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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berry Moskavony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardy Builtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Builtman has chosen I Have a Dream as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Berry Moskavony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hardy Builtman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moskavony throws an overhand right that lands on Builtman's shoulder, as Builtman tries to avoid the shot.
Builtman throws a body kick that misses.
Builtman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moskavony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moskavony fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Builtman, pushing him back against the cage.
Builtman looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Moskavony.
It looks like Hardy Builtman has been cut.
Moskavony is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moskavony connects with a nasty looking knee right to Builtman's face.
Moskavony scores with a knee to the head.
Moskavony drops Builtman with a big knee straight up the middle! Builtman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Builtman is rocked!
Berry Moskavony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moskavony moves into the clinch.
Builtman is still on wobbly legs! Can Moskavony finish him?
Moskavony lands a big knee to the head and Builtman goes down! Moskavony pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berry Moskavony!
Hardy Builtman spoke after the fight, saying 'dem's dah breaks'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Kimbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elekid Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Kimbell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Kimbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elekid Battery!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimbell misses the shot to the body.
Kimbell takes a swing at Battery's ribcage but misses.
Kimbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kimbell tries to bum rush Battery with a series of wild strikes but Battery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kimbell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Battery.
Battery looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head kick misses from Battery.
Kimbell blocks a head kick by Battery.
Kimbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Battery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimbell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kimbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battery feints a counter leg kick.
Kimbell misses the shot to the body.
Kimbell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Elekid Battery has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Kimbell
and Battery counters with a good low kick that Kimbell was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery blocks the body kick.
Kimbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battery was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimbell.
Kimbell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Battery lands a head kick!
It looks like Austin Kimbell has been cut.
Battery fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kimbell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Battery scores with a head kick.
Battery lands a big head kick that sends Kimbell tumbling to the mat! Battery takes a step backwards and waves Kimbell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kimbell is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimbell misses with a double jab
and Battery counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oh Kimbell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kimbell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Battery.
Kimbell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Battery.
Kimbell seems to have got his legs back now.
Kimbell throws a head kick but Battery moves out of range.
Battery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kimbell fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battery dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kimbell. That did some damage!
Battery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battery lands a leg kick that knocks Kimbell off balance momentarily.
Kimbell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kimbell misses with a hook to the body
and Battery counters with a low kick, right behind Kimbell 's knee.
Kimbell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Battery lands a head kick. Kimbell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kimbell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimbell. Battery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Battery scores with a nice body kick.
Battery bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kimbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battery was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimbell.
Battery throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kimbell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Battery can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kimbell drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Battery follows Kimbell to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elekid Battery!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Schell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giraldo Costanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giraldo Costanzo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dillon Schell's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Schell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giraldo Costanzo!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanzo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Costanzo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schell's head.
Costanzo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Costanzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Costanzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schell trying to keep a closed guard but Costanzo is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Costanzo content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Giraldo Costanzo has been cut.
Costanzo darts in and clinches Schell up against the cage.
Costanzo missing with knees to the body.
Costanzo breaks from the clinch.
Costanzo throws a body kick that misses.
Schell shoots in for a double leg but Costanzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Costanzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schell throws a hook to the side of Costanzo's head but Costanzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Costanzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Costanzo.
Costanzo breaks from the clinch.
Costanzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo darts in looking for a takedown but Schell gets double underhooks and turns Costanzo into the cage.
Costanzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Schell. No joy for Costanzo on that attempt.
Schell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Costanzo clinches up with Schell and pushes him back against the cage.
Costanzo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schell up against the cage.
Costanzo breaks from the clinch.
Costanzo looking to score a takedown here. Schell is defending well but Costanzo drives through and ends up in Schell's guard.
Schell is trying to hold Costanzo in close to prevent damage but Costanzo has managed to pass into half guard.
Costanzo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Costanzo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Costanzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Costanzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Costanzo tries to pass to full mount but Schell defends it.
Costanzo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Costanzo seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Costanzo trying to mount his opponent but Schell defends it.
