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*T103* - False Prophets PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silva Zoldyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeno Zoldyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Zoldyck has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silva Zoldyck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeno Zoldyck!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Zoldyck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva Zoldyck throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Zeno Zoldyck to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva Zoldyck throws a hook but Zeno Zoldyck blocks it.
Zeno Zoldyck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zeno Zoldyck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva Zoldyck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Zeno Zoldyck has been cut.
Zeno Zoldyck jabs Silva Zoldyck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Silva Zoldyck.
Silva Zoldyck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeno Zoldyck manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva Zoldyck. That snapped Zeno Zoldyck's head back.
Silva Zoldyck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Zeno Zoldyck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva Zoldyck was well out of range. Poor timing from Zeno Zoldyck.
Zeno Zoldyck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva Zoldyck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva Zoldyck misses with a body punch
and Zeno Zoldyck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Silva Zoldyck. Beautiful body shot.
Silva Zoldyck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeno Zoldyck.
We've been told by Silva Zoldyck's head coaches at Diamond Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zeno Zoldyck loads up on a big right hand but Silva Zoldyck slips the punch.
Zeno Zoldyck misses with a body shot.
Silva Zoldyck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva Zoldyck looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeno Zoldyck is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Zeno Zoldyck misses.
Silva Zoldyck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zeno Zoldyck swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Silva Zoldyck to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva Zoldyck misses with a straight left.
Zeno Zoldyck throws out a powerful jab.
Zeno Zoldyck fails to land with a series of punches.
Zeno Zoldyck swings for the body but Silva Zoldyck moves out of range.
Silva Zoldyck misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeno Zoldyck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zeno Zoldyck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva Zoldyck rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeno Zoldyck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeno Zoldyck looks to land a left hand but Silva Zoldyck moved out of range nicely.
Zeno Zoldyck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeno Zoldyck looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva Zoldyck is just out of range.
Zeno Zoldyck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva Zoldyck throws out the jab.
Silva Zoldyck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva Zoldyck looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeno Zoldyck is just out of range.
It seemed like Zeno Zoldyck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zeno Zoldyck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva Zoldyck manages to avoid it.
Silva Zoldyck throws a looping overhand right but Zeno Zoldyck ducks down to avoid it.
Zeno Zoldyck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva Zoldyck.
Silva Zoldyck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva Zoldyck throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva Zoldyck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Zoldyck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeno Zoldyck manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Zeno Zoldyck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zeno Zoldyck misses with a wild body shot.
Zeno Zoldyck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva Zoldyck blocks a jab.
Silva Zoldyck avoids the body shot from Zeno Zoldyck.
Zeno Zoldyck lands with a hook. Silva Zoldyck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zeno Zoldyck lands with a good body shot.
Silva Zoldyck punishes Zeno Zoldyck's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva Zoldyck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zeno Zoldyck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva Zoldyck lands a left and a right that send Zeno Zoldyck crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva Zoldyck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva Zoldyck takes a swing at Zeno Zoldyck's ribcage but misses.
Zeno Zoldyck throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zeno Zoldyck, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Zoldyck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zeno Zoldyck was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Zoldyck.
Nice shot lands for Silva Zoldyck.
Zeno Zoldyck thuds a left hand into Silva Zoldyck's body.
Zeno Zoldyck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva Zoldyck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeno Zoldyck is rocked!
Silva Zoldyck lands a nice hook to Zeno Zoldyck's body. Zeno Zoldyck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zeno Zoldyck is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva Zoldyck finish him?
Silva Zoldyck pounces like a tiger and cracks Zeno Zoldyck with a vicious hook! Zeno Zoldyck is down but not out! Silva Zoldyck follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Silva Zoldyck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rainbow Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Пачка сигар. Callum Pagnozzi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hero looks for the body kick but Pagnozzi saw that one coming.
Pagnozzi lands a really nice looking cross but Hero seems unphased.
Pagnozzi lands with a right hand.
Pagnozzi throws a push kick but Hero slaps the foot to one side.
Pagnozzi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pagnozzi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pagnozzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pagnozzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Hero.
Pagnozzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Hero moves away from the strike by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi slips under a jab from Hero.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been informed that Pagnozzi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pagnozzi 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!
Pagnozzi swings widly with a right hand
letting Hero counter with a right hand.
Hero avoids the body shot from Pagnozzi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hero.
