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WFC 33: White vs. Dicko PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Barath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Harvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoltan Barath has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoltan Barath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Harvin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvin moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Barath avoids the damage to the body.
Barath taking a breather.
Barath stalling in the clinch but Harvin improves position.
Harvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harvin effectively controlling the action here.
Barath wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvin lands a right hand.
Barath manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harvin stalling in the clinch but Barath improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvin closes the distance and clinches.
Barath keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harvin's efforts to push away.
Harvin tries to break free but Barath pushes him back against the cage.
Harvin lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harvin has had enough of the clinch but Barath keeps him there for the moment.
Harvin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barath's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvin tries to circle away but Barath has him pinned against the cage.
Harvin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barath's elbow.
Harvin wants to get back to striking at distance but Barath won't allow it.
Harvin is trying to break free.
Harvin keeps control of Barath as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harvin being controlled against the cage.
Harvin pushes Barath back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harvin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harvin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harvin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvin scores with a shoulder strike.
Harvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harvin.
Barath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harvin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barath prevents a body shot from Harvin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harvin slips a straight right by Barath.
It seemed like Harvin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barath as he avoids it easily.
Harvin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barath.
Barath throws a hook to the side of Harvin's head but Harvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvin rushes Barath and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harvin misses with a knee strike.
Harvin misses with some punches.
Harvin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barath walks away with a smile on his face. Harvin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harvin tries to clinch up but Barath circles away and keeps his distance.
Harvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Barath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barath throws an overhand right that lands on Harvin's shoulder, as Harvin tries to avoid the shot.
Percy Harvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvin gets a clinch.
Barath prevents a body shot from Harvin.
Harvin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Harvin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harvin clinches up with Barath and pushes him back against the cage.
Harvin trying to control the position but instead, Barath has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harvin into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Harvin.
Harvin missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Harvin.
Harvin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Percy Harvin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harvin tries to pull guard but Barath won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvin works on Barath's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Harvin on the inside.
Harvin stalling against the cage.
Barath wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harvin cracks Barath with a nice body shot.
Harvin slows down the pace here.
Harvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harvin lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harvin takes the fight into the clinch.
Harvin is trying to break the clinch but Barath has him pressed against the cage.
Harvin manages to pull guard.
Barath passes Harvin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barath prevents Harvin from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barath perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barath stops Harvin from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barath misses with a looping right.
Harvin moves into the clinch.
Harvin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harvin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barath's elbow.
Harvin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barath or not.
Harvin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harvin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barath drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvin breaks from the clinch.
Harvin tries to clinch up
and Barath counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barath showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barath prevents Harvin from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Harvin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Barath dodges the punch combination from Harvin.
Barath attempts a counter takedown but Harvin avoids it well and moves away.
Harvin tries to clinch but Barath moves away
and Barath counters with a takedown into side control.
Barath in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Barath tries to move to mount but Harvin blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvin is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harvin tries to bench press Barath off him but Barath keeps the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harvin tries to clinch but Barath is having none of it.
Percy Harvin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvin moves away.
Harvin closes the distance but Barath moves to the side
and Barath decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harvin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barath tries to stand but Harvin is controlling from the bottom.
Harvin wants to stand and escape but Barath is having none of it.
Harvin wants to hit a switch here but Barath passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harvin there!
Barath takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barath won't let Harvin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Barath working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barath looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harvin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvin is trying to stand back up but Barath is controlling him
Barath is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barath seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harvin for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harvin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barath keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoltan Barath showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harvin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Harvin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. 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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26
245 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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269 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hicks scores with a jab. Bollanos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hicks wants to clinch up but Bollanos keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Hicks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bollanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bollanos moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Bollanos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bollanos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hicks with a body shot.
Hicks tries to clinch up but Bollanos circles away and keeps his distance.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks throws a right hand that misses
and Bollanos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bollanos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hicks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Bollanos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bollanos slips a jab from Hicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Hicks misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bollanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bollanos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks lands with an uppercut that bounces Bollanos off the cage and back into range.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bollanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bollanos! But no joy.
A head kick by Hicks misses
and Bollanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Bollanos moves out of range easily.
