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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes into the arena with Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phan Tran Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phan Tran Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Charles coming out on top.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles gets tackled into the cage by Le. Le maintains the clinch.
Le struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.
Le is stalling here.
Le takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Phan Tran Le has been cut.
Charles tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles lands a nice elbow.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Le missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Le's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Le working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charles.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
Charles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Le fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le lands a shoulder strike.
Le prevents a body shot from Charles.
Le working aggressively here.
Charles lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Charles lands with a light punch inside.
Charles lands an elbow inside that Le shrugs off.
Le is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Charles lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le is trying to maintain a safe position but Charles gets an underhook and turns Le into the cage.
Le is leaning against Charles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Charles lands a hook that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Le takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charles lands a body shot.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Le working aggressively here.
Le throws an elbow that misses.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
Le gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Charles.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Le is trying to stall.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Le misses with some punches.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le is looking to control Charles's arms but Charles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Le has his back to the cage.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le scores with a shot to the side of Charles's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Le.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le misses with a punch on the inside.
Le lands an elbow inside that Charles shrugs off.
Le misses with an elbow over the top.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le.
Le blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Charles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le.
A short right from Le on the inside.
Le lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le lands an elbow inside that Charles shrugs off.
Charles pushes Le back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Le misses with an elbow strike.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Charles tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le stalls.
Charles lands a nice elbow.
Le tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Le lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Le lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Le throws an elbow but misses.
Charles lands a damaging elbow.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
Charles avoids a wild elbow strike from Le.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from Le.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phan Tran Le's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Charles misses the jab.
Le scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Le clinches up with Charles and pushes him back against the cage.
Le goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
Le lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charles.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Le's brow.
Le lands an uppercut.
Charles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Charles is working for takedown but Le is calmly controlling the position for now.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but Le leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Le has Charles pressed against the cage.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles blocking some punches.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Charles - that landed with a thud.
Le misses with an elbow strike.
Charles avoids the elbow strike from Le, against the cage.
Le blocks an elbow strike.
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Le pushes off an throws an elbow but Charles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Le.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Le misses with an elbow strike.
Le effectively controlling the action here.
Charles blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Charles on the inside.
David Charles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Le misses with a punch to the body.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le lands a shoulder strike.
Charles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le blocks a body shot from Charles.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le stalling in the clinch but Charles improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le.
Charles lands a left hand.
Charles gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Le regains guard.
Charles is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le is pulling down on Charles's head. It's preventing any offense from Charles, at least for the moment.
Charles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Charles trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Charles passes Le's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Le is pressing down on Charles's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Charles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Le wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Charles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phan Tran Le's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Le gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Charles.
Charles cracks Le with a right hand to the side of the head.
Le misses with a hook. Charles ducked under it nicely.
Charles throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
Charles catches Le with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charles jabs Le to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles scores with a nice right hand.
Charles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
Le throws a right and a left that Charles avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Charles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Le momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles pushes Le up against the cage in a clinch.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Charles.
Le misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Le.
Charles tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Charles lands an elbow just above Le 's eye.
Le is rocked!
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Le is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charles lands an elbow inside.
Phan Tran Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Charles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles is looking for a takedown.
Le blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Le.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Le throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le seems to have got his legs back now.
Le tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Le throws an elbow but misses.
Le blocking some punches.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles blocks the elbow strike.
Le controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Le's defenses.
Phan Tran Le's cut is getting worse.
Le blocks a body shot from Charles.
Le is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Le misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles gets through Le's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Le misses with the head strike.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
Le pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
Charles blocks an elbow strike.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Le misses with an elbow strike.
Le holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Le fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Le fails to land.
Le has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
A short left from Charles.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Charles drops Le onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Le is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
David Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charles has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Charles!
During a confident post fight interview, David Charles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Phan Tran Le was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
37 - 17 - 1 |
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201 lbs
36 - 20 - 4 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sinatra throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sinatra.
Denke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab by Denke.
Denke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinatra.
Denke tests Sinatra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denke connects with a looping right hand.
Denke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denke shoots in but Sinatra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Sinatra scores with a decent looking hook.
Sinatra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sinatra walks into a stiff left hand from Denke.
Sinatra moves away from the strike by Denke.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinatra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sinatra throws a shot to the body.
Denke misses with a hook. Sinatra ducked under it nicely.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Denke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sinatra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Denke misses with a looping right.
Denke tried to score with a low kick but Sinatra checks it.
Denke throws a body punch but Sinatra moves out of range.
Denke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sinatra did well to prevent Denke getting side control.
Sinatra works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Denke wants to control from the top but Sinatra keeps moving.
Denke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinatra is retaining full guard.
Denke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sinatra's head.
Sinatra looking for a guillotine here but Denke defends easily.
Sinatra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Denke won't allow Sinatra to sweep him here.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.
Sinatra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra is trying to keep Denke in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Denke manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra stopping the sweep attempt from Denke.
