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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Basilone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Basilone told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Basilone!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilone slips a jab from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire wants to slow Basilone down by chopping away at his legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doubdtfire, as that shot connected.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook.
Basilone 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.
Doubdtfire throws a body punch but Basilone moves out of range.
Basilone is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No joy there for Basilone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doubdtfire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basilone manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Doubdtfire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Basilone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Basilone drives through with a takedown into Doubdtfire's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Basilone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Basilone throws a strike but Doubdtfire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Doubdtfire drops back looking for a leg! Basilone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Basilone manages to kick Doubdtfire off! Doubdtfire jumps back into Basilone's guard.
Doubdtfire wants to pass the guard but Basilone is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire wants to control from the top but Basilone keeps moving.
Doubdtfire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Basilone is keeping the position for now.
Basilone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Basilone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doubdtfire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doubdtfire looking to sit in guard and control but Basilone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Basilone is in close to Doubdtfire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doubdtfire is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Basilone looking for a sweep. Not yet Basilone, not yet.
Basilone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doubdtfire controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basilone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doubdtfire is one step ahead there.
Basilone is pulling down on Doubdtfire's head. It's preventing any offense from Doubdtfire, at least for the moment.
Basilone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Basilone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doubdtfire has Basilone in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Basilone trying to control but Doubdtfire is working from the bottom.
Doubdtfire working for a triangle but Basilone defends it easily.
Basilone lands a couple of digs.
Doubdtfire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basilone chips away with some ground and pound.
Doubdtfire looking for a guillotine here but Basilone defends easily.
Basilone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilone stopping the sweep attempt from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire has his foot on Basilone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Basilone works his way back into a safe position though.
Basilone trying to control the position from guard on top but Doubdtfire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Basilone postures up and lands a big shot to Doubdtfire's brow.
Basilone postures up and lands a big shot to Doubdtfire's brow.
Doubdtfire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Basilone defends well.
Doubdtfire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Basilone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Basilone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doubdtfire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Basilone postures up and lands a big shot to Doubdtfire's brow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Basilone 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 John Basilone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Doubdtfire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
An inside leg kick from Doubdtfire misses.
Basilone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doubdtfire defends well and Basilone ends up having to push Doubdtfire into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Basilone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Doubdtfire tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Basilone is in Doubdtfire's guard.
Doubdtfire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Basilone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Basilone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Basilone cracks Doubdtfire with a solid left hand.
Basilone trying to control the position from guard on top but Doubdtfire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doubdtfire has momentary wrist control but Basilone slips an elbow through the middle.
Doubdtfire is looking for a triangle but Basilone pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubdtfire has his foot on Basilone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Basilone works his way back into a safe position though.
Basilone wants to control from the top but Doubdtfire keeps moving.
Basilone is working Doubdtfire over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Basilone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doubdtfire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Basilone defends well.
Basilone is in close to Doubdtfire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Basilone looking to pass the guard.
Doubdtfire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Basilone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doubdtfire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Basilone has managed to get both his arms back between Doubdtfire's legs - danger averted.
Basilone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doubdtfire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Basilone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Basilone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire trying to control the position.
Doubdtfire seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Basilone connects with a couple of short punches.
Basilone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Basilone 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.
Doubdtfire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Basilone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Doubdtfire is tightening it up a little... Basilone has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Basilone reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Basilone taps out! Nice BJJ there by Doubdtfire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Euphegen Doubdtfire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yaroslav Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agent Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orange has chosen Agent Orange as his entrance music. Yaroslav Sokolov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Agent Orange's chin.
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145 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yaroslav Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agent Orange!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange lands a jab to the head.
Sokolov scores with a nice right hand.
Orange throws out a powerful jab.
Orange scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokolov manages to avoid it.
Sokolov is looking to counter the offense by Orange and move into the clinch.
Orange takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Agent Orange has been cut.
Sokolov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orange paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sokolov throws a head kick that misses.
Sokolov walks into a left hand.
Sokolov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orange lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orange lands with a nice body kick.
Sokolov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orange swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sokolov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Orange. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange throws a lazy right hand but Sokolov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orange throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sokolov's head.
Sokolov slips under a jab from Orange.
Sokolov is looking to counter the offense by Orange and move into the clinch.
Sokolov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sokolov blocks a head kick by Orange.
As Orange tries to get set, Sokolov tries to push him back and clinch up but Orange manages to avoid the attempt.
Sokolov tries to land a front kick but Orange steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sokolov moves out of range as Orange throws a body kick.