Costanzo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costanzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schell counters with a single leg into guard. Costanzo didn't expect that.
Schell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Costanzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giraldo Costanzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giraldo Costanzo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schell gets tackled into the cage by Costanzo. Costanzo maintains the clinch.
Schell has had enough of the clinch but Costanzo keeps him there for the moment.
Schell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costanzo tries to bum rush Schell with a series of wild strikes but Schell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schell moves in looking to clinch but Costanzo pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Costanzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Costanzo rushes Schell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Costanzo stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costanzo pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schell throws a big elbow that misses.
Costanzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schell manages to get himself to full guard.
Schell looking for a sweep. Not yet Schell, not yet.
Schell trying to control the position.
Costanzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Costanzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Costanzo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Costanzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costanzo trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costanzo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Costanzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schell tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo uses his free foot to push down on Schell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schell.
Giraldo Costanzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Costanzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Costanzo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Costanzo controlling from the full mount.
Costanzo scoring with strikes but Schell is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costanzo controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costanzo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Schell scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Costanzo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Costanzo stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giraldo Costanzo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Rich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Melendez tries to avoid it but Rich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Melendez to the ground. Melendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Melendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Melendez managing to control the position.
Rich postures up in Melendez's guard and throws a big left but Melendez blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rich trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Melendez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Melendez keeping full guard, as Rich tries to pass.
Melendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Melendez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Melendez striking from his own guard.
Rich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Melendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rich is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Melendez shoots and misses
and Rich counters with a nice body shot.
Melvin Rich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Melendez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melendez.
Rich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melendez circles away.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rich defends it nicely.
Rich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rich wants to control but Melendez is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich throws an elbow but Melendez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Melendez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Melendez struggling a bit here.
Rich goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Melendez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rich's guard! Nice work there by Melendez!
Melendez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Melendez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez slips nicely into half guard.
Melendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Melendez controlling the action here.
Rich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Melendez pulls his head out easily.
Rich 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich is staying active underneath Melendez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Rich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Melendez moves into the clinch successfully.
Melendez tries to circle away but Rich has him pinned against the cage.
Rich lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Melendez is looking to improve his position.
Rich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Melendez defends it well.
Rich prevents Melendez from improving his position.
Melendez moves into full guard.
Rich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez 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.
Rich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich looking to pass the guard.
Rich throws a strike but Melendez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Melendez is in close to Rich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Melendez looking to sit in guard and control but Rich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rich trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Rich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Melendez is controlling Rich's posture.
Rich with a nice head shot there.
Rich postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Melendez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rich, into his guard.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Melendez has passed into half guard!
Rich is trying to maintain the position but Melendez is very close to passing his half guard.
Melendez is keen to just control but Rich is a slippery customer.
Melendez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
Melendez is landing with some decent strikes but Rich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Melendez raining down shots from the mount!
Melendez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Melendez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melendez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Melendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rich is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melendez.
Rich darts in looking for a takedown but Melendez gets double underhooks and turns Rich into the cage.
Melendez jabs at Rich's body.
Rich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anthony Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez dives in and grabs Rich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rich pushes down on Melendez's head and hops out.
Rich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melendez swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rich did well to prevent Melendez getting side control.
Anthony Melendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Melendez is controlling the pace.
Melendez uses his free foot to push down on Rich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rich's face.
Melendez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Melendez wants to control the pace but Rich is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Melendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Melendez controlling his opponent.
Rich tries to hold on but Melendez postures up.
Rich is squirming around, avoiding Melendez's attempts to control the action.
Rich is in a horrible position here. Melendez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Melendez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Rich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Melendez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Melendez is landing with some decent strikes but Rich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Melendez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Melendez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rich throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Melendez controlling his opponent.
Rich takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Melendez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Melendez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Melendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Melendez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Melendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk Jan Van Gompel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nucleus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. Superior Nucleus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Superior Nucleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henk Jan Van Gompel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucleus throws a body punch but Van Gompel moves out of range.
