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INY Retribution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Darkside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Clattenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Darkside!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clattenburg throws a shot from downtown. Darkside moves away and avoids it.
Clattenburg looks to land a left hand but Darkside moved out of range nicely.
Darkside steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Clattenburg.
Darkside throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darkside misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darkside lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darkside looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Darkside throws a sloppy head kick and Clattenburg moves out of range easily.
Darkside lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Darkside throws out a leg kick but Clattenburg moves out of range and Darkside only half commits.
Darkside lands a head kick. Clattenburg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darkside tries to clinch up.
Darkside attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darkside looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkside thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clattenburg moves out of range of the body kick from Darkside.
Darkside throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clattenburg misses with a two punch combination.
Clattenburg checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Clattenburg misses the target.
Clattenburg throws a nice looking combination but Darkside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clattenburg moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkside.
Clattenburg moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkside.
Sloppy strikes from Clattenburg. Those never looked like landing.
Darkside throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clattenburg misses with a looping left.
A jab from Clattenburg misses.
Darkside on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clattenburg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Danny Darkside has been cut.
Clattenburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkside moves away.
Clattenburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkside fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darkside throws a wild body kick that Clattenburg sees coming a mile off.
Darkside keeps Clattenburg at a distance using the push kick.
Darkside steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clattenburg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Darkside does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Clattenburg.
A little feinted left hand from Clattenburg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clattenburg lands with a hook. Darkside tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clattenburg misses with a series of wild punches.
Darkside turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clattenburg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darkside thumps Clattenburg with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Darkside.
Clattenburg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darkside closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clattenburg quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clattenburg is not content to let Darkside control the position.
Clattenburg wants to improve his position but Darkside is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg is doing well to control the position and prevent Darkside from advancing to side control.
Darkside throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Darkside throwing shots but Clattenburg is blocking nicely.
Clattenburg wants to control but Darkside is keeping busy.
Darkside passes the guard and advances to mount!
Darkside working Clattenburg over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg is squirming around, avoiding Darkside's attempts to control the action.
Darkside has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darkside working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Darkside blocks Clattenburg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Darkside prevents Clattenburg from getting the reversal.
Clattenburg tries to lock up and control but Darkside gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Darkside landing strikes from the mount.
Clattenburg blocking the ground and pound.
Clattenburg can't escape the position.
Clattenburg is trying to stand up.
Clattenburg wants to hold on but Darkside pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Darkside dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darkside throws a head kick that Clattenburg semi-blocks.
Clattenburg throws a body shot but no joy.
Clattenburg moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkside.
Darkside lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Clattenburg misses.
Darkside throws a leg kick that misses.
Darkside throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clattenburg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darkside counters with a nice leg kick.
Darkside lands a leg kick that knocks Clattenburg off balance momentarily.
Darkside is looking to slow Clattenburg down with leg kicks.
Clattenburg throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkside uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clattenburg.
Darkside throws a low kick, looking for Clattenburg's leg but Clattenburg calmly moves out of range.
Clattenburg scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Clattenburg there.
Darkside misses with a kick to the body
and Clattenburg counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clattenburg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkside stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darkside loads up on a big right hand but Clattenburg slips the punch.
Clattenburg appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkside. That's going to slow Clattenburg down.
Clattenburg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkside can pounce on him.
Clattenburg lands a really nice looking cross but Darkside seems unphased.
Darkside on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darkside takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkside tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Clattenburg's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darkside finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Clattenburg's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Darkside falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Clattenburg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemaitre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lemaitre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ferguson is trying to control the position but Lemaitre postures up.
Lemaitre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lemaitre advances position into side control!
Ferguson is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is still trying to improve position.
Lemaitre lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee asks Lemaitre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lemaitre prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaitre grinds an elbow into Ferguson's temple.
Lemaitre controls the position.
Lemaitre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ferguson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lemaitre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lemaitre prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
Ferguson moves into full guard.
Ferguson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lemaitre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lemaitre stays in close to Ferguson's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lemaitre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ferguson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ferguson is trying to keep Lemaitre in close.
Lemaitre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a chopping leg kick but Lemaitre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ferguson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lemaitre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lemaitre content to stall in guard here.
Lemaitre working some strikes from top position.
Lemaitre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lemaitre stopping the sweep attempt from Ferguson.