Hero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Hero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pagnozzi throws out the jab.
A big left from Hero misses.
Pagnozzi misses with a straight left.
Hero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pagnozzi's head backwards.
Hero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hero prevents a body shot from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi tries a body shot but Hero blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pagnozzi's elbow.
Good body shot from Hero.
A head punch on the inside from Pagnozzi fails to land.
Pagnozzi breaks the clinch.
Pagnozzi is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pagnozzi blocks a body shot from Hero.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero scores with a shot to the side of Pagnozzi's head.
Hero'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.
Hero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pagnozzi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hero's efforts to push away.
Pagnozzi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pagnozzi tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pagnozzi has Hero pressed against the cage, preventing Hero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pagnozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pagnozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi pushes Hero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hero prevents a body shot from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pagnozzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Pagnozzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hero prevents a body shot from Pagnozzi.
Hero is pushing Pagnozzi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pagnozzi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pagnozzi lands with a right to the head.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hero.
Pagnozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pagnozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hero lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pagnozzi.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pagnozzi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pagnozzi slowing the pace effectively.
Hero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Hero.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Hero struggles to land a body shot inside as Pagnozzi controls his hands.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero blocks a body shot from Pagnozzi.
Hero blocking some punches.
Pagnozzi lands a body punch.
Hero breaks from the clinch.
Rainbow Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pagnozzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hero.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pagnozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hero.
Pagnozzi lands a really nice looking cross but Hero seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rainbow Hero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hero lands a jab to the nose.
Hero throws a shot to the body.
Hero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pagnozzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pagnozzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hero throws a looping overhand right but Pagnozzi ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Pagnozzi coming out on top.
Hero lands a jab.
Pagnozzi lands a body shot.
Hero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pagnozzi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pagnozzi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pagnozzi!
Pagnozzi looks to land a left hand but Hero moved out of range nicely.
Hero is looking to clinch.
Pagnozzi throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hero stuns Pagnozzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pagnozzi fakes the leg kick and cracks Hero in the body.
Hero drives through and clinches with Pagnozzi against the cage.
A body shot lands from Pagnozzi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hero.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pagnozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hero misses the target.
Pagnozzi misses with an uppercut.
Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Pagnozzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hero looks to land a left hand but Pagnozzi moved out of range nicely.
Pagnozzi counters with a body kick.
Pagnozzi throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pagnozzi has time to react.
Pagnozzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hero moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rainbow Hero is winning the standup battle so far.
Pagnozzi lands a jab to the head.
Hero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pagnozzi.
Hero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pagnozzi.
Hero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pagnozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hero misses with a body shot.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pagnozzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pagnozzi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hero scrambles back to his feet.
Pagnozzi swings for the body but Hero moves out of range.
As Pagnozzi backs away, Hero returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pagnozzi cracks the inside of Hero's front leg.
Pagnozzi tests Hero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hero moves into range and clinches up with Pagnozzi.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero trying to control the position but instead, Pagnozzi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hero into the cage.
Hero wants to break free but Pagnozzi has control.
Pagnozzi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hero prevents it.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi has Hero pressed against the cage, preventing Hero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pagnozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rainbow Hero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pagnozzi.
Hero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pagnozzi stalling the fight.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hero cracks Pagnozzi with a nice body shot.
Pagnozzi blocking some punches.
Pagnozzi lands a body shot.
Hero lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero breaks from the clinch.
Hero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pagnozzi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pagnozzi defending well as Hero loads up on a big left hand.
Hero tries a head kick but it misses.
Hero lands with a straight right. Pagnozzi didn't see that one coming.
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 Rainbow Hero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hero connects with a leg kick. Pagnozzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Pagnozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice cross by Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hero sprawls well. Hero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pagnozzi gets slowly back to his feet.
Hero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pagnozzi throws a looping overhand right but Hero ducks down to avoid it.
Pagnozzi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hero connects with a crisp jab.
Pagnozzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pagnozzi lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hero jabs at Pagnozzi's body.
Rainbow Hero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pagnozzi lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Hero.
No joy there for Hero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hero loads up on a big right hand but Pagnozzi slips the punch.
Pagnozzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hero is out of range and Pagnozzi settles back down.
Pagnozzi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pagnozzi feints and then cracks Hero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hero down.
