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Dominance 59 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Merk Roop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God Particle. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Merk Roop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roop dives in and grabs Renner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Renner pushes down on Roop's head and hops out.
Roop throws a lazy uppercut
and Renner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Renner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renner preventing the sweep.
Renner throws a big elbow that misses.
Renner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Renner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Renner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Renner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Renner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roop keeping moving, preventing Renner from controlling successfully.
Roop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Renner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Renner with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Renner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roop's half guard.
Roop moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Renner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roop is keeping the position for now.
Roop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roop trying to control the position.
Renner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Renner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Renner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Renner postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roop keeping moving, preventing Renner from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renner with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner throwing strikes but missing.
Roop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Roop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Renner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Renner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roop is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Renner as Roop shoots in.
Renner ducks under a wild hook from Roop.
Renner misses with an uppercut
and Roop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Renner's guard.
Renner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renner looking to control.
Roop wants to pass the guard but Renner is keeping the position.
Renner looking for a sweep. Not yet Renner, not yet.
Roop won't allow Renner to get back to his feet.
Renner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roop manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roop looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Renner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Renner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roop is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Renner is putting a hurting on Roop here, landing some big shots from side control.
Renner working away.
Roop manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Renner lands a nice short elbow.
Renner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roop is looking for a sweep. Renner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roop is not content to let Renner control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roop is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Renner pulls his head out easily.
Roop regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Renner.
Renner throws a big elbow that misses.
Renner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roop has momentary wrist control but Renner slips an elbow through the middle.
Renner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Renner stands up over Roop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roop looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Renner has picked Roop up and slammed him! Roop can't keep hold of the triangle and Renner manages to pass to side control!
Renner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Renner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Renner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Renner cracks Roop with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Renner cracks Roop with a big elbow.
Roop managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Renner.
Roop tries to improve position but can't.
Renner working the strikes but Roop uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Renner moves into full mount! Roop won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner working Roop over with strikes here.
Renner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jeremy Renner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Renner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Renner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Roop is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Roop and Renner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Renner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Renner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Renner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Roop is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Renner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renner misses with a head shot. Roop uses the momentum to regain guard.
Roop keeping full guard, as Renner tries to pass.
Roop has an active guard here but Renner has managed to pass into half guard.
Renner is working for a kimura but Roop is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Renner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roop throws a big shot that misses.
Roop throws a poor cross that misses
and Renner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Renner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roop misses with a shot to the body
and Renner counters with a good low kick that Roop was not able to check.
Roop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Renner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roop is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Renner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Renner thuds his right hand into Roop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Renner lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Renner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Renner.
Renner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Renner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Renner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Renner wants to stand but Roop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roop controls Renner momentarily but Renner frees himself.
Renner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Renner trying to control but Roop is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roop looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Merk Roop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Renner finds it's way round the side to connect with Roop's head.
Roop misses the body punch
so Renner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Renner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roop looking for a guillotine here but Renner defends easily.
Renner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Renner is looking to advance position but Roop has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Renner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Renner is staying active underneath Roop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Renner actively working from the bottom here.
Roop is looking to take a break and control but Renner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Renner is trying to stand up here but Roop is controlling him well.
That's four 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.
Roop trying to advance position but Renner counters by regaining guard.
Roop won't allow Renner to get back to his feet.
Renner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Renner throws a right hand that Roop ducks under and follows up with a left that Roop also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Renner as he avoids it easily.
Roop throws a shot from downtown. Renner moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Renner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Renner 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Renner!
Our winner, Jeremy Renner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Grzesiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin BK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grzesiuk comes into the arena with PSY - Gangnam Style blaring out of the sound system. Benjamin BK has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrzej Grzesiuk's chin.
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37
208 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
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210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrzej Grzesiuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BK misses the jab.
Grzesiuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. BK manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BK with a jab.
BK's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grzesiuk under the eye.
BK jabs Grzesiuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
BK throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grzesiuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grzesiuk fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from BK misses its intended target.
BK throws a hook but Grzesiuk blocks it.
BK throws the left hand but Grzesiuk avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK tests Grzesiuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grzesiuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grzesiuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but BK circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by BK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzesiuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BK lands with a nice combination. Grzesiuk backs away looking to recover.
Grzesiuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BK was well out of range. Poor timing from Grzesiuk.
BK throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grzesiuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
BK throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
BK fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
BK slaps away a takedown attempt from Grzesiuk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Grzesiuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BK scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for BK.
BK fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grzesiuk walks into a straight right hand from BK.
BK misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grzesiuk is rocked!
BK with a nice cross.
Oh Grzesiuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BK scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grzesiuk gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! BK gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Grzesiuk is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin BK!
During a confident post fight interview, Benjamin BK thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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189 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Rzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Bullet!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet closes the distance but Rzic moves to the side
and Rzic counters with an inside leg kick.
Rzic wants to slow Bullet down by chopping away at his legs.
Bullet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rzic's head.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Bullet as he checks the leg kick.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic moves away
and Rzic counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rzic.
Bullet has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzic takes a swing at Bullet's ribcage but misses.
Bullet blocks a head kick by Rzic.
Bullet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bullet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bullet rushes Rzic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Rzic blocks it.
Rzic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
It looks like Jake Bullet has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzic misses with a body punch.
Rzic lands a nice uppercut.
Rzic lands a left hand.
Rzic managing to block the knees to the body from Bullet.
Rzic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
Bullet blocking some punches.
Bullet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.
Rzic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake Bullet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rzic.
Rzic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bullet moves to clinch but Rzic breaks away
and Rzic counters with a nice body shot.
Rzic clinches up with Bullet and pushes him back against the cage.
Bullet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rzic misses with a punch to the body.
