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MFN 176: Big Time PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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155 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Dilli.
Benton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benton scores with a jab.
A big right from Dilli misses.
Benton moves out of range as Dilli strikes.
Dilli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dilli misses with a straight right.
Benton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dilli throws a combination that misses
and Benton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Benton trying to mount his opponent but Dilli defends it.
Dilli is looking to improve his position.
Dilli is still trying to improve position.
Dilli trying to control here.
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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benton connects with a nice short shot to Dilli's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli is staying active underneath Benton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dilli trying to control but Benton postures up.
Dilli is staying active underneath Benton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dilli has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dilli pushes Benton off and gets back to his feet.
Dilli takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch but Dilli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dilli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benton scores with a hook to the body. Dilli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilli was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton.
Dilli misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Dilli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries to clinch but Dilli moves out of range.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dilli manages to avoid it.
Benton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dilli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benton trying to control the action but Dilli is working from the bottom.
Benton throws a strike aimed at the side of Dilli's head but Dilli avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton is staying tight to Dilli's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Benton wants to control but Dilli is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Benton controlling the position from side mount.
Dilli struggling a bit here.
Benton slows the pace down.
Dilli is looking to reverse the position.
Dilli is trying to control Benton's posture but Benton avoids it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Benton happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Benton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Benton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dilli keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dilli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dilli is trying to improve his position.
Benton tries to score with some ground and pound. Dilli controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dilli tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Benton easily slips into full mount!
Benton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dilli is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Benton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dilli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dilli scores with a body shot.
Benton misses with an uppercut
and Dilli counters with a nice body shot.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Dilli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilli lands a lovely overhand right.
Benton misses with a looping left.
Dilli throws a right and a left that Benton avoids nicely.
Dilli missing with a left hand there. Benton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton feinted with a counter takedown.
Dilli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benton counters with a right hand to the body.
Dilli throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Dilli misses.
Dilli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dilli momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Dilli.
Benton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dilli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dilli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dilli throws a hook to the side of Benton's head but Benton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benton throws out a loose jab but Dilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilli.
Dilli throws a lazy uppercut
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilli throws an off balance right hand
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Benton misses.
Dilli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bernard Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Benton.
Dilli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton walks into a stiff left hand from Dilli.
Bernard Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton ducks right into an uppercut from Dilli.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilli throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
Benton throws a good cross that connects.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilli can do to turn this around?
Dilli moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benton moves away.
Dilli throws an overhand right that lands on Benton's shoulder, as Benton tries to avoid the shot.
Dilli throws a right hand that Benton ducks under and follows up with a left that Benton also avoids with ease.
Benton feinted with a counter takedown.
Dilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benton moves away.
Dilli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dilli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benton somewhat.
Benton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Benton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dilli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benton is working away from the top position though.
Dilli is trying to control but Benton manages to pass to mount!
Dilli is bucking up trying to escape but Benton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton is landing with some decent strikes but Dilli is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dilli is looking to improve his position but Benton isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli keeps trying to improve his position.
Benton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dilli tries to hold on but Benton pushes him away.
Benton looking to control but Dilli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Benton avoids the attempt from Dilli to control.
Benton prevents Dilli from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Benton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Benton wants to clinch.
Dilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Dilli looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely.
Benton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dilli.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Dilli's head but Dilli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilli digs a good hook to Benton's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benton.
Dilli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benton throws a combination that misses
and Dilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilli throws a looping overhand right but Benton ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli connects with a looping right hand.
Dilli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benton tries a head kick but it misses.
Dilli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benton.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton misses with a takedown
and Dilli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benton thinking.
Benton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dilli looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Benton has Dilli up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dilli lands a left hand.
Temel Dilli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Dilli is working Benton over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilli.
Benton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benton lands with a left to the head.
Benton misses with the head strike.
Dilli working aggressively here.
Dilli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dilli! But no joy.
Benton throws the left hand but Dilli avoids the punch easily.
Benton is looking to clinch but Dilli is avoiding it.
Benton connects with a single shot there.
Benton scores with the left hand. Dilli knows he should have avoided that one.
Benton connects with a high kick.
Benton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton moves in looking to clinch but Dilli pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dilli throws a right hand that Benton ducks under and follows up with a left that Benton also avoids with ease.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilli misses with a looping right.
Benton is looking to counter punch.
Benton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dilli takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
Dilli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilli throws out a loose jab but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benton walks into a jab.
Dilli misses with a left hand
and Benton counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Benton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dilli doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton tries to clinch but Dilli moves out of range.
Temel Dilli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dilli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dilli.
Benton blocks a jab.
Benton gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Benton fails to land.
Benton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilli backwards.
Benton blocking some punches.
Dilli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bentons head.
A shot in the inside from Benton.
Dilli working aggressively here.
Benton lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilli blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dilli fails to land.
Benton can't find room to land a body shot as Dilli controls the action.
A short right from Benton on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Temel Dilli.
I think Benton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Benton!
During a confident post fight interview, Bernard Benton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Blind Eye Halo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dux's choice of entrance music: Bloodsport - Fight to Survive. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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146 lbs
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33
145 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Peterson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux wants to slow Peterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Peterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Dux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Dux misses with a body kick.
Peterson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dux.
Peterson walks into a stiff left hand from Dux.
Dux throws out a leg kick but Peterson moves out of range and Dux only half commits.
Peterson throwing a counter right hand but Dux manages to avoid it.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Dux sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Dux's body.
Peterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dux. That did some damage!
We've been hearing reports that Peterson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dux lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dux wants to get back to striking at distance but Peterson won't allow it.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peterson 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 Dux has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dux and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck for Dux with that takedown attempt.
Peterson jabs Dux right on the nose. Dux blinks but takes it well.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dux looks to land a combination. Peterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson punishes Dux's body with a nice straight punch.