Pagnozzi tries for a takedown but Hero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pagnozzi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pagnozzi's knee momentarily.
Pagnozzi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pagnozzi misses with a takedown attempt - Hero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rainbow Hero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callum Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pagnozzi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pagnozzi.
Nice uppercut lands for Hero. That snapped Pagnozzi's head back.
Hero is looking to slow Pagnozzi down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hero.
Pagnozzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hero moves into the clinch.
Pagnozzi working aggressively here.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero breaks from the clinch.
Pagnozzi moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Nice shot lands for Pagnozzi.
Hero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pagnozzi.
Hero needs to keep his hands up - Pagnozzi had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hero throws a nice head kick!
Pagnozzi misses with a low kick.
Hero tries to clinch up.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook
and Hero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hero darts in and clinches Pagnozzi up against the cage.
Pagnozzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Hero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pagnozzi backwards.
Pagnozzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pagnozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hero on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pagnozzi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hero.
Pagnozzi scores with a hook to the body.
Pagnozzi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pagnozzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Hero.
Pagnozzi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Pagnozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero digs a right hand into Pagnozzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pagnozzi's gas tank.
Pagnozzi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rainbow Hero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Callum Pagnozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero can't find room to land a body shot as Pagnozzi controls the action.
Pagnozzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Pagnozzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Pagnozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Pagnozzi fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Callum Pagnozzi.
I think Hero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousey has chosen Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers as his entrance music. Ronald Rousey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronald Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henderson.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rousey is able to avoid easily.
Rousey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Rousey. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rousey.
Donk. Henderson catches Rousey right on the button with a cross.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Rousey throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Rousey in a clinch.
Rousey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rousey blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rousey breaks the clinch.
Henderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rousey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rousey's head backwards.
Rousey looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Henderson clinches up with Rousey and pushes him back against the cage.
Rousey throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rousey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rousey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rousey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rousey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rousey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rousey wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Rousey pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Rousey avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rousey lands a left hand.
Rousey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rousey misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rousey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rousey's face.
It looks like Ronald Rousey has been cut.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rousey lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Rousey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Rousey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey scores with a shot to the body.
Rousey gets a double leg takedown into Henderson's guard.
Rousey trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson 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.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Rousey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rousey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rousey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henderson trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rousey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henderson's guard.
Henderson is staying active underneath Rousey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rousey thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Rousey misses with a looping left.
Rousey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Rousey with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Rousey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rousey with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Rousey looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Rousey saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rousey checks a leg kick.
Rousey throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rousey. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rousey just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rousey momentarily.
Rousey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Rousey with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but Rousey seems unphased.
Rousey throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a leg kick.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rousey swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
And Rousey tries to counter it with a takedown but Henderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson sizes up Rousey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some bone on bone action there as Rousey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Rousey tries to counter it with a takedown but Henderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rousey wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rousey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rousey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rousey.
Rousey with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Julius Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Rousey's ribcage.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rousey throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Rousey blocks it.
Rousey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rousey wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Henderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henderson.
Rousey with a hook.
Henderson slips a straight right by Rousey.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Rousey.
Ronald Rousey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rousey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a low kick.
Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Rousey lands with a right to the head.
Rousey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Still in the clinch, Rousey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Henderson.
Rousey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Rousey throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson digs a right hand into Rousey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rousey's gas tank.
Rousey is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Rousey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rousey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rousey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Henderson.
Henderson throws a leg kick which misses Rousey's front leg but catches the back leg as Rousey tries to avoid it.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rousey with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Rousey walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rousey. That did some damage!
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rousey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rousey with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rousey goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
Henderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rousey takes one on the button.
Henderson jabs Rousey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Rousey misses with some punches.
Rousey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rousey throws a body shot but no joy.
Rousey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson clinches up with Rousey and pushes him back against the cage.
Julius Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rousey.
Rousey struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Rousey breaks from the clinch.
Rousey throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Rousey tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Rousey back against the cage.
Rousey lands an uppercut.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Rousey's takedown attempt.
Rousey misses with a punch to the body.
Rousey is trying to stall.
Rousey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rousey's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rousey.
Rousey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rousey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rousey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Henderson slips a straight right by Rousey.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rousey.
Rousey with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Rousey moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rousey takes one on the button.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rousey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rousey checks the leg kick.