Rzic trying to control the position but instead, Bullet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rzic into the cage.
Bullet lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Rzic tries to break free but Bullet pushes him back against the cage.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Rzic working aggressively here.
Bullet prevents a body shot from Rzic.
Rzic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bullet landing knees to the body.
Bullet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rzic managing to block the knees to the body from Bullet.
Bullet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rzic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Rzic taking a breather.
Rzic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.
Bullet tries to land knees in the clinch but Rzic avoids the damage to the body.
Bullet misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rzic breaks the clinch.
Bullet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Bullet is looking to clinch.
That kick from Rzic tenderised Bullet's leg. Bullet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rzic throws a head kick that Bullet semi-blocks.
Rzic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bullet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rzic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rzic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet throws a big shot that misses.
Bullet moves into the clinch successfully.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bullet crunches a lovely knee into Rzic's ribcage.
Rzic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
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!
Bullet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Rzic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Rzic on the inside.
Rzic taking a breather.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Rzic blocks with his arms.
Bullet lands with a left to the head.
Bullet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bullet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rzic blocks an uppercut.
Bullet throws a head punch that misses.
Rzic can't find room to land a body shot as Bullet controls the action.
Bullet letting Rzic take a breather here.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marko Rzic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Bullet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bullet closes the distance but Rzic moves to the side
and Bullet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bullet tries to clinch up
and Rzic counters with a body kick.
Rzic misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rzic throws a jab but it's blocked by Bullet.
Bullet tries a head kick but it misses.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Bullet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rzic counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rzic on the side of the head.
Rzic is looking to chop away at Bullet's legs.
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic throws a sloppy head kick and Bullet moves out of range easily.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Rzic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rzic throws a low kick but Bullet avoids it.
Rzic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bullet's head.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Rzic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rzic throws a body punch but Bullet moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rzic.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
Nice shot by Bullet.
Rzic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bullet can do to turn this around?
Bullet looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Marko Rzic is winning the standup battle so far.
Rzic lunges at Bullet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bullet's hand.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rzic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick from Rzic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullet moves away.
Rzic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bullet clinches up against the cage.
Rzic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet missing with knees to the body.
Bullet working aggressively here.
Bullet swings wildly with an uppercut but Rzic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet tries to throw a body punch but Rzic avoids it by throwing Bullet back against the cage.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Rzic has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
Bullet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rzic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rzic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzic scores with a hook to the body.
Rzic blocks a body shot from Bullet.
Bullet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bullet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rzic blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rzic.
Rzic breaks from the clinch.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rzic throws a low kick, looking for Bullet's leg but Bullet calmly moves out of range.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Bullet looks to clinch
and Rzic counters with a straight right hand.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Bullet misses with a hook
enabling Rzic to counter with a crisp jab.
Bullet lands with a hook. Rzic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Rzic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rzic throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rzic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rzic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bullet.
Rzic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
Rzic misses with a hook.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Bullet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rzic on the side of the head.
Rzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullet.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Bullet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rzic blocks a body shot from Bullet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Rzic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Bullet'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. And we move into the final round!
Bullet clinches.
Rzic breaks from the clinch.
Rzic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rzic lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Bullet misses
and Rzic counters with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Bullet.
Rzic looks to land a body kick but Bullet moved away.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Rzic misses.
Bullet takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rzic throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bullet is looking to clinch but Rzic is avoiding it.
Bullet wants to clinch up but Rzic keeps it at a distance.
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Bullet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet misses with a head kick.
Rzic connects with a nice looking jab.
Bullet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bullet moves into range and clinches up with Rzic.
Bullet has a couple of punches blocked by Rzic.
A knee to the head by Bullet.
A body shot lands from Bullet.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Bullet takes a shot to the head.
Rzic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Bullet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jake Bullet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bullet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bullet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rzic.
Bullet working Rzic over with knees to the body.
Rzic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rzic wants to slow Bullet down by chopping away at his legs.
Rzic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bullet is out of range and Rzic settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bullet tries to clinch up
and Rzic counters with an outside leg kick.
Rzic scoring well with a low kick there.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Rzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullet blocks the body kick.
Bullet doesn't manage to clinch there - Rzic circles away.
Bullet tries to clinch up but Rzic circles away and keeps his distance.
Rzic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rzic cracks a nice hook into Bullet's ribs.
Bullet tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rzic.
Bullet moves in looking to clinch but Rzic pushes him off.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Rzic throws a big shot that misses.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Bullet moved away.
Rzic ducks under a wild hook from Bullet.
Rzic swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Rzic throws a leg kick but Bullet checks it.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rzic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rzic throws a head kick but Bullet moves out of range.
Bullet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bullet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rzic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullet wants to clinch.
Bullet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jake Bullet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bullet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzic takes the fight into the clinch.
Rzic breaks the clinch.
Bullet checks a low kick from Rzic.
Bullet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rzic scores with a decent looking hook.
Bullet might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rzic keeps the fight on the outside.
Bullet darts in trying to clinch
and Rzic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Rzic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rzic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Rzic!
An out of breath Marko Rzic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nicotina Groove by SUBSONICA. Duggan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. Samuel Romano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan misses with a series of wild punches.
Duggan lands the left hand.
Duggan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romano slaps away a takedown attempt from Duggan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duggan slips under a jab from Romano.
Duggan throws a good cross that connects.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Romano tries to work over Duggan's front leg with a kick but Duggan checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duggan cracks Romano with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Romano misses the target.
Duggan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romano moves out of range of the leg kick from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Romano slips the punch.
Romano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duggan.
Dean Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan thuds his shin into the meat of Romano's side.
Duggan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duggan misses the shot to the body.