Peterson lands a jab to Dux's midsection.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dux somewhat.
Nikolai Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Dux slips a jab from Peterson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dux.
Dux tries to score with a low kick but Peterson moves his leg out of the way.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Dux avoids it well and moves away.
Dux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peterson .
Dux moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Dux thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Dux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Peterson lands a jab to Dux's midsection.
We've been informed that Dux has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Peterson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Dux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dux throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson misses with a leg kick.
Peterson is looking to wear down Dux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A leg kick checked by Peterson .
Peterson tries to counter by clinching up but Dux breaks away and moves out of range.
Dux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Peterson wants to slow Dux down by chopping away at his legs.
Dux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peterson moves out of range as Dux throws a body kick.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dux gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peterson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dux is looking to sweep but instead, Peterson has passed into half guard.
Peterson wants to pass to mount but Dux is defending the position.
Dux actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dux keeps working.
Dux has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peterson is working away from the top position though.
Peterson is looking for a kimura but Dux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peterson to get the leverage.
Dux is trying to get back to full guard.
Dux wants to control the action here but instead Peterson manages to pass to full mount!
Peterson wants to finish this one by submission but Dux is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Peterson .
Dux tries to lock up and control but Peterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peterson wants to control the pace but Dux is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Peterson .
Dux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dux throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Dux lands a head kick!
Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Dux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peterson 's calf.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dux.
Peterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dux off the cage and back into range.
Peterson jabs Dux right on the nose. Dux blinks but takes it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dux, as that shot connected.
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!
Dux motions for Peterson to come forward. Dux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Peterson .
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dux.
Peterson backing away here, and Dux unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nikolai Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Dux lands but Peterson takes it in his stride.
Dux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dux throws a big shot that misses.
Dux needs to keep his hands up - Peterson had a free shot at his head there.
Peterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dux shoots in looking for a takedown but Peterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Peterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dux somewhat.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Peterson misses with a low kick as Dux jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson . That's going to slow Dux down.
Peterson connects with a leg kick. Dux looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Peterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson .
Dux on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Dux avoids it well and moves away.
Dux swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson attempts a counter takedown but Dux avoids it well and moves away.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peterson 's waist but Peterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dux off to one side.
Nikolai Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Peterson throws a leg kick which misses Dux's front leg but catches the back leg as Dux tries to avoid it.
Dux misses with a head kick.
As Dux backs away, Peterson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good exchange - Dux coming out on top.
Peterson misses the jab.
Dux unleashes a big counter combination but Peterson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dux misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Dux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peterson throws a hook but Dux blocks it.
Dux is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dux can do to turn this around?
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Dux dives in for a single leg takedown but Peterson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dux shoots for a takedown but Peterson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Dux avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson staying out of range there.
Dux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peterson lands a jab.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Dux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dux.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Peterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peterson staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson . Dux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dux wants to slow Peterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Peterson throws a right hand that Dux ducks under and follows up with a left that Dux also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Dux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dux.
Peterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Dux responds with a good body kick, but Peterson manages to step out the way in time.
Dux throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Dux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Peterson tenderised Dux's leg. Dux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson jabs Dux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dux throws a front kick aimed at Peterson 's knee but Peterson avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Peterson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Peterson has Dux up against the cage in a clinch.
Dux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Dux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dux slips under a jab from Peterson .
Peterson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dux gets back to half guard.
Peterson trying to control from half guard but Dux is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dux tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Peterson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson wants to finish this one by submission but Dux is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Peterson .
Peterson wants to take his opponent's back but Dux doesn't allow it.
Peterson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nikolai Peterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peterson controlling from the full mount.
Dux tries to hold on but Peterson postures up.
Peterson controlling the position easily from mount.
Dux tries to hold on but Peterson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux is working to get back to half guard.
Peterson controlling the pace for now.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dux is trying desperately to improve position.
Peterson content just to control the position here.
Dux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Peterson controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux wants to control but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dux tries to reverse the position but Peterson maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson controlling the position easily from mount.
Dux can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peterson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Peterson !
After the fight, Nikolai Peterson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 7B - Young Winds. 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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27
140 lbs
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27
144 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grecko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grecko blocks a jab.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grecko tests Tutov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tutov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Grecko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tutov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tutov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tutov motions for Grecko to come forward. Tutov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grecko tries to work over Tutov's front leg with a kick but Tutov checks it.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grecko is looking to land body kicks.
Tutov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grecko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Charles Martel School of Greatness in the buildup to the fight.
Tutov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tutov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grecko's head.
Grecko gets caught flat footed, as Tutov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Grecko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tutov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tutov preventing the sweep.
Tutov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tutov is fighting to break Grecko's control of his arms but Grecko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grecko 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.
Grecko is working hard here to advance position.
Grecko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tutov trying to control but Grecko postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tutov wants to get back to full guard.
Grecko thows a huge punch but Tutov dodges it nicely.
Tutov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grecko is working away from the top position though.
Tutov controlling the position well.
Tutov wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grecko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grecko's back!
Grecko trying to control the action but Tutov just sinks the hooks in.
Tutov doesn't have the hooks in and Grecko manages to turn into his guard.
Grecko throws a strike but Tutov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tutov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grecko is trying to control the position but Tutov postures up.
Tutov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tutov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tutov throws a big right hand that misses.
Tutov throws a big elbow that misses.
Tutov trying to control but Grecko is working from the bottom.
Grecko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov tries to get to full guard but Grecko has control of the leg.
Grecko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tutov's head.
Tutov gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grecko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grecko postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grecko wants to control from the top but Tutov keeps moving.
Grecko won't allow Tutov to sweep him here.
Tutov keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.
Tutov has Grecko pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tutov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grecko misses the jab.
Tutov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grecko avoids the body shot from Tutov.
Tutov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grecko as he jumps to the side.
Tutov lands a jab to Grecko's midsection.
Tutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grecko.