Hicks lands the left hand.
Hicks cracks Bollanos with a good jab.
It looks like Hicks has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bollanos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bollanos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bollanos misses with a looping right.
Hicks is looking to counter punch.
Bollanos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bollanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bollanos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hicks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bollanos has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks closes the distance and clinches.
Hicks throws a punch but it's blocked by Bollanos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Bollanos tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Bollanos back against the cage.
Hicks misses with some punches.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Bollanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bollanos swings wildly with an uppercut but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bollanos.
Hicks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bollanos tries to stall but Hicks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Bollanos.
Bollanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bollanos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bollanos breaks the clinch.
Hicks misses with a hook. Bollanos ducked under it nicely.
Hicks wants to clinch up but Bollanos keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.
Bollanos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bollanos throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bollanos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Bollanos moves out of range easily.
Bollanos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks misses with a head kick.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Bollanos ducks down to avoid it.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bollanos.
Hicks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses
and Bollanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Bollanos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hicks thinking.
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Bollanos.
Hicks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bollanos looking to slow down the pace here.
Bollanos manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hicks does no damage.
Bollanos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollanos lands a glancing blow to the side of Hicks's head.
Bollanos throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bollanos.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Bollanos is out of range.
Bollanos looks to land a combination but Hicks avoids it well.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bollanos to counter with a crisp jab.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bollanos.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bollanos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hicks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bollanos scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Hicks dominated that 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hicks, as that shot connected.
Hicks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hicks lands a jab to the head.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick
and Bollanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bollanos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bollanos can do to turn this around?
Hicks throws a lazy head kick
and Hicks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bollanos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hicks finds it's way round the side to connect with Bollanos's head.
Bollanos avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Bollanos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mason Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Bollanos throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks misses with a hook. Bollanos ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Bollanos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Bollanos misses.
Hicks misses with an uppercut
letting Bollanos counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks tries to clinch but Bollanos is having none of it.
Hicks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bollanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bollanos! But no joy.
Hicks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bollanos.
Bollanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bollanos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hicks has closed the distance and engaged Bollanos in a clinch.
Bollanos taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
Hicks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hicks misses with some punches.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
Hicks scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.
Bollanos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hicks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hicks.
Mason Hicks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bollanos avoids a wild elbow strike from Hicks.
Bollanos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bollanos effectively controlling the action here.
Hicks working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bollanos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bollanos misses with the head strike.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
Bollanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks misses with some punches.
Bollanos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Bollanos misses with the head strike.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
Hicks takes a shot to the head.
Bollanos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos taking a breather.
Bollanos lands with a short shot to the head.
Hicks working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hicks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hicks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hicks misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Bollanos.
Hicks misses with a knee strike.
Hicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hicks scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
Hicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bollanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hicks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bollanos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
A short left from Bollanos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Bollanos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bollanos.
Hicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hicks lands with a left to the head.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.
Bollanos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bollanos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hicks or not.
Bollanos breaks the clinch.
Bollanos throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bollanos scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bollanos lunges at Hicks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hicks's hand.
Bollanos lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Bollanos.
Bollanos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Bollanos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Gomez Bollanos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Bollanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bollanos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bollanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks is looking to clinch.
Hicks tries to clinch but Bollanos moves out of range.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Bollanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses
and Bollanos counters with a nice right hand that sends Hicks toppling to the canvas! Hicks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bollanos finish him?!
Hicks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Hicks misses.
Oh Hicks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bollanos cracks Hicks with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
Roberto Gomez Bollanos 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 Bruce Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Lazaretto by Jack White blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ash Thomas Jr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Smith.
Smith cracks Thomas Jr with a good jab.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Thomas Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Smith steps away.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 56 cap] in the buildup to the fight.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thomas Jr's head backwards.
Thomas Jr is rocked!
Smith ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Thomas Jr out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Smith!
Bruce Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haffaz Aladeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Better has chosen Mother by Danzig as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Haffaz Aladeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aladeen lands a head shot.
Better tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aladeen, right into the meat.
Better tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aladeen moves into the clinch.
Aladeen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Better wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aladeen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aladeen connects with a knee to the head.