Duggan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duggan motions for Romano to come forward. Duggan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan throws out a leg kick but Romano moves out of range and Duggan only half commits.
Duggan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romano checks a leg kick.
Duggan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Romano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan throws a leg kick
letting Romano counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano misses with a hook.
Romano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Romano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Romano throws a right and a left that Duggan avoids nicely.
Romano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggan. Duggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duggan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romano pinned against the cage. Romano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Romano moved away.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romano's head.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Romano moved out of range.
Romano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romano throws a leg kick but Duggan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romano is just out of range.
Romano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duggan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duggan throws a hook but Romano blocks it.
Romano misses with a straight right.
Romano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duggan at a distance.
Romano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Romano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romano with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romano there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romano doesn't seem bothered though.
Romano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duggan.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano misses with a left hand
and Duggan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romano tries to land a front kick but Duggan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Romano misses with a leg kick.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romano.
Romano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duggan misses the jab.
Romano slaps away a takedown attempt from Duggan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samuel Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Duggan.
Duggan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dean Duggan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duggan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duggan moves out of range of the strikes.
Romano misses with a low kick.
Duggan feints and then cracks Romano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romano down.
Duggan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duggan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duggan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Romano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romano misses with a looping right.
Romano scores with a punch to the head.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan checks a low kick from Romano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano cracks Duggan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duggan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duggan stuns Romano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Romano!
Romano misses with a body shot.
Romano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Duggan.
A good leg kick by Duggan.
Romano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Romano misses with a body kick.
Duggan throws a nice looking combination but Romano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duggan's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano moves out of range of the body kick from Duggan.
Romano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan has a takedown stuffed.
Romano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duggan misses the shot to the body.
Romano looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan throws a leg kick which misses Romano's front leg but catches the back leg as Romano tries to avoid it.
Duggan misses with a combination
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romano throws out a leg kick but Duggan moves out of range and Romano only half commits.
Romano defending well as Duggan loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Duggan misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duggan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romano.
A solid body kick from Romano.
Romano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duggan swinging wildly here.
Duggan is breathing heavily.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duggan's calf.
Romano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Romano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Duggan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romano.
Romano connects with the punch.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romano fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romano misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely.
Romano looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duggan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romano.
Romano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Romano loads up on a big right hand but Duggan slips the punch.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
Duggan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duggan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Romano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Duggan finds it's way through Romano's defenses.
Duggan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Duggan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Romano.
Duggan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romano.
Nice jab there from Romano.
Romano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Romano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duggan tries to land a body kick
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romano.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duggan slips a jab from Romano.
A shot to the liver by Romano. Beautiful body shot.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano throws a wild body kick that Duggan sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan scores with the left hand. Romano knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan checks a low kick from Romano.
Duggan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romano has time to react.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romano.
Romano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Romano.
Romano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duggan.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Duggan.
Romano throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duggan.
Duggan lands a leg kick that knocks Romano off balance momentarily.
Duggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Romano looks to land a left hand but Duggan moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romano, right into the meat.
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Romano moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romano's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duggan finds it's way round the side to connect with Romano's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Romano misses its intended target.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Duggan checks the leg kick.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan closes the distance and clinches up with Romano, looking for a takedown. Duggan pushes Romano against the cage but Romano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Romano misses.
Romano throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duggan.
Duggan fails with a takedown attempt.
Romano moves away from the strike by Duggan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duggan.
Dean Duggan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romano.
Samuel Romano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romano.
Duggan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romano circles away quickly and effectively.
Romano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano lands a lovely overhand right.
Duggan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Romano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romano misses the shot to the body.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Duggan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Duggan does no damage.
Romano walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Romano avoids the body shot from Duggan.
Romano scores with a leg kick.
Romano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romano drops his hands momentarily and Duggan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duggan.
Romano misses with an uppercut. Duggan saw that one coming.
Duggan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duggan throws a head kick but Romano moves out of range.
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Romano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duggan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Samuel Romano.
Well Romano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Romano!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Romano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flagg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randall Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zander Murie!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flagg avoids it really well and circles away.
Murie missing with a left hand there. Flagg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flagg scoring well with a low kick there.
Murie scores with a jab to the head.
Murie throws a body shot but no joy.
Flagg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Murie goes for a double leg but Flagg avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Flagg continues to drive forward.
Flagg lands with a light punch inside.
Flagg avoiding damage as Murie throws knees to the body.
Murie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flagg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Murie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flagg is looking to reverse the position.
Murie decides to stand up, so the ref orders Flagg to his feet.
No joy there for Murie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murie feints and as Flagg raises his hands in defense, Murie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie wants to stand and escape but instead Flagg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Murie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Flagg trying to control but Murie is working from the bottom.
Murie wants to stand but Flagg is controlling the position.
Murie has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Flagg has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murie.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flagg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Murie.
Flagg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flagg lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flagg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flagg.
Flagg lands a body shot.
Flagg tries to throw a body punch but Murie avoids it by throwing Flagg back against the cage.
Murie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flagg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flagg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flagg is trying to maintain a safe position but Murie gets an underhook and turns Flagg into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murie.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flagg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murie has a couple of punches blocked by Flagg.
Flagg misses with a punch on the inside.
Flagg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flagg.
Flagg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flagg.
Flagg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flagg blocks it with crossed arms.
Flagg tries to throw a body punch but Murie avoids it by throwing Flagg back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murie prevents a body shot from Flagg.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flagg misses with a body punch.
Flagg can't find room to land a body shot as Murie controls the action.
Murie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murie tries to land knees in the clinch but Flagg avoids the damage to the body.
Murie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flagg is defending well for now.
Flagg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flagg blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flagg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murie misses with a knee to the head.
