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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lee Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter's entrance music is All you need is love. A fine choice. Rodrigo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Antwoord- $O$. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lee Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigo moves away.
Rodrigo throws a hook but Potter blocks it.
Potter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodrigo. Rodrigo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigo misses with a looping right.
Rodrigo staying out of range there.
Rodrigo takes a swing at Potter's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Robert Lee Rodrigo has been cut.
Rodrigo scores with a shot to the body.
Potter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodrigo misses with a lunging right hand
and Potter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodrigo ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Rodrigo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigo throws an overhand right that lands on Potter's shoulder, as Potter tries to avoid the shot.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodrigo is just out of range.
Rodrigo misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigo throws a combination that misses
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodrigo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potter thinking.
Potter tests Rodrigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodrigo moves away from the strike by Potter.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodrigo scores with a four punch combination!
Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Potter throws a hook to the side of Rodrigo's head but Rodrigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter slips a straight right by Rodrigo.
Potter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potter lands a nice shot that snaps Rodrigo's head back.
Rodrigo slips under a jab from Potter.
Rodrigo misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodrigo momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Potter under the eye.
Rodrigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodrigo loads up on a big right hand but Potter slips the punch.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Rodrigo ducks down to avoid it.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigo moves away.
Rodrigo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Potter takes a swing at Rodrigo's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo scores with a nice right hand.
Rodrigo lands a head shot.
Potter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodrigos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Rodrigo throws a leg kick but Potter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potter checks a leg kick.
Potter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodrigo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Rodrigo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Potter doesn't seem phased though.
Potter lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Potter.
Potter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodrigo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rodrigo looks winded!
Nice shot by Potter.
Rodrigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo needs to keep his hands up - Potter had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Potter looks to throw the jab but Rodrigo is out of range.
Rodrigo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Rodrigo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodrigos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Robert Lee Rodrigo's cut even more.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigo.
Potter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Potter throws a body punch but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Potter throws a hook but Rodrigo avoids it easily.
Harry Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter misses with a straight left.
Potter swings for the body but Rodrigo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lee Rodrigo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Potter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodrigo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potter thinking.
Rodrigo misses with a looping left.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Rodrigo misses with a straight left.
Rodrigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.
Rodrigo walks into a left hand.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potter.
Nice defenses there by Potter.
Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Rodrigo avoids the body shot from Potter.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodrigo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Potter lands.
Potter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Potter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Potter misses with a looping right.
Rodrigo scoring well with a low kick there.
Potter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harry Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
Rodrigo lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodrigo looks to land a right hand but Potter moved out of range.
Rodrigo misses with a looping right.
Potter cracks Rodrigo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Potter slips under a jab from Rodrigo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter is looking to clinch but Rodrigo is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter misses with a body shot.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodrigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Potter counters with a nice body shot.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodrigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potter is looking to clinch but Rodrigo is avoiding it.
Rodrigo lands a jab to the nose.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot by Potter.
The cut above Robert Lee Rodrigo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Potter lands a left and a right that send Rodrigo crashing to the mat, dazed. Potter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rodrigo is rocked!
Rodrigo walks straight into a right hand from Potter - that's dropped him! Potter jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rodrigo from any more punishment! Rodrigo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harry Potter!
Harry Potter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Robert Lee Rodrigo spoke after the fight, saying 'This will be a huge learning experience, going through all this. I will do my best to avoid this again in the future...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi's entrance music is Caged in A Rage . A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Donnie Jackson enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Rahapussi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rahapussi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rahapussi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rahapussi wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jackson 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.
Jackson wants to slow Rahapussi down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Rahapussi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Rahapussi from controlling successfully.
Rahapussi wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rahapussi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson is staying active underneath Rahapussi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Jackson trying to control but Rahapussi postures up.
Rahapussi is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Rahapussi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jackson is looking to control Rahapussi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Rahapussi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rahapussi.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Rahapussi checks it
and Rahapussi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Rahapussi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson tests Rahapussi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahapussi slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Rahapussi saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Rahapussi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rahapussi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taisto Rahapussi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahapussi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rahapussi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rahapussi moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rahapussi!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahapussi can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Rahapussi is defending the strikes.