Aladeen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Betters 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!
Aladeen lands a knee to the body.
Aladeen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aladeen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aladeen trying to land knees to the body.
Better trying to land knees to the body.
Aladeen scores with a shoulder strike.
Aladeen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Better in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Better tries a knee to the head but Aladeen blocks it.
Knees to the body from Aladeen.
Better looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better is pushing Aladeen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aladeen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aladeen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Better checks a leg kick.
Better tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aladeen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Better. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aladeen - that will leave a mark!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Better lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aladeen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aladeen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Better 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.
Better takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Aladeen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Better manages to avoid it.
Aladeen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Better in his tracks.
Aladeen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Better lands a nice shot that snaps Aladeen's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haffaz Aladeen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aladeen keeps Better at a distance using the push kick.
Better throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aladeen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Better tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A bone on bone clash there as Better blocks the leg kick.
Aladeen moves into the clinch.
Aladeen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Better blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aladeen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aladeen scores a nice knee to the body.
Aladeen manages to break the clinch.
Aladeen scores with a leg kick.
Haffaz Aladeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Aladeen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aladeen throws a leg kick but Better sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Better was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aladeen tries a head kick but it misses.
Aladeen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBetter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aladeen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aladeen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aladeen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Better's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Better misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Better slips a jab and a cross from Aladeen.
Aladeen misses with a leg kick
and Better counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aladeen gets full guard.
Aladeen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Better is defending well. Aladeen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Better has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Aladeen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Haffaz Aladeen!
The defeated Evan Better had this to say: 'Lucky, lucky, lucky.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Twiggy BigBranch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Leonardson (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Twiggy BigBranch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greer Leonardson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BigBranch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
BigBranch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonardson.
Leonardson throws a one two combo.
BigBranch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BigBranch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
BigBranch drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leonardson sprawls and moves away.
Leonardson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as BigBranch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
BigBranch lands an overhand right.
BigBranch throws a hook but Leonardson avoids it easily.
BigBranch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leonardson lands an overhand right.
BigBranch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BigBranch connects with a leg kick. Leonardson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BigBranch swings for the body but Leonardson moves out of range.
Leonardson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick by Leonardson misses
so BigBranch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
BigBranch works over Leonardson with some ground and pound from guard.
Leonardson is trying to control the position but BigBranch postures up.
BigBranch connects with a couple of short punches.
BigBranch scoring with some ground and pound.
BigBranch being controlled here momentarily.
Leonardson looking for a sweep. Not yet Leonardson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BigBranch throwing strikes from guard but Leonardson blocks nicely.
BigBranch is looking to work some ground and pound but Leonardson has wrist control.
BigBranch with a flurry of punches that miss.
BigBranch works over Leonardson with some ground and pound from guard.
BigBranch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leonardson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leonardson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
BigBranch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
BigBranch landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leonardson is controlling BigBranch's posture.
Leonardson keeping moving, preventing BigBranch from controlling successfully.
BigBranch distracts Leonardson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
BigBranch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leonardson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. BigBranch is aware though and is defending well.
Leonardson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BigBranch won't allow Leonardson to sweep him here.
BigBranch throwing strikes from guard but Leonardson blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch is looking to work some ground and pound but Leonardson has wrist control.
Leonardson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
BigBranch wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. BigBranch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
BigBranch wants to sweep but no luck.
Leonardson wants to control from the top but BigBranch keeps moving.
Leonardson being controlled here momentarily.
BigBranch's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Leonardson wants to pass the guard but BigBranch is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson content to stall in guard here.
BigBranch managing to control the position.
Leonardson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
BigBranch digs a good hook to Leonardson's body.
BigBranch misses with a body shot.
BigBranch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonardson. BigBranch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twiggy BigBranch dominated that round.
That's time! BigBranch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leonardson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Leonardson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonardson misses with an attempted mid kick.
BigBranch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BigBranch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonardson lands with a nice body punch.
BigBranch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
BigBranch moves out of range as Leonardson strikes.
Leonardson throws a looping overhand right but BigBranch ducks down to avoid it.
BigBranch changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Leonardson misses.
BigBranch attempts a counter takedown but Leonardson avoids it well and moves away.