Sinatra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sinatra passes Denke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sinatra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Denke trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke tries to get to full guard but Sinatra has control of the leg.
Denke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinatra.
Sinatra works his way into full mount!
Sinatra throws some wild stikes that Denke manages to avoid easily.
Sinatra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been informed that Sinatra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Denke is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sinatra looks to score with a jab to the body but Denke is just out of range.
Sinatra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Denke is trying to defend but Sinatra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sinatra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sinatra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sinatra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Denke!
Sinatra punching from mount but Denke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra working Denke over with strikes here.
Sinatra prevents Denke from getting the reversal.
Denke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but Denke is defending well.
Sinatra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Denke is just riding it out for now. Sinatra eventually gives up the hold.
Sinatra prevents Denke from improving his position.
Sinatra moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sinatra cracks Denke with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sinatra looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Denke is avoiding damage well.
Sinatra passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Denke!
Denke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frank Sinatra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinatra looking to control but Denke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Sinatra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sinatra with the ground and pound from mount.
Sinatra working Denke over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra trying to control but Denke is having none of it.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinatra working Denke over with strikes here.
Sinatra controlling his opponent.
Sinatra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sinatra unloads with some shots from mount but Denke bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sinatra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sinatra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sinatra landing shots from mount.
Sinatra lands a couple of good shots and Denke has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinatra struggling to keep hold of the position.
Well, with Sinatra on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Denke is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sinatra is landing with strikes from the back.
Sinatra trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Sinatra misses with punches from the back.
Sinatra trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Denke misses with a jab to the body
and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Denke won't be happy with that.
Sinatra connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Denke some visible discomfort.
Sinatra is looking to take a break and control but Denke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinatra tries to move to mount but Denke blocks the move with his legs.
Sinatra trying to control the position but Denke is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denke prevents Sinatra from moving into mount.
Sinatra is working Denke over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke dodges the ground and pound from Sinatra.
Sinatra misses with the ground and pound.
Denke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Sinatra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sinatra scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Denke to see if he's OK.
Sinatra tries to score with some ground and pound. Denke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sinatra laying and praying for a moment but Denke takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sinatra is looking to take a break and control but Denke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to pass to full mount but Denke defends it.
Denke wants to improve his position but Sinatra is controlling well.
Denke is not content to let Sinatra control the position.
Denke tries to get to full guard but Sinatra has control of the leg.
Sinatra working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Denke's thigh. Denke counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra trying to control the position from guard on top but Denke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sinatra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Sinatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denke misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denke. That's going to slow Sinatra down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denke.
Sinatra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Denke throws out the jab.
Sinatra gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke won't allow Sinatra to pass to mount.
Sinatra works his foot free and advances to mount.
Denke is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sinatra thowing shots but they're missing.
Sinatra lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sinatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sinatra 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
A very excited looking Frank Sinatra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://youtu.be/qeFocnqhnQM. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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154 lbs
36 - 16 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Boyka misses.
Boyka looks to score with a jab to the body but Beater is just out of range.
Beater misses with the combination.
Beater lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyka's head.
Beater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Boyka misses.
Boyka takes a swing at Beater's ribcage but misses.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Beater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Beater jabs Boyka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beater doesn't seem bothered though.
Beater is looking to slow Boyka down with leg kicks.
Boyka motions for Beater to come forward. Boyka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beater throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boyka to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beater rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Beater walks into a stiff left hand from Boyka.
Beater looks to throw the jab but Boyka is out of range.
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a good cross that connects.
Boyka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boyka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boyka swings for the body but Beater moves out of range.
Beater throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka throws a looping overhand right but Beater ducks down to avoid it.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Boyka throws a hook but Beater blocks it.
Beater throws a sloppy head kick and Boyka moves out of range easily.
Beater swings for the body but Boyka moves out of range.
Beater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka scores with a leg kick.
Beater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Beater with a jab.
Beater scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Beater staying out of range there.
Beater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beater is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beater throws a series of punches but Boyka moves out of range.
Beater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beater manages to avoid it.
Beater fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boyka scores with a shot to the body.
Beater throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boyka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyka misses with a body kick.
Boyka misses with a low kick as Beater jumps back.
Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka missing with a left hand there. Beater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Beater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyka throws a jab when Beater was well out of range.
Boyka blocks the body kick.
Boyka throws a lazy right hand but Beater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boyka sizes up Beater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beater slips under a jab from Boyka.
Beater misses with a body punch
and Boyka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beater with a hook.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beater misses with a straight left.
Boyka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beater.
Beater lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beater throws a hook but Boyka avoids it easily.
Beater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Beater moved out of range.
Boyka misses with a low kick.
Beater misses with a low kick as Boyka jumps back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Beater misses.
Beater slips a jab from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a hook. Beater ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands a slapping body shot.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Beater.