Jackson cracks Rahapussi with a big right hand but Rahapussi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rahapussi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rahapussi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Rahapussi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Rahapussi is out of range.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Rahapussi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rahapussi on his heels. He'll look to pass Rahapussi's guard now, I'm sure.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rahapussi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson trying to control but Rahapussi is working from the bottom.
Jackson distracts Rahapussi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rahapussi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rahapussi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rahapussi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rahapussi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Donnie Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahapussi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Rahapussi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Rahapussi misses with a low kick.
Rahapussi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson throws the left hand but Rahapussi avoids the punch easily.
Jackson checks a low kick from Rahapussi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Rahapussi slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Rahapussi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taisto Rahapussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rahapussi.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jackson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rahapussi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rahapussi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rahapussi wants it to stay on the feet.
Rahapussi blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahapussi.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahapussi.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rahapussi pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Rahapussi moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a hook but Rahapussi blocks it.
Rahapussi shoots in but no luck this time.
Rahapussi connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Rahapussi moves away and avoids it.
Rahapussi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donnie Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahapussi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahapussi throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Rahapussi ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Rahapussi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rahapussi.
Nice sprawl there from Rahapussi as Jackson shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rahapussi connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Rahapussi's head and hops out.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Rahapussi counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
Rahapussi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Rahapussi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Rahapussi is controlling well.
Rahapussi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
Rahapussi is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rahapussi to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Rahapussi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rahapussi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson is controlling Rahapussi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Rahapussi seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Rahapussi tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Rahapussi trying to control from the bottom.
Rahapussi actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson prevents Rahapussi from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the action here.
Taisto Rahapussi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson working over Rahapussi with some ground and pound. Rahapussi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rahapussi actively working from the bottom here.
Rahapussi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Donnie Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rahapussi taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taisto Rahapussi.
Well Jackson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Jackson!
Donnie Jackson very nearly forgot to thank VIRAL COMBAT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Great Teacher Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torturo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mogwai - Katrien. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Teacher Onizuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torturo wants to clinch but Onizuka slips to the side
and Onizuka counters with a takedown into side control.
Torturo wants to control but Onizuka postures up.
Onizuka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Torturo is looking to regain half guard here but Onizuka keeps moving and retains side control.
Onizuka cracks Torturo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Torturo pushes Onizuka away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Onizuka gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Torturo is looking for a sweep.
Onizuka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torturo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torturo tries to buck Onizuka off but Onizuka is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Onizuka seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Torturo wants to control but Onizuka postures up.
Onizuka tries for a kimura but Torturo is defending well.
Onizuka scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torturo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Torturo wants to stand but Onizuka has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Torturo is looking to take a break and control but Onizuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Onizuka is looking to improve his position.
Torturo wants to get back to his feet.
Onizuka 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.
Onizuka is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onizuka gets back to full guard.
Onizuka looking to control.
Onizuka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Torturo trying to hold on to Onizuka's head to control him but Onizuka postures up.
Torturo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torturo trying to control here.
Onizuka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Onizuka postures up in Torturo's guard and throws a big left but Torturo blocks it.
Onizuka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Onizuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Onizuka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torturo wants to sweep but no luck.
Onizuka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torturo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onizuka throws an elbow that misses. Torturo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Onizuka's guard. Nice move by Torturo!
Onizuka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torturo wanted to stand there but Onizuka had control of the position.
Onizuka looking for a guillotine here but Torturo defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onizuka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onizuka working for a triangle but Torturo defends it easily.
Onizuka trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Teacher Onizuka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Onizuka takes the fight into the clinch.
Onizuka has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Onizuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Onizuka misses with a punch on the inside.
Onizuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Onizuka has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Onizuka swings wildly with an uppercut but Torturo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Onizuka fails to land.
Onizuka can't get the takedown.
Onizuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torturo backwards.
Onizuka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torturo can do to turn this around?
Onizuka has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Torturo can't find room to land a body shot as Onizuka controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torturo throws a punch but it's blocked by Onizuka.
Torturo lands a nice uppercut.
Onizuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torturos head.
Torturo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onizuka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torturo prevents it.
Torturo throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onizuka.