Tutov throws a right hand that misses
and Grecko counters with a straight right hand.
Grecko ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses
and Grecko counters with a single leg into guard. Tutov didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grecko throws a big right hand that misses.
Grecko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tutov keeping full guard, as Grecko tries to pass.
Grecko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko throws a big elbow that misses.
Tutov is looking for a triangle but Grecko pushes his legs off easily.
Tutov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grecko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tutov is trying to keep Grecko in close.
Grecko wants to control from the top but Tutov keeps moving.
Tutov trying to control the position here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grecko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grecko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grecko wants to control from the top but Tutov keeps moving.
Tutov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tutov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grecko is one step ahead there.
Tutov looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grecko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tony Grecko is winning the standup battle so far.
Tutov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grecko misses with a wild body shot.
Tutov with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tutov dips to his left and cracks Grecko with an uppercut!
Tutov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grecko throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grecko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tutov will feel that in the morning.
Grecko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grecko wants to clinch up but Tutov keeps it at a distance.
Grecko blocks a leg kick.
Grecko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tutov misses with a wild combination.
Grecko jabs Tutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tutov looks to land a left hand but Grecko moved out of range nicely.
Tutov scores with a head kick. Grecko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko throws a shot from downtown. Tutov moves away and avoids it.
Grecko moves out of range of the strikes.
Tutov throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov throws a series of punches but Grecko moves out of range.
Tutov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grecko.
Tutov checks a leg kick.
Tutov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tutov throws a low kick but Grecko avoids it.
Grecko throws a chopping leg kick but Tutov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tutov misses with a body shot.
Grecko avoids the head kick by Tutov.
Tutov misses with a series of wild punches.
Grecko cracks the inside of Tutov's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Grecko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tutov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grecko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grecko darts in looking for a takedown but Tutov gets double underhooks and turns Grecko into the cage.
Grecko jabs at Tutov's body.
Grecko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grecko feints and as Tutov raises his hands in defense, Grecko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grecko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tutov looking for a guillotine here but Grecko defends easily.
Grecko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grecko trying to control but Tutov is working from the bottom.
Grecko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grecko working the body and head with strikes.
Tutov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grecko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tutov can't do much from the bottom here.
Grecko lands an elbow.
Tutov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grecko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov wants to control but Grecko postures up.
Tutov is looking for a sweep.
Tutov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grecko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tutov is trying to maintain the position but Grecko is very close to passing his half guard.
Tutov wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Grecko.
Grecko is looking to take a break and control but Tutov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grecko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tutov working a defensive guard here.
Grecko stands up over Tutov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tutov looking to control but Grecko passes into half guard.
Tutov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grecko.
Grecko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grecko connects with a nice short shot to Tutov's temple.
Grecko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tutov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tutov wants to sweep but no luck.
Grecko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tutov's head.
Grecko postures up and lands a big shot to Tutov's brow.
Tutov trying to keep a closed guard but Grecko is proving a slippery customer.
Grecko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tutov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tutov striking off his back but it's not causing Grecko any problems.
Grecko wants to control from the top but Tutov keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grecko 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against . Hermansson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein - Ich Will! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
158 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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158 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Olov Hermansson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hermansson.
Hermansson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haigh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hermansson is in Haigh's guard.
Hermansson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Facebreaker Academy - Striking. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hermansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hermansson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hermansson is in close to Haigh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hermansson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hermansson with a nice head shot there.
Hermansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Haigh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haigh trying to control the position.
Hermansson is fighting to break Haigh's control of his arms but Haigh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermansson trying to control but Haigh is working from the bottom.
Hermansson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh is trying to keep Hermansson in close.
Hermansson stopping the sweep attempt from Haigh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haigh is trying to control the position but Hermansson postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Haigh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermansson. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Haigh misses its intended target.
Haigh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hermansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haigh checks a leg kick.
Haigh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hermansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hermansson throws a series of punches but Haigh moves out of range.
Hermansson throws a combination. Haigh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hermansson throws a right and a left that Haigh avoids nicely.
Haigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermansson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson throws a right and a left that Haigh avoids nicely.
Hermansson tries to move into range but Haigh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haigh throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hermansson throws a hook but Haigh avoids it easily.
Crunch! Haigh slams his shin into Hermansson's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haigh.
Haigh throws out a leg kick but Hermansson moves out of range and Haigh only half commits.
Hermansson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haigh defends it well.
Hermansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hermansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haigh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hermansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Haigh's head.
Hermansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Haigh misses.
Hermansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haigh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haigh is looking for a counter combo.
Hermansson looks to throw the jab but Haigh is out of range.
Haigh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haigh shoots in looking for a takedown but Hermansson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haigh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haigh throws a hook to the side of Hermansson's head but Hermansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haigh stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hermansson.
Haigh misses with a straight right.
Hermansson throws a right and a left that Haigh avoids nicely.
Haigh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haigh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hermansson sprawls and moves away.
Hermansson misses with a right hand
and Haigh counters with a head kick. That will keep Hermansson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hermansson scores with the left hand. Haigh knows he should have avoided that one.
Haigh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Hermansson blocks the low kick.
Hermansson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Haigh!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh tries to bench press Hermansson off him but Hermansson keeps the position.
Hermansson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hermansson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Hermansson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Haigh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hermansson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haigh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
I wouldn't like to be where Haigh is right now.
Hermansson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haigh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Haigh is just content to waste time from the top position. Hermansson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Haigh wants to control from the top but Hermansson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Olov Hermansson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hermansson lands with an overhand left.
Hermansson throws a series of punches but Haigh avoids them all with ease.
Haigh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hermansson just manages to avoid it.
Jan Olov Hermansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haigh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hermansson moves in looking to clinch but Haigh pushes him off.
Haigh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hermansson looks to land a left hand but Haigh moved out of range nicely.
Haigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hermansson blocks a jab.