Rousey scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Rousey pushes him off.
Rousey feints the counter takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rousey, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Rousey loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Rousey misses with a straight left.
Henderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Julius Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
Rousey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rousey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henderson. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Rousey.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Henderson enables Rousey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Rousey is proving a slippery customer.
Rousey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rousey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey postures up.
Rousey being controlled here momentarily.
Rousey trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Rousey looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronald Rousey.
I think Rousey 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Rousey!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronald Rousey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Puhovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lugh Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by When the Man Comes Down. 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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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Puhovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lugh Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puhovin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackburn throws a right hand that Puhovin ducks under and follows up with a left that Puhovin also avoids with ease.
Blackburn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackburn stuffs the takedown attempt from Puhovin. Puhovin gets slowly back to his feet.
Blackburn misses with a series of wild punches.
Puhovin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puhovin gets caught napping as Blackburn dives in and scores a takedown. Puhovin manages to retain guard.
Blackburn wants to get up but he can't break Puhovin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Puhovin has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Blackburn doesn't defend quickly enough and Puhovin has managed to lock this one up! Can Blackburn escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Puhovin on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Puhovin!
Our winner, Alexander Puhovin, 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.
Lugh Blackburn was interviewed post fight and said 'Well fought, sure we'll be seeing each other again soon. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Vandam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saming is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 6 million ways to die. Sud Saming has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Vandam's chin.
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Vandam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandam moves out of range as Saming strikes.
Saming 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.
Vandam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saming.
Vandam throwing a counter right hand but Saming manages to avoid it.
Saming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vandam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saming is out of range.
Saming swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vandam counters with a good low kick that Saming was not able to check.
Vandam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vandam 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.
Saming turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vandam misses with a body kick.
Vandam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saming throws a good cross that connects.
Vandam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saming throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandam lands a lovely overhand right.
Saming thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saming scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandam dives in and grabs Saming's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saming pushes down on Vandam's head and hops out.
Vandam swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Saming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Vandam slams his shin into Saming's torso.
A head kick misses from Saming.
Vandam motions for Saming to come forward. Vandam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saming walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vandam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saming lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saming thuds a left hand into Vandam's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saming.
Saming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saming.
Crunch! Vandam slams his shin into Saming's torso.
Vandam jabs Saming to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saming ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming throws a hook but Vandam blocks it.
Vandam throws a head kick that half lands.
A slow jab from Saming misses its intended target.
Sud Saming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandam was well out of range. Poor timing from Saming.
Saming stuffs the takedown.
Good leg kick by Saming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vandam avoids the body shot from Saming.
A little feinted left hand from Vandam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vandam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saming misses with an uppercut.
Saming misses with a lunging right hand
and Vandam counters with a takedown into side control.
Saming tries to bench press Vandam off him but Vandam keeps the position.
Vandam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saming knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Saming wants to control but Vandam postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandam swings around for an armbar but Saming sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vandam's guard.
Saming pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vandam is keeping the position for now.
Saming trying to control the position from guard on top but Vandam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vandam is looking for a triangle but Saming pushes his legs off easily.
Saming postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sud Saming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saming checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vandam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Saming throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saming connects with a leg kick. Vandam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vandam misses with a looping left.
Vandam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saming is out of range.
Vandam ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Vandam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saming.
Saming throws a head kick but Vandam moves out of range.
Saming misses with a double jab
and Vandam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saming throws a sloppy head kick and Vandam moves out of range easily.
Saming misses with a hook.
Saming throws a series of punches but Vandam avoids them all with ease.
Vandam dips to his left and cracks Saming with an uppercut!
Saming wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sud Saming will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vandam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vandam wants to land a leg kick but Saming is out of range.
Saming slips under a jab.
Saming swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vandam just misses with a punch to the body.
Vandam lands a jab to Saming's midsection.
Vandam just misses with a punch to the body.
Sud Saming seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vandam looks to throw the jab but Saming is out of range.
Saming avoids a kick to the body.
Vandam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saming.
Vandam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vandam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saming throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vandam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vandam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vandam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vandam misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming misses with a wild body shot.
Saming lands a nice hook to Vandam's body. Vandam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saming is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vandam.
Vandam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Saming looking for a sweep. Not yet Saming, not yet.