Henk Jan Van Gompel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nucleus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Gompel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nucleus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Gompel shoots in but no luck this time.
Nucleus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Gompel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nucleus is fending him off so far but Van Gompel persists. Nope, Nucleus circles away and we're back to standing.
A quick step to the side and Nucleus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nucleus cracks Van Gompel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus lands a head shot.
Van Gompel is rocked!
Van Gompel misses with a takedown attempt - Nucleus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Superior Nucleus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henk Jan Van Gompel.
Van Gompel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gompel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nucleus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Gompel has his takedown stuffed
and Nucleus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nucleus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Gompel misses with a hook.
Van Gompel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nucleus counters with a straight right hand.
Nucleus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nucleus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Gompel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nucleus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nucleus is pulling down on Van Gompel's head to control his posture.
Nucleus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Gompel controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gompel won't allow Nucleus to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Gompel has his takedown stuffed
and Nucleus counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Gompel fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Gompel has his takedown stuffed
and Nucleus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Gompel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus lands a nice shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Gompel.
Nucleus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van Gompel is putting a hurting on Nucleus here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nucleus manages to get back to half guard.
Nucleus is staying active underneath Van Gompel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nucleus is positioning himself well to prevent Van Gompel advancing to mount.
Nucleus tries to get to full guard but Van Gompel has control of the leg.
Van Gompel trying to control the action but Nucleus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Superior Nucleus 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.
Nucleus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Gompel's head backwards.
Van Gompel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Van Gompel backs away, Nucleus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nucleus stuffs the takedown.
Nucleus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nucleus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Gompel tries for a takedown but Nucleus circles away easily
and Nucleus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Superior Nucleus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henk Jan Van Gompel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gompel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Gompel is still on wobbly legs! Can Nucleus finish him?
Nucleus lands a right hook to the body.
Van Gompel seems to have recovered his senses.
Nucleus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus misses with a double jab.
Van Gompel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Van Gompel with that takedown attempt.
Nucleus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nucleus jabs at Van Gompel's body.
Nucleus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Gompel can do to turn this around?
Nucleus looks to land a combination. Van Gompel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nucleus scores with a push kick.
Nucleus lands a big uppercut and Van Gompel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Van Gompel looks OK. Nucleus waves Van Gompel back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gompel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nucleus. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus connects with a leg kick. Van Gompel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Superior Nucleus is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Gompel drops his hands momentarily and Nucleus needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Van Gompel just on the top of the head. Van Gompel drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Van Gompel - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Superior Nucleus!
A very excited looking Superior Nucleus 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.
Henk Jan Van Gompel spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Papers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest / Killing Machine. The Machine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Money Papers!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine keeps Papers at a distance using the push kick.
Papers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Machine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Machine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Machine connects with a nice looking jab.
Machine throws a nice head kick!
Machine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Papers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine throws a sloppy head kick
and Papers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papers doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine scoring well with a low kick there.
Papers misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Machine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Papers does it's job there.
Papers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machine can pounce on him.
Machine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machine - that will leave a mark!
Machine avoids the body shot from Papers.
Papers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine stuns Papers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Machine.
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!
Machine throws a head kick that half lands.
Machine throws a head kick that half lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machine.
Machine jabs at Papers's body.
Machine lands an overhand right.
It looks like Money Papers has been cut.
Machine throws a sloppy head kick
and Papers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine tries to clinch there but Papers circles away.
It seemed like Papers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Papers misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papers. Machine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machine lands a slapping body shot.
Machine scores with a head kick.
Machine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machine slips a jab from Papers.
Papers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Papers if he has to take too many more of those.
Machine scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Machine 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Machine.
Machine rushes Papers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Machine to work.
Papers blocks a body shot from Machine.
Machine lands with a left to the head.
Machine stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Machine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Money Papers's cut.
That's time! Machine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machine.
Machine thumps Papers with a low kick.
Papers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Papers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machine. That one must have hurt.
Papers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Machine.
Papers throws a low kick but Machine moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine digs a good hook to Papers's body.