Hermansson lands with an overhand left.
Jan Olov Hermansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haigh connects with a right hand. Hermansson shakes it off.
Hermansson misses with the combination.
It looked like Haigh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hermansson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haigh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hermansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haigh finds it's way round the side to connect with Hermansson's head.
Hermansson is looking to clinch.
Hermansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Haigh misses with a looping right.
Haigh throws a hook to the side of Hermansson's head but Hermansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hermansson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haigh defends it well.
Jan Olov Hermansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haigh looks to land a right hand but Hermansson moved out of range.
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!
Haigh takes a swing at Hermansson's ribcage but misses.
Hermansson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haigh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haigh tries to keep at a distance but Hermansson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hermansson stops a takedown attempt from Haigh.
Hermansson can't find room to land a body shot as Haigh controls the action.
Hermansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haigh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hermansson.
Haigh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hermansson prevents the takedown attempt.
Haigh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hermansson up against the cage.
Haigh gets underhooks to prevent Hermansson's takedown attempt.
Hermansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haigh tries to work over Hermansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Hermansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hermansson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haigh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermansson.
Hermansson works on Haigh's body with a couple of short punches.
Haigh can't find room to land a body shot as Hermansson controls the action.
Hermansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haigh lands with a right to the head.
Haigh struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermansson controls his hands.
Hermansson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haigh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Haigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Olov Hermansson.
A nice left hand lands by Hermansson.
Hermansson keeps control of Haigh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haigh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hermansson backwards.
Haigh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hermansson backwards.
Jan Olov Hermansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hermansson misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Haigh.
Hermansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haigh scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh tries a body shot but Hermansson blocks it.
Haigh misses with the head strike.
Hermansson can't find room to land a body shot as Haigh controls the action.
Haigh misses with a punch to the body.
Haigh has clasped his hands together around Hermansson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Haigh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hermansson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hermansson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haigh pulls his head out easily.
Haigh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hermansson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh trying to control but Hermansson is having none of it.
Haigh wants to take Hermansson's back but he can't do it this time.
Haigh jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hermansson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hermansson and Haigh has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hermansson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Haigh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Haigh throws out a loose jab but Hermansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haigh scores with a nice right hand.
Hermansson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hermansson wants to pass to mount but Haigh is defending the position.
Hermansson wants to take a breather but Haigh is having none of it.
Hermansson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haigh is positioning himself well to prevent Hermansson advancing to mount.
Hermansson wants to work for an arm triangle but Haigh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jan Olov Hermansson has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haigh tries to roll over but Hermansson keeps him under control.
Hermansson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermansson trying to mount his opponent but Haigh defends it.
Haigh trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hermansson manages to pass to mount!
Hermansson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Haigh?
Haigh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hermansson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hermansson wants to advance to full mount but Haigh doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Haigh 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.
Hermansson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hermansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hermansson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haigh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hermansson, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hermansson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haigh defending well though.
Haigh wants to control but Hermansson is keeping busy.
Hermansson slips a nice elbow through Haigh's hands, connecting with Haigh's forehead.
Hermansson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haigh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hermansson.
Hermansson wants to control but Haigh is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haigh taking some punishment here, with Hermansson in his half guard.
Haigh tries to get to full guard but Hermansson has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hermansson connects with a nice short shot to Haigh's temple.
Hermansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hermansson is thwarting Haigh's attempts to control the position.
Haigh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hermansson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haigh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haigh pulls Hermansson in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermansson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haigh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hermansson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hermansson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haigh's head.
Hermansson throwing strikes from guard but Haigh blocks nicely.
Haigh has his hands on Hermansson's head, controlling the position.
Hermansson is working Haigh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermansson stopping the sweep attempt from Haigh.
Hermansson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Olov Hermansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hermansson 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Olov Hermansson!
After the fight, Jan Olov Hermansson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, John Haigh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maybe it is time for me to make the move to another weight class.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Damione Deathclaw has a takedown stuffed.
Damione Deathclaw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ring counters by moving into the clinch.
Ring is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Ring has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ring breaks the clinch.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ring looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ring throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Damione Deathclaw throws out a loose jab but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damione Deathclaw looks for a takedown but Ring sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ring tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Damione Deathclaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ring moves away from the strike by Damione Deathclaw.
Ring tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ring lands with a good body shot.
Ring connects with a body shot.
Ring leaves Damione Deathclaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Ring leaves Damione Deathclaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ring.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a body shot.
Ring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damione Deathclaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ring follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ring lands with a hook. Damione Deathclaw tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jeremy Ring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damione Deathclaw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Damione Deathclaw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damione Deathclaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ring was well out of range. Poor timing from Damione Deathclaw.
Ring moves into the clinch.
Damione Deathclaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ring scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damione Deathclaw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ring gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damione Deathclaw tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ring smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a looping left.
Ring moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Damione Deathclaw throws an overhand right that lands on Ring's shoulder, as Ring tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Ring misses.
Damione Deathclaw throws a body punch but Ring moves out of range.
Ring wants to counter with a clinch but Damione Deathclaw pushes him away.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a body shot.
Ring throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Damione Deathclaw's head.
Ring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damione Deathclaw appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ring throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Damione Deathclaw is breathing heavily.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ring has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ring is pushing Damione Deathclaw up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Damione Deathclaw dodges an elbow strike from Ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw tries to pull guard but Ring won't allow it.
Ring landing knees to the head.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ring displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damione Deathclaw up against the cage.
Ring gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut is getting worse.
Damione Deathclaw looking to slow down the pace here.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to pull guard but Ring has him pressed against the cage.
Damione Deathclaw tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ring smiles and moves away.
Damione Deathclaw misses the shot to the body.
Damione Deathclaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ring lands a big head kick that sends Damione Deathclaw tumbling to the mat! Ring takes a step backwards and waves Damione Deathclaw back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Damione Deathclaw is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ring feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Damione Deathclaw collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Ring!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Ring 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yo Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Bellamy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Adrian.