Torturo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torturo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Onizuka misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torturo.
Torturo stops a takedown attempt from Onizuka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Teacher Onizuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torturo blocking some punches.
Torturo misses with the head strike.
Onizuka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Onizuka prevents a body shot from Torturo.
Onizuka blocks a body shot from Torturo.
Torturo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Onizuka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torturo.
Torturo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Onizuka has a couple of punches blocked by Torturo.
Torturo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torturo.
A head punch on the inside from Onizuka fails to land.
Onizuka throws a punch but it's blocked by Torturo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torturo working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onizuka lands a shoulder strike.
Torturo tries a body shot but Onizuka blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torturo.
Onizuka throws a head punch that misses.
Onizuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torturo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torturo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torturo.
Torturo lands a body shot.
Onizuka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Torturo on the inside.
It looks like Great Teacher Onizuka has been cut.
Torturo throws a punch but it's blocked by Onizuka.
A short body shot lands from Torturo as the two fighters clinch.
Torturo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torturo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Onizuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torturo.
Torturo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torturo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Onizuka misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Torturo.
Torturo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Torturo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torturo.
Torturo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
Onizuka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torturo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torturo lands a hook that snaps the head of Onizuka backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Torturo.
Torturo has a couple of punches blocked by Onizuka.
Good body shot from Torturo.
Torturo swings wildly with an uppercut but Onizuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torturo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Onizuka is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torturo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Onizuka's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Onizuka drops to his knees and Torturo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Point Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt has chosen Pitt Don't Play Dat as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Point Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up with Pitt, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes Pitt against the cage but Pitt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pitt lunges at Fighter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fighter's hand.
Pitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Fighter throws a body punch but Pitt moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Fighter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fighter gets tackled into the cage by Pitt. Pitt maintains the clinch.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pitt walks away with a smile on his face. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Fighter with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Point Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitt throws a head kick that Fighter semi-blocks.
Fighter darts in looking for a takedown but Pitt gets double underhooks and turns Fighter into the cage.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Pitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitt gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitt pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitt misses with a body punch.
Fighter stalling in the clinch but Pitt improves position.
Pitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt lands an elbow inside that Fighter shrugs off.
Pitt misses with an elbow strike.
Pitt lands with a light punch inside.
Pitt misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Pitt.
Pitt lands an elbow that stopped Fighter in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Point Fighter has been cut.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fighter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pitt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pitt misses with a body punch.
Fighter is trying to pull guard but Pitt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.
Fighter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pitt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike.
Pitt presses Fighter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
Pitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pitt misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pitt is keeping busy.
Pitt lands an elbow inside.
Pitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Pitt won't allow it.
Pitt works on Fighter's body with a couple of short punches.
Pitt digs a right hand underneath Fighter's ribcage. Fighter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fighter taking a breather.
Pitt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitt.
Pitt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.
Fighter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pitt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pitt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pitt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Fighter throws a body punch but Pitt moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt with a nice cross.
Good leg kick by Pitt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pitt tries to clinch there but Fighter circles away.
Some wild striking there from Pitt.
Pitt connects with a body shot that sends Fighter's belly button to the back.
Fighter 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.
Pitt throws a shot to the body.
Pitt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pitt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fighter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pitt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighter.
Fighter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pitt.
Pitt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pitt connects with a leg kick. Fighter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitt but Pitt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Pitt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Pitt.
Pitt misses with a body shot.
Pitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fighter missing with a left hand there. Pitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fighter throws a hook but Pitt blocks it.
Pitt looks to land a body kick but Fighter moved away.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fighter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pitt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pitt lands with a right hand.
Pitt moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Pitt swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitt is just out of range.
Pitt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fighter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Point Fighter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Pitt there.
Pitt lands a head shot.
Fighter dives in and scores a takedown into Pitt's guard.
Fighter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fighter wants to pass the guard but Pitt is keeping the position.
Pitt controlling Fighter's posture.
Pitt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fighter's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt stopping the sweep attempt from Fighter.
Fighter is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter controls Pitt momentarily but Pitt frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pitt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter wants to sweep but no luck.
Fighter being controlled here, momentarily.
Pitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Fighter is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fighter is trying to keep Pitt in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pitt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fighter lands an overhand right.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitt but Pitt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pitt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pitt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fighter shoots in but no luck this time.
Fighter misses with a hook to the body
and Pitt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitt clobbers Fighter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pitt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fighter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pitt regains half guard.
Fighter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pitt sees it coming and defends easily.
Pitt has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter trying to work for an americana but Pitt has managed to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt wants to sweep but no luck.
Fighter stands and throws Pitt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Pitt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fighter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pitt some visible discomfort.
Fighter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pitt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fighter's guard! Nice work there by Pitt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter looking to control.
Pitt passes Fighter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pitt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fighter wants to improve his position but Pitt is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pitt moves nicely into side control.
Fighter tries to buck Pitt off but Pitt is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Point Fighter'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. This is the final round!
Pitt staying out of range there.
Fighter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pitts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pitt misses with a wild combination.
Pitt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitt tries to clinch but Fighter moves out of range.
Pitt lands with an overhand left.
Dirk Pitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fighter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitt swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pitt moves out of range of the strikes.
Fighter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitt tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pitt lands with a straight right. Fighter didn't see that one coming.
Fighter shoots in and drives through. Pitt sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter.
Pitt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Pitt.
Pitt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fighter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pitt pushes Fighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitt lands an elbow that stopped Fighter in his tracks for a moment.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pitt misses with some punches.
Pitt tries to throw a body punch but Fighter avoids it by throwing Pitt back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pitt throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Pitt.
Pitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dirk Pitt 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.
Pitt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pitt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Point Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitt tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitt moves away.
Fighter throws a poor cross that misses
and Pitt counters with a head kick.
Fighter moves forwards but Pitt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pitt lands a jab.
Pitt moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitt lands a nice hook to Fighter's body. Fighter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pitt moves in looking to clinch but Fighter pushes him off.
Dirk Pitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighter missing with a left hand there. Pitt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fighter shoots for a takedown but Pitt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pitt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dirk Pitt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Pitt moves away and avoids it.
Pitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitt rushes Fighter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Pitt has Fighter pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Pitt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pitt to keep the fight standing.
Pitt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pitt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fighter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pitt to keep the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pitt.
Point Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitt lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pitt 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Pitt!
A victorious Dirk Pitt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir has chosen SURF RIDER!!! by The lively ones! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir goes for a double leg but Fenix avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fenix continues to drive forward.
Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fenix misses with a kick to the body.
Fenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenix.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt - Fenix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fenix looks to land a body kick but Mir moved away.
Fenix throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mir counters with a leg kick.
Mir misses with a takedown
and Fenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcus Fenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankestein Mir.
Fenix scores with a spinning back kick!
Horrible takedown attempt by Fenix or perhaps it was just good defense by Mir, which made it look bad.
We've been hearing reports that Fenix has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mir on his heels. He'll look to pass Mir's guard now, I'm sure.
Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fenix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fenix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mir working for a triangle but Fenix defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fenix controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fenix passes into half guard.
Mir has hold of Fenix's hands but Fenix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fenix landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fenix with the ground and pound but Mir uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fenix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fenix throws a big right hand that misses.
Fenix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fenix controls the pace.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fenix lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fenix throws an elbow that misses. Mir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fenix's guard. Nice move by Mir!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mir rolls with it to try and escape but Fenix cranks on the arm and Mir is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Fenix!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Fenix made sure he mentioned Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by United States of America's National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulysses Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poulter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grant blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Poulter blocks a head kick by Grant.
A bone on bone clash there as Grant blocks the leg kick.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poulter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant darts in and clinches Poulter up against the cage.
Poulter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Poulter fails to land.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poulter.
It looks like Paul Poulter has been cut.
Poulter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Grant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Poulter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter misses with a kick to the body
and Grant counters with a slapping leg kick.
Poulter thows a leg kick but Grant checks it
and Grant counters with a left to the body.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulter lands with a kick to the temple. Grant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poulter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant throws a hook but Poulter avoids it easily.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Poulter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant throws a leg kick but Poulter checks it.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Poulter.
Poulter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grant's head backwards.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Poulter circles away.