Sokolov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Orange.
Sokolov throws a body kick that misses.
Sokolov staying out of range there.
Orange throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Orange. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Orange lands.
Agent Orange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is looking to clinch but Orange is avoiding it.
Orange lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Orange tries a head kick but it misses.
Orange blocks a jab.
Orange throws out a counter right but Sokolov avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orange looks to land a right hand but Sokolov moved out of range.
Sokolov tries to counter by clinching up but Orange breaks away and moves out of range.
Orange misses with an uppercut
and Sokolov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Orange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokolov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orange.
Orange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orange misses with a body punch.
Orange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sokolov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orange is defending well for now.
Orange tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Orange back against the cage.
Sokolov tries to land knees in the clinch but Orange avoids the damage to the body.
Sokolov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orange scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orange.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orange throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokolov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orange.
Orange lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Orange.
Orange tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sokolov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Orange lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Sokolov.
Orange works on Sokolov's body with a couple of short punches.
Sokolov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orange is defending well for now.
Orange misses with a punch on the inside.
Sokolov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Orange tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Orange fails to land.
Orange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orange up against the cage.
Orange misses with some punches.
Orange's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orange misses with a body punch.
Sokolov just leaning against Orange, taking a breather.
Orange fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orange makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orange misses with a punch on the inside.
Orange lands a body shot.
Orange avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Orange misses with some punches.
Sokolov misses with a knee strike.
Orange scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sokolov controlling the action here for a moment.
Orange misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agent Orange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Agent Orange's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some bone on bone action there as Orange checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orange has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good exchange - Orange coming out on top.
Orange misses the jab.
Orange misses with a right hand
and Sokolov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Orange being controlled against the cage.
Orange can't find room to land a body shot as Sokolov controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sokolov.
Sokolov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sokolov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov misses with a knee to the head.
Orange throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokolov.
Sokolov trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Orange.
Orange tries a body shot but Sokolov blocks it.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orange avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orange.
Sokolov trying to land knees to the body.
Orange tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Orange back against the cage.
Orange misses with a body punch.
Sokolov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sokolov misses with a knee to the head.
Orange lands a body shot.
Sokolov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orange is defending well for now.
Orange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orange can't find room to land a body shot as Sokolov controls the action.
Orange lands a shoulder strike.
Sokolov blocks a body shot from Orange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Orange.
Sokolov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orange avoids it.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
Sokolov tries to land knees in the clinch but Orange avoids the damage to the body.
Sokolov trying to control the position but instead, Orange has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sokolov into the cage.
Sokolov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sokolov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orange.
Orange scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokolov just leaning against Orange, taking a breather.
Orange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orange avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Orange presses Sokolov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Orange misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orange presses Sokolov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov tries to land knees in the clinch but Orange avoids the damage to the body.
Orange lands a body shot in the clinch.
Orange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokolov's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Orange fails to land.
Orange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sokolov blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Orange.
Orange tries a body shot but Sokolov blocks it.
Orange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orange.
Orange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orange tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orange blocks a body shot from Sokolov.
Orange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sokolov prevents a body shot from Orange.
Sokolov tries a body shot but Orange blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov tries a knee to the head but Orange blocks it.
Orange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sokolov tries to land knees in the clinch but Orange avoids the damage to the body.
Orange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orange lands a body punch.
Orange misses with the head strike.
Sokolov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Orange up against the cage.
Sokolov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sokolov prevents a body shot from Orange.
Orange managing to block the knees to the body from Sokolov.
Sokolov controlling the action here for a moment.
Orange misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Agent Orange will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Agent Orange's cut.
That's time! Sokolov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Orange scores with a leg kick.
Orange is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokolov.
Orange with a hook.
Orange misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Orange there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orange looks for the body kick but Sokolov saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Sokolov.
Orange throws a shot to the body.
Orange misses with an uppercut. Sokolov saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orange moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sokolov scores with a jab. Orange acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sokolov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orange.
Orange looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokolov is just out of range.
Sokolov tries to counter by clinching up but Orange breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sokolov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Orange.
Orange throws a series of strikes that have Sokolov backpedaling.
Orange thows a body kick. Sokolov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orange pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sokolov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orange, right into the meat.
Sokolov ducks under a wild hook from Orange.
Sokolov tries to counter by clinching up but Orange breaks away and moves out of range.
Orange dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orange misses with an uppercut.
Orange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sokolov clinches with his opponent.
Agent Orange is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sokolov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orange cracks Sokolov with a nice body shot.