Murie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flagg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murie looking to throw knees to the head but Flagg is blocking nicely.
Flagg misses with the head strike.
Murie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Flagg.
Murie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flagg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flagg is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flagg is looking to control Murie's arms but Murie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flagg has his back to the cage.
Flagg misses with a body punch.
Murie lands a good knee to the midsection. Flagg won't want to take too many of those.
Flagg lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flagg gets through Murie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murie looking to throw knees to the head but Flagg is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Flagg fails to land.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flagg blocks it with crossed arms.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flagg blocks it with crossed arms.
Murie looks winded!
Flagg lands with a short shot to the head.
Flagg lands with a short shot to the head.
Flagg digs a right hand into Murie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murie's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flagg tries to throw a body punch but Murie avoids it by throwing Flagg back against the cage.
Murie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flaggs head.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but Flagg blocks with his arms.
Murie blocks an uppercut.
Flagg throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zander Murie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murie throws a right hand that Flagg ducks under and follows up with a left that Flagg also avoids with ease.
Flagg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murie moves away.
Murie tries to close the distance and clinch but Flagg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flagg as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Murie.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murie or perhaps it was just good defense by Flagg, which made it look bad.
Flagg throws a body shot but no joy.
Murie takes a swing at Flagg's ribcage but misses.
Flagg lands with a cross.
Flagg throws a sloppy head kick and Murie moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Murie is predictable there
and Flagg counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murie defending well as Flagg loads up on a big left hand.
Flagg defending well as Murie loads up on a big left hand.
Flagg throws a lazy right hand but Murie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flagg.
Flagg scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Murie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg slips under a jab.
Flagg misses with a body kick.
Flagg throws a nice head kick!
Flagg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flagg.
Murie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Murie misses.
Murie is looking to clinch.
Murie lands a nice hook to Flagg's body. Flagg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flagg. Murie shrugs it off though.
Flagg throws a leg kick but Murie checks it.
Murie misses with a straight left.
Murie moves in looking to clinch but Flagg pushes him off.
Murie moves out of range as Flagg strikes.
Flagg slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murie has managed to clinch.
Flagg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flagg throws a punch but it's blocked by Murie.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flagg blocks it with crossed arms.
Flagg tries a body shot but Murie blocks it.
Randall Flagg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Flagg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flagg trying to stall but Murie improves his position.
Flagg misses with the head strike.
Flagg working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murie tries a knee to the head but Flagg blocks it.
Murie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flagg is defending well for now.
Flagg has a couple of punches blocked by Murie.
Murie trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flagg.
Flagg tries to throw a body punch but Murie avoids it by throwing Flagg back against the cage.
Murie takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flagg.
Murie throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Flagg fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flagg.
Flagg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murie.
Murie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murie misses with a knee strike.
Murie misses with a knee to the head.
Murie is breathing heavily.
Flagg working aggressively here.
Flagg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murie.
Murie looking to throw knees to the head but Flagg is blocking nicely.
Flagg swings wildly with an uppercut but Murie uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flagg.
Murie trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Flagg.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flagg.
Murie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flagg blocks it with crossed arms.
Flagg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murie backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flagg has a couple of punches blocked by Murie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murie blocks a body shot from Flagg.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flagg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flagg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flagg tries to work over Murie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flagg can't find room to land a body shot as Murie controls the action.
Murie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flagg is defending well for now.
Murie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flagg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flagg lands a right hand.
Flagg breaks from the clinch.
Murie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flagg connects with a single shot there.
Zander Murie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murie moves in looking to clinch but Flagg pushes him off.
Murie shoots in for a double leg but Flagg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Randall Flagg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Murie.
Murie misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Flagg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Flagg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murie throws a lazy uppercut
and Flagg makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zander Murie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg misses with a body kick.
Flagg swings for the body but Murie moves out of range.
Murie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flagg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murie throws a sloppy body shot
and Flagg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flagg misses with a body shot.
Flagg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flagg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murie.
Murie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Flagg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murie's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flagg moves out of range as Murie throws a body kick.
Murie throws the left hand but Flagg avoids the punch easily.
Flagg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murie.
Murie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flagg circles away.
Murie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Flagg defends well and Murie ends up having to push Flagg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but Flagg blocks with his arms.
Flagg throws a punch but it's blocked by Murie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flagg.
Murie trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Flagg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Flagg on the inside.
Murie is rocked!
Murie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flagg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murie is still on wobbly legs! Can Flagg finish him?
Flagg throws a head punch that misses.
Murie seems to have recovered his senses.
Flagg lands a right hand.
Flagg digs a right hand into Murie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murie's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flagg.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but Flagg blocks with his arms.
Murie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flagg lands a hook that snaps the head of Murie backwards.
Flagg lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Flagg on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flagg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flagg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flagg scores with a shot to the side of Murie's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flagg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flagg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murie misses with a body kick.
Murie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flagg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Flagg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flagg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flagg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murie takes a step back to recover.
Randall Flagg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Flagg!
A solid leg kick lands there for Flagg.
Murie closes the distance and pushes Flagg back into the cage.
Flagg lands a right hand.
Murie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flagg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flagg can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murie blocking some punches.
Flagg misses with the head strike.
Murie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flagg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murie or not.
Murie looking to throw knees to the head but Flagg is blocking nicely.
Flagg presses Murie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murie.
Flagg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flagg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flagg has a couple of punches blocked by Murie.
Flagg lands with a right to the head.
Murie misses with a knee to the head.
Murie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murie tries a knee to the head but Flagg blocks it.
Flagg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murie.
Flagg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flagg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Flagg.
Murie wants to clinch
and Flagg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murie tries to clinch but Flagg moves out of range.