We've been told by Adrian's head coaches at Circle of Bosses Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Bellamy. Those never looked like landing.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Bellamy circles away and keeps his distance.
Adrian darts in and clinches Bellamy up against the cage.
Adrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Bellamy avoids the damage to the body.
Adrian takes an elbow to the temple.
Bellamy is stalling here.
Adrian taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bellamy obliges.
Adrian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Bellamy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellamy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adrian.
Bellamy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adrian lands a right hand.
Adrian is trying to maintain a safe position but Bellamy gets an underhook and turns Adrian into the cage.
Adrian lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adrian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bellamy is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellamy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bellamy wants to break free but Adrian has control.
Bellamy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adrian tries to work over Bellamy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adrian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bellamy backwards.
Adrian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bellamy struggles to land a body shot inside as Adrian controls his hands.
Adrian trying to control the position but instead, Bellamy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adrian into the cage.
Bellamy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adrian is looking to clinch but Bellamy is avoiding it.
Bellamy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adrian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bellamy throws a wild body kick that Adrian sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy misses with a double jab.
Bellamy keeps the fight on the outside.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Bellamy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adrian avoids the head kick by Bellamy.
Yo Adrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Bellamy circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Bellamy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellamy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adrian throws a combination that misses
and Bellamy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bellamy throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bellamy.
Bellamy misses with a punch on the inside.
Adrian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adrian obliges.
Bellamy looks winded!
Adrian slows down the pace here.
Adrian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellamy's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian looking to stall.
Bellamy blocks a body shot from Adrian.
Bellamy crunches a lovely knee into Adrian's ribcage.
Adrian stalling in the clinch.
Adrian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Adrian for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Adrian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adrian blocks an elbow strike from Bellamy.
Adrian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellamy lands with a short shot to the head.
Bellamy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adrian is leaning against Bellamy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellamy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adrian throws a right hand that Bellamy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bellamy also avoids with ease.
A jab from Bellamy misses.
Bellamy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellamy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adrian moves to clinch but Bellamy breaks away
and Bellamy counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bellamy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellamy circles away.
Adrian moves to clinch but Bellamy breaks away
and Bellamy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellamy keeps the fight on the outside.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bellamy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bellamy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Bellamy tries a quick counter leg kick but Adrian is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Bellamy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bellamy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bellamy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adrian.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Adrian blocks a head kick by Bellamy.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Bellamy pushes him off.
Bellamy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bellamy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adrian was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellamy.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Bellamy circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellamy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bellamy throws a counter combo.
Yo Adrian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellamy. Adrian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellamy keeps the fight on the outside.
Adrian tries to clinch up.
Adrian slips a jab from Bellamy.
Adrian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adrian tries to clinch up.
Bellamy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bellamy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adrian clinches with his opponent.
Adrian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bellamy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adrian tries to stall but Bellamy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bellamy trying to land knees to the body.
Bellamy crunches a lovely knee into Adrian's ribcage.
Bellamy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bellamy throws an elbow but misses.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Bellamy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adrian up against the cage.
Adrian tries to throw a body punch but Bellamy avoids it by throwing Adrian back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adrian misses with the head strike.
Bellamy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bellamy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adrian trying to stall but Bellamy improves his position.
Bellamy misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellamy.
Bellamy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bellamy digs a right hand underneath Adrian's ribcage. Adrian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bellamy lands an elbow inside that Adrian shrugs off.
Samuel Bellamy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bellamy.
Adrian avoiding damage as Bellamy throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bellamy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adrian throws an elbow but it misses.
Adrian trying to land knees to the body.
Bellamy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Bellamy.
Adrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellamy circles away.
Bellamy cracks Adrian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adrian throws a chopping leg kick but Bellamy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adrian moves to clinch but Bellamy breaks away
and Bellamy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adrian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adrian throws the left hand but Bellamy avoids the punch easily.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Bellamy circles away.
Adrian moves in looking to clinch but Bellamy pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian moves to clinch but Bellamy breaks away
and Bellamy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellamy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bellamy throws a sloppy head kick and Adrian moves out of range easily.
Bellamy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellamy clinches up with Adrian and pushes him back against the cage.
Adrian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bellamy breaks from the clinch.
Bellamy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed right hand from Bellamy misses the target.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bellamy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bellamy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adrian is looking to clinch but Bellamy is avoiding it.
Bellamy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Bellamy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bellamy scores with a jab to the head.
Samuel Bellamy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adrian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bellamy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adrian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bellamy.
Adrian tries to clinch but Bellamy is having none of it.
Adrian doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellamy circles away.
Bellamy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bellamy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bellamy connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Adrian covering up! Bellamy comes in with a big uppercut and Adrian goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samuel Bellamy!
A victorious Samuel Bellamy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Maczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maczynsky comes to the cage accompanied by Hymn. Quaid has chosen Total Recall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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232 lbs
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260 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Maczynsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maczynsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quaid's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maczynsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quaid in his tracks.
Quaid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maczynsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maczynsky throws a body kick that misses.
Maczynsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maczynsky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maczynsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quaid's calf.
A head kick from Maczynsky lands but Quaid takes it in his stride.
Quaid takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maczynsky jabs Quaid right on the nose. Quaid blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maczynsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Quaid.
Maczynsky slips a straight right by Quaid.
Quaid blocks a head kick by Maczynsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky feints and then cracks Quaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quaid down.
Maczynsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quaid misses with an uppercut. Maczynsky saw that one coming.
Maczynsky lands a nice looking body kick.
Quaid throws a hook to the side of Maczynsky's head but Maczynsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quaid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maczynsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maczynsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maczynsky misses with a leg kick
so Quaid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Quaid being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quaid stands and throws Maczynsky's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maczynsky is trying to get back to half guard.