Leonardson slips under a jab from BigBranch.
Leonardson throws a series of punches but BigBranch avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BigBranch takes a swing at Leonardson's ribcage but misses.
BigBranch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonardson can do to turn this around?
Leonardson digs a good body shot into BigBranch's ribs.
Leonardson digs a good hook to BigBranch's body.
Nice body kick there by Leonardson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BigBranch looks to land a left hand but Leonardson moved out of range nicely.
BigBranch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
BigBranch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonardson manages to avoid it.
BigBranch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leonardson throws a right and a left that BigBranch avoids nicely.
BigBranch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
BigBranch is looking to wear down Leonardson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leonardson throws a solid leg kick but BigBranch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leonardson.
BigBranch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardson.
Leonardson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BigBranch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BigBranch throws a leg kick but Leonardson moved away.
BigBranch rushes Leonardson and presses him up against the cage.
BigBranch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonardson working hard to break the clinch.
Leonardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonardson takes a swing at BigBranch's ribcage but misses.
BigBranch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Leonardson.
Leonardson throws a head kick that BigBranch semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leonardson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leonardson throws a head kick but BigBranch moves out of range.
BigBranch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leonardson misses with a wild combination.
Leonardson throws a jab when BigBranch was well out of range.
BigBranch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leonardson counters with a left to the body.
BigBranch throws a body shot but no joy.
BigBranch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. BigBranch showed some decent athleticism there.
BigBranch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Leonardson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from BigBranch.
BigBranch throws a big right hand that misses.
BigBranch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leonardson is on top in guard.
Leonardson preventing the sweep.
Leonardson is fighting to break BigBranch's control of his arms but BigBranch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BigBranch keeping moving, preventing Leonardson from controlling successfully.
BigBranch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leonardson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. BigBranch defends it easily.
BigBranch sitting in guard here, content to control.
BigBranch is looking to work some ground and pound but Leonardson has wrist control.
BigBranch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
BigBranch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leonardson looking to control.
Leonardson keeping full guard, as BigBranch tries to pass.
BigBranch connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greer Leonardson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big left from Leonardson misses.
BigBranch avoids the head kick by Leonardson.
BigBranch scores with a body shot.
Leonardson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
BigBranch drops his hands momentarily and Leonardson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
BigBranch tries for a takedown but Leonardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leonardson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonardson throws a body punch but BigBranch moves out of range.
Leonardson throws a body kick that misses
and BigBranch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leonardson won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BigBranch throws an elbow but Leonardson slips to the side and avoids it well.
BigBranch cracks Leonardson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Leonardson can't do much from the bottom here.
BigBranch throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leonardson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Twiggy BigBranch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardson can't do much from the bottom here.
Leonardson is looking to regain half guard here but BigBranch keeps moving and retains side control.
Leonardson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Leonardson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
BigBranch working Leonardson over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
BigBranch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonardson keeps working.
BigBranch slips a nice elbow through Leonardson's hands, connecting with Leonardson's forehead.
BigBranch working Leonardson over with strikes.
BigBranch drops an elbow to the side of Leonardson's head.
BigBranch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
BigBranch wants to free his trapped foot but Leonardson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from BigBranch.
BigBranch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
BigBranch looks to land a strike but Leonardson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Leonardson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. BigBranch defends it easily.
BigBranch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
BigBranch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
BigBranch lands a couple of elbows.
BigBranch throwing strikes from guard but Leonardson blocks nicely.
BigBranch working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson looking to control.
BigBranch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
BigBranch postures up.
Leonardson has momentary wrist control but BigBranch slips an elbow through the middle.
BigBranch trying to control but Leonardson is working from the bottom.
BigBranch pushes down on Leonardson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
BigBranch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BigBranch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
BigBranch looks to land a strike but Leonardson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twiggy BigBranch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think BigBranch 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twiggy BigBranch!
A very excited looking Twiggy BigBranch rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Martin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Keith Martin has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin blocking some punches.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin is trying to break free.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Murphy gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Martin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Martin gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Martin.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin connects with the punch.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin lands a jab.