Murie ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
Flagg throws a jab when Murie was well out of range.
Murie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flagg is looking to chop away at Murie's legs.
Flagg misses with a two punch combination.
Murie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flagg sprawls well. Flagg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murie gets slowly back to his feet.
Randall Flagg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Murie.
Flagg stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flagg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Flagg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flagg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Flagg!
Randall Flagg was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjoe Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yrjoe Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hai Shang!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Velmu gets a clinch.
Velmu blocks the elbow strike.
Shang throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Shang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shang tries to land a knee to the head but Velmu blocks with his arms.
Shang lands an elbow that stopped Velmu in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shang.
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Shang.
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Shang.
Shang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Shang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Velmu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Velmu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Velmu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Velmu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velmu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Velmu taking a breather.
Shang is trying to maintain a safe position but Velmu gets an underhook and turns Shang into the cage.
Velmu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shang looking to throw knees to the head but Velmu is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velmu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shang tries to land knees in the clinch but Velmu avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Velmu misses with a knee to the head.
Velmu scores with a shot to the side of Shang's head.
Velmu lands with a short shot to the head.
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Shang.
Shang is looking for a takedown.
Velmu landing knees to the body.
Shang looks winded!
Shang looking to throw knees to the head but Velmu is blocking nicely.
Shang avoiding damage as Velmu throws knees to the body.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Shang is blocking nicely.
Velmu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shang is keeping busy.
Velmu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velmu digs a right hand into Shang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shang's gas tank.
Shang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velmu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shang just leaning against Velmu, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Velmu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shang prevents a body shot from Velmu.
Velmu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velmu can't find room to land a body shot as Shang controls the action.
Shang connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Velmu's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velmu.
Velmu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velmu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Velmu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shang.
Knees to the body from Velmu.
Shang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
A hook to the body from Velmu.
Velmu is trying to maintain a safe position but Shang gets an underhook and turns Velmu into the cage.
Shang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Velmu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shang can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Velmu - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shang misses with the head strike.
Velmu stalls.
Velmu tries to land knees in the clinch but Shang avoids the damage to the body.
Velmu presses Shang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shang takes a shot to the head.
Velmu looking to throw knees to the head but Shang is blocking nicely.
Shang tries a body shot but Velmu blocks it.
Velmu tries to stall but Shang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Velmu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yrjoe Velmu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hai Shang.
No joy there for Velmu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Velmu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velmu throws a chopping leg kick but Shang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shang throws a nice looking combination but Velmu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velmu doesn't manage to clinch there - Shang circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shang throws a leg kick but Velmu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Velmu as he jumps to the side.
Shang misses with a low kick.
Shang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shang just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shang, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velmu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velmu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Velmu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shang is rocked!
Velmu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shang.
Shang is still on wobbly legs! Can Velmu finish him?
Velmu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shang seems to have recovered his senses.
Velmu tries to clinch but Shang moves out of range.
Shang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjoe Velmu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shang fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Velmu to the ground. Shang is now in Velmu's guard.
Shang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velmu is keeping the position for now.
Shang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shang trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
Velmu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velmu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Velmu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Velmu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velmu.
Shang lands a slapping body shot.
Shang tries a head kick but it misses.
Shang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shang throws a chopping leg kick but Velmu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Velmu with a jab.
Velmu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Velmu.
Shang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Velmu rather than just go for the knockout.
Velmu misses with a low kick.
Velmu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shang lands an overhand right.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Shang.
Shang is looking to chop away at Velmu's legs.
Shang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Velmu's waist but Velmu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shang off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Velmu as he connects with a hook.
Velmu thuds a left hand into Shang's body.
Shang is looking to land body kicks.
Velmu connects with the punch.
Velmu throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Shang crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yrjoe Velmu!
A very excited looking Yrjoe Velmu 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laar's choice of entrance music: some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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213 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin tries to land a leg kick but Laar saw it coming and moves away.
Laar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fokin checks it well.
Laar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Laar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fokin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fokin passes into half guard.
Fokin works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fokin wants to control but Laar is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar taking a bit of punishment here - Fokin scoring with strikes.
Laar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fokin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fokin swings around for an armbar but Laar sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fokin's guard.
Laar tries to stand but Fokin is controlling from the bottom.
Fokin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
My spies in Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems inform me that Laar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Laar trying to control but Fokin is working from the bottom.
Laar gets to his feet. Fokin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Laar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fokin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fokin blocks a head kick by Laar.
Fokin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laar wants to stand up but Fokin is controlling him.
Laar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fokin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fokin throwing strikes from guard but Laar blocks nicely.
Laar keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
Fokin landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to sweep but no luck.
Laar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fokin prevents Laar from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fokin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laar working for a triangle but Fokin defends it easily.
Fokin wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack 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.
Fokin moves out of range of the body kick.
Laar throws out a powerful jab.
Fokin shoots in looking for a takedown. Laar tries to sprawl out of it but Fokin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fokin scores with a takedown into Laar's guard.
Fokin cracks Laar with a solid left hand.
Laar is looking to stand up but Fokin isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laar keeping moving, preventing Fokin from controlling successfully.
Fokin is standing up over Laar. Laar looks to escape but Fokin dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laar thuds a left hand into Fokin's body.
Fokin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Laar throws a body punch but Fokin moves out of range.
Fokin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laar looks to land a right hand but Fokin moved out of range.
Laar misses with a body kick.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Fokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fokin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laar can do to turn this around?
Laar throws a head kick but Fokin moves out of range.
A jab from Fokin does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar throws a head kick but Fokin moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Fokin blocks the leg kick.
Laar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fokin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fokin blocks the body kick.