Maczynsky dodges the ground and pound from Quaid.
Quaid in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maczynsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Quaid throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Quaid crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maczynsky keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maczynsky can't do much from the bottom here.
Quaid tries to advance to mount but Maczynsky denies him.
Quaid in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Quaid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maczynsky throws out the jab.
Quaid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maczynsky misses with a leg kick
and Quaid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky throws a low kick, looking for Quaid's leg but Quaid calmly moves out of range.
Maczynsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quaid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maczynsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quaid somewhat.
Mike Maczynsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maczynsky tries a low kick but Quaid avoids it.
Quaid wants to counter with a clinch but Maczynsky pushes him away.
Maczynsky cracks the inside of Quaid's front leg.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick as Quaid jumps back.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maczynsky misses with a left hand
and Quaid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quaid.
Quaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maczynsky keeping full guard, as Quaid tries to pass.
Quaid advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Maczynsky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maczynsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quaid. That did some damage!
Good work by Quaid as he checks the leg kick.
Quaid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maczynsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quaid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quaid misses with a hook.
Maczynsky misses with a head kick.
Quaid throws out a counter right but Maczynsky avoids it with no problem.
It looks like Maczynsky has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mike Maczynsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maczynsky lands an overhand right.
Maczynsky wants to land a leg kick but Quaid is out of range.
Maczynsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quaid can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maczynsky moves out of range as Quaid strikes.
Maczynsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Maczynsky.
Mike Maczynsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Quaid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maczynsky pushes Quaid away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky scores with a hook to the body. Quaid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maczynsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Maczynsky is just out of range.
Maczynsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maczynsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maczynsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quaid checks a leg kick nicely.
Quaid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quaid tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maczynsky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quaid's head.
Quaid checks a leg kick.
Maczynsky takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maczynsky.
Maczynsky tried to score with a low kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid lands with an uppercut that bounces Maczynsky off the cage and back into range.
Quaid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid punishes Maczynsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Quaid fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maczynsky sprawls well initially but Quaid persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maczynsky manages to get to full guard.
Maczynsky has his hands on Quaid's head, controlling the position.
Quaid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quaid makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quaid looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quaid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Douglas Quaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quaid won't allow Maczynsky to sweep him here.
Maczynsky controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maczynsky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Quaid walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maczynsky.
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Maczynsky is out of range.
Maczynsky scores with a head kick.
Quaid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quaid lands a jab to the head.
Maczynsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maczynsky throws a lazy head kick
and Quaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maczynsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maczynsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid slips under a jab from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky throws a looping overhand right but Quaid ducks down to avoid it.
Maczynsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maczynsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maczynsky throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky sets himself, and Quaid steps forward looking for the clinch! Maczynsky avoids it this time.
A big left from Quaid misses.
Quaid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maczynsky's hands.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick.
Maczynsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Maczynsky is out of range.
Maczynsky throws a jab when Quaid was well out of range.
Quaid lands a body shot.
Quaid avoids the head kick by Maczynsky.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quaid! But no joy.
Quaid pushes Maczynsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Maczynsky can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Maczynsky will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Quaid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quaid checks the leg kick.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick but Quaid moved away.
Quaid with the counter takedown but Maczynsky avoids it easily.
Quaid misses with a hook. Maczynsky ducked under it nicely.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick but Quaid moved away.
Maczynsky misses with a low kick.
Maczynsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Quaid changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maczynsky clobbers Quaid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quaid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quaid lands a jab.
Maczynsky throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maczynsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quaid.
A low kick from Maczynsky misses
and Quaid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quaid digs a good hook to Maczynsky's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maczynsky moves away from the strike by Quaid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Quaid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Quaid instigates a clinch.
Maczynsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maczynsky blocks a body shot from Quaid.
Quaid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maczynsky tries to break the clinch but Quaid is controlling the position.
Quaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Maczynsky controls his hands.
Maczynsky tries to break the clinch but Quaid is controlling the position.
Quaid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quaid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maczynskys head.
Quaid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maczynsky backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quaid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Douglas Quaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maczynsky's elbow.
Quaid can't find room to land a body shot as Maczynsky controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Quaid can't find room to land a body shot as Maczynsky controls the action.
Maczynsky has had enough of the clinch but Quaid keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Quaid.
Quaid cracks Maczynsky with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Quaid.
Maczynsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Quaid won't allow it.
Quaid unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Maczynsky! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Quaid is unloading with more strikes now! Maczynsky drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
Post fight, Douglas Quaid stared into the camera and said 'Ho ho ho! Some Christmas whooping!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die by the drop. Doofenshmirtz has chosen Feuer Frei -by- Rammstein as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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278 lbs
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231 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doofenshmirtz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doofenshmirtz's head backwards.
It looks like Heinz Doofenshmirtz has been cut.
Burns throws the left hand but Doofenshmirtz avoids the punch easily.
Burns backing away here, and Doofenshmirtz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Doofenshmirtz is looking to land body kicks.
Doofenshmirtz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns momentarily.
Doofenshmirtz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Doofenshmirtz ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doofenshmirtz digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burns!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a looping left.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doofenshmirtz moves away.
Burns tries to clinch but Doofenshmirtz is having none of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Doofenshmirtz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns lands a nice looking body kick.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a head kick.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Doofenshmirtz scores with a four punch combination!
Doofenshmirtz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Doofenshmirtz - the referee stops the clock and Burns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Doofenshmirtz. Burns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Doofenshmirtz throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doofenshmirtz moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doofenshmirtz throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz slips a jab from Burns.
Burns looks for the body kick but Doofenshmirtz saw that one coming.
Burns moves in looking to clinch but Doofenshmirtz pushes him off.
Doofenshmirtz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doofenshmirtz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Doofenshmirtz keeps Burns at a distance using the push kick.