Ferguson wants to stand but Lemaitre is controlling the position.
Lemaitre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemaitre manages to avoid it.
Ferguson throws a wild body kick that Lemaitre sees coming a mile off.
Lemaitre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lemaitre throws an uppercut from hell that sends Ferguson clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lemaitre stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samir Lemaitre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elekid Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Liquer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elekid Battery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Liquer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battery connects with a high kick.
Liquer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
John Liquer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liquer looks to land a right hand but Battery moved out of range.
Liquer throws an off balance right hand
and Battery counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liquer. Battery does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Liquer looks to move away, Battery throws a big counter combo bu Liquer just gets out of the way.
Liquer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liquer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battery circles away quickly and effectively.
Battery throws a push kick but Liquer slaps the foot to one side.
Liquer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Liquer scores with a hook to the body. Battery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Liquer lands a jab.
Liquer checks a low kick from Battery.
Battery pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liquer throws a counter combo.
Liquer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liquer duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liquer jabs Battery right on the nose. Battery blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Liquer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liquer misses with an uppercut.
Liquer misses the shot to the body.
Battery dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liquer. That did some damage!
Battery tries a head kick but it misses.
Battery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liquer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Battery takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Battery throws a low kick but Liquer moves out of range easily.
Liquer throws a one two combo.
Liquer swinging wildly here.
Liquer jabs at Battery's body.
Battery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liquer lands a really nice looking cross but Battery seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battery lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Liquer. Those never looked like landing.
Liquer scores with a punch to the head.
Liquer lands with a shot to the body.
Battery throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Battery throws a sloppy head kick
and Liquer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battery throws a solid leg kick but Liquer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Battery.
Battery throws a sloppy head kick and Liquer moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Battery.
Battery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liquer.
Liquer throws a body punch but Battery moves out of range.
As Liquer backs away, Battery returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Liquer throws out a loose jab but Battery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battery tried to counter with a leg kick but Liquer avoided it.
Liquer lands with a nice body punch.
Liquer misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liquer throws a body shot but no joy.
Battery looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Battery tries a head kick but it misses.
Liquer throws a counter combo.
Liquer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battery was well out of range. Poor timing from Liquer.
Liquer throws a body shot but no joy.
Liquer swings for the body but Battery moves out of range.
Liquer throws a hook but Battery avoids it easily.
Battery is looking to counter with a body kick.
Battery throws a lazy head kick
and Liquer counters with a nice uppercut.
Battery avoids the body shot from Liquer.
A leg kick checked by Liquer.
A shot to the liver by Liquer. Beautiful body shot.
Liquer just misses with a punch to the body.
Battery wants to land a leg kick but Liquer is out of range.
Liquer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Batterys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Battery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battery looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liquer lands a body shot.
Liquer throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
A head kick by Battery misses
and Liquer counters with a left and a right that stings Battery.
Liquer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liquer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Battery rather than just go for the knockout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liquer!
Liquer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Battery had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick by Battery misses
and Liquer counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liquer. Battery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liquer misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battery tries a head kick but it misses.
Battery lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Liquer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Battery throws a head kick that half lands.
Battery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liquer.
Liquer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battery manages to avoid it.
Battery blocks a jab.
Liquer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liquer throws a series of punches but Battery moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Battery - that will leave a mark!
Liquer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battery lands with a kick to the temple. Liquer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Liquer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Battery tries to move into range but Liquer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Battery keeps Liquer at a distance using the push kick.
Liquer scores with a one two! Battery had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Battery there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liquer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Battery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liquer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Battery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Battery scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liquer just misses with a punch to the body.
Liquer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battery manages to avoid it.
John Liquer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Liquer misses.
Battery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Liquer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liquer misses with a body shot
and Battery makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liquer really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liquer throws a looping overhand right but Battery ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liquer.
It looked like Battery was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Liquer avoids the head kick by Battery.
A bone on bone clash there as Liquer blocks the leg kick.
Battery finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liquer stalks Battery and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Battery's face. Battery staggers backwards, shaken.
Liquer misses with a wild body shot.
Battery tries a head kick but it misses.
Liquer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Battery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liquer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battery was well out of range. Poor timing from Liquer.
Battery throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
A shot to the body from Liquer misses
and Battery counters with a body kick.
Battery misses with a head kick.
Battery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liquer lands a nice looking body shot.
Battery throws a head kick but Liquer moves out of range.