Vandam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saming is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saming has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vandam looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandam is looking to work some ground and pound but Saming has wrist control.
Vandam tries to free his leg and advance position but Saming is retaining full guard.
Saming utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saming has his foot on Vandam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vandam works his way back into a safe position though.
Saming working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vandam.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saming swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saming swinging wildly here.
Saming misses with a head kick.
Saming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saming is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vandam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saming sprawls well initially but Vandam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Saming trying to control from the bottom.
Vandam lands strikes from half guard.
Vandam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saming knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vandam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saming has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vandam is working away from the top position though.
Vandam throws a strike but Saming avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandam is pushing down on Saming's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saming is fighting to maintain full guard but Vandam has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vandam seems to be looking for submissions.
Saming is looking for a sweep. Vandam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vandam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saming throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vandam throws a shot to the body.
Saming takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vandam misses with a body shot.
Saming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vandam.
A slow jab from Saming misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Vandam dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vandam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saming misses with a hook. Vandam ducked under it nicely.
Saming misses with an uppercut. Vandam saw that one coming.
Saming throws a poor cross that misses
and Vandam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saming takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vandam throws a wild body kick that Saming sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Saming was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vandam throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Saming tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vandam is in Saming's guard.
Saming pushes Vandam off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vandam throws a head kick but Saming moves out of range.
Vandam ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Saming turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vandam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saming was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch combination from Vandam misses.
Saming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saming missing with a left hand there. Vandam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saming.
Vandam fires out a quick counter leg kick but Saming just manages to avoid it.
Vandam keeps the fight on the outside.
Saming jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vandam swats away the attempt to clinch by Saming.
Saming misses with a straight right.
Saming showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vandam.
Vandam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vandam moves away from the strike by Saming.
Vandam thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vandam is looking to slow Saming down with leg kicks.
Vandam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saming was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandam.
Saming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming moves into the clinch successfully.
Vandam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saming trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Vandam on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saming.
A short body shot lands from Saming as the two fighters 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!
Vandam misses with some punches.
Vandam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vandam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saming goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saming lands a shoulder strike.
Saming misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vandam lands a takedown into guard.
Vandam tries to free his leg and advance position but Saming is retaining full guard.
Vandam is fighting to break Saming's control of his arms but Saming is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming trying to keep a closed guard but Vandam is proving a slippery customer.
Vandam wants to control from the top but Saming keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vandam wants to pass the guard but Saming is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Vandam wants to control from the top but Saming keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vandam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vandam cracks the inside of Saming's front leg.
Vandam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saming cracks Vandam with an open hand slap.
Vandam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vandam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saming throws a head kick that misses.
Vandam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sud Saming.
I think Saming 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sud Saming!
Sud Saming 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Malone Jr's choice of entrance music: Who Let the Dogs Out. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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204 lbs
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26
223 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice lands with an overhand left.
Malone Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Dee Nice has been cut.
Nice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malone Jr avoids the body shot from Nice.
Good shot there by Nice.
Nice scores with a shot to the body.
Malone Jr gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice working hard to break the clinch.
Nice tries a body shot but Malone Jr blocks it.
Nice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Malone Jr.
Nice blocks a body shot from Malone Jr.
Nice prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malone Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
We've been informed that Malone Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malone Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malone Jr tries a body shot but Nice blocks it.
Malone Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nice's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Nice controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone Jr.
Nice has had enough of the clinch but Malone Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Malone Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone Jr stalling against the cage.
Malone Jr pushes Nice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Malone Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Nice tries to throw a body punch but Malone Jr avoids it by throwing Nice back against the cage.
Nice can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone Jr.
Nice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice pushes Malone Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Malone Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice slips a jab and a cross from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dee Nice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoey Malone Jr.
Malone Jr throws a body punch but Nice moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Malone Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malone Jr momentarily.
Nice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice misses with a series of wild punches.
Malone Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nice as he jumps to the side.
Malone Jr has closed the distance and engaged Nice in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nice backwards.
Malone Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Nice tries to break the clinch but Malone Jr is controlling the position.
Malone Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nice.
Nice lands a body punch.
Nice can't break the clinch.
Malone Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nice's elbow.
Nice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malone Jr is trying to drag Nice to the mat but Nice just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malone Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malone Jr as Nice tries to tie him up.
Nice cracks Malone Jr with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone Jr.