Machine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machine swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Machine.
Sloppy strikes from Papers. Those never looked like landing.
As Papers backs away, Machine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Papers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Papers misses its intended target.
Papers moves forwards but Machine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Machine is winning the standup battle so far.
Machine takes a swing at Papers's ribcage but misses.
And Papers responds with a good body kick, but Machine manages to step out the way in time.
Machine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine thows a body kick. Papers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Machine lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Machine. That's going to slow Papers down.
Papers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Machine.
Machine lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Machine misses
and Machine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machine misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Papers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machine is looking to wear down Papers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Papers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machine feints and then cracks Papers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Papers down.
Papers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Papers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machine counters with a body kick.
Machine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Papers if he has to take too many more of those.
Machine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Machine has Papers up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Machine.
Papers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machine.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machine gets underhooks to prevent Papers's takedown attempt.
Papers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Papers up against the cage.
Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Machine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Money Papers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Machine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Papers if he has to take too many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machine.
Machine scores with a push kick.
Machine tries to clinch there but Papers circles away.
Machine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Papers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Machine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Papers moves forwards but Machine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Papers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machine. Machine obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machine lands a jab to Papers's midsection.
Machine wants to clinch.
Machine throws a nice looking combination but Papers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Papers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Machine dips to his left and cracks Papers with an uppercut!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machine.
A good leg kick by Machine.
Machine lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine lands the left hand.
Papers needs to keep his hands up - Machine had a free shot at his head there.
Machine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine lands a head kick!
Machine throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Papers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Machine connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Machine. That snapped Papers's head back.
Papers misses with a leg kick
and Machine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papers's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machine.
Machine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machine just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papers! But no joy.
Machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machine. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machine.
Papers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machine.
Papers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Machine connects with a high kick.
Machine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papers can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Machine.
Sloppy strikes from Papers. Those never looked like landing.
Machine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Papers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machine.
Machine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Papers.
Papers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Money Papers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Machine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Machine!
During a confident post fight interview, The Machine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Korobeikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hoodlum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
203 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pyotr Korobeikin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hoodlum!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoodlum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoodlum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Korobeikin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Korobeikin takes a swing at Hoodlum's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Hoodlum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Korobeikin doesn't seem phased though.
Hoodlum pushes Korobeikin away with a front kick.
Korobeikin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Korobeikin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoodlum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Korobeikin is working for a submission of some sort.
Korobeikin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin is working for a kimura but Hoodlum is defending it quite comfortably.
Korobeikin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Korobeikin is working hard here to advance position.
Hoodlum trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korobeikin wants to take a breather but Hoodlum is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Korobeikin looks for a takedown but Hoodlum sprawls well.
Korobeikin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoodlum lands with a nice body kick.
Hoodlum scoring well with a low kick there.
Korobeikin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoodlum counters with a series of strikes. Korobeikin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoodlum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korobeikin circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Korobeikin with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyotr Korobeikin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korobeikin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoodlum throws a nice looking combination but Korobeikin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Korobeikin fails with the takedown.
Pyotr Korobeikin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoodlum scores with a shot to the body.
Hoodlum lands with a slapping head kick.
Hoodlum lands with a slapping head kick.
Korobeikin missing with a left hand there. Hoodlum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Korobeikin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoodlum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korobeikin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hoodlum counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoodlum slaps away a takedown attempt from Korobeikin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korobeikin misses with a left hand
and Hoodlum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korobeikin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoodlum is looking for the big counter here.
Korobeikin throws an off balance right hand
and Hoodlum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Korobeikin thinking.
Korobeikin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoodlum.
Hoodlum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korobeikin.
Hoodlum catches Korobeikin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Korobeikin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoodlum to the mat! Hoodlum manages to get full guard.
Hoodlum seems keen to control Korobeikin's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hoodlum 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.
Hoodlum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Korobeikin scores with a takedown into Hoodlum's guard.
Hoodlum has control of Korobeikin's left arm, preventing Korobeikin from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Korobeikin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoodlum is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoodlum trying to control the position here.