Liquer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liquer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liquer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battery moves away.
Liquer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Battery throws a head kick but Liquer moves out of range.
Battery is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liquer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Battery.
Liquer throws a series of punches but Battery avoids them all with ease.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battery misses with the body kick
and Liquer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liquer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liquer throws a looping overhand right but Battery ducks down to avoid it.
Liquer lands a nice hook to Battery's body. Battery takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Battery doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liquer misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Liquer misses.
Some wild striking there from Liquer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Liquer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Liquer swinging wildly here.
Battery throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Liquer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liquer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Battery back to the cage. Liquer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Battery tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Liquer looks to score with a jab to the body but Battery is just out of range.
Battery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liquer is looking for the big counter here.
Battery throws a leg kick but Liquer checks it.
Battery throws a head kick but Liquer moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battery throws a lazy head kick
and Battery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battery throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liquer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Battery slips a jab and a cross from Liquer.
Liquer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battery is looking to slow Liquer down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery avoids the body shot from Liquer.
Liquer throws a right hand that Battery ducks under and follows up with a left that Battery also avoids with ease.
Battery looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Liquer.
Battery dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liquer. That did some damage!
Battery slips a jab and a cross from Liquer.
Battery delivers a nice body kick.
Battery connects with a solid leg kick.
Battery throws a head kick that misses.
Battery throws a head kick but Liquer moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Liquer misses.
Liquer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Liquer does no damage.
Battery is looking for a counter combo.
Liquer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Battery.
Battery 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.
Battery's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Liquer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battery throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Battery lands a leg kick that knocks Liquer off balance momentarily.
John Liquer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liquer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liquer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Battery counters with a series of strikes. Liquer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liquer scores with a jab to the body.
Liquer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liquer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liquer connects with a body shot.
Liquer works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battery tries a head kick but it misses.
Liquer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Battery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Battery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liquer misses with a wild body shot.
Liquer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Battery.
Liquer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Battery.
Liquer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Battery.
Liquer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liquer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battery moves away.
Battery throws a quick counter kick to the body but Liquer avoids it.
Battery connects with a leg kick. Liquer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Battery lands a leg kick that knocks Liquer off balance momentarily.
Liquer falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liquer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Battery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liquer blocks a head kick by Battery.
Battery throws a sloppy head kick and Liquer moves out of range easily.
Liquer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liquer throws a right hand that Battery ducks under and follows up with a left that Battery also avoids with ease.
Liquer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battery.
Battery slips under a jab from Liquer.
The fighters circling - Liquer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liquer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Battery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liquer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Elekid Battery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Liquer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Liquer.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Liquer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liquer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Liquer!
John Liquer made sure to mention his sponsor, Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Grreckon (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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178 lbs
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180 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Grreckon!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grreckon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blomsten.
Grreckon misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Grreckon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blomsten is looking to counter punch.
Blomsten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grreckon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grreckon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blomsten.
Blomsten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grreckon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blomsten lands a leg kick that knocks Grreckon off balance momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grreckon!
Blomsten lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grreckon leaves Blomsten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grreckon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blomsten seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grreckon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grreckon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grreckon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blomsten rather than just go for the knockout.
Grreckon misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blomsten, as that shot connected.
Grreckon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blomsten moves away.
Blomsten quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Blomsten takes a swing at Grreckon's ribcage but misses.
Blake Grreckon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blomsten avoids the body shot from Grreckon.
Blomsten sizes up Grreckon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grreckon scores with a one two! Blomsten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blomsten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blomsten throws a front kick that sends Grreckon stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Blomsten finds it's way through Grreckon's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grreckon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blomsten was well out of range. Poor timing from Grreckon.
A swing and a miss from Grreckon.
Blomsten half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grreckon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grreckon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blomsten.
Blomsten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grreckon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grreckon misses the shot to the body.
Grreckon misses with a right hand
and Blomsten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blomsten with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blomsten moves nicely into side control.
Blomsten tries for a kimura but Grreckon is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blomsten taking a breather here.
Blomsten tries to advance to mount but can't.
Blomsten is working hard here to advance position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grreckon can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blomsten looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blomsten has hold of Grreckon's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Grreckon seems comfortable defending it but Blomsten has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Grreckon is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Grreckon is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Blomsten couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arto Blomsten!
