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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Stuart!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Stuart's head.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stuart feints the counter takedown.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Stuart's head.
Stuart shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Stuart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stuart is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Smith just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Stuart has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amos Oz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Cunnington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ben Cunnington enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amos Oz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Cunnington!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunnington tries to keep at a distance but Oz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oz misses with an elbow strike.
Oz lands an elbow that stopped Cunnington in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ben Cunnington has been cut.
Oz throws an elbow that misses.
Oz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cunnington blocks an elbow strike.
Oz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oz lands an elbow just above Cunnington 's eye.
That has opened up Ben Cunnington's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cunnington's defenses.
Oz lands an elbow just above Cunnington 's eye.
Oz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnington blocks the elbow strike.
Cunnington takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Ben Cunnington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oz throws an elbow but misses.
Oz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oz.
Ben Cunnington's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Cunnington's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amos Oz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Polidori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonid Panteleev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aristotle Polidori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panteleev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panteleev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Panteleev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Panteleev stuffs the takedown attempt from Polidori. Polidori gets slowly back to his feet.
Panteleev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Polidori closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Panteleev regains half guard.
Panteleev kicks Polidori off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panteleev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polidori.
Panteleev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Polidori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polidori decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Panteleev is trying to maintain the position but Polidori is very close to passing his half guard.
Panteleev felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Panteleev wants to improve his position but Polidori is controlling well.
Polidori sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panteleev defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polidori wants to free his trapped foot but Panteleev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Polidori missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polidori is looking to take a break and control but Panteleev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polidori thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Panteleev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polidori is thwarting Panteleev's attempts to control the position.
Panteleev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Polidori.
Polidori thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panteleev's head.
Polidori prevents Panteleev from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Polidori seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Panteleev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Polidori thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Panteleev's head.
Panteleev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Polidori sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Polidori wants to control but Panteleev is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Polidori swinging wildly here.
Panteleev misses the shot to the body.
Aristotle Polidori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polidori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polidori throws a body punch but Panteleev moves out of range.
Panteleev throws out a counter right but Polidori avoids it with no problem.
Polidori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Panteleev.
Polidori misses the shot to the body.
Polidori gets a double leg takedown into Panteleev's guard.
Polidori throwing strikes from guard but Panteleev blocks nicely.
Polidori has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Polidori prevents Panteleev from getting back to his feet.
Polidori is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Panteleev wants to get back to his feet but Polidori is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Polidori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panteleev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polidori wants to control from the top but Panteleev keeps moving.
Panteleev is trying to keep Polidori in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Polidori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polidori throws a series of punches but Panteleev avoids them all with ease.
Polidori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panteleev manages to avoid it.
Panteleev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polidori is defended easily by Panteleev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aristotle Polidori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polidori throws a series of punches but Panteleev avoids them all with ease.
Polidori walks into a stiff left hand from Panteleev.
Panteleev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panteleev leaves Polidori with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Polidori looks to land a combination. Panteleev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Polidori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Panteleev cracks Polidori with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Panteleev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Polidori to stand back up!
Polidori is rocked!
It looks like Aristotle Polidori has been cut.
Polidori misses with a combination
and Panteleev rattles Polidori with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Polidori tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Panteleev dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Polidori stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonid Panteleev!
Leonid Panteleev really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Graves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Reed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reed throws a nice head kick!
Reed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Reed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graves. That did some damage!
Graves shoots in for a takedown but Reed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reed gets caught napping as Graves dives in and scores a takedown. Reed manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed, not yet.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reed keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
Graves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Graves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is trying to keep Graves in close.
Graves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reed wants to stand but Graves is controlling the position.
Graves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graves has gone for a leg lock! Reed slips out almost immediately though and dives into Graves's guard.
Graves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reed defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Graves has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Reed doesn't defend quickly enough and Graves has managed to lock this one up! Can Reed escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Graves on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Graves!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alex Graves made sure he mentioned Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, David Reed stepped up to the mic, saying 'I deserve that loss!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rockmeteller Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martine Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amorphis - Greed. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rockmeteller Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martine Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Dincht.
Dincht throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
Todd connects with a leg kick. Dincht looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Todd scores with a nice body kick.
Dincht scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dincht throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Todd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughterhouse MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.
Todd takes one to the side of the head.
Todd lands a leg kick that knocks Dincht off balance momentarily.
Todd avoids the head kick by Dincht.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
Todd throws a lazy body kick
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dincht lands with a hook. Todd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dincht looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Todd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Todd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dincht looks to throw the jab but Todd is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Todd.
Todd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dincht.
Dincht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht lands a jab to Todd's midsection.
Todd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Todd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dincht throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dincht throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Todd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dincht swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
Todd is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd takes a swing at Dincht's ribcage but misses.
Todd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but Dincht moves his leg out of the way.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd throws a head kick but Dincht moves out of range.