Doofenshmirtz slips a jab from Burns.
As Burns backs off Doofenshmirtz throws a huge counter combo but Burns manages to avoid it all.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doofenshmirtz.
A bone on bone clash there as Doofenshmirtz blocks the leg kick.
Burns throws a leg kick but Doofenshmirtz moved away.
Doofenshmirtz throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Doofenshmirtz moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Doofenshmirtz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Doofenshmirtz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Burns.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Doofenshmirtz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doofenshmirtz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doofenshmirtz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice leg kick lands there from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Doofenshmirtz seems unphased.
Doofenshmirtz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Doofenshmirtz just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a head kick.
That kick from Doofenshmirtz tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns throws a lazy uppercut
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a thumping low kick.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doofenshmirtz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Doofenshmirtz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doofenshmirtz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Doofenshmirtz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doofenshmirtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doofenshmirtz manages to avoid it.
Doofenshmirtz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burns moves out of range as Doofenshmirtz throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinz Doofenshmirtz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Doofenshmirtz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doofenshmirtz tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doofenshmirtz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns is looking to counter the offense by Doofenshmirtz and move into the clinch.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Doofenshmirtz lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns lands a nice hook to Doofenshmirtz's body. Doofenshmirtz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Doofenshmirtz.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doofenshmirtz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Doofenshmirtz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns throws a body punch but Doofenshmirtz moves out of range.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns slips a straight right by Doofenshmirtz.
Burns lands with a slapping head kick.
Burns avoids the body shot from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doofenshmirtz.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doofenshmirtz on the side of the head.
Doofenshmirtz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Doofenshmirtz moved out of range nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Doofenshmirtz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Burns has managed to clinch.
Doofenshmirtz can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Doofenshmirtz.
Nice elbow from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns blocks an elbow strike from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz missing with knees to the body.
Burns misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doofenshmirtz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doofenshmirtz throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doofenshmirtz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doofenshmirtz clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice cross by Burns.
Burns jabs Doofenshmirtz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doofenshmirtz, right into the meat.
Doofenshmirtz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doofenshmirtz moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Doofenshmirtz counters with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Burns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz moves out of range of the body kick.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a nice strike.
Burns tries to clinch up but Doofenshmirtz circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Burns tries to score with a low kick but Doofenshmirtz moves his leg out of the way.
Doofenshmirtz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Burns jabs Doofenshmirtz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doofenshmirtz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doofenshmirtz lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
Burns misses with a hook
and Doofenshmirtz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doofenshmirtz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Doofenshmirtz misses.
Doofenshmirtz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Doofenshmirtz in a clinch.
Doofenshmirtz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doofenshmirtz takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doofenshmirtz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Burns.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Burns.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doofenshmirtz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doofenshmirtz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doofenshmirtz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Doofenshmirtz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heinz Doofenshmirtz's cut.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doofenshmirtz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doofenshmirtz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Doofenshmirtz.
A head kick misses from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doofenshmirtz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doofenshmirtz staying out of range there.
Doofenshmirtz wants to counter the offense by Burns and move into the clinch position.
Doofenshmirtz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doofenshmirtz is out of range and Burns settles back down.
Burns wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doofenshmirtz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doofenshmirtz throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Burns was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch
enabling Doofenshmirtz to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns swings for the body but Doofenshmirtz moves out of range.
Burns checks a low kick from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns blocks the body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Burns feints and then cracks Doofenshmirtz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doofenshmirtz down.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Doofenshmirtz throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice looking body kick.
Doofenshmirtz misses the jab.
Burns is looking to land body kicks.
Doofenshmirtz circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doofenshmirtz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Doofenshmirtz tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doofenshmirtz thumps Burns with a low kick.
Burns swings widly with a right hand
and Doofenshmirtz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doofenshmirtz connects with the punch.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Doofenshmirtz moved away.
Doofenshmirtz is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
Doofenshmirtz throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doofenshmirtz checks a leg kick.
A big right from Doofenshmirtz misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz's corner calls for a 1-2. Doofenshmirtz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doofenshmirtz throws a front kick that sends Burns stumbling back into the cage.
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doofenshmirtz throws out the jab.
Burns looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Doofenshmirtz throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doofenshmirtz moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Doofenshmirtz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doofenshmirtz throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Jab by Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice shot that snaps Burns's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doofenshmirtz throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns avoiding damage as Doofenshmirtz throws knees to the body.
Doofenshmirtz avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
Burns lands an elbow just above Doofenshmirtz 's eye.
Doofenshmirtz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Doofenshmirtz.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burns takes an elbow to the temple.
Doofenshmirtz tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Doofenshmirtz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doofenshmirtz.
Burns managing to block the knees to the body from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doofenshmirtz's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinz Doofenshmirtz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinz Doofenshmirtz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doofenshmirtz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns throws a head kick that Doofenshmirtz semi-blocks.
That has opened up Heinz Doofenshmirtz's cut even more.
Burns will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good work by Burns as he checks the leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Doofenshmirtz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doofenshmirtz looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doofenshmirtz misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doofenshmirtz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Doofenshmirtz moves out of range easily.
Doofenshmirtz tries to counter with a clinch but Burns shakes him off and moves away.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Doofenshmirtz.
A slapping body kick lands there for Burns.
Doofenshmirtz is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Doofenshmirtz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doofenshmirtz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Doofenshmirtz moves out of range easily.
Doofenshmirtz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Doofenshmirtz avoids the body shot from Burns.
Doofenshmirtz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doofenshmirtz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doofenshmirtz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Doofenshmirtz is just out of range.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz misses with the combination.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Doofenshmirtz connects with a solid leg kick.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doofenshmirtz throws out a counter right but Burns avoids it with no problem.
Doofenshmirtz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burns.
Doofenshmirtz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doofenshmirtz staying out of range there.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doofenshmirtz.