Orange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Sokolov on the inside.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orange avoids it.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but Orange blocks with his arms.
Sokolov lands a right hand.
Orange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sokolov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orange has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Agent Orange seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sokolov gets through Orange's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokolov's elbow.
Orange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sokolov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orange.
Sokolov blocking some punches.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
Orange managing to block the knees to the body from Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sokolov slows down the pace here.
Orange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaroslav Sokolov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sokolov.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but Orange blocks with his arms.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sokolov misses with a knee to the head.
Sokolov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orange misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orange tries a body shot but Sokolov blocks it.
Sokolov trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agent Orange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orange 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agent Orange!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Marks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Marks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marks has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Miller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A left lands for Marks.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Marks off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Jeff Marks has been cut.
Marks slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marks looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Marks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
Marks misses with an uppercut
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marks throws a big shot that misses.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Marks.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but Marks avoids it well and moves away.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marks up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marks trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Miller prevents a body shot from Marks.
Miller has Marks pushed against the cage.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Miller stalls.
Marks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marks prevents a body shot from Miller.
Marks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Marks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeff Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marks circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Marks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Marks misses its intended target.
Miller is looking to clinch but Marks is avoiding it.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Marks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller has managed to clinch.
Marks trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marks.
Miller leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marks misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marks backwards.
Marks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Marks.
Miller slips under a jab from Marks.
Marks throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Marks throws out a powerful jab.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Marks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marks doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marks on the side of the head.
That has opened up Jeff Marks's cut even more.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
Marks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Marks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miller!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to clinch up but Marks keeps it at a distance.
Miller drops Marks with a big left hand! Marks is injured, injured bad! Miller jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Miller!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ez Muney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Longstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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164 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ez Muney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Longstreet!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longstreet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longstreet.
Muney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longstreet.
Longstreet lands a slapping body shot.
Ez Muney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muney. Longstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Longstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Muney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Muney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longstreet.
Muney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Longstreet. That snapped Muney's head back.
Longstreet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longstreet scores with a jab to the jaw.
Muney looks to score with a jab to the body but Longstreet is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longstreet misses with a hook.
Muney throws out a powerful jab.
Muney jabs at Longstreet's body.
Longstreet just misses with a punch to the body.
Longstreet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muney.
Muney scores with a jab. Longstreet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longstreet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Longstreet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Muney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Muney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Longstreet circles away quickly and effectively.
Muney misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Longstreet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Longstreet moves out of range as Muney strikes.
Muney cracks Longstreet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muney takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Longstreet.
Muney swinging wildly here.
Longstreet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muney.
Muney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longstreet manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longstreet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Longstreet is rocked!
Muney batters Longstreet with a massive right followed by a huge left! Longstreet is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Muney lands a final crushing right hand to drop Longstreet to the mat with a gruesome thud! Muney is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ez Muney!
Ez Muney 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 Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kajetan Ogonowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kajetan Ogonowicz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ogonowicz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Ogonowicz moves out of range easily.
Ogonowicz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Ogonowicz settles back down.
Ogonowicz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Ogonowicz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Ogonowicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ogonowicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ogonowicz throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Ogonowicz.
Ogonowicz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ogonowicz throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ogonowicz throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogonowicz gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris jumps into guard, dragging Ogonowicz to the mat.
Ogonowicz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ogonowicz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ogonowicz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ogonowicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ogonowicz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogonowicz is continuing to stall.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ogonowicz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ogonowicz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ogonowicz prevents Harris from getting back to his feet.
Ogonowicz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogonowicz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ogonowicz wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ogonowicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ogonowicz defends well.
Ogonowicz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ogonowicz trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
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.
Ogonowicz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ogonowicz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harris controls Ogonowicz momentarily but Ogonowicz frees himself.
Harris wants to sweep here but Ogonowicz controlling him for the moment.
Ogonowicz wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Ogonowicz wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris wants to sweep here but Ogonowicz controlling him for the moment.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Ogonowicz from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ogonowicz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kajetan Ogonowicz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ogonowicz.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Ogonowicz.
Ogonowicz lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris tries to clinch but Ogonowicz moves out of range.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ogonowicz.
Ogonowicz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris wants to clinch
and Ogonowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ogonowicz stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Ogonowicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ogonowicz cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris wants to clinch up but Ogonowicz keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Ogonowicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Ogonowicz moves away and avoids it.
Ogonowicz throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ogonowicz tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
Harris clinches.