Poulter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulter throws a body kick that misses.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulter throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant throws a poor cross that misses
and Poulter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grant thinking.
Grant throws a head kick that half lands.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Poulter.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grant moves into range and clinches up with Poulter.
Poulter blocks a body shot from Grant.
Poulter throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poulter moves away from the strike by Grant.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Grant misses.
Grant swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Grant.
Grant cracks Poulter with an open hand slap.
Poulter is rocked!
Grant shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Poulter takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Grant sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Poulter bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulysses Grant!
A very excited looking Ulysses Grant 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo comes to the cage accompanied by Theme of Sho. Snuka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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171 lbs
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166 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka misses with a body shot.
Shinjo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snuka.
Shinjo misses with a head kick.
Shinjo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Shinjo circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinjo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snuka misses with a left hand
and Shinjo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Snuka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shinjo.
Shinjo misses with a head shot. Snuka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Snuka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shinjo defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinjo preventing the sweep.
Shinjo landing some decent shots from guard.
Snuka wants to sweep here but Shinjo controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinjo throws a big elbow that misses.
Shinjo postures up in Snuka's guard and throws a big left but Snuka blocks it.
Snuka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shinjo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shinjo is working Snuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Snuka is looking for a triangle but Shinjo pushes his legs off easily.
Snuka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shinjo is aware though and is defending well.
Shinjo drops back looking for a leg! Snuka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Snuka manages to kick Shinjo off! Shinjo jumps back into Snuka's guard.
Shinjo trying to control but Snuka is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shinjo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snuka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shinjo has managed to get both his arms back between Snuka's legs - danger averted.
Shinjo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shinjo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shinjo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Snuka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snuka keeping full guard, as Shinjo tries to pass.
Snuka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka looking for a triangle here. Shinjo is fighting it but it looks tight! Snuka pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Shinjo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apaga mas năo bate. Turilli has chosen krolithika as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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36
192 lbs
42 - 30 - 1 |
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201 lbs
24 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
42 - 30 - 1, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Maier with that takedown attempt.
Turilli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maier.
Turilli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turilli cracks a nice hook into Maier's ribs.
Turilli jabs at Maier's body.
Turilli has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maier is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sepp Maier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turilli connects with an inside leg kick.
Turilli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maier doesn't manage to clinch there - Turilli circles away.
That kick from Turilli tenderised Maier's leg. Maier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turilli misses with a series of wild punches.
Maier has closed the distance and engaged Turilli in a clinch.
Maier managing to block the knees to the body from Turilli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turilli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turilli working Maier over with knees to the body.
Turilli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Turilli scores with a shot to the side of Maier's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turilli.
We've been hearing reports that Maier has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maier is breathing heavily.
Turilli lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turilli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maier looking to throw knees to the head but Turilli is blocking nicely.
Turilli slowing the pace effectively.
Turilli misses with a punch to the body.
Turilli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Turilli.
Turilli lands with a light punch inside.
Turilli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turilli can't find room to land a body shot as Maier controls the action.
Turilli using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Turilli.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turilli.
Turilli lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turilli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Turilli.
Turilli missing with knees to the body.
Maier throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maier avoiding damage as Turilli throws knees to the body.
Turilli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Maier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turilli trying to land knees to the body.
Turilli gets through Maier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turilli landing knees to the body.
Turilli stalling the fight.
Turilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turilli takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turilli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Maier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turilli managing to block the knees to the body from Maier.
Turilli lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Turilli.
A short uppercut from Turilli.
Maier is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Turilli.
Oh Maier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turilli dips a shoulder and cracks Maier with a mighty uppercut! Maier falls back against the cage and Turilli unloads with a barrage of strikes! Maier is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Turilli screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Turilli!
Luca Turilli gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lik Alotadik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alotadik comes into the arena with When Death comes Knocking - Primal Fear blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
157 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
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32
158 lbs
32 - 16 - 2 |
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World class MT
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lik Alotadik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lik Alotadik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alotadik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alotadik throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Alotadik misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Sanchez.
Alotadik throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Alotadik there.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alotadik doesn't seem bothered though.
Alotadik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Jab from Alotadik.