Martin cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Martin had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
That has opened up Keith Martin's cut even more.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Murphy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martin scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Martin misses.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joe Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Martin lands a jab to the head.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin taking a breather.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
The cut above Keith Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murphy prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Martin scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
Joe Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martin blocking some punches.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice cross by Martin.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Martin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Martin lands.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Keith Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Martin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Martin connects with a combination that backs up Murphy into the cage. Martin lands a flurry of punches that gets past Murphy's guard. Murphy is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Martin bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Martin!
Keith Martin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Joe Murphy was interviewed post fight and said 'Ha-ha-ha!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy's entrance music is Down with the Sickness. A fine choice. Russell Wallace has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikey Duffy's chin.
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254 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace cracks Duffy with an open hand slap.
Wallace throws a front kick that sends Duffy stumbling back into the cage.
Wallace closes the distance and pushes Duffy back into the cage.
Duffy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Duffy trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duffy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duffy trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Duffy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wallace.
Duffy throws an elbow but Wallace slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to get back to half guard.
Wallace sneaks back into half guard.
Wallace trying to control from the bottom.
Wallace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duffy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duffy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Duffy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duffy is working away from the top position though.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Duffy is controlling well.
Duffy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wallace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Duffy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duffy stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Duffy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duffy won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Duffy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duffy looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Duffy moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace catches Duffy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duffy fails with a takedown attempt.
Duffy misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Duffy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Duffy sprawling to the canvas! Duffy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wallace finish him?!
Duffy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy misses with a looping right.
Oh Duffy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Wallace throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Duffy is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Russell Wallace!
During a confident post fight interview, Russell Wallace 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Bazanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MC Wisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anatoly Bazanov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25
205 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anatoly Bazanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MC Wisk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazanov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wisk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bazanov shoots in and drives through. Wisk sprawls well.
Wisk connects with a crisp jab.
Wisk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bazanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wisk. Wisk obviously looking to wear him down.
Wisk lands a nice looking body shot.
Bazanov avoids a kick to the body.
Bazanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Bazanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bazanov gets a double leg takedown into Wisk's guard.
Wisk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bazanov.
Bazanov is fighting to break Wisk's control of his arms but Wisk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Bazanov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wisk is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazanov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wisk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bazanov has managed to get both his arms back between Wisk's legs - danger averted.
Wisk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bazanov stops Wisk from standing up.
Bazanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wisk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bazanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Wisk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wisk wants to stand and escape but Bazanov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bazanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bazanov stands up over Wisk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wisk trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wisk pulls Bazanov in close to prevent any damage.
Bazanov throwing strikes from guard but Wisk blocks nicely.
Wisk is trying to control the position but Bazanov postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bazanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wisk as he avoids it easily.
Bazanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bazanov shoots for a takedown but Wisk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bazanov tries for a takedown but Wisk circles away easily
and Wisk counters with a straight right hand.
Bazanov is breathing heavily.
Bazanov shoots and misses
and Wisk counters with an outside leg kick.
Wisk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wisk with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wisk pinned against the cage. Wisk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wisk wants to counter the offense by Bazanov and move into the clinch position.
Wisk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bazanovs head.
Wisk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Wisk.
Wisk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Wisk.
Wisk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bazanov.
A right hand to the body from Wisk.
Wisk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bazanov takes a shot to the head.
Wisk pushes Bazanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bazanov is rocked!
Wisk breaks from the clinch.
Oh Bazanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anatoly Bazanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wisk is looking to slow Bazanov down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wisk shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Bazanov takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Wisk sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Bazanov bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). MC Wisk!
A very excited looking MC Wisk 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Toga Masotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Bartlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartlet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gary Numan- Praying to the Alien kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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159 lbs
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toga Masotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Bartlet!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masotti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masotti checks the leg kick.
Bartlet shoots in looking for a takedown but Masotti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bartlet's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Masotti is looking to clinch but Bartlet is avoiding it.
Bartlet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Masotti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bartlet somewhat.
Bartlet checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Masotti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masotti digs a good body shot into Bartlet's ribs.
Masotti looks for the body kick but Bartlet saw that one coming.
Bartlet changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Masotti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bartlet trying to control the position but Masotti is working away.