A relieved looking Arto Blomsten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drazan Ceh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonni Saastala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saastala has chosen Nyrkillä naamaan - Look at your ugly mug from mirror. as his entrance music. Jonni Saastala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drazan Ceh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonni Saastala!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saastala tries to close the distance and clinch but Ceh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Ceh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saastala, right into the meat.
Ceh with a hook.
Ceh misses with a double jab.
Saastala lands a nice hook to Ceh's body. Ceh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ceh throws an overhand right that lands on Saastala's shoulder, as Saastala tries to avoid the shot.
Ceh throws a right and a left that Saastala avoids nicely.
Ceh throws a jab but it's blocked by Saastala.
Saastala is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ceh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ceh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saastala.
Ceh scores with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ceh lands a nice hook to Saastala's body. Saastala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ceh scores with a nice right hand.
Saastala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ceh throws a hook but Saastala avoids it easily.
Ceh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ceh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ceh looks to land a right hand but Saastala moved out of range.
Ceh misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceh throws an overhand right that lands on Saastala's shoulder, as Saastala tries to avoid the shot.
Saastala wants to clinch up but Ceh keeps it at a distance.
Ceh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saastala is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Ceh misses its intended target.
Saastala slips a jab and a cross from Ceh.
Ceh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ceh throws a right hand that misses
and Saastala counters with a good, hard body kick but Ceh shrugs it off.
Ceh is breathing heavily.
Saastala scores with a leg kick.
Saastala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Drazan Ceh has been cut.
Saastala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ceh misses with a lunging right hand
and Saastala scores with a counter punch that sends Ceh to the canvas! Saastala smells blood - he's punishing Ceh with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Ceh has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonni Saastala!
Our winner, Jonni Saastala, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huchkov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blake trying to control but Huchkov is working from the bottom.
Huchkov is controlling Blake's posture.
Blake trying to control but Huchkov is working from the bottom.
Blake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses.
Huchkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
Huchkov pulls Blake in close to his closed guard and prevents Blake from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looking to sit in guard and control but Huchkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huchkov trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Blake is trying to control the position but Huchkov postures up.
Huchkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Blake is retaining full guard.
Huchkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake is looking for a triangle but Huchkov pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huchkov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blake seems keen to control Huchkov's posture.
Huchkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Huchkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huchkov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Huchkov drives through and clinches with Blake against the cage.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huchkov to keep the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Huchkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Huchkov taking a breather.
Blake is trying to push Huchkov away but Huchkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Huchkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Huchkov controlling the action here for a moment.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Huchkov is controlling the position.
I was talking to Blake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Huchkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huchkov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blake up against the cage.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Huchkov backwards.
Huchkov taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blake drops back, looking for a kneebar! Huchkov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Huchkov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Huchkov!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake is trying to get back to half guard.
Blake is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huchkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huchkov is one step ahead there.
Huchkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matel Huchkov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blake misses with a left hand
and Huchkov counters with a leg kick.
Huchkov throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Huchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Huchkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake sets himself, and Huchkov steps forward looking for the clinch! Blake avoids it this time.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Huchkov's head but Huchkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huchkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Huchkov scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like William Blake has been cut.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown. Huchkov tries to sprawl out of it but Blake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Huchkov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huchkov tries to counter with a clinch but Blake shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Huchkov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Huchkov throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake lands with a cross.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a hook but Huchkov blocks it.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huchkov cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
Huchkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but Huchkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huchkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Huchkov slips a jab from Blake.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Huchkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Huchkov. Huchkov maintains the clinch.
Huchkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Huchkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Huchkov won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Huchkov.
Huchkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov stalling in the clinch.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blake is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Huchkov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Huchkov lands with a left to the head.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Blake tries to work over Huchkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Blake to work.
Huchkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Huchkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huchkov looking to stall.
Huchkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huchkov stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huchkov.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huchkov lands a left hand.
Huchkov wants to stall.
Blake jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huchkov is one step ahead there.
Blake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matel Huchkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Huchkov pushes Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Huchkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Huchkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
Huchkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huchkov looking to slow down the pace here.
Blake stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huchkov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake tries to pull guard but Huchkov holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Huchkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake lands a left hand.
Matel Huchkov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake lands a shot to the body.
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huchkov smiles and moves away.
Blake fails with the takedown
and Huchkov counters with a left and a right that stings Blake.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake slips under a jab from Huchkov.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Huchkov avoids it well and moves away.