Boyka misses with a hook
and Beater counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Beater catches Boyka right on the button with a cross.
Beater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Boyka misses with a body punch
enabling Beater to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boyka misses with a jab to the body
and Beater finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boyka scores with a nice right hand.
Boyka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyka thuds a left hand into Beater's body.
Beater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater dips to his left and cracks Boyka with an uppercut!
Beater throws a looping overhand right but Boyka ducks down to avoid it.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Beater moves out of range.
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 Meat Beater will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boyka lands a body shot.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boyka to score with a decent uppercut.
Boyka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boyka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beater counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Beater is out of range.
Boyka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beater.
Boyka looks to throw the jab but Beater is out of range.
Boyka misses with a looping left.
Beater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Beater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Boyka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beater doesn't seem phased though.
Beater just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
Nice jab there from Beater.
Meat Beater is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boyka.
Beater throws the left hand but Boyka avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.
Boyka avoids the head kick by Beater.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.
Boyka defending well as Beater loads up on a big left hand.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beater.
Beater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slow jab from Beater misses its intended target.
Beater misses the jab.
Beater looks to land a combination but Boyka avoids it well.
Beater lands with a hook. Boyka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Beater tenderised Boyka's leg. Boyka is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Boyka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
Beater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Boyka lands with a hook. Beater tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater throws a jab when Boyka was well out of range.
Beater throws a hook but Boyka avoids it easily.
Beater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyka circles away quickly and effectively.
Beater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Jab by Boyka.
Beater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beater.
Boyka avoids the head kick by Beater.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Beater moved out of range.
Beater thuds a left hand into Boyka's body.
Boyka throws a hook but Beater avoids it easily.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka staying out of range there.
Beater ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beater moves in looking to clinch but Boyka pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beater. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beater.
Beater slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Beater.
Beater clinches with his opponent.
Boyka can't find room to land a body shot as Beater controls the action.
Boyka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beater makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Beater's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Boyka.
Beater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyka lands a nice shot to the body.
Beater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beater scores with a shoulder strike.
Beater tries to work over Boyka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beater's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Beater.
Boyka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beater on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater misses with a body shot.
Boyka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyka lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Beater.
Beater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beater moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Beater coming out on top.
Boyka lands a jab to the nose.
Boyka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Boyka.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beater manages to avoid it.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka defending well as Beater loads up on a big left hand.
Beater throws the kick towards the body but Boyka avoids it.
Boyka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beater lands with a shot to the body.
Boyka avoids the body shot from Beater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyka scores with a hook to the body. Beater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boyka swings for the body but Beater moves out of range.
Boyka tests Beater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beater moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyka lands a jab to Beater's midsection.
Nice jab there from Beater.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
Boyka connects with a body shot that sends Beater's belly button to the back.
Boyka connects with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beater. That's going to slow Boyka down.
Beater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boyka doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Beater.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater staying out of range there.
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Beater slips the punch.
Boyka throws a jab when Beater was well out of range.
Beater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyka scores with a punch to the head.
Boyka throws an overhand right that lands on Beater's shoulder, as Beater tries to avoid the shot.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beater.
Boyka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beater scores with a jab. Boyka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boyka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Beater moved out of range.
Boyka moves out of range as Beater strikes.
Boyka throws the left hand but Beater avoids the punch easily.
Beater lands a leg kick that knocks Boyka off balance momentarily.
Beater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beater listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Beater.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka throws a front kick aimed at Beater's knee but Beater avoids it well.
Boyka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beater is looking to clinch.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beater moves away.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beater.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Boyka misses.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boyka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beater avoids the body shot from Boyka.
Beater throws a combination. Boyka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater avoids the body shot from Boyka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyka. That's going to slow Beater down.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyka throws a shot from downtown. Beater moves away and avoids it.
Boyka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyka cracks Beater with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beater moves out of range as Boyka strikes.
Boyka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boyka misses with an uppercut
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyka was well out of range. Poor timing from Beater.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka throws a leg kick but Beater sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beater scores with the left hand. Boyka knows he should have avoided that one.
Beater connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boyka's hands.
Boyka misses with a wild combination.
Boyka throws a series of punches but Beater moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka lands a nice hook to Beater's body. Beater takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beater lands a really nice looking cross but Boyka seems unphased.
Beater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boyka swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Beater counter with a right hand.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka lands a slapping body shot.
Beater clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Beater.
Beater misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beater backwards.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beater.
Boyka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka prevents a body shot from Beater.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Boyka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boyka 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yuri Boyka!
Yuri Boyka really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kemists ↑ 5x160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Hackenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatred is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soulfly - Pain. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Hackenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Hatred!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackenburg is looking to score with low kicks.
Hackenburg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hatred missing with a left hand there. Hackenburg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hackenburg moves into the clinch.
Hatred can't find room to land a body shot as Hackenburg controls the action.