Fokin misses the body punch
and Laar counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar throws a low kick but Fokin avoids it.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fokin throws a body punch but Laar moves out of range.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fokin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Laar pushes Fokin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fokin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Georgy Fokin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fokin laying and praying for a moment but Laar takes advantage and regains half guard.
Fokin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Laar wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin seems to be looking for submissions.
Laar trying to hold on to Fokin's head to control him but Fokin postures up.
Laar scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fokin manages to mount him!
Laar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fokin landing punches.
Laar is desperately trying to improve his position but Fokin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Laar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fokin prevents Laar from getting the reversal.
Laar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fokin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Laar is bucking up trying to escape but Fokin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fokin cracks Laar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Laar is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fokin trying to control but Laar is having none of it.
Fokin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fokin tries to control but Laar wriggling away.
BOOM! Fokin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A solid body kick from Laar.
Laar tries to land a front kick but Fokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fokin is looking to score with low kicks.
Fokin misses with an uppercut.
Laar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fokin looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fokin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laar manages to avoid it.
Fokin moves out of range of the body kick from Laar.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Fokin lands.
Fokin fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick from Laar lands but Fokin takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fokin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Fokin down.
Fokin is looking to wear down Laar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fokin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fokin throws a body punch but Laar moves out of range.
Fokin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fokin sizes up Laar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laar throws a sloppy head kick and Fokin moves out of range easily.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Fokin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fokin moves out of range of the body kick from Laar.
Laar scores with a head kick. Fokin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Fokin blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar slips under a jab.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
Laar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laar throws a push kick but Fokin slaps the foot to one side.
Fokin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laar slips a jab from Fokin.
Fokin misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws the kick towards the body but Fokin avoids it.
Laar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fokin lands with a good body shot.
Laar swings for the body but Fokin moves out of range.
Laar lands a head kick!
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fokin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laar thows a leg kick but Fokin checks it
and Fokin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Laar's guard.
Fokin wants to control from the top but Laar keeps moving.
Fokin 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.
Laar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fokin is controlling him.
Fokin passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin looking for a submission but Laar manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Fokin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fokin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fokin winds up and cracks Laar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fokin is keen to just control but Laar is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fokin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Fokin!
An out of breath Georgy Fokin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Method Man, Redman - Da Rockwilder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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211 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Power chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power defending well as Chatzikomninos loads up on a big left hand.
Power does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chatzikomninos shoots in and gets a takedown into Power's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chatzikomninos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chatzikomninos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Power working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Power's head.
Chatzikomninos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Power looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chatzikomninos trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Chatzikomninos throws an elbow that misses. Power uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chatzikomninos's guard. Nice move by Power!
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!
Power won't allow Chatzikomninos to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos is pulling down on Power's head to control his posture.
Chatzikomninos wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment.
Chatzikomninos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Power drops back looking for a leg! Chatzikomninos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chatzikomninos manages to kick Power off! Power jumps back into Chatzikomninos's guard.
Chatzikomninos wants to stand and escape but Power is having none of it.
Chatzikomninos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chatzikomninos wants to stand but Power is controlling the position.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Chatzikomninos is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Power wants to control from the top but Chatzikomninos keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Chatzikomninos is retaining full guard.
Chatzikomninos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Power is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Power lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A right-left combo lands from Chatzikomninos.
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Chatzikomninos checks a low kick from Power.
Chatzikomninos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Power sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chatzikomninos moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Power moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chatzikomninos shoots in and drives through. Power sprawls well.
Chatzikomninos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Chatzikomninos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Chatzikomninos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Power throws a head kick that Chatzikomninos semi-blocks.
Chatzikomninos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Power throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chatzikomninos misses with a hook.
Power takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Power slips a straight right by Chatzikomninos.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Power chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Power.
Chatzikomninos lands with a good body shot.
Chatzikomninos dives in for a single leg takedown but Power sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Chatzikomninos.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
Chatzikomninos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Power can't fight it off and eventually Chatzikomninos manages to take the fight to the floor. Power looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos cracks Power with a solid left hand.
Power working for a triangle but Chatzikomninos defends it easily.
Power keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Chatzikomninos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chatzikomninos works over Power with some ground and pound from guard.
Power is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chatzikomninos throws a big elbow that misses.
Power keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Chatzikomninos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Power feints and as Chatzikomninos raises his hands in defense, Power changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chatzikomninos is looking to stand up but Power isn't so interested in that idea.
Chatzikomninos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Power keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chatzikomninos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Power trying to hold on to Chatzikomninos's head to control him but Chatzikomninos postures up.
Chatzikomninos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chatzikomninos prevents Power from improving his position.
Power slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alexei Chatzikomninos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Chatzikomninos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Power definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chatzikomninos trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Power looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chatzikomninos is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power has his foot on Chatzikomninos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chatzikomninos works his way back into a safe position though.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chatzikomninos trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Chatzikomninos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power throws a nice head kick!
Power throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chatzikomninos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Power but Power pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Max Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power is looking to chop away at Chatzikomninos's legs.
Power shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chatzikomninos tries to land a leg kick but Power saw it coming and moves away.
Power connects with a leg kick. Chatzikomninos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Power.
Power blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power connects with the punch.
Power throws an off balance right hand
and Chatzikomninos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Power!
Chatzikomninos cracks Power with a big right hand but Power just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Power gets back to half guard.
Chatzikomninos trying to pass the guard but Power defending well.
Chatzikomninos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Power blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chatzikomninos.
Power looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chatzikomninos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chatzikomninos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Chatzikomninos with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Power keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Chatzikomninos throws a big elbow that misses.
Power is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chatzikomninos is aware though and is defending well.