Dincht moves away from the strike by Todd.
Todd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Todd avoids the head kick by Dincht.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Todd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dincht just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dincht was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht.
A punch combination from Dincht misses.
Dincht misses with a body punch
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dincht, right into the meat.
Todd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dincht.
Dincht now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Todd blocks a head kick by Dincht.
Dincht throws a head kick that misses.
Todd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dincht doesn't seem bothered though.
Dincht jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Todd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dincht looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Todd.
Dincht walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Todd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dincht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dincht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dincht lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dincht avoids the body shot from Todd.
Despite the aggression on Dincht's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dincht.
Dincht looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Todd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Todd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Todd misses with a straight left.
Todd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dincht looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Todd feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dincht's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Todd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dincht lands a slapping body shot.
Dincht checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dincht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dincht pivots, looking for a leg kick but Todd is out of range and Dincht settles back down.
Todd throwing a counter right hand but Dincht manages to avoid it.
Todd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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 Rockmeteller Todd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Dincht moves away and avoids it.
It looks like Martine Dincht has been cut.
Dincht pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Todd misses with the combination.
Rockmeteller Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
Dincht on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Todd.
Todd checks a low kick from Dincht.
Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dincht can pounce on him.
Dincht misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht throws a lazy right hand but Todd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dincht manages to avoid it.
Dincht misses with a leg kick.
Dincht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd takes a swing at Dincht's ribcage but misses.
Todd with a hook.
Todd swings widly with a right hand
and Dincht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd throws a hook but Dincht avoids it easily.
Dincht comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Dincht misses the shot to the body.
Dincht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd motions for Dincht to come forward. Todd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Dincht tenderised Todd's leg. Todd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rockmeteller Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Dincht misses its intended target.
Todd avoids the head kick by Dincht.
Dincht throws a leg kick which misses Todd's front leg but catches the back leg as Todd tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd with a nice cross.
Dincht blocks a low kick nicely.
Todd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Todd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dincht throws a body kick that misses
and Todd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Todd misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Todd works Dincht's body with a nice hook.
Dincht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dincht misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Todd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Todd.
A head kick misses from Dincht.
Todd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dincht looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dincht at a distance.
Dincht rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Todd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dincht throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dincht blocks a low kick nicely.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dincht blocks a head kick by Todd.
Good exchange - Todd coming out on top.
Todd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dincht is looking to slow Todd down with leg kicks.
Todd misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Todd misses with a body kick.
Dincht counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick from Dincht.
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
Todd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dincht throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Dincht moves away and avoids it.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Dincht.
Dincht rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dincht throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dincht is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Todd rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Todd. That snapped Dincht's head back.
Dincht throws a head kick that misses.
Dincht pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Rockmeteller Todd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martine Dincht's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dincht thuds a left hand into Todd's body.
Todd thuds a left hand into Dincht's body.
A good leg kick by Todd.
Todd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Todd.
A shot to the liver by Dincht. Beautiful body shot.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dincht throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Todd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Todd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dincht moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Dincht takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dincht swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht moves out of range as Todd throws a body kick.
A combination from Dincht does no damage.
A head kick misses from Dincht.
Dincht fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Todd checks it well.
Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Todd misses with an uppercut
and Dincht counters with a good low kick that Todd was not able to check.
Dincht slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Dincht misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Todd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Todd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Todd misses with a left hand
and Dincht makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Todd with a jab.
Dincht works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Todd.
Martine Dincht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd avoids the head kick by Dincht.
It looked like Todd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dincht.
Dincht checks a leg kick.
Todd throws a shot to the body.
Dincht takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dincht throws a lazy head kick
and Todd counters with a three punch combo that has Dincht backing up. Dincht nods at Todd to acknowledge the strikes.
Todd moves out of range as Dincht throws a body kick.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dincht steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dincht pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dincht thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dincht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Todd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dincht.
Dincht stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
You can see that Dincht has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
As Dincht looks to move away, Todd throws a big counter combo bu Dincht just gets out of the way.
Dincht throws an overhand right that lands on Todd's shoulder, as Todd tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Todd.
Dincht looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Todd tries to work over Dincht's front leg with a kick but Dincht checks it.
Todd swings for the body but Dincht moves out of range.
Todd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dincht checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dincht gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Todd.
Todd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dincht's head backwards.
Todd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Todd blocks a head kick by Dincht.
Todd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dincht's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dincht misses with a jab to the body
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dincht throws a wild body kick that Todd sees coming a mile off.
As Dincht backs away, Todd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Dincht throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dincht moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dincht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Dincht has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Todd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dincht looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Dincht connects with a high kick.
Dincht takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Todd scores with a decent looking hook.