Hatred works on Hackenburg's body with a couple of short punches.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Hackenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Hackenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatred.
Hatred tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hackenburg's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatred creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatred tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatred.
Hackenburg blocks an uppercut.
Hatred struggles to land a body shot inside as Hackenburg controls his hands.
Hackenburg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatred is looking to sweep but instead, Hackenburg has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenburg is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hatred reverses the position - he's now on top in Hackenburg's guard.
Hatred sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hatred trying to control but Hackenburg is working from the bottom.
Hackenburg keeping full guard, as Hatred tries to pass.
Hackenburg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hatred trying to control the position from guard on top but Hackenburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hackenburg 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.
Hackenburg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hatred preventing the sweep.
Hackenburg has his hands on Hatred's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatred stopping the sweep attempt from Hackenburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hatred takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hackenburg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hackenburg throws a big shot that misses.
Hackenburg throws a front kick that sends Hatred stumbling back into the cage.
Hatred jabs at Hackenburg's body.
Hackenburg goes for a double leg but Hatred avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hatred continues to drive forward.
Hatred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatred pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred tries a low kick but Hackenburg avoids it.
Hackenburg jabs Hatred to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hackenburg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hatred's half guard.
Hackenburg prevents Hatred from improving his position.
Hackenburg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackenburg wants to pass to mount but Hatred is defending the position.
Hackenburg working the head and body with strikes.
Hackenburg prevents Hatred from improving his position.
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 Christian Hackenburg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hatred thuds his right hand into Hackenburg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hatred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackenburg manages to avoid it.
Hackenburg scores with a punch to the head.
Hatred misses with a hook
and Hackenburg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hackenburg.
Hatred is trying to hold Hackenburg in close to prevent damage but Hackenburg has managed to pass into half guard.
Hackenburg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hackenburg trying to control but Hatred is having none of it.
Hackenburg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenburg breaks from Hatred's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hackenburg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hackenburg trying to control but Hatred is having none of it.
Hatred is looking to improve his position but Hackenburg isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackenburg raining down shots from the mount!
Hackenburg wants to control the pace but Hatred is squirming around nicely.
Hatred tries to hold on but Hackenburg postures up.
Hatred is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hackenburg dominating with strikes here.
Hackenburg throws some wild stikes that Hatred manages to avoid easily.
Hatred is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred regains half guard.
Hackenburg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hackenburg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hatred trying to hold on to Hackenburg's head to control him but Hackenburg postures up.
Hatred won't allow Hackenburg to pass to mount.
Hackenburg is working hard here to advance position.
Hatred trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hackenburg uses his free foot to push down on Hatred's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hatred.
Hackenburg wants to control the pace but Hatred is squirming around nicely.
Hatred avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hackenburg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatred is squirming around, avoiding Hackenburg's attempts to control the action.
Hackenburg thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hackenburg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hatred tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hackenburg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hackenburg takes a swing at Hatred's ribcage but misses.
Hackenburg avoids a kick to the body.
Hatred throws a leg kick but Hackenburg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hackenburg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatred is fending him off so far but Hackenburg persists. Nope, Hatred circles away and we're back to standing.
Hackenburg slips under a jab from Hatred.
Hatred connects with a body shot that sends Hackenburg's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackenburg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hatred throws a lazy right hand but Hackenburg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackenburg slips a jab from Hatred.
Hatred throws out a loose jab but Hackenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatred fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hackenburg is out of range.
A good leg kick by Hackenburg.
Hatred closes the distance and pushes Hackenburg back into the cage.
Hackenburg gets through Hatred's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Hackenburg throws an elbow but it misses.
Hackenburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatred can do to turn this around?
Hatred misses with some punches.
Hatred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hatred scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hatred throws a head punch that misses.
Hackenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatred is trying to stall.
Hatred throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackenburg.
Hackenburg lands with a left to the head.
Christian Hackenburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatred throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackenburg.
Hackenburg blocking some punches.
Hatred is leaning against Hackenburg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hatred misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatred lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Max Hatred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hackenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatred misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hatred fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatred.
Hatred lands with a short shot to the head.
Hatred fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatred working hard to break the clinch.
Hatred misses with a body punch.
Max Hatred seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hatred misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hackenburg blocking some punches.
Hatred is stalling here.
Hatred misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hatred throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackenburg.
Hatred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hackenburg lands a body shot.
Hatred tries to throw a body punch but Hackenburg avoids it by throwing Hatred back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hackenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatred can't find room to land a body shot as Hackenburg controls the action.
Hatred misses with some punches.
Hackenburg lands an uppercut.
Hatred lands an uppercut.
Hatred misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatred doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hackenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatred misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatred tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatred tries to work over Hackenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hackenburg misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Hatred comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hackenburg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Hackenburg!
After winning the bout, Christian Hackenburg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Steigelmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Overeem!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem misses with a hook
and Steigelmann counters with a nice low kick that buckles Overeem's knee momentarily.