Huchkov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Huchkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Huchkov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Huchkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Huchkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Huchkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Huchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a hook but Huchkov blocks it.
Huchkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Matel Huchkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Huchkov.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huchkov on the side of the head.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Huchkov landing knees to the body.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huchkov trying to land knees to the body.
Huchkov tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
A short left from Huchkov.
Huchkov trying to control the position but instead, Blake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huchkov into the cage.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Huchkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blake.
Huchkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huchkov backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huchkov.
Blake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huchkov smiles and moves away.
Huchkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Blake misses
and Huchkov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
Huchkov is stalling here.
Blake avoiding damage as Huchkov throws knees to the body.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Huchkov.
Huchkov leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matel Huchkov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Huchkov stuffs the takedown.
Blake throws a right hand that Huchkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Huchkov also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Huchkov.
Huchkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Huchkov thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Huchkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huchkov.
Huchkov ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huchkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huchkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Huchkov is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake tries to break free but Huchkov pushes him back against the cage.
Huchkov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huchkov keeps control of Blake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huchkov throws a head punch that misses.
Huchkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Huchkov.
Blake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Huchkov prevents it.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huchkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov lands an uppercut.
Blake wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huchkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Blake decides to pull guard.
Huchkov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huchkov's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huchkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blake is working Huchkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huchkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huchkov is keeping the position for now.
Blake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huchkov keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Blake is working Huchkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Blake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Huchkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Blake is looking to pass into half guard but Huchkov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Huchkov is in guard.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Huchkov from controlling successfully.
Huchkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huchkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matel Huchkov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Huchkov misses.
Huchkov throws a head kick that misses.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Huchkov moved out of range.
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Huchkov is avoiding damage well.
Huchkov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blake wants to control but Huchkov is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake with the ground and pound but Huchkov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Huchkov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huchkov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huchkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blake has gone for a leg lock! Huchkov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blake's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake keeping full guard, as Huchkov tries to pass.
Blake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
William Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huchkov is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blake throws a big right hand that misses.
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
William Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blake throwing strikes but missing.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matel Huchkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Huchkov has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
Huchkov has his hands on Blake's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Huchkov ducks down to avoid it.
Huchkov misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake takes a swing at Huchkov's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
William Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huchkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huchkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huchkov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matel Huchkov!
Matel Huchkov is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Matel Huchkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
William Blake spoke after the fight, saying 'I still believe #GroundGame.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrow comes to the cage accompanied by Im Unforgiven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bane!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Bane misses
and Morrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
We've been told by Morrow's head coaches at Perkele! Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrow connects with a right hand. Bane shakes it off.
Bane lands a jab to Morrow's midsection.
Morrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bane throws an off balance right hand
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Bane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrow connects with a high kick.
Bane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bane scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bane scores with a nice strike.
Morrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane connects with a solid leg kick.
Bane misses with a straight left.
Bane throws a low kick but Morrow moves out of range easily.
Morrow cracks Bane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bane misses with a right hand
and Morrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morrow throws a wild body kick that Bane sees coming a mile off.
Morrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bane loads up on a big right hand but Morrow slips the punch.
Alex Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrow moves out of range as Bane strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane tries a low kick but Morrow avoids it.
Morrow tried to counter with a leg kick but Bane avoided it.
Bane moves out of range of the body kick.
Alex Morrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Bane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Morrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morrow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrow.
Morrow slips a straight right by Bane.
Bane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrow.
Bane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow connects with a leg kick. Bane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow connects with a leg kick. Bane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bane.
Morrow tried to counter with a leg kick but Bane avoided it.
Bane thumps Morrow with a low kick.
Morrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Morrow.
Bane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut there from Morrow.
Bane throws a right hand that misses
and Morrow counters with a straight right hand.
Morrow misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Bane finds it's target.
Morrow digs a good body shot into Bane's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Morrow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bane sizes up Morrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bane darts in trying to clinch
enabling Morrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Bane scores with a hook to the body. Morrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Bane ducks down to avoid it.
Bane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morrow scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Morrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morrow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morrow tries to score with a low kick but Bane moves his leg out of the way.
Bane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Bane.
Morrow checks a low kick from Bane.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bane might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Morrow has got the better of the exchanges.
Morrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bane takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bane. Those never looked like landing.
Bane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morrow ducks under a wild hook from Bane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morrow staying out of range there.
