu wants it to stay on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Velmu enables Lin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Velmu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lin wants to control from the top but Velmu keeps moving.
Lin postures up in Velmu's guard and throws a big left but Velmu blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu working a defensive guard here.
Lin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lin trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
Lin looking to sit in guard and control but Velmu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lin pulls Velmu in close to prevent any damage.
Velmu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin seems keen to control Velmu's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Velmu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Lin catches Velmu right on the button with a cross.
Lin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velmu lands a leg kick that knocks Lin off balance momentarily.
Lin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lin thows a leg kick but Velmu checks it
letting Velmu counter with a right hand.
Velmu blocks a low kick nicely.
Sheng Chung Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu 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.
Lin throws a head kick but Velmu moves out of range.
Lin throws a hook to the side of Velmu's head but Velmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lin is able to avoid easily.
Velmu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lin.
Velmu tries to clinch up.
Lin lands a nice hook to Velmu's body. Velmu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lin lands the left hand.
A clash of legs there as Lin blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Velmu.
Velmu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yrjoe Velmu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Velmu avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheng Chung Lin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velmu thows a leg kick but Lin checks it
and Lin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lin.
Lin with a nice head shot 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!
Lin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lin throws a big right hand that misses.
Lin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin wants to pass the guard but Velmu is keeping the position.
Lin throwing strikes but missing.
Lin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Velmu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lin is now in half guard.
Lin wants to control but Velmu is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheng Chung Lin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yrjoe Velmu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Lin - just one landing.
Velmu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Velmu is looking to clinch but Lin is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Velmu.
Sheng Chung Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
Velmu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lin.
Lin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lin connects with an inside leg kick.
Velmu slips a straight right by Lin.
Velmu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lin misses with an uppercut
and Velmu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lin misses with a head kick.
Velmu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lin connects with the punch.
Velmu tries to clinch up.
Lin 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lin 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 Velmu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Velmu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lin misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Lin blocks the leg kick.
Velmu darts in and clinches Lin up against the cage.
Velmu lands a body punch.
Velmu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Velmu is blocking nicely.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin goes for a takedown attempt but Velmu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lin 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.
Lin misses the jab.
Lin 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.
Lin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velmu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Velmu throws the left hand but Lin avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velmu wants to clinch up but Lin keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velmu misses with a hook.
Velmu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velmu defending well as Lin loads up on a big left hand.
Velmu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lin.
Lin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yrjoe Velmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lin darts in looking for a takedown but Velmu gets double underhooks and turns Lin into the cage.
Lin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velmu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin lands a shoulder strike.
Velmu avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Lin pushes Velmu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Velmu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Lin tries to score a body lock takedown but Velmu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheng Chung Lin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velmu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velmu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin landing knees to the body.
Lin misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Velmu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lin.
Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velmu misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Lin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lin lands a shot to the body.
Lin lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lin.
Velmu has a couple of punches blocked by Lin.
Velmu just leaning against Lin, taking a breather.
Velmu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lin is defending well for now.
Sheng Chung Lin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velmu.
Lin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velmu can do to turn this around?
Lin pushes Velmu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lin's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Lin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is trying to stall.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
Lin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lin is looking to work some ground and pound but Velmu has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lin distracts Velmu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sheng Chung Lin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lin throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheng Chung Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lin 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheng Chung Lin!
Sheng Chung Lin made sure to mention his sponsor, Conquer in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead Sara - Weatherman. On his way into the cage it seems that Brandon Hale has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brandon Hale seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 lbs
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoffman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
We've been hearing reports that Hale has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hale throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hale. That did some damage!
Hale checks a leg kick.
Hale cracks Hoffman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoffman lands with a shot 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!
Hoffman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hale checks it well.
Hale connects with a leg kick. Hoffman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the liver by Hoffman. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoffman, right into the meat.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
Hoffman is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hale throws a hook but Hoffman avoids it easily.
Hale misses with a looping right.
Hoffman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Hoffman lands a nice looking body shot.
Hale is breathing heavily.
Hoffman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hale blocks a head kick by Hoffman.
Hoffman tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Hoffman. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Hoffman.
It looks like Brandon Hale has been cut.
Hoffman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoffman motions for Hale to come forward. Hoffman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoffman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hale.
Hoffman throws a good cross that connects.
Hoffman takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoffman cracks Hale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
Hoffman misses with a kick to the body.
Hale lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hoffman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hale rather than just go for the knockout.
Hale moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoffman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Hoffman - just one landing.
Hale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoffman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoffman is trying to break free.
Hale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale slows down the pace here.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Hale has the dominant position.
Hale pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoffman wants to get back to striking at distance but Hale won't allow it.