Overeem moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Steigelmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steigelmann works the jab nicely.
Steigelmann tried to score with a low kick but Overeem checks it.
Overeem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steigelmann throws a leg kick that misses.
Overeem lunges at Steigelmann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steigelmann's hand.
Nice defenses there by Steigelmann.
Overeem takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Titus Overeem has been cut.
Overeem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steigelmann will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steigelmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overeem moves away.
Steigelmann lands a really nice looking cross but Overeem seems unphased.
Overeem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steigelmann swings for the body but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem throws a looping overhand right but Steigelmann ducks down to avoid it.
Overeem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem is looking to score with low kicks.
Overeem connects with the punch.
Steigelmann thuds his right hand into Overeem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Overeem checks a low kick from Steigelmann.
Overeem's corner calls for a 1-2. Overeem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steigelmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Overeems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Overeem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steigelmann is breathing heavily.
Overeem lands a nice shot that snaps Steigelmann's head back.
Steigelmann get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Steigelmann stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Overeem runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Titus Overeem!
Titus Overeem seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich comes to the cage accompanied by Kosovskiy front. Holmes has chosen Muse: MK Ultra as his entrance music. James Holmes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoran Miloshevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Miloshevich.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holmes tried to score with a low kick but Miloshevich checks it.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miloshevich.
Miloshevich misses with a hook.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miloshevich is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
Miloshevich is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Miloshevich walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Miloshevich avoids nicely.
Holmes motions for Miloshevich to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miloshevich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've been informed that Holmes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Holmes misses with a hook. Miloshevich ducked under it nicely.
Miloshevich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes 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 Miloshevich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miloshevich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miloshevich checks a leg kick.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miloshevich throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Miloshevich doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
Miloshevich misses with a few strikes there.
Miloshevich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miloshevich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miloshevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Miloshevich 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.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Miloshevich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miloshevich swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes motions for Miloshevich to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes dips to his left and cracks Miloshevich with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miloshevich checks a leg kick.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miloshevich checks it well.
Holmes lunges at Miloshevich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miloshevich's hand.
Miloshevich 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.
Miloshevich misses with a wild combination.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miloshevich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miloshevich fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes cracks Miloshevich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miloshevich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Miloshevich moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Miloshevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes feints and then cracks Miloshevich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miloshevich down.
Holmes throws a body shot but no joy.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Miloshevich.
Danga de danga de dang - Miloshevich scores with a four punch combination!
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Miloshevich should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miloshevich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
Holmes throws the kick towards the body but Miloshevich avoids it.
Holmes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miloshevich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holmes tries a low kick but Miloshevich avoids it.
Holmes throws a low kick but Miloshevich avoids it.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Miloshevich as he checks the leg kick.
Miloshevich looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Holmes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Holmes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holmes throws a leg kick but Miloshevich checks it.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes slips a straight right by Miloshevich.
Miloshevich checks a leg kick.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holmes moves out of range as Miloshevich strikes.
Holmes lands a nice hook to Miloshevich's body. Miloshevich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miloshevich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miloshevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holmes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miloshevich is out of range.
Miloshevich throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes throws a hook but Miloshevich blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
Miloshevich misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes scores with a hook.
James Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Miloshevich is out of range.
Miloshevich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miloshevich misses with a looping right.
Miloshevich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holmes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Miloshevich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holmes tries to work over Miloshevich's front leg with a kick but Miloshevich checks it.
Miloshevich scores with a nice head shot.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes thumps Miloshevich with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Miloshevich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes throws a hook but Miloshevich avoids it easily.
Miloshevich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miloshevich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Miloshevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miloshevich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miloshevich checks a low kick from Holmes.
Miloshevich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miloshevich misses with a series of wild punches.
Miloshevich misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich misses with a looping right.
Miloshevich throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Holmes throws the left hand but Miloshevich avoids the punch easily.
Holmes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Miloshevich checks a low kick from Holmes.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miloshevich if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Miloshevich down.
Miloshevich connects with a crisp jab.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Miloshevich ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Miloshevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick but Miloshevich moves out of range.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Miloshevich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miloshevich works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miloshevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes looks to land a body kick but Miloshevich moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miloshevich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Miloshevich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Miloshevich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miloshevich connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Miloshevich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holmes lands a nice looking body kick.
Miloshevich wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Holmes misses the jab.
Miloshevich lands a jab-cross combination.
Miloshevich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Miloshevich throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Miloshevich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A bone on bone clash there as Miloshevich blocks the leg kick.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miloshevich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Miloshevich might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Holmes throws a solid leg kick but Miloshevich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holmes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miloshevich throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Miloshevich misses with a double jab.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miloshevich's sensitive parts.
Miloshevich looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Miloshevich counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miloshevich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holmes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Miloshevich pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miloshevich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Our sources have told us that Miloshevich has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Miloshevich does no damage.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miloshevich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to slow Miloshevich down by chopping away at his legs.