Bane throws a looping overhand right but Morrow ducks down to avoid it.
Bane gets a clinch.
Bane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right handed body shot lands from Bane.
Morrow blocking some punches.
Morrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bane tries a body shot but Morrow blocks it.
Bane scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morrow blocks a body shot from Bane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrow.
Morrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Morrow.
Bane fails to pull guard.
Alex Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bane.
Bane lands a body shot.
Bane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrow's elbow.
Bane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bane is keeping busy.
Bane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morrow looking to slow down the pace here.
Bane has a couple of punches blocked by Morrow.
Bane lands a right hand.
Morrow lands a left hand.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrow has Bane pushed against the cage.
Bane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow breaks from the clinch.
Morrow tests Bane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but Bane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bane misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Morrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morrow tries to move into range but Bane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bane in his tracks.
Morrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane fakes the leg kick and cracks Morrow in the body.
Morrow lands a high kick!
Bane tries for a takedown but Morrow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morrow.
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 Alex Morrow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morrow cracks Bane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morrow misses with a kick to the body.
Bane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bane can do to turn this around?
Morrow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bane throws a shot from downtown. Morrow moves away and avoids it.
Morrow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Bane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
Bane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morrow.
Morrow lands a jab to Bane's midsection.
Morrow takes one on the button.
Bane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Morrow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrow lands with a straight right. Bane didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Morrow.
Bane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morrow is fending him off so far but Bane persists. Nope, Morrow circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bane doesn't seem bothered though.
Bane is looking to clinch.
A big left from Bane misses.
Morrow is looking to counter punch.
Morrow lands a nice looking body kick.
Morrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrow takes a swing at Bane's ribcage but misses.
Billy Bane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Bane.
Bane cracks Morrow with a good jab.
Morrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bane misses the body punch
and Morrow counters with a good low kick that Bane was not able to check.
Bane drops his hands momentarily and Morrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morrow cracks the inside of Bane's front leg.
Bane misses with a right hand
and Morrow counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Morrow lands.
Morrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Alex Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Morrow.
Bane is rocked!
Good leg kick by Morrow 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.
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Morrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morrow connects with a body shot that sends Bane's belly button to the back.
Bane misses the shot to the body.
Morrow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrow.
Bane throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Morrow.
Bane looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bane throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.
Morrow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morrow quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morrow defending well though.
Bane works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Morrow!
Alex Morrow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Veres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veres has chosen Opeth / Hope Leaves as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Romulus Veres was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Romulus Veres!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Veres to counter with a crisp jab.
Veres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Veres is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control but Veres is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gracie stays in close to Veres's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veres replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gracie blocks it well.
Veres thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Veres.
Romulus Veres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Veres counters with a one-two to the body.
Veres avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Veres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veres! But no joy.
Veres with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Veres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Veres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Veres.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Veres is avoiding it.
Veres throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Veres has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gracie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Veres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veres.
Veres scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Veres as he connects with a hook.
Veres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veres.
Veres throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Veres moves into range and connects with a jab.
Veres throws a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Veres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Veres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Veres lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Veres sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gracie swings for the body but Veres moves out of range.
Veres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Veres misses.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veres is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veres.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Veres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Veres counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veres counters with a straight right hand.
Veres jabs at Gracie's body.
Veres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Veres appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Veres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Veres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Veres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Veres blocks it.
Veres cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Veres lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Veres now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Veres connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Veres slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch but Veres is having none of it.
Veres tries a quick counter leg kick but Gracie is wise to it.
Veres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
A little jabbing left from Veres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veres scores with a nice head shot.
Veres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie takes a swing at Veres's ribcage but misses.
Romulus Veres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veres throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Veres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres misses with a double jab.
Veres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Veres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Veres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Veres throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Veres avoids it.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Veres is out of range.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Veres.
Veres fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Veres. Gracie shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Veres can pounce on him.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Veres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veres stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Veres, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Veres.
Veres lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Veres scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Veres counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres scores with a hook.
Veres jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie tests Veres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Veres counters with a leg kick.
Veres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Veres lands a jab to the head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veres connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Veres takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Veres. That's going to slow Gracie down.
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!
Veres scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veres.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veres counters with a nice leg kick.
Veres moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Veres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Veres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie takes a swing at Veres's ribcage but misses.
Veres checks a leg kick.
Veres smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Veres.