Hoffman wants to get back to striking at distance but Hale won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoffman tries to break free but Hale pushes him back against the cage.
Hale throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoffman.
Hale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hale tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffman throws the kick towards the body but Hale avoids it.
Hale fails to land with a series of punches.
Hale moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hoffman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Hale'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.
Hoffman tries to score with a low kick but Hale moves his leg out of the way.
Hoffman throws a chopping leg kick but Hale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jack Hoffman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale moves out of range as Hoffman throws a body kick.
Hale throws a right hand that Hoffman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoffman also avoids with ease.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffman scores with a leg kick.
Brandon Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoffman throws the kick towards the body but Hale avoids it.
Hoffman throws a head kick that misses.
Hale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoffmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hale walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a leg kick but Hale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoffman misses with a body kick.
Hoffman throws a leg kick
and Hale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman scores with a hook to the body. Hale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Hale.
Hale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoffman misses the body punch
and Hale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Hale moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Hoffman throws a leg kick but Hale checks it.
Hale moves out of range of the leg kick from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Hale throws a series of punches but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman throws a push kick but Hale slaps the foot to one side.
Hoffman tried to score with a low kick but Hale checks it.
Hoffman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoffman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hale blocks a head kick by Hoffman.
Hale throws a series of punches but Hoffman moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoffman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Hoffman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hale. That did some damage!
Hale scores with a one two! Hoffman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hale connects with the punch.
Hoffman swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hale throws a right hand that Hoffman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoffman also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Hoffman - just one landing.
Hoffman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hale.
Hoffman dodges the punch combination from Hale.
A low kick from Hoffman misses
and Hale counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoffman slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
Hoffman throws a leg kick but Hale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoffman throws a lazy head kick
and Hale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Hoffman misses
and Hale counters with an outside leg kick.
Hale avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffman throws a leg kick but Hale moved away.
Hoffman swings widly with a right hand
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
Hoffman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale works over Hoffman's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab by Hoffman.
A punch combination from Hale misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoffman looks to land a combination. Hale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
Hale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoffman.
Hoffman thows a leg kick but Hale checks it
and Hale counters with a one-two to the body.
Hale misses with a few strikes there.
Hoffman lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hale slips under a jab from Hoffman.
Hale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoffman's head backwards.
No joy there for Hale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hale blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Hoffman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Hale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hale throws a lazy right hand but Hoffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hale cracks Hoffman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hale scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoffman should have avoided that one.
Hale works over Hoffman's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hale staying out of range there.
Hale fails to land with a series of punches.
Hale swinging wildly here.
Hoffman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hale.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hale, as that shot connected.
Hoffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoffman throws a solid leg kick but Hale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoffman.
Hoffman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman misses with a kick to the body
and Hale counters with a three punch combo that has Hoffman backing up. Hoffman nods at Hale to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoffman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Hale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoffman misses with a head kick.
Hale avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Hale ducks right into an uppercut from Hoffman.
Hale throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheers as Hale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoffman doesn't seem phased though.
Hoffman thows a leg kick but Hale checks it
and Hale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Hoffman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a leg kick but Hale checks it.
Hale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a chopping leg kick but Hale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hale lands a jab-cross combination.
Hale throws a nice looking combination but Hoffman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoffman throws a head kick but Hale moves out of range.
Hoffman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoffman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good work by Hale as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hale. Hoffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Hoffman
and Hale counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoffman thumps Hale with a low kick.
Brandon Hale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hale misses with a two punch combination.
Hoffman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoffman. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoffman avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hoffman.
Hale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hoffman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoffman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hale moves out of range of the body kick.
Hale avoids a kick to the body.
Hale throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman throws a head kick but Hale moves out of range.
Hale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoffman throws a body kick that misses
and Hale counters with a three punch combo that has Hoffman backing up. Hoffman nods at Hale to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoffman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hale checks it well.
Jack Hoffman 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.
The crowd cheers as Hale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoffman doesn't seem phased though.
Hoffman slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
Hale has a takedown stuffed.
Hoffman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoffman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hale throws a right hand that Hoffman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoffman also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale swinging wildly here.
Hoffman throws a body kick that misses.
Hale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hale there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoffman looks for the body kick but Hale saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hale misses with a two punch combination.
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoffman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hale throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Hale.
I think Hoffman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Hoffman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Hoffman made sure he mentioned Elite Canadian Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran's entrance music is No Worries. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fran throws a leg kick but Volkov checks it.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
De Fran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Volkov coming out on top.
De Fran throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Fran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volkov tries to move into range but De Fran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Fran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Fran thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fran tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Fran throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Volkov tenderised De Fran's leg. De Fran is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fran.