Harris gets control of Ogonowicz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ogonowicz preventing the sweep.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ogonowicz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Ogonowicz from controlling successfully.
Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ogonowicz is aware though and is defending well.
Harris has his foot on Ogonowicz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ogonowicz works his way back into a safe position though.
Harris wants to sweep here but Ogonowicz controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogonowicz tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Ogonowicz stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
Ogonowicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ogonowicz landing with the ground and pound.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Ogonowicz from controlling successfully.
Ogonowicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ogonowicz throws a big right hand that misses.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ogonowicz manages to get himself to full guard.
Harris sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogonowicz managing to control the position.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ogonowicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ogonowicz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ogonowicz, not yet.
Ogonowicz controls Harris momentarily but Harris frees himself.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Ogonowicz is keeping the position.
Ogonowicz seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Ogonowicz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ogonowicz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ogonowicz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris darts in and clinches Ogonowicz up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ogonowicz.
Ogonowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ogonowicz misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ogonowicz misses with an elbow strike.
Ogonowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ogonowicz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kajetan Ogonowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ogonowicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Ogonowicz missing with knees to the body.
Harris jumps guard but Ogonowicz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ogonowicz letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris lands a takedown into guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Ogonowicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ogonowicz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harris scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ogonowicz controlling Harris's posture.
Ogonowicz trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harris cracks Ogonowicz with a solid left hand.
Ogonowicz has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Ogonowicz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Harris wants to control from the top but Ogonowicz keeps moving.
Harris cracks Ogonowicz with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Ogonowicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris postures up.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Ogonowicz trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Harris stalling.
Ogonowicz is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
Ogonowicz gets full guard.
Ogonowicz seems keen to control Harris's posture.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ogonowicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogonowicz working a defensive guard but Harris passes into half guard.
Ogonowicz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harris is working away from the top position though.
Harris trying to pass the guard but Ogonowicz defending well.
Ogonowicz wants to get back to full guard.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
Ogonowicz is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ogonowicz avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ogonowicz throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Harris punishes Ogonowicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Ogonowicz tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogonowicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ogonowicz lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Ogonowicz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ogonowicz trying to land knees to the body.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anselmo Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harris tries to pull guard but Ogonowicz won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ogonowicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris is trying to drag Ogonowicz to the mat but Ogonowicz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kajetan Ogonowicz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Ogonowicz controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmo Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ogonowicz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kajetan Ogonowicz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Drago has chosen Drago as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Spong gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.
Spong tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Spong has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Spong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drago blocking some punches.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Spong breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Drago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spong tries to keep at a distance but Drago has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spong lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong is trying to stall.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Spong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spong lands a body shot.
Drago working aggressively here.
Spong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Spong lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Drago fails to land.
Spong lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drago looks winded!
Spong breaks the clinch.
Drago takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Spong is stalling here.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago misses with some punches.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Spong.
Drago is rocked!
Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whack! Spong lands a heavy head kick that drops Drago. The ref tackles Spong to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Drago was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alistair Spong!
The defeated Ivan Drago had this to say: '"He's not human, he's like a piece of iron."'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Frederiksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Mansion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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30
265 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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20
264 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Frederiksen!
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, Brick Mansion!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansion scores with a jab. Frederiksen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mansion jabs Frederiksen right on the nose. Frederiksen blinks but takes it well.
Mansion scores with a takedown into Frederiksen's guard.
Frederiksen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mansion throwing strikes but missing.
Mansion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mansion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mansion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frederiksen is controlling Mansion's posture.
Frederiksen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mansion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mansion postures up and lands a big shot to Frederiksen's brow.
Frederiksen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mansion.
Mansion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansion is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mansion working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Mansion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Frederiksen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mansion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mansion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mansion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frederiksen controls Mansion momentarily but Mansion frees himself.
Mansion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frederiksen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mansion is working Frederiksen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mansion is looking to work some ground and pound but Frederiksen has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansion landing with the ground and pound.
Frederiksen is rocked!
Mansion is working Frederiksen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Frederiksen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mansion stands up over Frederiksen, holding on to his feet. Mansion throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Frederiksen is out cold! Mansion lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brick Mansion!
Brick Mansion 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cactus Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Tigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes into the arena with Symphony Of Destruction by Megadeth blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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277 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cactus Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saul Tigh!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigh gets tackled into the cage by Jack. Jack maintains the clinch.
Tigh tries to circle away but Jack has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jack.
Tigh blocks a body shot from Jack.
Tigh tries to circle away but Jack has him pinned against the cage.
Jack slows down the pace here.