Donk. Doofenshmirtz catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doofenshmirtz ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doofenshmirtz avoids a kick to the body.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Doofenshmirtz moves away and avoids it.
Doofenshmirtz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doofenshmirtz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Doofenshmirtz throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burns scores with a sloppy right hand. Doofenshmirtz should have avoided that one.
Doofenshmirtz ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns lands with an uppercut that bounces Doofenshmirtz off the cage and back into range.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doofenshmirtz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Doofenshmirtz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns connects with a right hand. Doofenshmirtz shakes it off.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Doofenshmirtz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burns staying out of range there.
Doofenshmirtz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doofenshmirtz moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns misses with a hook
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Burns finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doofenshmirtz throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Doofenshmirtz jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Heinz Doofenshmirtz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heinz Doofenshmirtz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slow jab from Doofenshmirtz misses its intended target.
Burns tries to clinch but Doofenshmirtz is having none of it.
Burns throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a left to the body.
Burns wants to clinch up but Doofenshmirtz keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Doofenshmirtz connects with a body shot.
Doofenshmirtz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doofenshmirtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doofenshmirtz scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doofenshmirtz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doofenshmirtz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doofenshmirtz has time to react.
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Doofenshmirtz moved out of range nicely.
Burns wants to clinch up but Doofenshmirtz keeps it at a distance.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doofenshmirtz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doofenshmirtz throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Doofenshmirtz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Burns moves to clinch but Doofenshmirtz breaks away
and Doofenshmirtz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doofenshmirtz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doofenshmirtz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Doofenshmirtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doofenshmirtz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burns lands an overhand right.
William Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doofenshmirtz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Doofenshmirtz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns doesn't seem phased though.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Doofenshmirtz responds with a good body kick, but Burns manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Doofenshmirtz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burns cracks Doofenshmirtz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Doofenshmirtz.
Nice shot lands for Doofenshmirtz.
Nice shot by Doofenshmirtz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Doofenshmirtz duly obliges.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Doofenshmirtz.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doofenshmirtz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Doofenshmirtz is trying to break the clinch but Burns is controlling him.
Doofenshmirtz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Burns in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doofenshmirtz lands a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Doofenshmirtz avoids the damage to the body.
Burns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doofenshmirtz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Doofenshmirtz throws an elbow that misses.
Doofenshmirtz lands with a light punch inside.
Doofenshmirtz lands an elbow inside.
Doofenshmirtz crunches a lovely knee into Burns's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doofenshmirtz scores a nice knee to the body.
Doofenshmirtz lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Doofenshmirtz.
Doofenshmirtz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doofenshmirtz jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doofenshmirtz thumps Burns with a low kick.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Doofenshmirtz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Doofenshmirtz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doofenshmirtz cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burns dodges the punch combination from Doofenshmirtz.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch but Doofenshmirtz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
Doofenshmirtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns misses with a kick to the body
and Doofenshmirtz counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doofenshmirtz 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 James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz is the new heavyweight champion!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 8$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth has chosen Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial as his entrance music. Ray Fayth is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayth throws a leg kick
and Dogu counters with a stiff right hand.
Dogu moves out of range as Fayth strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Dogu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dogu thuds a left hand into Fayth's body.
Fayth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fayth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fayth dives in and grabs Dogu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dogu pushes down on Fayth's head and hops out.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dogu sprawls well. Dogu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fayth gets slowly back to his feet.
Fayth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogu.
Fayth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dogu checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Fayth.
Fayth darts in looking for a takedown but Dogu gets double underhooks and turns Fayth into the cage.
Orkan Dogu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Fayth.
Dogu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fayth circles away.
Fayth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Fayth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fayth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fayth fails to land the takedown.
Fayth connects with a body shot that sends Dogu's belly button to the back.
Fayth throws a lazy body kick
and Dogu counters with a nice body shot.
Fayth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dogu moves forwards but Fayth connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fayth tries a head kick but it misses.
Dogu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fayth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dogu is out of range.
Fayth misses with a body punch
and Dogu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fayth gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayth is trying to control. Dogu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu wants to improve his position but Fayth is controlling well.
Dogu striking from the bottom.
Dogu wants to improve his position but Fayth is controlling well.
Fayth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dogu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fayth working over Dogu with some ground and pound. Dogu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fayth wants to control but Dogu is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fayth wants to take a breather but Dogu is having none of it.
Dogu wants to improve his position but Fayth is controlling well.
Dogu is not content to let Fayth control the position.
Fayth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dogu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fayth is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dogu taking some punishment here, with Fayth in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fayth prevents Dogu from improving his position.
Fayth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fayth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dogu is just riding it out for now. Fayth eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Fayth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fayth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Dogu. Beautiful body shot.
Dogu moves out of range of the strikes.
Dogu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fayth tries a low kick but Dogu avoids it.
Fayth throws a head kick but Dogu moves out of range.
Fayth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dogu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fayth.
Nice sprawl there from Dogu as Fayth shoots in.
Fayth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dogu defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fayth.
Dogu throws a body shot but no joy.
Dogu checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth with a jab.
Fayth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fayth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fayth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dogu.
Fayth gets the takedown into side control.
Fayth has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dogu regains half guard.
Dogu gets full guard.
Fayth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fayth won't allow Dogu to sweep him here.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Dogu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fayth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth trying to control but Dogu is working from the bottom.
Dogu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
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!
Dogu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dogu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fayth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dogu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dogu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fayth keeping moving, preventing Dogu from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dogu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fayth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dogu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fayth looking for a sweep. Not yet Fayth, not yet.
Fayth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dogu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fayth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fayth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dogu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dogu just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogu. Fayth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray Fayth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fayth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fayth has an Americana. Dogu didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fayth is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fayth hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ray Fayth!
Ray Fayth is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Ray Fayth thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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