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miloshevich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miloshevich misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a jab when Miloshevich was well out of range.
Holmes takes one to the side of 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!
Holmes catches Miloshevich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holmes throws a push kick but Miloshevich slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on Miloshevich's shoulder, as Miloshevich tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miloshevich tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a low kick but Miloshevich moves out of range easily.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miloshevich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that Miloshevich sees coming a mile off.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miloshevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miloshevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes is looking to score with low kicks.
Holmes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as Miloshevich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holmes doesn't seem phased though.
Holmes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miloshevich's head.
Holmes throws a head kick but Miloshevich moves out of range.
Miloshevich is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Miloshevich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses Miloshevich's front leg but catches the back leg as Miloshevich tries to avoid it.
Miloshevich staying out of range there.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Miloshevich checks it.
Zoran Miloshevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miloshevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miloshevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miloshevich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miloshevich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Miloshevich takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Holmes.
I've got Holmes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Holmes!
James Holmes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. CCCP kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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286 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makers thuds his right hand into Karelin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Makers takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Makers misses.
Karelin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makers misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Karelin misses with an uppercut. Makers saw that one coming.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Makers tries to clinch there but Karelin circles away.
Karelin misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makers misses with an uppercut.
Makers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Makers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karelin. Makers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makers tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karelin walks into a straight right hand from Makers.
Makers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makers throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Makers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karelin doesn't seem phased though.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karelin counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karelin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Makers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karelin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karelin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makers lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin misses with a straight left.
Karelin feints and as Makers raises his hands in defense, Karelin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makers looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Makers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Makers keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Makers has control of Karelin's left arm, preventing Karelin from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Makers keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Makers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karelin connects with a single shot there.
Makers throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Makers missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karelin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mark Makers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makers swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Makers throws a series of punches but Karelin avoids them all with ease.
Karelin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makers's hands.
Karelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makers misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksanteri Karelin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karelin moves out of range as Makers strikes.
Karelin takes a swing at Makers's ribcage but misses.
Karelin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makers finds it's way round the side to connect with Karelin's head.
Makers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Makers.
Makers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Makers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karelin under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makers cracks a nice hook into Karelin's ribs.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karelin wants a takedown.
Makers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makers.
Makers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Makers misses with some punches.
Karelin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Karelin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Karelin wants to get back to striking at distance but Makers won't allow it.
Makers tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karelin's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Makers has Karelin pressed against the cage, preventing Karelin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelin stalling in the clinch.
Karelin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Makers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Makers cracks Karelin with a good jab.
Makers misses with an uppercut. Karelin saw that one coming.
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Karelin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makers throws a right hand that Karelin ducks under and follows up with a left that Karelin also avoids with ease.
Makers fails to land with a series of punches.
Karelin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makers moves into the clinch.
Karelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makers throws an off balance right hand
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Mark Makers is winning the standup battle so far.
Makers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makers.
Karelin throws a hook but Makers blocks it.
Makers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karelin.
Makers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karelin momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karelin lands with a hook. Makers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin just misses with a punch to the body.
Makers throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Makers takes a swing at Karelin's ribcage but misses.
Makers scores with a jab to the head.
Makers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karelin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karelin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Makers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Karelin throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin misses with a looping left.
Karelin throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelin misses the jab.
Karelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makers.
Makers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karelin at a distance.
Makers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makers catches Karelin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makers avoids the body shot from Karelin.
Makers looks to land a left hand but Karelin moved out of range nicely.
Makers throws an off balance right hand
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers wants to clinch up but Karelin keeps it at a distance.
Karelin swats away the attempt to clinch by Makers.
Makers slips a straight right by Karelin.
Karelin blocks a jab.
Makers closes the distance but Karelin moves to the side
and Karelin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makers throws a hook but Karelin avoids it easily.
Makers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makers.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Karelin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karelin looks for a takedown but Makers sprawls well.
Makers cracks a nice hook into Karelin's ribs.
Makers connects with a right hand. Karelin shakes it off.
Makers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelin was well out of range. Poor timing from Makers.
Makers doesn't manage to clinch there - Karelin circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin throws a shot from downtown. Makers moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karelin momentarily.
Karelin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makers is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Makers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makers slips a jab from Karelin.
Makers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karelin in his tracks.
Makers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Makers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makers stuns Karelin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makers staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makers stalks Karelin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karelin's face. Karelin staggers backwards, shaken.
Makers cracks Karelin with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makers misses with a straight left.
Mark Makers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makers moves into the clinch successfully.
Karelin is looking to break free of the clinch but Makers has double underhooks.
Karelin is trying to force a seperation but Makers has the dominant position.
Karelin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makers prevents Karelin from breaking the clinch.
Makers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Makers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Makers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Makers!