Bartlet lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Bartlet are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Masotti can't do much from the bottom here.
Masotti's coaches at The Sweat Lodge have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Masotti regains half guard, as Bartlet was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet throws a strike but Masotti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Masotti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masotti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bartlet's guard.
Masotti tries to stand but Bartlet is controlling from the bottom.
Masotti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Masotti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bartlet is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Masotti decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Masotti misses
and Bartlet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bartlet chips away with some ground and pound.
Bartlet throws a big elbow that misses.
Bartlet distracts Masotti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bartlet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masotti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bartlet distracts Masotti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masotti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bartlet cracks Masotti with a solid left hand.
Bartlet postures up in Masotti's guard and throws a big left but Masotti blocks it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bartlet is fighting to break Masotti's control of his arms but Masotti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Masotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Masotti thuds his shin into the meat of Bartlet's side.
Bartlet looks to score with a jab to the body but Masotti is just out of range.
Bartlet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bartlet takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bartlet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masotti throws a nice head kick!
Bartlet looks to land a body kick but Masotti moved away.
Bartlet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toga Masotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josiah Bartlet.
Bartlet looks to land a body kick but Masotti moved away.
Bartlet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Bartlet moves out of range easily.
Bartlet misses the shot to the body.
Masotti is looking to counter the offense by Bartlet and move into the clinch.
Masotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartlet has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Toga Masotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Masotti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masotti tries to clinch up.
Bartlet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masotti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masotti.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bartlet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masotti's brow.
Masotti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bartlet tries to work over Masotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masotti lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Josiah Bartlet has been cut.
Masotti avoiding damage as Bartlet throws knees to the body.
Bartlet managing to block the knees to the body from Masotti.
Masotti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartlet.
Masotti misses with a knee to the head.
Bartlet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masotti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses
and Bartlet counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Masotti!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josiah Bartlet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josiah Bartlet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Masotti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bartlet. That did some damage!
Masotti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Masotti thuds his shin into the meat of Bartlet's side.
Bartlet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartlet throws a sloppy head kick and Masotti moves out of range easily.
Masotti misses with a low kick.
Masotti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartlet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartlet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masotti as he avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bartlet.
Bartlet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Masotti takes a step back to recover.
Masotti slips under a jab from Bartlet.
Masotti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toga Masotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Masotti as Bartlet shoots in.
Masotti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bartlet's calf.
Masotti delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masotti throws out a leg kick but Bartlet moves out of range and Masotti only half commits.
Bartlet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bartlet avoids the head kick by Masotti.
Bartlet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masotti tries to avoid it but Bartlet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masotti to the ground. Masotti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Toga Masotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josiah Bartlet.
Masotti avoids a kick to the body.
Bartlet tries a head kick but it misses.
Masotti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masotti misses with the combination.
Masotti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartlet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartlet throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bartlet tries to land a leg kick but Masotti saw it coming and moves away.
Bartlet connects with an inside leg kick.
Bartlet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Masotti counters with a quick kick to the body but Bartlet blocks it.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Bartlet moves out of range easily.
Bartlet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Masotti tenderised Bartlet's leg. Bartlet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartlet looks to land a body kick but Masotti moved away.
Bartlet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Bartlet moves out of range easily.
Masotti moves out of range as Bartlet throws a body kick.
Masotti is looking to clinch.
Masotti cracks the inside of Bartlet's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartlet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bartlet keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartlet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Masotti keeps Bartlet at a distance using the push kick.
Masotti tries a head kick but it misses.
Masotti tries to sprawl but Bartlet drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bartlet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Masotti holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masotti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Masotti is trying to control the position but Bartlet postures up.
Masotti 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.
Masotti trying to control the position here.
Bartlet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masotti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bartlet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Masotti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bartlet if he has to take too many more of those.
Bartlet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masotti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masotti moves out of range of the body kick from Bartlet.
Masotti throws a push kick but Bartlet slaps the foot to one side.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartlet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bartlet goes for a double leg but Masotti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Masotti continues to drive forward.
Masotti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bartlet misses with a low kick.
Bartlet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bartlet is working Masotti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josiah Bartlet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josiah Bartlet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Masotti connects with an inside leg kick.