Korobeikin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Korobeikin wants to pass the guard but Hoodlum is keeping the position.
Korobeikin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoodlum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoodlum lands with a slapping head kick.
Korobeikin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Korobeikin takes one to the chin there.
Hoodlum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hoodlum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Korobeikin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hoodlum is not content to let Korobeikin control the position.
Hoodlum holds on to Korobeikin's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hoodlum, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Hoodlum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Korobeikin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Korobeikin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoodlum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hoodlum wants to control but Korobeikin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoodlum is looking to reverse the position.
Hoodlum is letting Korobeikin control him for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Korobeikin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hoodlum tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Korobeikin is in Hoodlum's guard.
Korobeikin looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoodlum is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Korobeikin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hoodlum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korobeikin doesn't seem bothered though.
Korobeikin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Hoodlum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoodlum scores with a hook.
Korobeikin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Korobeikin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoodlum counters with a low kick, right behind Korobeikin 's knee.
Korobeikin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Korobeikin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoodlum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korobeikin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korobeikin trying to pass the guard but Hoodlum defending well.
Hoodlum tries to roll over but Korobeikin keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hoodlum is just riding it out for now. Korobeikin eventually gives up the hold.
Hoodlum wants to control but Korobeikin is keeping busy.
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.
Hoodlum is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korobeikin is pressing down on Hoodlum's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoodlum is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Korobeikin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hoodlum's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
No luck for Korobeikin with that takedown attempt.
Hoodlum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Korobeikin at a distance.
Hoodlum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korobeikin doesn't seem bothered though.
Korobeikin misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoodlum counters with a head kick.
Hoodlum lands a nice shot that snaps Korobeikin's head back.
Hoodlum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin misses with a hook to the body
and Hoodlum counters with a nice body shot.
Korobeikin misses with a jab to the body
letting Hoodlum counter with a right hand.
Korobeikin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoodlum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyotr Korobeikin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoodlum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Korobeikin shoots in but Hoodlum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hoodlum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoodlum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Korobeikin.
Hoodlum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korobeikin darts in looking for a takedown but Hoodlum gets double underhooks and turns Korobeikin into the cage.
Hoodlum throws a big counter head kick but Korobeikin avoids it with no problem.
Nice sprawl there from Hoodlum as Korobeikin shoots in.
Korobeikin shoots and misses
and Hoodlum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoodlum lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoodlum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korobeikin tries for a takedown but Hoodlum circles away easily
and Hoodlum counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoodlum thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Korobeikin if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoodlum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Korobeikin's head.
Korobeikin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoodlum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoodlum throws a shot to the body.
Hoodlum feints and then cracks Korobeikin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Korobeikin down.
Korobeikin throws a right hand that misses
letting Hoodlum counter with a right hand.
Hoodlum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korobeikin doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoodlum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Korobeikin misses the body punch
and Hoodlum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korobeikin is rocked!
Hoodlum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Korobeikin. Korobeikin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Hoodlum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoodlum 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Hoodlum!
The Hoodlum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Hauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 Las Vegas, Carl Hauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arto Blomsten!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Hauser 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hauser uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blomsten has time to react.
Hauser delivers a nice body kick.
Hauser throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hauser clobbers Blomsten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blomsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Hauser is just out of range.
Hauser scores with a nice body kick.
Hauser fails to land with a series of punches.
Hauser has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wild Card Training in the buildup to the fight.
Blomsten throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blomsten. Blomsten obviously looking to wear him down.
Hauser throws a leg kick but Blomsten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Blomsten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauser tried to counter with a leg kick but Blomsten avoided it.
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!
Blomsten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blomsten lands with a good body shot.
Hauser throws a push kick but Blomsten slaps the foot to one side.
Hauser misses with a low kick as Blomsten jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauser misses with a wild body shot.
Blomsten scores with a jab.
Blomsten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hauser's corner calls for a 1-2. Hauser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blomsten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hauser. That did some damage!