After winning the bout, Mark Makers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes to the cage accompanied by There's No Home for You Here. David has chosen PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cid. David shrugs it off though.
David delivers a nice body kick.
Cid thumps David with a low kick.
Cid throws a leg kick that is checked
and David counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cid thinking.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
David lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cid will feel that in the morning.
Cid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cid throws a leg kick
and David counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David takes one on the button.
David changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cid.
David throws a body kick that misses.
Cid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
David digs a good hook to Cid's body.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
David throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
David scores with a hook to the body. Cid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cid moves out of range as David throws a body kick.
Cid is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
David is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cid rather than just go for the knockout.
Cid throws a head kick that David semi-blocks.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cid 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 David has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from David and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David wants to land a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Cid throws a looping overhand right but David ducks down to avoid it.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cid.
Cid throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Cid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but David takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Cid lets loose with a powerful body kick. David will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David sizes up Cid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow David down.
Cid throws a left and a right that both miss
and David counters with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cid 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 David has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from David and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
David throws a head kick that Cid semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
David misses with a leg kick.
David tried to score with a low kick but Cid checks it.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
David works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for David.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
David takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
A big left from Cid misses.
Cid throws a body kick that misses.
Cid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid moves out of range as David throws a body kick.
David misses with a body shot.
David avoids a kick to the body.
David misses with a body shot.
Cid swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by David.
Cid misses with a looping left.
Cid misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry David will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
David throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
David fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cid might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
David thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cid if he has to take too many more of those.
Cid throws a leg kick but David checks it.
Larry David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid avoids a kick to the body.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by David.
Xavier Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David checks the leg kick.
Cid throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid connects with a leg kick. David looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
David looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. David doesn't seem bothered though.
Cid throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
David lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cid takes a step back to recover.
David missing with a left hand there. Cid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid misses with a double jab
and David counters with a right hand to the body.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow David down.
David moves out of range of the leg kick from Cid.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Cid misses.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid throws a nice head kick!
David jabs at Cid's body.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid misses with a body punch
and David counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
David checks a leg kick nicely.
Cid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by David.
David tries a low kick but Cid avoids it.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid throws out a powerful jab.
David throws a body shot but no joy.
Cid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent David stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
David dodges the punch combination from Cid.
David throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
Cid defending well as David loads up on a big left hand.
Cid throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
Cid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Cid.
David lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Xavier Cid has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David throws a shot to the body.
Cid wants to slow David down by chopping away at his legs.
David throws a hook but Cid avoids it easily.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cid blocks a head kick by David.
Cid throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larry David will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Xavier Cid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cid scores with a kick to the body.
Cid's jab looks to have found its range, popping David under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
David moves out of range of the leg kick from Cid.
Cid cracks David with an open hand slap.
David throws a leg kick
and Cid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Cid misses
and David counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
Cid thuds his right hand into David's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
David blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cid avoids the head kick by David.
David throws a right and a left that Cid avoids nicely.
David avoids a kick to the body.
Cid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cid throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
Cid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cid throws a body shot but no joy.
David throws an off balance right hand
and Cid counters with a thumping low kick.
David lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a body kick.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by David.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cid, right into the meat.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Cid moves out of range easily.
Cid works David's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Cid catches David right on the button with a cross.
Cid misses with a hook. David ducked under it nicely.
David throws a body shot but no joy.
Cid throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and David counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cid defending well as David loads up on a big left hand.
Cid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for David.
Cid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cid pivots, looking for a leg kick but David is out of range and Cid settles back down.
Cid throws a leg kick but David moved away.
David checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Cid misses
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
David lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws out a leg kick but David moves out of range and Cid only half commits.
David lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick there by David.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid tries to score with a low kick but David moves his leg out of the way.
David moves out of range as Cid strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - David finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cid drops his hands momentarily and David takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cid checks the leg kick.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Cid's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
David falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
David scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cid in his tracks.
Cid throws a leg kick that misses.
Cid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
Cid avoids the head kick by David.
Cid looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
David moves out of range of the body kick from Cid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David looks for the body kick but Cid saw that one coming.
Cid misses with a low kick as David jumps back.
Cid punishes David's body with a nice straight punch.
David has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Cid throws an off balance right hand
and David counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cid thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
Cid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cid lands a nice hook to David's body. David takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
David scores with a jab.
Cid throws a low kick, looking for David's leg but David calmly moves out of range.
David sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cid keeps David at a distance using the push kick.
David thows a body kick. Cid tries to catch it but that hurt him.
David fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
David takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from David.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid jabs at David's body.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cid throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from David - that will leave a mark!
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
Cid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by David.
David looks to land a right hand but Cid moved out of range.
Cid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
David misses with a low kick.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a low kick but Cid moves out of range easily.
David misses with a wild body shot.
Cid misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from David.
Cid scores with a hook.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but David saw it coming and moves away.