Alotadik throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanchez. Alotadik shrugs it off though.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alotadik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
We've been told by Alotadik's head coaches at LOD: Gym of the Gods that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Alotadik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alotadik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Alotadik ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Alotadik is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Alotadik is predictable there
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alotadik misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Alotadik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alotadik tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alotadik lands the left hand.
Alotadik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Alotadik with a series of wild strikes but Alotadik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alotadik under the eye.
It looks like Lik Alotadik has been cut.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alotadik throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alotadik throws a body kick that misses.
Alotadik misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sanchez punishes Alotadik's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Alotadik.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Alotadik avoids it.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Alotadik.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Alotadik shakes it off.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Alotadik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Alotadik's defenses.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Alotadik should have avoided that one.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alotadik connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alotadik is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Oh Alotadik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alotadik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Alotadik's body. Alotadik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Sanchez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alotadik falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sanchez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Lik Alotadik spoke after the fight, saying 'That was the worst decision/stoppage I've ever seen! I totally dominated that fight/was just about to reverse it when the damn ref stepped in.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witt has chosen Animal by Disturbed as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
145 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Witt!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein defending well as Witt loads up on a big left hand.
Witt misses with a hook
and Stein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Witt is trying to maintain the position but Stein is very close to passing his half guard.
Stein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Witt keeps working.
Witt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Witt keeping control of the position.
Stein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Witt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein wants to free his trapped foot but Witt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Stein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt is staying active underneath Stein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stein wants to pass to mount but Witt is defending the position.
Stein prevents Witt from improving his position.
Stein 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.
Stein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Witt keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stein is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Witt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Witt throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Witt.
Witt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
Witt throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Witt in his tracks.
Stein is looking to chop away at Witt's legs.
Witt works Stein's body with a nice hook.
Witt moves out of range as Stein strikes.
Witt throws out a loose jab but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein looks to land a body kick but Witt moved away.
Nice defenses there by Stein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt throws a jab when Stein was well out of range.
Witt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stein shoots in looking for a takedown. Witt tries to sprawl out of it but Stein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Witt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Witt staying out of range there.
Witt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Witt takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Witt finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Witt there.
Stein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Witt is out of range.
Stein looks to land a combination but Witt avoids it well.
Witt throws a series of punches but Stein moves out of range.
Witt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Witt takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Witt misses.
Witt blocks the body kick.
Witt throws an overhand right that lands on Stein's shoulder, as Stein tries to avoid the shot.
Stein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Witt doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Stein.
Witt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stein on the side of the head.
Witt loads up on a big right hand but Stein slips the punch.
Stein closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stein lands in his opponent's guard.
Witt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Ein Stein will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Witt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Witt scores with a nice strike.
Stein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Witt throws a hook to the side of Stein's head but Stein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Witt misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Witt.
A jab from Stein finds it's way through Witt's defenses.
Witt throws a low kick but Stein moves out of range easily.
Stein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Witt. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Witt avoids the body shot from Stein.
Stein throws a body kick that misses.
Witt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stein finds it's way round the side to connect with Witt's head.
Stein lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Witt sprawls well. Witt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stein gets slowly back to his feet.
Aaron Witt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Witt misses the body punch
and Stein counters with a shoot takedown. Witt fights it but they end up in guard.
Stein trying to control but Witt is working from the bottom.
Stein makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Witt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stein's guard.
Witt stays in close to Stein's body and controls the position.
Witt trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Witt distracts Stein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Witt is looking to work some ground and pound but Stein has wrist control.
Witt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Witt landing with the ground and pound.
Stein controlling Witt's posture.
Stein looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ein Stein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Witt is fighting to break Stein's control of his arms but Stein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Witt trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
Witt throwing strikes from guard but Stein blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Witt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stein.
Stein throws a hook but Witt blocks it.
Witt throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Witt misses with an uppercut.
Stein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Witt lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein looks to land a left hand but Witt moved out of range nicely.
Stein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aaron Witt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Witt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Witt.
Stein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Witt misses with a looping left.
Stein lands a slapping body shot.
Witt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Witt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stein.
Aaron Witt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Witt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stein. Stein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Witt misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stein.