Hauser scores with a sloppy right hand. Blomsten should have avoided that one.
Blomsten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauser.
Blomsten misses with a looping right.
Hauser wants to land a leg kick but Blomsten is out of range.
Hauser is looking to score with low kicks.
Blomsten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blomsten is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hauser rather than just go for the knockout.
Hauser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blomsten moves away.
Blomsten was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hauser lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blomsten moves into the clinch.
Hauser makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blomsten trying to stall but Hauser improves his position.
Hauser throws a punch but it's blocked by Blomsten.
Blomsten lands with a left to the head.
Hauser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hauser blocks an uppercut.
Blomsten is trying to stall.
Hauser blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hauser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blomsten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hauser's elbow.
Blomsten misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten has a couple of punches blocked by Hauser.
Hauser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blomsten misses with a body punch.
Hauser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blomsten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blomsten has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hauser seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blomsten can turn it around.
Blomsten swings wildly with an uppercut but Hauser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hauser throws a punch but it's blocked by Blomsten.
Hauser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blomsten presses Hauser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blomsten tries to stall but Hauser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hauser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hauser lands a nice uppercut.
Blomsten is working Hauser over against the cage.
Hauser tries to work over Blomsten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hauser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hauser lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hauser backwards.
Blomsten prevents a body shot from Hauser.
Hauser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blomsten is working Hauser over against the cage.
Hauser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blomsten lands a left hand.
Blomsten is leaning against Hauser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blomsten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blomsten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blomsten holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blomsten will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hauser up against the cage.
Blomsten receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hauser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hauser tries to land knees in the clinch but Blomsten avoids the damage to the body.
Hauser blocking some punches.
Blomsten lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arto Blomsten will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hauser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hauser lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Hauser misses.
Blomsten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hauser.
Blomsten lands with an overhand left.
Hauser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hauser throws a low kick but Blomsten moves out of range easily.
A cross from Hauser lands.
Hauser tried to score with a low kick but Blomsten checks it.
Hauser sets himself, and Blomsten steps forward looking for the clinch! Hauser avoids it this time.
Hauser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carl Hauser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blomsten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hauser lands with a cross.
Hauser rushes Blomsten and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blomsten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauser has a couple of punches blocked by Blomsten.
Hauser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blomsten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hauser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blomsten scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Blomsten.
Blomsten pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hauser cracks Blomsten with a nice body shot.
Hauser has a couple of punches blocked by Blomsten.
Hauser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blomsten blocks a body shot from Hauser.
Hauser misses with a body punch.
Blomsten has a couple of punches blocked by Hauser.
A shot in the inside from Blomsten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauser looking to stall.
Blomsten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hauser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blomsten.
Arto Blomsten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hauser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hauser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blomsten lands with a right to the head.
Blomsten cracks Hauser with a nice body shot.
Hauser throws a punch but it's blocked by Blomsten.
Hauser misses with some punches.
Blomsten blocks a body shot from Hauser.
Blomsten leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hauser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blomsten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hauser backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauser prevents a body shot from Blomsten.
Hauser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blomsten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blomsten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blomsten.
Hauser is rocked!
Blomsten blocks an uppercut.
Oh Hauser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blomsten will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hauser up against the cage.
Blomsten creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hauser with a big uppercut! Hauser tries to clinch up but Blomsten pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hauser to the mat! Hauser covers up and Blomsten unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arto Blomsten!
A very excited looking Arto Blomsten 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 The Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the cage accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Master!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Master lands with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Master.
Master shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
De Souza blocks a head kick by Master.
De Souza checks a leg kick.
Master swings widly with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Master throws the kick towards the body but De Souza avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Souza 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 Master has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Master and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Master on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Souza! But no joy.
Master gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master delivers a nice body kick.
De Souza cracks Master with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Souza 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 Master has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Master and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Master swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Souza has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Master blocks the body kick.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Master avoids a kick to the body.
De Souza scores with a push kick.
Master checks a low kick from De Souza.
Master getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Master takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for De Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Master ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Souza counters with a nice body kick.