Tigh working hard to break the clinch.
Tigh avoids the elbow strike from Jack, against the cage.
Tigh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tigh's defenses.
Jack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tigh is trying to break free.
Jack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Saul Tigh has been cut.
Tigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jack forces Tigh back against the cage and clinches.
Tigh is trying to force a seperation but Jack has the dominant position.
Tigh working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tigh is defending well for now.
Jack lands a nice elbow.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Tigh controls his hands.
Tigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Jack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tigh can't break the clinch.
Tigh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tigh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jack trying to land knees to the body.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Jack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tigh's defenses.
Tigh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Tigh controls the action.
Jack tries a body shot but Tigh blocks it.
Jack lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigh is looking to break free of the clinch but Jack has double underhooks.
Jack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tigh's elbow.
Tigh is trying to force a seperation but Jack has the dominant position.
Tigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Jack.
Jack throws an elbow but it misses.
Tigh is trying to break free.
Tigh is trying to break free.
Come on Jack - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tigh is trying to push Jack away but Jack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jack throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tigh's elbow.
Jack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jack tries to work over Tigh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tigh tries to break the clinch but Jack is controlling the position.
Jack has Tigh pressed against the cage, preventing Tigh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tigh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tigh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tigh throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Jack forces Tigh back against the cage and clinches.
Jack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tigh avoids it.
Tigh avoids the elbow strike from Jack, against the cage.
Jack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tigh is looking to break free of the clinch but Jack has double underhooks.
Jack effectively controlling the action here.
Tigh dodges an elbow strike from Jack.
The referee calls for Jack to work.
Tigh breaks the clinch.
Tigh with a hook.
Jack has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jack lands an elbow just above Tigh 's eye.
Jack misses with an elbow over the top.
Tigh is trying to push Jack away but Jack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tigh dodges an elbow strike from Jack.
Jack effectively controlling the action here.
Jack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack cracks Tigh with a nice body shot.
Jack stalls.
Jack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jack slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jack.
Tigh prevents a body shot from Jack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cactus Jack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Tigh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tigh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Tigh.
Tigh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jack is looking to clinch but Tigh is avoiding it.
Tigh throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Jack wants to clinch up but Tigh keeps it at a distance.
Jack tries to clinch but Tigh moves out of range.
Tigh gets tackled into the cage by Jack. Jack maintains the clinch.
Tigh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tigh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack tries to stall but Tigh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jack throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tigh's defenses.
Jack has Tigh pressed against the cage, preventing Tigh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jack misses with an elbow strike.
Tigh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tigh's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack stalling in the clinch but Tigh improves position.
Jack lands an elbow that stopped Tigh in his tracks for a moment.
Tigh managing to block the knees to the body from Jack.
Tigh tries to break free but Jack pushes him back against the cage.
Jack lands an elbow just above Tigh 's eye.
Jack lands an elbow inside.
Jack is working Tigh over against the cage.
Jack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tigh's efforts to push away.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tigh can do to turn this around?
Jack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tigh avoids it.
Tigh tries to break free but Jack pushes him back against the cage.
Jack displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tigh up against the cage.
Jack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jack stalling in the clinch but Tigh improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Jack.
Cactus Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tigh can't break the clinch.
Tigh wants to break free but Jack has control.
Tigh can't break the clinch.
Jack keeps control of Tigh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tigh up against the cage.
Tigh managing to block the knees to the body from Jack.
Tigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Jack.
Jack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tigh tries to break free but Jack pushes him back against the cage.
Jack misses with an elbow strike.
Tigh has had enough of the clinch but Jack keeps him there for the moment.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tigh's elbow.
Jack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tigh is breathing heavily.
Jack is stalling here.
Jack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jack seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Tigh controls his hands.
Jack misses with an elbow strike.
Tigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Jack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jack lands a nice elbow.
Jack presses Tigh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tigh's defenses.
That has opened up Saul Tigh's cut even more.
Jack has Tigh pressed against the cage.
Jack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jack digs a right hand underneath Tigh's ribcage. Tigh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Jack.
Nice elbow from Jack.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
Jack stalling against the cage.
Jack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tigh's defenses.
Nice elbow from Jack.
Tigh wants to get back to striking at distance but Jack won't allow it.
Jack lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cactus Jack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saul Tigh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jack forces Tigh back against the cage and clinches.
Jack will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tigh up against the cage.
Jack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tigh working hard to break the clinch.
Tigh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jack lands a nice elbow.
Tigh blocks a body shot from Jack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tigh blocks the elbow strike.