Nice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice digs a good hook to Malone Jr's body.
Nice slips under a jab from Malone Jr.
Nice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr tries to move into range but Nice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defending well as Malone Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Nice misses with an uppercut.
Nice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malone Jr's hands.
Malone Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Malone Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nice. Malone Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice scores with a shot to the body.
Nice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malone Jr pushes Nice up against the cage in a clinch.
Malone Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zoey Malone Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dee Nice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malone Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Nice coming out on top.
Malone Jr slips under a jab from Nice.
Nice closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice misses with a punch to the body.
Nice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice tries to break free but Malone Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Malone Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice presses Malone Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice digs a right hand underneath Malone Jr's ribcage. Malone Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Malone Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nice to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malone Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malone Jr gets through Nice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malone Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malone Jr swings for the body but Nice moves out of range.
Malone Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Nice tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malone Jr throws a body punch but Nice moves out of range.
Nice misses with a two punch combination.
Malone Jr with the counter takedown but Nice avoids it easily.
Malone Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nice.
Malone Jr tries to clinch up.
Malone Jr misses with a left hand
and Nice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malone Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Nice circles away.
Nice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malone Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malone Jr tries to clinch there but Nice circles away.
Malone Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nice was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cracks Malone Jr with a good jab.
Nice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malone Jr.
Nice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Nice counter with a right hand.
Nice lands a jab to Malone Jr's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone Jr loads up on a big right hand but Nice slips the punch.
Nice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malone Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nice.
Nice cracks the inside of Malone Jr's front leg.
Malone Jr slips a jab from Nice.
It looks like Nice has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Malone Jr tries to clinch there but Nice circles away.
Nice wants to clinch but Malone Jr slips to the side
and Malone Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Malone Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr throws the left hand but Nice avoids the punch easily.
Malone Jr looks to land a combination but Nice avoids it well.
Malone Jr misses with a hook. Nice ducked under it nicely.
Malone Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nice.
Malone Jr with the counter takedown but Nice avoids it easily.
Malone Jr shoots in but Nice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Nice misses the target.
Dee Nice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoey Malone Jr.
Nice throws a solid leg kick but Malone Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nice.
Nice connects with a body shot.
Nice stuffs the takedown.
Malone Jr is breathing heavily.
Nice jabs Malone Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malone Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nice.
Nice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice scores with a three punch combo!
Nice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malone Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee Nice is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice misses with a hook. Malone Jr ducked under it nicely.
Malone Jr has Nice up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice tries to circle away but Malone Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Malone Jr is controlling him.
Malone Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Malone Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Nice lands.
Nice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malone Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malone Jr rushes Nice and presses him up against the cage.
Malone Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nice's elbow.
Nice works on Malone Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Malone Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Nice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malone Jr misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Nice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dee Nice'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!
Nice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malone Jr clinches up with Nice and pushes him back against the cage.
Malone Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice tries to break the clinch but Malone Jr is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Malone Jr.
Nice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Malone Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nice prevents it.
Malone Jr misses with some punches.
Nice prevents a body shot from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr keeps control of Nice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malone Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Nice tries to break free but Malone Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Nice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malone Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malone Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nice manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nice.
Nice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malone Jr tries to clinch there but Nice circles away.
Malone Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nice.
Nice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Malone Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malone Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Dee Nice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoey Malone Jr.
Nice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malone Jr manages to avoid it.
Nice throws a nice looking combination but Malone Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malone Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nice.
Malone Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Malone Jr.
Nice misses with a hook. Malone Jr ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Nice as he connects with a hook.
Malone Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Nice circles away.
Malone Jr blocks a jab.
Nice connects with a body shot that sends Malone Jr's belly button to the back.
Nice throws a big shot that misses.
Nice thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Nice misses.
Malone Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Nice shakes him off and moves away.
Nice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malone Jr shoots in for a takedown but Nice shows good takedown defense.
Nice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malone Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nice was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr has closed the distance and engaged Nice in a clinch.
Nice can't break the clinch.
Malone Jr is looking for a takedown.
Malone Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malone Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr looking to stall.
Nice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice takes a shot to the head.
Nice breaks from the clinch.
Nice misses with a wild body shot.
Nice misses with an uppercut. Malone Jr saw that one coming.
Malone Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone Jr tries for a takedown but Nice circles away easily
and Nice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malone Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Malone Jr.
Nice misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Malone Jr both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Nice.
Nice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malone Jr.