De Souza throws a chopping leg kick but Master manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Master fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Souza just manages to avoid it.
Master definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Master keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Souza.
Master jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
De Souza jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Master pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Souza is out of range and Master settles back down.
De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Master moves his leg out of the way.
Master uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
Master throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza.
Master misses with a leg kick.
De Souza thows a body kick. Master tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza slips under a jab from Master.
De Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Master off balance momentarily.
De Souza tries to land a front kick but Master steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Master cracks De Souza with an open hand slap.
De Souza checks a low kick from Master.
De Souza misses with a hook. Master ducked under it nicely.
Master turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Master fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Master swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
Master misses with a low kick as De Souza jumps back.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Master misses with a head kick.
Master takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Master is looking to chop away at De Souza's legs.
A little jabbing left from De Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands with a slapping head kick.
De Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Master.
De Souza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza takes a swing at Master's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Master wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
De Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Master's legs.
De Souza keeps Master at a distance using the push kick.
De Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Souza. De Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
Master steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza 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.
De Souza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Master is out of range and De Souza settles back down.
A low kick from Master is predictable there
and De Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Master.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Master closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Souza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Master avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Master tries to land a leg kick but De Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Master blocks a jab.
A low kick from Master misses
and De Souza counters with a good, hard body kick but Master shrugs it off.
Master misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Master throws a leg kick but De Souza moved away.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
Master throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master throws a combination that misses
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Master might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Master takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like De Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Master finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Master checks a leg kick.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Master sees it coming and moves out of range.
Master throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
Master gets a clinch.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as De Souza controls his hands.
De Souza blocks an uppercut.
Master is working De Souza over against the cage.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Souza is keeping busy.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza tries to break the clinch but Master is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from De Souza on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
De Souza blocking some punches.
Master stalling.
De Souza misses with a body punch.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Master controls his hands.
De Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master takes a shot to the head.
Master tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Master back against the cage.
Master is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Master.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza tries a body shot but Master blocks it.
De Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
Master lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
Master lands an uppercut.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Souza is keeping busy.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Master.
De Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from De Souza misses
and Master counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Souza lands a jab.
De Souza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Master is out of range.
De Souza tried to score with a low kick but Master checks it.
Master swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Souza.
Master checks a low kick from De Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master throws a lazy head kick
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Souza tries to work over Master's front leg with a kick but Master checks it.
Master buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Master.
Master lands a nice looking body kick.
Master connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Souza's hands.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Master throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Master 's knee.
Master walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Souza thows a body kick. Master tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Master thuds his shin into the meat of De Souza's side.
De Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Master was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow De Souza down.
Master throws a low kick, looking for De Souza's leg but De Souza calmly moves out of range.
De Souza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Master fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Souza tried to score with a low kick but Master checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Master checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Master will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Souza throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
Master looks to land a right hand but De Souza moved out of range.
De Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Master.
De Souza scores with a leg kick.
De Souza misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza connects with a body shot that sends Master's belly button to the back.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
Master is looking to clinch.
De Souza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from De Souza is predictable there
and Master counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Master throws a leg kick
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza throws a push kick but Master slaps the foot to one side.
Master throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Souza avoids it.
De Souza checks the leg kick.
Master feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
Master lands with a slapping head kick.
De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Master misses with a hook.
De Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Master checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza checks a leg kick nicely.
De Souza throws a fast counter high kick but Master manages to duck under it in time.
De Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Master is able to avoid easily.
Master is looking to counter with head kicks.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza throws a body kick that misses.
De Souza tries to land a leg kick but Master saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Master on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Souza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Souza duly obliges.
Master will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Master throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza tries to land a leg kick but Master saw it coming and moves away.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Souza slips a jab from Master.
De Souza was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master throws a wild body kick that De Souza sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by De Souza.
De Souza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Souza throws a front kick aimed at Master's knee but Master avoids it well.
Master uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
De Souza tries to bum rush Master with a series of wild strikes but Master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Souza lands a head shot.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Souza! But no joy.