Masotti throws a body punch but Bartlet moves out of range.
Bartlet avoids the head kick by Masotti.
A bone on bone clash there as Masotti blocks the leg kick.
Bartlet looks to score with a jab to the body but Masotti is just out of range.
Masotti is looking to counter the offense by Bartlet and move into the clinch.
Bartlet slips a straight right by Masotti.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bartlet is defended easily by Masotti.
Masotti thows a leg kick but Bartlet checks it
and Bartlet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Masotti has his hands clasped together around Bartlet's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlet thows a huge punch but Masotti dodges it nicely.
Masotti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bartlet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bartlet trying to control the action but Masotti is working from the bottom.
Bartlet working over Masotti with some ground and pound. Masotti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Josiah Bartlet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bartlet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Masotti is trying to get back to full guard.
Bartlet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bartlet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Masotti's calf.
Toga Masotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Masotti fakes the leg kick and cracks Bartlet in the body.
Bartlet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masotti's sensitive parts.
Masotti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masotti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartlet.
Bartlet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masotti rather than just go for the knockout.
That kick from Masotti tenderised Bartlet's leg. Bartlet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartlet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bartlet cracks Masotti with a good jab.
Bartlet throws a push kick but Masotti slaps the foot to one side.
Bartlet lands with a slapping head kick.
Masotti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Masotti moves in looking to clinch but Bartlet pushes him off.
Masotti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartlet's sensitive parts.
Bartlet has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Masotti.
Masotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartlet.
Bartlet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masotti instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masotti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bartlet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bartlet blocks it with crossed arms.
Bartlet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Masotti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bartlet avoids it.
Masotti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bartlet blocks it with crossed arms.
Masotti trying to land knees to the body.
Masotti looking to slow down the pace here.
Bartlet is trying to force a seperation but Masotti has the dominant position.
Masotti prevents the takedown attempt.
Toga Masotti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josiah Bartlet.
Masotti misses with a knee strike.
Bartlet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartlet.
Bartlet breaks the clinch.
A big left from Masotti misses.
Bartlet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet misses with a kick to the body.
Bartlet has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masotti.
Bartlet blocks a head kick by Masotti.
Masotti misses with a head kick.
Bartlet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Josiah Bartlet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Masotti throws a leg kick but Bartlet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bartlet misses the jab.
Masotti stuffs the takedown.
Bartlet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Masotti connects with a high kick.
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!
Masotti throws a sloppy head kick and Bartlet moves out of range easily.
Masotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartlet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartlet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Masotti stuffs the takedown.
It appears Masotti was looking to counter with a kick there.
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 Toga Masotti.
I think Bartlet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Toga Masotti!
Toga Masotti gave a mention to Zipp Zapp in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chalky White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Dicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chalky White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chico Dicko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from White.
White throws a combination that misses
and Dicko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White throws a right and a left that Dicko avoids nicely.
Dicko tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dicko moves into range and connects with a jab.
White moves out of range as Dicko strikes.
Dicko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dicko was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Chico Dicko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by White.
Dicko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dicko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dicko slips a straight right by White.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grappling Pro Helsinki in the buildup to the fight.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dicko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White throws a jab when Dicko was well out of range.
Dicko misses with a double jab
and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White trying to control the pace.
White 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.
Dicko is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicko tries to kick White off but White keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dicko tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
White drops an elbow to the side of Dicko's head.
White thows a huge punch but Dicko dodges it nicely.
White throwing shots but Dicko is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dicko is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White stalling away here and it's allowed Dicko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
White content to stall in guard here.
Dicko keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Dicko 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.
Dicko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dicko.
Dicko throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dicko misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dicko misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a left to the body.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dicko is looking to clinch.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dicko connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dicko with a jab.
Dicko works White's body with a nice hook.
Dicko feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White looks for a takedown but Dicko sprawls well.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dicko.
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 Chalky White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
White lands a head shot.
A big left from Dicko misses.
White takes a swing at Dicko's ribcage but misses.
Dicko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A swing and a miss from Dicko.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Dicko sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dicko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dicko keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Dicko's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to pass the guard but Dicko is keeping the position.