Power wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chatzikomninos landing with the ground and pound.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power trying to keep a closed guard but Chatzikomninos is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Power will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chatzikomninos connects with the punch.
Chatzikomninos throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Chatzikomninos lands an overhand right.
Power swings for the body but Chatzikomninos moves out of range.
Power tries to score with a low kick but Chatzikomninos moves his leg out of the way.
Chatzikomninos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Power counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chatzikomninos won't be happy with that.
Power wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chatzikomninos, who protects the arm well.
Chatzikomninos is trying to get back to half guard.
Power wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chatzikomninos, who protects the arm well.
Power working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is trying to get an arm triangle but Chatzikomninos is defending well.
Chatzikomninos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chatzikomninos tries to kick Power off but Power keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Power is trying to work for a kimura but Chatzikomninos is defending well.
Power wants to control but Chatzikomninos is keeping him busy.
Chatzikomninos is trying to maintain the position but Power is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chatzikomninos is trying to stand back up but Power is controlling him
Power moves nicely into side control.
Chatzikomninos is trying to control Power's posture but Power avoids it.
Power is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chatzikomninos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Power tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chatzikomninos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Power wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chatzikomninos tries to improve position but can't.
Power working away.
Chatzikomninos is looking for a sweep.
Power works to advance to full mount. Chatzikomninos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chatzikomninos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chatzikomninos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Power is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chatzikomninos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Chatzikomninos is in bad spot here.
Chatzikomninos showing good submission defense here.
Power is hanging on to Chatzikomninos's back as he tries to escape.
Power is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Chatzikomninos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power not allowing Chatzikomninos to control his hands.
Power wants to control but Chatzikomninos is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Max Power!
An out of breath Max Power thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos and Lamont Hawkins. Chooooooooon! I think Dos Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. Hawkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hawkins is trying to defend but Dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Hawkins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
Hawkins controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hawkins wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hawkins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hawkins's thigh. Hawkins counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Dos Santos tries to pass.
Hawkins trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Dos Santos trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Hawkins is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
Hawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos cracks Hawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hawkins feints and then cracks Dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dos Santos down.
Lamont Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Hawkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dos Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Santos.
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
Dos Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Hawkins controls the action.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dos Santos.
Hawkins blocking some punches.
Dos Santos working aggressively here.
Hawkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is working Hawkins over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos pushes Hawkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins misses with the head strike.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Hawkins avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
Dos Santos working aggressively here.
Hawkins tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawkins throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos feints and as Hawkins raises his hands in defense, Dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawkins has his hands on Dos Santos's head, controlling the position.
Dos Santos trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hawkins is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins has control of Dos Santos's left arm, preventing Dos Santos from doing any damage.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is pulling down on Dos Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Dos Santos, at least for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos postures up in Hawkins's guard and throws a big left but Hawkins blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A leg kick checked by Dos Santos.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Hawkins's legs.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos tries a body shot but Hawkins blocks it.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos tries a body shot but Hawkins blocks it.
Hawkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawkins's elbow.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawkins scores with a hook to the body.
William Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hawkins tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Hawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkins.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Hawkins avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Hawkins breaks the clinch.
William Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Hawkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Hawkins controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkins.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Hawkins.
Dos Santos tries to work over Hawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins is trying to trip Dos Santos. He has hold of a leg but Dos Santos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hawkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hawkins trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Hawkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Hawkins defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dos Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hawkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dos Santos - that will leave a mark!
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut
and Hawkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hawkins.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Hawkins pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos pushes Hawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Hawkins lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Santos.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Hawkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawkins's elbow.
Hawkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos tries a body shot but Hawkins blocks it.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawkins.
Dos Santos is pressed up against the cage. Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dos Santos down to the mat. Dos Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hawkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a hook.
William Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Hawkins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Dos Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Lamont Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Hawkins's ribcage.
Hawkins lands a right hand.
Hawkins lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hawkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lamont Hawkins.
Well Dos Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Dos Santos!
William Dos Santos very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. 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.
Lamont Hawkins was interviewed post fight and said 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Gutz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Juggernaut!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Juggernaut connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gutz scrambles back to his feet.
Juggernaut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juggernaut blocks a leg kick.
Juggernaut scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gutz.
Juggernaut loads up on a big right hand but Gutz slips the punch.
Gutz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juggernaut counters with a nice uppercut.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gutz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gutz.
Juggernaut controlling Gutz's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gutz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gutz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gutz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gutz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juggernaut keeps working.
Gutz is really struggling to control Juggernaut but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Juggernaut tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juggernaut is trying to control Gutz's posture but Gutz avoids it.
Gutz working the ground and pound but Juggernaut is defending the strikes.
Juggernaut is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control the action but Juggernaut is working from the bottom.
Juggernaut felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Juggernaut is trying to improve his position.
Gutz cracks Juggernaut with a big elbow.
Gutz gets to mount! Juggernaut was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gutz avoids the attempt from Juggernaut to control.
Gutz controlling his opponent.
Juggernaut regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut is looking to control Gutz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juggernaut avoid being mounted?
Gutz prevents Juggernaut from improving his position.
Gutz stalling.
Juggernaut wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gutz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Gutz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Juggernaut misses with a jab to the body
and Gutz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juggernaut tries to roll over but Gutz keeps him under control.
Gutz trying to mount his opponent but Juggernaut defends it.
Juggernaut trying to control but Gutz postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juggernaut gets back to full guard.
Juggernaut working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Juggernaut looking for a sweep. Not yet Juggernaut, not yet.
Gutz postures up in Juggernaut's guard and throws a big left but Juggernaut blocks it.
Gutz distracts Juggernaut with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Juggernaut keeps moving.