Volkov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Fran if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov thows a leg kick but De Fran checks it
and De Fran counters by clinching up.
Volkov looking to stall.
Volkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volkov's elbow.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
De Fran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Volkov lands a shoulder strike.
De Fran misses with a body punch.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
De Fran has Volkov pushed against the cage.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
De Fran works on Volkov's body with a couple of short punches.
De Fran leaning against his opponent.
De Fran lands a body shot.
De Fran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Fran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Volkov dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Fran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
Volkov is trying to stall.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Fran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from De Fran fails to land.
De Fran has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
De Fran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Fran looking to stall.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Fran.
Volkov working aggressively here.
De Fran tries a body shot but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Fran.
Volkov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Fran or not.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkov misses with some punches.
De Fran misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Volkov.
Volkov digs a right hand underneath De Fran's ribcage. De Fran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Fran lands a hook that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Volkov.
Volkov stalling the fight.
Volkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkov throws a punch but it's blocked by De Fran.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Fran seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Volkov can turn it around.
De Fran lands with a light punch inside.
Volkov takes an elbow to the temple.
Volkov tries to circle away but De Fran has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
De Fran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
De Fran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Fran is keeping busy.
De Fran is trying to stall.
De Fran looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from De Fran.
Volkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkov misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Volkov.
Volkov stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Fran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from De Fran does it's job there.
De Fran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Fran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
De Fran connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkov 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 De Fran has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Fran and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
De Fran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
De Fran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Fran throws a wild body kick that Volkov sees coming a mile off.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Fran wants to clinch.
De Fran lands a head shot.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. De Fran saw that one coming.
Andr De Fran is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran wants to land a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
Volkov throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Fran.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Fran.
De Fran fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Volkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Volkov catches De Fran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
De Fran throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Fran bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Volkov tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from De Fran is predictable there
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from De Fran misses its intended target.
Volkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow De Fran down.
Volkov throws the kick towards the body but De Fran avoids it.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from De Fran misses
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Fran misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Volkov checks a low kick from De Fran.
A leg kick checked by Volkov.
De Fran looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
A lazy left from De Fran finds it's target.
De Fran misses with a straight left.
De Fran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Volkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volkov misses with a body shot
and De Fran counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from De Fran fails to land.
Volkov trying to control the position but instead, De Fran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Volkov into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws an elbow but it misses.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Fran lands a shoulder strike.
Volkov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov has been cut.
Volkov looking to stall.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from De Fran.
De Fran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Volkov tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
Volkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Fran lands a nice elbow.
De Fran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Volkov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Fran fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Fran pushes Volkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing De Fran back against the cage.
De Fran blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but De Fran is controlling him.
Volkov prevents a body shot from De Fran.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Volkov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
De Fran gets through Volkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Fran landing knees to the body.
De Fran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from De Fran as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Fran throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from De Fran.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Fran misses with a straight right.
De Fran scores with the left hand. Volkov knows he should have avoided that one.
De Fran blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Volkov checks a leg kick nicely.
De Fran throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fran checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Fran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Volkov misses.
De Fran wants to clinch.
De Fran throws a push kick but Volkov slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran cracks Volkov with a good jab.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkov. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from De Fran.
Volkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Fran's head.
Volkov slips under a jab.
De Fran wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
Volkov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Fran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volkov.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
De Fran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Fran avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a jab. De Fran acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov throws the left hand but De Fran avoids the punch easily.
De Fran moves in looking to clinch but Volkov pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Fran.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fran misses with a double jab.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fran was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
De Fran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Fran moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Volkov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Volkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Fran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran tries to clinch but Volkov is having none of it.
De Fran tries to land a leg kick but Volkov saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Volkov.
Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. De Fran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Volkov throws a push kick but De Fran slaps the foot to one side.
De Fran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkov.
An inside leg kick from De Fran misses.
Volkov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Fran. That one must have hurt.
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov scores with a hook.
De Fran throws a chopping leg kick but Volkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Fran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot by Volkov.
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!
De Fran has managed to clinch.
Volkov lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
De Fran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkov up against the cage.
Volkov dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
A short right from Volkov.
De Fran lands with a left to the head.
De Fran working aggressively here.
Volkov can't find room to land a body shot as De Fran controls the action.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Fran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Fran throws an elbow but misses.
Volkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov stalling in the clinch.
Volkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov.
I think Volkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Ur Jarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Washengtoneo Bandairrezz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Ur Jarni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to clinch
and Ur Jarni counters with a leg kick.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to clinch there but Ur Jarni circles away.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has managed to clinch.