Cid throws out a leg kick but David moves out of range and Cid only half commits.
David throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
David takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cid misses with an uppercut.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
David avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from David misses
and Cid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
David digs a right hand underneath Cid's ribcage. Cid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cid obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
David misses with a hook to the ribs.
David tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Xavier Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xavier Cid's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cid lands a nice looking kick to the body. David takes a step back to recover.
Cid cracks David with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cid tries a low kick but David avoids it.
Cid misses with a shot to the body
and David counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
Cid tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cid blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid misses with an uppercut.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David misses with a wild body shot.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
That kick from Cid tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
David has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Cid misses.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Cid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cid scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but David takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
A punch combination from Cid misses.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but David takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Jab, jab by Cid - just one landing.
David tries to bum rush Cid with a series of wild strikes but Cid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cid.
Cid moves in looking to clinch but David pushes him off.
David walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cid staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid falls off balance throwing a combination
and David counters with a nice body shot.
Good work by David as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by David!
Cid blocks the body kick.
Cid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and David counters with a body kick.
David avoids the body shot from Cid.
Cid throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Cid.
Cid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
David dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid checks a leg kick.
Cid 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.
Cid scores with a hook to the body. David takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cid pivots, looking for a leg kick but David is out of range and Cid settles back down.
Cid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cid avoids the body shot from David.
David lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cid takes a step back to recover.
Cid throws a lazy uppercut
and David counters with a nice body kick.
David scores with a hook to the body. Cid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cid 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Xavier Cid!
Xavier Cid retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Xavier Cid was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Curry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yoshida duly obliges.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Yoshida lands a really nice looking cross but Curry seems unphased.
Curry misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Curry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Curry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curry digs a good hook to Yoshida's body.
Yoshida slips a jab from Curry.
Curry throws a body kick that misses
and Yoshida counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry lands with a straight right. Yoshida didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Curry misses.
Yoshida fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry tries to land a front kick but Yoshida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curry lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshida's head back.
Yoshida takes one to the side of the head.
Yoshida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Curry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curry throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida thows a body kick. Curry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yoshida lands with a nice body kick.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry misses with a looping left.
Curry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Curry ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Yoshida throws a poor cross that misses
and Curry counters with a stiff right hand.
Curry lands an overhand right.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Curry's sensitive parts.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Curry punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Curry.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yoshida is rocked!
Curry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Curry digs a good hook to Yoshida's body.
Yoshida scores with a body shot.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Curry throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Yoshida looks to throw a body kick
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four 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!
A low kick from Curry misses
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Curry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Curry sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Curry misses.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Curry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yoshida is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Curry throws a shot to the body.
Curry drops Yoshida with a naaaaasty hook - Yoshida is in real trouble here! Curry dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
An out of breath Arthur Curry 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 Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Nightingale - Nightfall Overture. Inc has chosen Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
45 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Victorio.
Victorio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Inc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Victorio connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dick Inc has been cut.
Victorio throws a sloppy head kick and Inc moves out of range easily.
Victorio lands a left and a right that send Inc crashing to the mat, dazed. Victorio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Inc is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Victorio.
Inc is still on wobbly legs! Can Victorio finish him?
Victorio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inc.
Inc seems to have recovered his senses.
Victorio connects with a body shot that sends Inc's belly button to the back.
Inc just misses with a punch to the body.
Inc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inc cracks Victorio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
Jab from Victorio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Victorio in his tracks.
Inc connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Victorio.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Inc 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.
Inc throws a poor cross that misses
letting Victorio counter with a right hand.
Inc works Victorio's body with a nice hook.
Victorio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Victorio is predictable there
and Inc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victorio is looking for a sweep. Inc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Inc working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Inc wants to work for an arm triangle but Victorio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Inc.
Victorio actively working from the bottom here.
Inc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Victorio's head.
Victorio wants to get back to full guard but Inc has mounted him!
Victorio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Inc scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Inc misses with a head shot.
Inc wants to finish this one by submission but Victorio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Inc.
Inc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Victorio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Victorio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Inc goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Victorio turns into him and now he's in Inc's guard.
Victorio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Inc manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Victorio manages to get himself to full guard.
Victorio trying to keep a closed guard but Inc is proving a slippery customer.
Inc is looking to advance position but Victorio has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio dominating with strikes here.
Victorio content just to control the position here.
Victorio throws some wild stikes that Inc manages to avoid easily.
Victorio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Inc is looking to escape.
Inc is trying to escape the mount.
Inc is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Inc will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Victorio throws a head kick but Inc moves out of range.
Inc drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Victorio has momentary wrist control but Inc slips an elbow through the middle.
Victorio is trying to control the position but Inc postures up.
Inc throws a big right hand that misses.
Inc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Victorio has his feet on Inc's thighs here. He's pushed Inc off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Inc screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonny Victorio!
After the fight, Jonny Victorio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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