White trying to control but Dicko is working from the bottom.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dicko is keeping the position for now.
White is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White feints and as Dicko raises his hands in defense, White changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dicko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dicko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White throws an elbow that misses. Dicko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Dicko!
White is working an open guard so Dicko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
White scores with a body shot.
Dicko misses with a looping right.
White gets a double leg takedown into Dicko's guard.
White postures up in Dicko's guard and throws a big left but Dicko blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White postures up.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Dicko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dicko wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White is pushing down on Dicko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dicko is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
White performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
White is trying to control. Dicko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Dicko's temple.
White not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White working the head and body with strikes.
Dicko is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White controlling the pace.
White trying to pass the guard but Dicko defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White throws a one two combo.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Dicko is just out of range.
White misses with a hook. Dicko ducked under it nicely.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dicko 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.
Dicko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dicko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Dicko is predictable there
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dicko throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Dicko.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
Dicko throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dicko is trying to control but can't.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Dicko's temple.
Dicko is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
White is thwarting Dicko's attempts to control the position.
White is just content to waste time from the top position. Dicko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
White throwing strikes from guard but Dicko blocks nicely.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Dicko controlling White's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dicko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dicko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Chalky White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dicko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Dicko misses with a series of wild punches.
Dicko misses with a double jab.
Dicko slips under a jab from White.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicko misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by White.
Chico Dicko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dicko misses with a straight left.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dicko.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dicko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White drives through with a takedown into Dicko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
White is in close to Dicko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White passes Dicko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White slows the pace down in half guard.
White trying to control the action but Dicko is working from the bottom.
Dicko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White working Dicko over with strikes.
White looks to land a strike but Dicko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chalky White clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dicko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Dicko misses with a series of wild punches.
Dicko just misses with a punch to the body.
White scores with a hook to the body. Dicko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White avoids the body shot from Dicko.
Dicko sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dicko throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Dicko only half commits.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dicko misses with a low kick.
Dicko tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dicko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dicko lands a jab to White's midsection.
Dicko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws the left hand but Dicko avoids the punch easily.
Dicko misses with a looping right.
White throws a body punch but Dicko moves out of range.
Dicko throws a head kick that misses.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dicko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Dicko cracks White with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from White misses.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Dicko.
Dicko throws a leg kick that misses.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donk. White catches Dicko right on the button with a cross.
Chico Dicko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dicko. Dicko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dicko throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dicko misses
and Dicko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Dicko misses.
Dicko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dicko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dicko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dicko throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Dicko lands a two punch combo.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dicko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Dicko throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dicko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Dicko looks to move away, White throws a big counter combo bu Dicko just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicko throws a big shot that misses.
White seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
White misses with a hook
and Dicko counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
White misses with an uppercut.
Dicko throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
A jab from White does it's job there.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dicko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from White does no damage.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Dicko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
Dicko throws a leg kick but White checks it.
White throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dicko to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dicko ducks under a wild hook from White.
Dicko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Dicko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicko misses with a head kick.
White misses the shot to the body.
Dicko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Dicko misses its intended target.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Dicko throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Dicko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Dicko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dicko wants to stand but White is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Chalky White will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White throws a hook but Dicko blocks it.
White shoots in but Dicko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dicko defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dicko.
Dicko scores with a shot to the body.
White swings for the body but Dicko moves out of range.
White throws a series of punches but Dicko moves out of range.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dicko can do to turn this around?
Dicko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stops Dicko from standing up.
White being controlled here momentarily.
White prevents Dicko from getting back to his feet.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dicko keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dicko tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dicko sprawls well. Dicko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Dicko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dicko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dicko doesn't seem phased though.
Nice cross by Dicko.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicko instigates a clinch.
Dicko lands a shoulder strike.
Dicko stops a takedown attempt from White.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chalky White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dicko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dicko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dicko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dicko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Dicko fights it but they end up in guard.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dicko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White throwing strikes from guard but Dicko blocks nicely.
White lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White with a nice head shot there.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dicko keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by White.
Dicko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Chico Dicko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dicko defends well and White ends up having to push Dicko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chalky White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chalky White!
Chalky White retains his lightweight title!
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