Dincht looks up at the clock. Bad move! Todd lands a right hand from hell, dropping Dincht. Todd pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockmeteller Todd!
An out of breath Rockmeteller Todd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzuca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kind takes a step back to recover.
Mazzuca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kind takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kind moves forwards but Mazzuca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mazzuca scores with the left hand. Kind knows he should have avoided that one.
Kind is rocked!
Mazzuca misses with a low kick.
Kind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mazzuca.
Kind throws a front kick that sends Mazzuca stumbling back into the cage.
Mazzuca tries a head kick but it misses.
Kind scores with a kick to the body.
Mazzuca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzuca is looking to chop away at Kind's legs.
Kind throws a head kick that misses
and Mazzuca counters with a nice body kick.
Kind seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mazzuca, right into the meat.
Mazzuca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kind appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca misses with an uppercut
and Kind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mazzuca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kind.
Kind throws out a leg kick but Mazzuca moves out of range and Kind only half commits.
A solid body kick from Mazzuca.
Kind throws a right hand that misses
and Mazzuca counters with a nice uppercut.
Kind throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Mazzuca misses.
Kind appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mazzuca throws a wild body kick that Kind sees coming a mile off.
Kind looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mazzuca scores with a leg kick.
Kind throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kind blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind throws a looping overhand right but Mazzuca ducks down to avoid it.
Mazzuca throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kind misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind slips under a jab.
Mazzuca looks to land a body kick but Kind moved away.
Kind moves out of range of the body kick from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzuca misses with a hook. Kind ducked under it nicely.
Kind scores with a head kick. Mazzuca tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kind scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mazzuca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kind takes a step back to recover.
Mazzuca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kind lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mazzuca's sensitive parts.
Kind scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mazzuca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mazzuca walks into a straight right hand from Kind.
Mazzuca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kind tried to counter with a leg kick but Mazzuca avoided it.
Mazzuca misses with a hook
and Kind counters with a right hand to the body.
Kind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mazzuca.
Kind thumps Mazzuca with a low kick.
Kind misses with a low kick.
Kind misses with a wild body shot.
Kind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mazzuca.
Kind blocks the body kick.
Mazzuca wants to land a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kind finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca 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.
Kind with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mazzuca to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazzuca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kind. Kind obviously looking to wear him down.
Kind jabs Mazzuca right on the nose. Mazzuca blinks but takes it well.
Mazzuca misses with a hook.
Kind fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mazzuca just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazzuca.
Kind keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Kind finds it's way through Mazzuca's defenses.
Mazzuca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mazzuca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Champ Kind will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mazzuca avoids the head kick by Kind.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazzuca misses the target.
Mazzuca misses with a straight right.
Kind tries to score with a low kick but Mazzuca moves his leg out of the way.
Kind wants to slow Mazzuca down by chopping away at his legs.
Champ Kind is winning the standup battle so far.
Kind ducks under a wild hook from Mazzuca.
A head kick misses from Kind.
Mazzuca swings for the body but Kind moves out of range.
Mazzuca throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Mazzuca tenderised Kind's leg. Kind is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kind scores with a spinning back kick!
Kind connects with a body shot that sends Mazzuca's belly button to the back.
Mazzuca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca misses with an uppercut. Kind saw that one coming.
Kind fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mazzuca just manages to avoid it.
Kind connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mazzuca momentarily.
Mazzuca throws a low kick but Kind moves out of range easily.
Mazzuca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kind.
Good leg kick by Kind there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mazzuca lands with a right hand.
Mazzuca lands with a good body shot.
Kind checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Mazzuca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Mazzuca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kind checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mazzuca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind throws a chopping leg kick but Mazzuca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mazzuca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mazzuca doesn't seem bothered though.
Some bone on bone action there as Mazzuca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mazzuca is looking to land body kicks.
Mazzuca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kind moves away.
Kind looks for the body kick but Mazzuca saw that one coming.
Mazzuca scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kind throws a lazy head kick
and Mazzuca moves into the clinch.
Mazzuca has Kind pressed against the cage.
Kind goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mazzuca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mazzuca blocks an uppercut.
Mazzuca lands with a light punch inside.
Kind is looking to break free of the clinch but Mazzuca has double underhooks.
Kind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kind.
Kind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mazzuca blocks a body shot from Kind.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzuca swings wildly with an uppercut but Kind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzuca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mazzuca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kind's efforts to push away.
Mazzuca working aggressively here.
Mazzuca can't find room to land a body shot as Kind controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mazzuca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kind is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mazzuca seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Mazzuca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Mazzuca - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mazzuca blocking some punches.
Mazzuca breaks from the clinch.
Mazzuca moves in looking to clinch but Kind pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Mazzuca.
Kind ducks under a wild hook from Mazzuca.
Kind connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzuca throws a hook to the side of Kind's head but Kind sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mazzuca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good work by Kind as he checks the leg kick.