Gutz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juggernaut controls Gutz momentarily but Gutz frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Juggernaut is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gutz checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Juggernaut napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gutz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Juggernaut is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Juggernaut holding on.
Gutz cracks Juggernaut with a big right hand but Juggernaut just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gutz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Juggernaut wants to control but Gutz postures up.
Juggernaut manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gutz drops an elbow to the side of Juggernaut's head.
Juggernaut is staying active underneath Gutz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Juggernaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutz.
Apollo Gutz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gutz is thwarting Juggernaut's attempts to control the position.
Gutz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gutz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gutz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gutz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juggernaut is staying active underneath Gutz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gutz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gutz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Juggernaut is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Juggernaut with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juggernaut trying to control here.
Gutz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gutz trying to control the action but Juggernaut is working from the bottom.
Juggernaut tries to roll over but Gutz keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gutz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gutz throwing shots but Juggernaut is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Gutz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juggernaut's waist but Juggernaut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gutz off to one side.
Gutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juggernaut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gutz throws out a leg kick but Juggernaut moves out of range and Gutz only half commits.
Gutz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gutz blocks a jab.
Gutz catches Juggernaut with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Juggernaut throws a body shot but no joy.
Gutz looks to land a right hand but Juggernaut moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juggernaut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutz misses with a wild body shot.
Juggernaut checks a low kick from Gutz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juggernaut blocks a jab.
Gutz avoids the body shot from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut has Gutz up against the cage in a clinch.
Gutz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juggernaut can do to turn this around?
Juggernaut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gutz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juggernaut takes a shot to the head.
Juggernaut throws a head punch that misses.
Juggernaut misses with the head strike.
Gutz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juggernaut tries a body shot but Gutz blocks it.
Gutz is looking for a takedown.
Gutz avoids the elbow strike from Juggernaut, against the cage.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz has clasped his hands together around Juggernaut's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juggernaut can't do much from the bottom here.
Gutz trying to control the position but Juggernaut is working away.
Juggernaut prevents Gutz from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Juggernaut's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gutz controlling the position.
Juggernaut sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut tries to get to full guard but Gutz has control of the leg.
Gutz is thwarting Juggernaut's attempts to control the position.
Gutz throwing shots but Juggernaut is blocking nicely.
Gutz with the ground and pound but Juggernaut uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four 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.
Gutz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gutz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gutz looking to pass the guard.
Gutz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Juggernaut misses with a low kick as Gutz jumps back.
A punch combination from Gutz misses.
Apollo Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juggernaut blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juggernaut moves away from the strike by Gutz.
Juggernaut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Gutz clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Gutz misses.
Gutz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juggernaut.
Gutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juggernaut manages to avoid it.
Gutz closes the distance and clinches up with Juggernaut, looking for a takedown. Gutz pushes Juggernaut against the cage but Juggernaut circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gutz checks the leg kick.
Juggernaut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juggernaut ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
Juggernaut pushes Gutz away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Juggernaut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juggernaut ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Juggernaut.
Apollo Gutz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juggernaut stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Juggernaut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutz throws out the jab.
Gutz misses with a leg kick
enabling Juggernaut to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutz shoots for a double leg takedown but Juggernaut sprawls well. He's pushed Gutz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gutz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gutz misses with a hook.
Gutz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gutz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Juggernaut's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut throws a head kick that misses.
Juggernaut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juggernaut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juggernaut wants to clinch.
Gutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juggernaut.
Gutz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juggernaut. Juggernaut obviously looking to wear him down.
Gutz tries for a takedown but Juggernaut sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Gutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juggernaut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gutz moves away from the strike by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Gutz moves away from the strike by Juggernaut.
Gutz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gutz checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gutz is defended easily by Juggernaut.
Gutz closes the distance and clinches up with Juggernaut, looking for a takedown. Gutz pushes Juggernaut against the cage but Juggernaut circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a hook but Juggernaut avoids it easily.
Gutz 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.
Gutz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Juggernaut throws a jab when Gutz was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Gutz blocks the low kick.
Juggernaut is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gutz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juggernaut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juggernaut throws a jab but it's blocked by Gutz.
Gutz with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Juggernaut at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Juggernaut dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gutz dips to his left and cracks Juggernaut with an uppercut!
Juggernaut lands an overhand right.
Gutz misses with a hook.
Juggernaut keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Juggernaut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Juggernaut is out of range and Gutz settles back down.
Juggernaut fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. Juggernaut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Juggernaut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Juggernaut.
Bo Juggernaut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz misses with a double jab.
Gutz looks to score with a jab to the body but Juggernaut is just out of range.
Juggernaut slips under a jab.
Juggernaut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutz.
Gutz 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.
Juggernaut keeps Gutz at a distance using the push kick.
Juggernaut scores with a body shot.
Gutz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Juggernaut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Juggernaut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bo Juggernaut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but Juggernaut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juggernaut throws a jab when Gutz was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Gutz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juggernaut keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Gutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juggernaut keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Juggernaut scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz has a takedown stuffed.
Gutz moves out of range of the leg kick from Juggernaut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Juggernaut misses.
Gutz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juggernaut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gutz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Juggernaut tries to clinch up.
Gutz misses with a looping right.
Gutz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Juggernaut as Gutz shoots in.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gutz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Juggernaut holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Gutz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juggernaut misses with a body punch.
Gutz avoiding damage as Juggernaut throws knees to the body.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo Gutz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gutz blocks an uppercut.
Juggernaut tries to land knees in the clinch but Gutz avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutz.
Juggernaut struggles to land a body shot inside as Gutz controls his hands.
Juggernaut misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gutz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Juggernaut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gutz 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Gutz!
Apollo Gutz retains his heavyweight title!
Apollo Gutz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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