Ur Jarni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ur Jarni misses with a body punch.
Ur Jarni misses with a punch on the inside.
Ur Jarni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ur Jarni working aggressively here.
Ur Jarni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ur Jarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ur Jarni circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ur Jarni counters with a nice double leg into side control. Washengtoneo Bandairrezz won't be happy with that.
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!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ur Jarni scoring with punches and elbows.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz prevents Ur Jarni from moving into mount.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz stops Ur Jarni from passing to mount.
Ur Jarni throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Ur Jarni crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ur Jarni fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ur Jarni.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz keeps working.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to bench press Ur Jarni off him but Ur Jarni keeps the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ur Jarni working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ur Jarni throws a strike aimed at the side of Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's head but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz avoids it well.
Ur Jarni scoring with punches and elbows.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to buck Ur Jarni off but Ur Jarni is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ur Jarni misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking for a sweep.
Ur Jarni trying to control the position but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is working away.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to regain half guard here but Ur Jarni keeps moving and retains side control.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is not content to let Ur Jarni control the position.
Ur Jarni controlling the position.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ur Jarni tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ur Jarni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wants to control but Ur Jarni postures up.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ur Jarni taking a breather here.
Ur Jarni tries to move into full mount but can't pass Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's legs.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to reverse the position.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is trying to control Ur Jarni's posture but Ur Jarni avoids it.
Ur Jarni misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ur Jarni misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ur Jarni working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking for a sweep.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz has one of Ur Jarni's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Ur Jarni lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wants to control but Ur Jarni postures up.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to regain half guard here but Ur Jarni keeps moving and retains side control.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz sneaks back into half guard.
Ur Jarni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to control Ur Jarni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washengtoneo Bandairrezz avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ur Jarni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to roll over but Ur Jarni keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arni Ur Jarni 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.
Ur Jarni moves into the clinch successfully.
Ur Jarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ur Jarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ur Jarni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washengtoneo Bandairrezz's elbow.
Ur Jarni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ur Jarni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Washengtoneo Bandairrezz or not.
A head punch on the inside from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz fails to land.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ur Jarni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz blocking some punches.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz looking to throw knees to the head but Ur Jarni is blocking nicely.
Ur Jarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni managing to block the knees to the body from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz breaks the clinch.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wants to clinch up but Ur Jarni keeps it at a distance.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz doesn't manage to clinch there - Ur Jarni circles away.
Ur Jarni sizes up Washengtoneo Bandairrezz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to clinch up
and Ur Jarni counters with a takedown into side control.
Ur Jarni is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Washengtoneo Bandairrezz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The strikes coming from Ur Jarni are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ur Jarni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz keeps working.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz can't do much from the bottom here.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ur Jarni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz keeps working.
Ur Jarni landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ur Jarni is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to lock up and control but Ur Jarni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ur Jarni wants to control the pace but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is squirming around nicely.
Ur Jarni connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ur Jarni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is looking to escape.
Arni Ur Jarni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz tries to lock up and control but Ur Jarni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ur Jarni prevents Washengtoneo Bandairrezz from getting the reversal.
Ur Jarni working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ur Jarni is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ur Jarni avoids the attempt from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ur Jarni tries to control but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wriggling away.
The referee warns Washengtoneo Bandairrezz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Ur Jarni.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is trying desperately to improve position.
Ur Jarni avoids the attempt from Washengtoneo Bandairrezz to control.
Ur Jarni tries to control but Washengtoneo Bandairrezz wriggling away.
Ur Jarni prevents Washengtoneo Bandairrezz from getting the reversal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni lands with some strikes.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is working to get back to half guard.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is bucking up trying to escape but Ur Jarni cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Washengtoneo Bandairrezz is rocked!
Ur Jarni postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Washengtoneo Bandairrezz badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ur Jarni around the waist but Ur Jarni pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ur Jarni is the winner by TKO! Ur Jarni jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arni Ur Jarni! Arni Ur Jarni retains his welterweight title!
Arni Ur Jarni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Juggernaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut looks to throw the jab but Gutz is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gutz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Juggernaut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gutz.
Jab by Gutz.
Juggernaut misses with a two punch combination.
Juggernaut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Juggernaut.
Gutz lands a head shot.
Gutz's corner calls for a 1-2. Gutz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gutz lands a leg kick that knocks Juggernaut off balance momentarily.
Gutz shoots in looking for a takedown but Juggernaut manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gutz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gutz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz trying to control from Juggernaut's half guard. Juggernaut has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gutz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutz trying to control but Juggernaut is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gutz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juggernaut knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gutz on the ground.