Mazzuca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mazzuca connects with an inside leg kick.
Mazzuca throws the left hand but Kind avoids the punch easily.
Kind blocks a jab.
Kind lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mazzuca keeps Kind at a distance using the push kick.
Mazzuca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kind takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzuca misses with a straight left.
It appears Kind was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mazzuca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kind. That one must have hurt.
Mazzuca throws the kick towards the body but Kind avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Kind tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind tries to keep at a distance but Mazzuca has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca has a couple of punches blocked by Kind.
Kind presses Mazzuca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mazzuca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kind blocks a body shot from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca misses with some punches.
Mazzuca taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mazzuca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazzuca throws a punch but it's blocked by Kind.
Kind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mazzuca blocks the body kick.
Mazzuca blocks a head kick by Kind.
Mazzuca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kind moves away from the strike by Mazzuca.
Mazzuca takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mazzuca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kind.
Kind lands a nice shot that snaps Mazzuca's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca throws a poor cross that misses
and Kind counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Kind looking to land some kicks to the body 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!
Kind takes one to the chin there.
Mazzuca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kind connects with a single shot there.
Mazzuca throws a body shot but no joy.
Kind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kind misses with a hook
and Mazzuca counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mazzuca.
Mazzuca doesn't manage to clinch there - Kind circles away.
Kind throws a solid leg kick but Mazzuca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kind misses its intended target.
Mazzuca let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mazzuca.
Kind lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kind appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kind misses with a head kick.
Mazzuca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kind.
Kind lands a jab to Mazzuca's midsection.
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Kind scores with a jab to the body.
Kind with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mazzuca looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
Kind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mazzuca 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 Kind has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kind and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mazzuca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kind. Kind obviously looking to wear him down.
Mazzuca 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.
Mazzuca throws a low kick but Kind avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kind throws a leg kick but Mazzuca sees it coming and moves out of range.
You can see that Mazzuca has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
Kind checks a leg kick nicely.
Mazzuca fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Mazzuca backs away, Kind returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mazzuca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kind is out of range and Mazzuca settles back down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mazzuca.
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Champ Kind.
I think Kind 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Champ Kind!
During a confident post fight interview, Champ Kind thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stampfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Stampfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Rock!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stampfer lands with a shot to the body.
Rock forces Stampfer back against the cage and clinches.
Stampfer lands an uppercut.
Stampfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stampfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stampfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rock breaks from the clinch.
Stampfer staying out of range there.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stampfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
We've been told by Stampfer's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stampfer drives through and clinches with Rock against the cage.
Stampfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow.
Stampfer misses with some punches.
Rock tries to break the clinch but Stampfer is controlling the position.
Rock misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Stampfer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stampfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stampfer pushes Rock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stampfer lands a shoulder strike.
Rock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stampfer is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock manages to break the clinch.
Rock throws a right and a left that Stampfer avoids nicely.
Stampfer misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Stampfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stampfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Stampfer gets a clinch.
Stampfer blocks an uppercut.
Rock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stampfer misses with a body punch.
Rock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stampfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rocks head.
Stampfer misses with a punch to the body.
Stampfer lands a right hand.
Stampfer tries to throw a body punch but Rock avoids it by throwing Stampfer back against the cage.
A short right from Stampfer.
Stampfer can't find room to land a body shot as Rock controls the action.
A short uppercut from Stampfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stampfer misses with the head strike.
Stampfer lands a body punch.
Stampfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Stampfer tries a body shot but Rock blocks it.
Stampfer trying to land knees to the body.
Stampfer can't find room to land a body shot as Rock controls the action.
Rock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stampfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stampfer.
Stampfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Stampfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stampfer.
Rock is rocked!
Rock blocking some punches.
Rock is still on wobbly legs! Can Stampfer finish him?
Stampfer misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Stampfer fails to land.
Rock blocking some punches.
Stampfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stampfer working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stampfer fails to land.
Rock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stampfer fails to land.
Stampfer throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Stampfer as the two fighters clinch.
Rock looks winded!
Stampfer working aggressively here.
Stampfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
Stampfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stampfer has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
Stampfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Stampfer.
Stampfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Stampfer digs a right hand into Rock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rock's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stampfer.
Stampfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stampfer misses with the head strike.
Stampfer throws a head punch that misses.
Rock blocking some punches.
Stampfer has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
Stampfer misses with the head strike.
Stampfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock blocking some punches.
Rock seems to have recovered his senses.
Rock is trying to break the clinch but Stampfer has him pressed against the cage.
Stampfer blocks a body shot from Rock.
Rock takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stampfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stampfer throws a big uppercut that drops Rock! More strikes from Stampfer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rock lies dazed against the cage as Stampfer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Stampfer!
A determined Paul Stampfer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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