Tigh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack keeps control of Tigh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tigh can't break the clinch.
Jack lands an elbow that stopped Tigh in his tracks for a moment.
Jack works on Tigh's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tigh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jack lands an elbow just above Tigh 's eye.
The cut above Saul Tigh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tigh blocks an elbow strike.
Tigh has had enough of the clinch but Jack keeps him there for the moment.
Jack taking a breather.
Jack misses with an elbow over the top.
Tigh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tigh has had enough of the clinch but Jack keeps him there for the moment.
Jack lands an elbow inside.
Tigh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jack stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Saul Tigh's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jack throws an elbow that misses.
Tigh is trying to break the clinch but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Jack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tigh is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Saul Tigh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cactus Jack!
Cactus Jack very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerard De Villefort has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diamond Dollar's chin.
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23
276 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good knees
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diamond Dollar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Villefort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dollar lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Villefort's sensitive parts.
De Villefort shoots in for a double leg but Dollar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Villefort closes the distance and clinches.
Dollar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Villefort avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Dollar fails to land.
De Villefort tries for a takedown but Dollar manages to get underhooks.
Dollar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Villefort drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dollar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diamond Dollar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard De Villefort.
De Villefort is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dollar can't fight it off and eventually De Villefort manages to take the fight to the floor. Dollar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dollar controls De Villefort momentarily but De Villefort frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dollar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Villefort is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Villefort's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dollar is trying to control the position but De Villefort postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort trying to control the position from guard on top but Dollar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Villefort lands a couple of elbows.
De Villefort postures up.
Dollar wants to improve his position but instead De Villefort has moved into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Villefort lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dollar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw De Villefort working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
De Villefort wants to control from the top but Dollar keeps moving.
De Villefort distracts Dollar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dollar is looking to sweep but instead, De Villefort has passed into half guard.
Dollar gets back to full guard.
De Villefort connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dollar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Villefort.
De Villefort wants to control from the top but Dollar keeps moving.
De Villefort with a nice head shot there.
Dollar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dollar is looking for a triangle but De Villefort pushes his legs off easily.
De Villefort is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Villefort is in close to Dollar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dollar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but De Villefort has passed into side control.
De Villefort scores with punches from side control.
Dollar is rocked!
De Villefort scores with punches from side control.
Oh Dollar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dollar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on De Villefort's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Villefort seems to be looking for submissions.
Dollar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Villefort is working away from the top position though.
Dollar seems to have got his legs back now.
Dollar is trying to get back to full guard.
Dollar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Villefort's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Villefort's back!
Dollar landing with strikes.
De Villefort tries to break free.
Dollar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dollar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
De Villefort is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort breaks Dollar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dollar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Villefort lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Villefort scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dollar is striking but De Villefort is not phased and passes to half guard.
Dollar wants to get back to full guard but De Villefort has passed into side control.
De Villefort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dollar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Villefort wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Villefort cracks Dollar with a big right hand but Dollar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dollar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Villefort scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Villefort lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dollar! More strikes land and this one is all over! De Villefort jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerard De Villefort!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerard De Villefort thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Diamond Dollar was interviewed post fight and said 'I have nothing to say. Sh*t just didn't work tonight, but im a champion inside and I will bounce back stronger. Mouse, where ever your hiding. Your my comeback fight. Get me the papers, and i'll sign for the fight right this second!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Traylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious Big - Just a memory. 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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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Traylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Mika's head.
Traylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mika.
Mika has managed to clinch.
Traylor presses Mika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Traylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mika backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Traylor.
Traylor lands a right hand.
A short right from Traylor.
It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Traylor lands an elbow that stopped Mika in his tracks for a moment.
Traylor blocks a body shot from Mika.
Traylor lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traylor scores with a shot to the side of Mika's head.
Traylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikas head.
Traylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mika tries a body shot but Traylor blocks it.
Mika has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Traylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mika's elbow.
Traylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Traylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaclav Mika's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traylor.
Traylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Mika.
Traylor blocks a body shot from Mika.
Traylor lands an elbow that stopped Mika in his tracks for a moment.
Mika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor lands with a light punch inside.
Mika tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traylor lands a damaging elbow.
Vaclav Mika's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Traylor told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Traylor.
Mika is breathing heavily.
Traylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mika controls his hands.
Traylor lands an elbow that stopped Mika in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Vaclav Mika's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vaclav Mika's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Slade Traylor! Slade Traylor retains his heavyweight title!
Slade Traylor 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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