Veres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Veres counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Veres 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!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Veres counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Veres.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veres.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Veres.
Veres takes one to the chin there.
Gracie tests Veres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Veres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Veres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veres was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Veres lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Veres stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Veres counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Gracie out cold! What a finish! Veres is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romulus Veres!
Romulus Veres decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music. Alexsandro De Souza acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malvo throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Souza finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
Malvo lands with a straight right. De Souza didn't see that one coming.
Malvo throws the kick towards the body but De Souza avoids it.
Malvo cracks De Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malvo tries to land a front kick but De Souza steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Souza wants to land a leg kick but Malvo is out of range.
Malvo throwing a counter right hand but De Souza manages to avoid it.
Malvo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
De Souza throws a head kick that Malvo semi-blocks.
Malvo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Souza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malvo.
De Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malvo.
Malvo misses with a looping right.
De Souza lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Souza will feel that in the morning.
Malvo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malvo thows a body kick. De Souza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Malvo lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza slips a jab from Malvo.
De Souza misses with a left hand
and Malvo counters with a body kick.
De Souza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Malvo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malvo.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Malvo moved out of range nicely.
Malvo throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza stalks Malvo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Malvo's face. Malvo staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malvo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
Malvo throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo lands a nice looking body shot.
Malvo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malvo connects with a solid leg kick.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
De Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malvo can pounce on him.
De Souza checks the leg kick.
De Souza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malvo.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Malvo checks it.
Malvo takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Souza shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Souza checks a leg kick.
De Souza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malvo if he has to take too many more of those.
Malvo blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza checks the leg kick.
De Souza lands a head kick!
De Souza thumps Malvo with a low kick.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from De Souza tenderised Malvo's leg. Malvo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malvo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malvo looks to land a combination but De Souza avoids it well.
De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Malvo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Souza counters with a good low kick that Malvo was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza keeps Malvo at a distance using the push kick.
De Souza wants to slow Malvo down by chopping away at his legs.
De Souza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malvo is able to avoid easily.
Malvo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as De Souza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Malvo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malvo lands with a nice body kick.
De Souza throws the left hand but Malvo avoids the punch easily.
De Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malvo blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Souza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Souza takes a swing at Malvo's ribcage but misses.
Malvo checks a low kick from De Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Souza! But no joy.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Souza looks to land a body kick but Malvo moved away.
Malvo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Alexsandro De Souza has been cut.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
Malvo is looking to chop away at De Souza's legs.
Malvo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Malvo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malvo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malvo looks to land a right hand but De Souza moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
It looked like Malvo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malvo.
De Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malvo. That did some damage!
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Souza.
It looked like Malvo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malvo slips under a jab from De Souza.
De Souza throws a head kick but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malvo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malvo wants to land a leg kick but De Souza is out of range.
Malvo misses with a head kick.
Malvo throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvo cracks De Souza with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malvo. Malvo obviously looking to wear him down.
De Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Malvo misses the target.
De Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malvo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Malvo cracks De Souza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Souza throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo works the jab nicely.
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malvo is looking to land body kicks.
De Souza lands with a right hand.
De Souza feints a jab promting Malvo to slip. De Souza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malvo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Malvo throws a leg kick which misses De Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as De Souza tries to avoid it.
De Souza moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Souza throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Malvo misses its intended target.
Malvo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malvo blocks the body kick.
De Souza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malvo is looking to clinch but De Souza is avoiding it.
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Malvo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Souza finds it's way round the side to connect with Malvo's head.
Malvo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malvo throws a low kick, looking for De Souza's leg but De Souza calmly moves out of range.
De Souza blocks a jab.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Malvo moved away.
Malvo lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
De Souza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Malvo moves out of range easily.
Malvo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Souza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Malvo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo tries to work over De Souza's front leg with a kick but De Souza checks it.
De Souza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Malvo eats them both and turns towards De Souza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Malvo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Souza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malvo thinks about countering with a body kick.
A low kick from Malvo is predictable there
and De Souza counters with a good, hard body kick but Malvo shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for De Souza. That snapped Malvo's head back.
De Souza throws a push kick but Malvo slaps the foot to one side.
Malvo looks for the body kick but De Souza saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza'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.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
De Souza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Malvo.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malvo scores with a nice head shot.
Malvo lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Souza takes a step back to recover.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malvo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malvo misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malvo. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malvo throws the left hand but De Souza avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Souza in his tracks.