Gutz postures up.
Juggernaut wants to sweep here but Gutz controlling him for the moment.
Gutz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing.
Gutz is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gutz trying to control but Juggernaut is working from the bottom.
Gutz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Juggernaut seems keen to control Gutz's posture.
Gutz postures up in Juggernaut's guard and throws a big left but Juggernaut blocks it.
Juggernaut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Juggernaut might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Juggernaut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
Juggernaut avoids the body shot from Gutz.
Gutz tries a low kick but Juggernaut avoids it.
Gutz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gutz misses.
Juggernaut looks to land a body kick but Gutz moved away.
Gutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juggernaut tries to score with a low kick but Gutz moves his leg out of the way.
Juggernaut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juggernaut feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gutzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gutz misses the body punch
and Juggernaut counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut cracks Gutz with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juggernaut fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gutz is out of range.
Juggernaut avoids the body shot from Gutz.
Juggernaut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bo Juggernaut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juggernaut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Gutz is predictable there
and Juggernaut counters by clinching up.
Juggernaut throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
Juggernaut misses with some punches.
Gutz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Juggernaut gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juggernaut misses with a punch on the inside.
Juggernaut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juggernaut has a couple of punches blocked by Gutz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Gutz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Juggernaut throws a solid leg kick but Gutz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Juggernaut.
Juggernaut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gutz is out of range and Juggernaut settles back down.
Juggernaut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutz throws out the jab.
Juggernaut tries to clinch up
and Gutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutz throws the left hand but Juggernaut avoids the punch easily.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juggernaut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juggernaut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apollo Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz avoids the body shot from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Juggernaut paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz misses with a left hand
and Juggernaut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juggernaut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juggernaut clinches with his opponent.
Gutz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Juggernaut fails to land.
Juggernaut looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juggernaut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gutz's brow.
Juggernaut is trying to maintain a safe position but Gutz gets an underhook and turns Juggernaut into the cage.
Juggernaut pushes Gutz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juggernaut lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juggernaut misses with a knee strike.
Gutz is trying to stall.
Juggernaut has a couple of punches blocked by Gutz.
Juggernaut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gutz or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut tries a knee to the head but Gutz blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Juggernaut fails to land.
Gutz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gutz has a couple of punches blocked by Juggernaut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Juggernaut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gutz scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juggernaut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Juggernaut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gutz is looking to control Juggernaut's arms but Juggernaut gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gutz has his back to the cage.
Gutz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gutz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juggernaut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Juggernaut tries to clinch there but Gutz circles away.
Juggernaut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Juggernaut tries to clinch but Gutz is having none of it.
Gutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juggernaut scores with the left hand. Gutz knows he should have avoided that one.
Juggernaut throws a hook but Gutz blocks it.
Gutz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gutz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Juggernaut defends it nicely.
A big left from Gutz misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz stuns Juggernaut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Juggernaut slips a straight right by Gutz.
A low kick from Gutz misses
and Juggernaut counters with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Juggernaut misses.
Gutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juggernaut pinned against the cage. Juggernaut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gutz lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juggernaut fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Juggernaut dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Juggernaut connects with an inside leg kick.
Juggernaut lands a front kick.
Gutz just misses with a punch to the body.
Juggernaut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gutz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juggernaut connects with an inside leg kick.
Gutz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juggernaut. Juggernaut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Juggernaut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Juggernaut.
Gutz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gutz showed some decent athleticism there.
Juggernaut is trying to stand back up but Gutz is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz working Juggernaut over with strikes.
Gutz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gutz stalling away here and it's allowed Juggernaut to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gutz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juggernaut controls Gutz momentarily but Gutz frees himself.
Juggernaut wants to stand and escape but Gutz is having none of it.
Gutz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Juggernaut looking for a sweep. Not yet Juggernaut, not yet.
Gutz is working Juggernaut over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz wants to control from the top but Juggernaut keeps moving.
Juggernaut is adopting a defensive guard.
Gutz throwing strikes from guard but Juggernaut blocks nicely.
Gutz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gutz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Juggernaut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juggernaut is trying to keep Gutz in close.
Gutz throws a big elbow that misses.
Juggernaut working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bo Juggernaut.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Juggernaut's head but Juggernaut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutz throws a leg kick but Juggernaut checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Juggernaut misses with a lunging right hand
and Gutz counters with a shoot takedown. Juggernaut fights it but they end up in guard.
Gutz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gutz is in close to Juggernaut's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz trying to control but Juggernaut is working from the bottom.
Gutz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gutz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juggernaut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Gutz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gutz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Gutz!
A determined Apollo Gutz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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