Witt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aaron Witt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Witt blocks a jab.
Stein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Witt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stein - that will leave a mark!
Witt throws a jab when Stein was well out of range.
Witt scores with a jab to the body.
Stein throws a front kick aimed at Witt's knee but Witt avoids it well.
Stein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Witt.
Witt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witt lands with a good body shot.
Witt is looking to chop away at Stein's legs.
Stein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stein darts in looking for a takedown but Witt gets double underhooks and turns Stein into the cage.
Witt misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Stein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stein lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Stein.
Witt misses with a wild body shot.
Stein takes a swing at Witt's ribcage but misses.
Witt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Witt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy left from Witt finds it's target.
Witt misses with a hook
and Stein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt misses with an uppercut.
Witt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witt misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stein. That's going to slow Witt down.
Witt throws a shot to the body.
Witt swings for the body but Stein moves out of range.
Witt misses with a body shot.
Stein tests Witt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Witt throws a jab but it's blocked by Stein.
Witt throws a hook to the side of Stein's head but Stein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Witt misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stein.
Witt thows a leg kick but Stein checks it
and Stein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Witt's guard.
Witt is trying to keep Stein in close.
Stein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Witt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stein has managed to get both his arms back between Witt's legs - danger averted.
Stein trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Witt looking for a sweep. Not yet Witt, not yet.
Stein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Witt's head.
Witt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Witt holds on and takes a little breather.
Stein trying to control but Witt is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stein is looking to slow Witt down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stein.
Witt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Witt misses with a straight right.
Witt avoids the body shot from Stein.
Stein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Witt moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ein Stein clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witt.
Witt throws an overhand right that lands on Stein's shoulder, as Stein tries to avoid the shot.
Stein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stein staying out of range there.
Stein misses the shot to the body.
Witt cracks a nice hook into Stein's ribs.
Stein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stein works Witt's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein slips a jab and a cross from Witt.
Stein throws a hook but Witt blocks it.
Witt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stein's head backwards.
Stein misses with a hook. Witt ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Witt misses with a body kick.
Witt throws a looping overhand right but Stein ducks down to avoid it.
Witt wants to land a leg kick but Stein is out of range.
Stein throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Witt's head.
Stein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Witt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stein is looking to take a break and control but Witt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Witt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Witt keeping hold of Stein's head, controlling as best he can.
Stein wants to control but Witt is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt moves into full guard.
Witt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stein manages to get himself to full guard.
Stein is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Witt is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein wants to sweep here but Witt controlling him for the moment.
Stein is trying to control the position but Witt postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt stopping the sweep attempt from Stein.
Witt is in close to Stein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Witt postures up in Stein's guard and throws a big left but Stein blocks it.
Stein has momentary wrist control but Witt slips an elbow through the middle.
Witt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Witt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Witt scores with a hook.
Witt lands a leg kick that knocks Stein off balance momentarily.
Witt throws a body shot but no joy.
Stein misses with a low kick.
Stein throws a body shot but no joy.
Witt looks to land a right hand but Stein moved out of range.
Stein throws an overhand right that lands on Witt's shoulder, as Witt tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Stein.
Stein throws a jab but it's blocked by Witt.
Stein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Witt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Witt, as that shot connected.
Stein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Witt dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stein closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stein working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stein misses with the ground and pound.
Witt struggling a bit here.
Stein is looking to take a break and control but Witt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein working away.
Witt is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Stein is staying active.
Witt is trying to get back to half guard.
Stein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Witt is avoiding damage well.
Witt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Witt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Witt is not content to let Stein control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Witt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Witt is looking for a sweep. Stein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Witt is still trying to improve position.
Stein thows a huge punch but Witt dodges it nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Witt is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stein closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stein lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein is pressing down on Witt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Witt is holding on for now.
Witt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Witt is trying to keep Stein in close.
Stein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stein tries to free his leg and advance position but Witt is retaining full guard.
Witt trying to keep a closed guard but Stein is proving a slippery customer.
Stein engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stein trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stein throwing strikes from guard but Witt blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Witt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Witt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Witt looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Witt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ein Stein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ein Stein!
Ein Stein bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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