Malvo tries a low kick but De Souza avoids it.
Malvo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Souza scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malvo scores with a nice head shot.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malvo looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Malvo misses with a hook to the body
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Malvo 's knee.
Malvo throws a combination that misses
and De Souza counters with a nice leg kick.
Malvo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
De Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Alexsandro De Souza's cut even more.
Malvo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza checks a leg kick nicely.
De Souza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza moves forwards but Malvo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malvo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malvo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malvo scores with a nice body kick.
De Souza loads up on a big right hand but Malvo slips the punch.
Malvo fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Souza just manages to avoid it.
Malvo connects with a single shot there.
Malvo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malvo scrambles back to his feet.
De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Malvo connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Souza. De Souza circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Souza lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo rushes De Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Malvo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malvo.
Malvo tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Malvo back against the cage.
De Souza tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Malvo misses.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malvo throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Souza.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from De Souza.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
Malvo throws a chopping leg kick but De Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Souza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malvo connects with a high kick.
Malvo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malvo moves out of range as De Souza throws a body kick.
De Souza 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.
Malvo wants to slow De Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Malvo tries to score with a low kick but De Souza moves his leg out of the way.
De Souza thumps Malvo with a low kick.
No joy there for Malvo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Malvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza.
Malvo throws a chopping leg kick but De Souza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Souza tries a low kick but Malvo avoids it.
De Souza throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
De Souza feints and then cracks Malvo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malvo down.
A telegraphed right hand from Malvo misses the target.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malvo.
De Souza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malvo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
Malvo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Souza. That one must have hurt.
De Souza thows a body kick. Malvo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Malvo saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Malvo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malvo. Malvo obviously looking to wear him down.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Souza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malvo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
And De Souza responds with a good body kick, but Malvo manages to step out the way in time.
Malvo throws a head kick that misses.
Malvo looks to land a body kick but De Souza moved away.
De Souza misses with a head kick.
Malvo slips under a jab from De Souza.
De Souza stuns Malvo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as De Souza blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malvo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Malvo fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as De Souza blocks the low kick.
De Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from De Souza is predictable there
and Malvo counters with a nice uppercut.
Malvo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
Malvo is looking to slow De Souza down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malvo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Souza scores with a hook.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Souza throws a push kick but Malvo slaps the foot to one side.
De Souza slips under a jab from Malvo.
Malvo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malvo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malvo scores with a jab. De Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malvo throws a sloppy body shot
and De Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Malvo.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malvo.
Malvo moves away from the strike by De Souza.
De Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Malvo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Malvo.
De Souza throws a sloppy body shot
and Malvo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malvo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Souza throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Malvo swings widly with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Malvo 's knee.
Malvo is looking to slow De Souza down with leg kicks.
De Souza walks into a stiff left hand from Malvo.
De Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lorne Malvo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As De Souza backs away, Malvo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malvo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malvo connects with a leg kick. De Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left and a right from De Souza both land. Nice combination.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Malvo scores with a leg kick.
De Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Souza counters with a three punch combo that has Malvo backing up. Malvo nods at De Souza to acknowledge the strikes.
De Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malvo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from De Souza is predictable there
and Malvo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Souza really felt that one!
A low kick from De Souza misses
enabling Malvo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from De Souza. Those never looked like landing.
De Souza is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Malvo moves into the clinch successfully.
De Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malvo tries to land knees in the clinch but De Souza avoids the damage to the body.
De Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malvo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
A low kick from Malvo misses
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malvo misses with a low kick as De Souza jumps back.
Malvo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza slips a straight right by Malvo.
Malvo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Souza throws out a counter right but Malvo avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malvo checks it well.
Malvo throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by De Souza.
Nice body kick there by Malvo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Souza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malvo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malvo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Malvo moved away.
De Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Malvo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Souza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Souza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Souza scores with a shot to the side of Malvo's head.
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Malvo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Malvo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from De Souza.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malvo is trying to maintain a safe position but De Souza gets an underhook and turns Malvo into the cage.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
De Souza lands a shoulder strike.
Malvo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Souza pushes Malvo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo prevents De Souza from breaking the clinch.
Malvo throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malvo stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Malvo.
De Souza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Souza tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Malvo won't allow it.
De Souza blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by De Souza.
Malvo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexsandro De Souza.
I think De Souza 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Alexsandro De Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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