Master waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Master misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Souza throws out a leg kick but Master moves out of range and De Souza only half commits.
Master fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Souza just manages to avoid it.
De Souza blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Master as he checks the leg kick.
De Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Master.
A solid leg kick lands there for Master.
A punch lands to the side of Master 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as De Souza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Souza takes one to the chin there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Master.
Master checks the leg kick.
And Master counters with a quick kick to the body but De Souza blocks it.
That kick from Master tenderised De Souza's leg. De Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Alexsandro De Souza just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Master throws out a leg kick but De Souza moves out of range and Master only half commits.
De Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Souza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - De Souza circles away.
De Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Master. That did some damage!
Good work by De Souza as he checks the leg kick.
Master chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Souza can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Master blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Master.
De Souza takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Master waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Master.
De Souza throws a fast counter high kick but Master manages to duck under it in time.
De Souza connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Master.
Decent striking displayed by Master there.
De Souza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza 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.
Master throws a leg kick but De Souza sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Souza lands a slapping body shot.
De Souza throws a low kick but Master moves out of range easily.
De Souza lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Master misses
and Master takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Master lands a leg kick that knocks De Souza off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Master checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As De Souza backs away, Master returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Souza blocks a head kick by Master.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza feints and then cracks Master's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Master down.
Master uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
De Souza keeps Master at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza throws a right hand that Master ducks under and follows up with a left that Master also avoids with ease.
Master checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Master counters with a quick kick to the body but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Souza moves forwards but Master connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Master dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Souza. That did some damage!
Master throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Souza checks the leg kick.
De Souza avoids the head kick by Master.
De Souza moves out of range as Master strikes.
De Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Master blocks the leg kick.
Good exchange - De Souza coming out on top.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza tries to land a front kick but Master steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Master lands a head shot.
Master works the jab nicely.
De Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Master thows a leg kick but De Souza checks it
and De Souza counters with an outside leg kick.
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Master throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Master scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries to work over Master's front leg with a kick but Master checks it.
De Souza tries to work over Master's front leg with a kick but Master checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as De Souza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Master misses with a low kick as De Souza jumps back.
Master misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from De Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Souza throws a low kick but Master avoids it.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Master on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Master fails with an attempt to clinch.
Master motions for De Souza to come forward. Master throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master misses with a body kick.
And De Souza responds with a good body kick, but Master manages to step out the way in time.
De Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Master's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
De Souza tries to land a leg kick but Master saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Master lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Master throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza tries to land a leg kick but Master saw it coming and moves away.
De Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Master checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Master turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Master throws a quick inside leg kick.
Master moves out of range of the body kick.
De Souza looks to land a body kick but Master moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza throws a body kick that misses.
Master fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Master sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Master fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Master avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master is looking to clinch but De Souza is avoiding it.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Master's leg but Master calmly moves out of range.
Master displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
De Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Master, as that shot connected.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big left from De Souza misses.
Master thinks about countering with a head kick.
Master checks a leg kick.
De Souza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Souza misses with a looping right.
Master looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Master clinches up against the cage.
Master blocks a body shot from De Souza.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza blocking some punches.
Master fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Master blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza tries to circle away but Master has him pinned against the cage.
De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Souza lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza is trying to break the clinch but Master has him pressed against the cage.
Master misses with a punch on the inside.
Master is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Master lands a shot to the body.
De Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Souza tries to work over Master's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Souza is trying to break free.
Master blocks an uppercut.
De Souza blocking some punches.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master is trying to maintain a safe position but De Souza gets an underhook and turns Master into the cage.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
De Souza is trying to force a seperation but Master has the dominant position.
De Souza scores with a shot to the side of Master's head.
Master is rocked!
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Oh Master is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Master has De Souza pushed against the cage.
Master seems to have got his legs back now.
Master blocking some punches.
De Souza lands a left hand.
A short right from De Souza on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandro De Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza is the new lightweight champion!
Alexsandro De Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The Master spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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