Malone Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malone Jr misses with an uppercut
and Malone Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice looks to land a right hand but Malone Jr moved out of range.
Nice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice loads up on a big right hand but Malone Jr slips the punch.
Nice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malone Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dee Nice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dee Nice!
The defeated Zoey Malone Jr had this to say: 'I want to thank EP for the shot at getting the belt I lost back. I'm undersized for the heavyweight so I'm going to have to stop eating so many cookies and start fighting at 205. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Baumgartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Mazzuca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Baumgartner!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Baumgartner.
Baumgartner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mazzuca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beauty School in the buildup to the fight.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but Baumgartner checks it.
Baumgartner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Baumgartner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mazzuca just misses with a punch to the body.
Baumgartner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mazzuca's head.
Baumgartner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baumgartner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mazzuca circles away quickly and effectively.
As Baumgartner backs away, Mazzuca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mazzuca scores with a push kick.
Baumgartner moves out of range of the body kick from Mazzuca.
Nice body kick from Baumgartner.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mazzuca - that will leave a mark!
Baumgartner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Roger Baumgartner has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzuca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baumgartner.
Mazzuca throws a front kick that sends Baumgartner stumbling back into the cage.
Mazzuca thuds his shin into the meat of Baumgartner's side.
Baumgartner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mazzuca tries to score with a low kick but Baumgartner moves his leg out of the way.
Baumgartner throws out a counter right but Mazzuca avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgartner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mazzuca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baumgartner's sensitive parts.
Mazzuca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baumgartner.
Mazzuca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baumgartner's sensitive parts.
Mazzuca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mazzuca dips to his left and cracks Baumgartner with an uppercut!
Mazzuca swings widly with a right hand
and Baumgartner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mazzuca scores with a nice body kick.
Baumgartner misses with a looping right.
Baumgartner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baumgartner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mazzuca.
Baumgartner looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazzuca misses with a body kick.
Mazzuca lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baumgartner will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazzuca.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mazzuca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mazzuca throws an overhand right that lands on Baumgartner's shoulder, as Baumgartner tries to avoid the shot.
Mazzuca misses with a low kick.
Baumgartner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mazzuca.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazzuca misses the target.
Baumgartner looks to land a left hand but Mazzuca moved out of range nicely.
Mazzuca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baumgartner.
Mazzuca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mazzuca misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzuca misses with a low kick.
Mazzuca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mazzuca coming out on top.
Jab by Baumgartner.
Baumgartner blocks the body kick.
Baumgartner moves out of range of the body kick.
Mazzuca misses with a leg kick.
Mazzuca throws a hook but Baumgartner blocks it.
Baumgartner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mazzuca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That has opened up Roger Baumgartner's cut even more.
Mazzuca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mazzuca wants to slow Baumgartner down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Baumgartner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mazzuca blocks a jab.
Mazzuca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mazzuca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baumgartner. That one must have hurt.
Baumgartner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgartner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mazzuca has time to react.
Baumgartner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mazzuca.
Baumgartner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Mazzuca coming out on top.
Mazzuca throws a low kick, looking for Baumgartner's leg but Baumgartner calmly moves out of range.
Mazzuca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Baumgartner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baumgartner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Mazzuca is predictable there
and Baumgartner counters with a nice uppercut.
Mazzuca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick but Baumgartner checks it.
Mazzuca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mazzuca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mazzuca looks to land a left hand but Baumgartner moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazzuca throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baumgartner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mazzuca throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baumgartner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mazzuca tries to land a body kick
and Baumgartner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mazzuca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Baumgartner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baumgartner cracks a nice hook into Mazzuca's ribs.
Baumgartner takes a swing at Mazzuca's ribcage but misses.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick
and Baumgartner counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baumgartner. Mazzuca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Baumgartner might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mazzuca has got the better of the exchanges.
Mazzuca scores with a nice strike.
Mazzuca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baumgartner at a distance.
Baumgartner scores with a jab to the head.
Baumgartner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Baumgartner backs away, Mazzuca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robert Mazzuca is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazzuca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mazzuca with a hook.
The cut above Roger Baumgartner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Baumgartner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mazzuca circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazzuca.
Baumgartner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mazzuca lands a big head kick that sends Baumgartner tumbling to the mat! Mazzuca takes a step backwards and waves Baumgartner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Baumgartner is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mazzuca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baumgartner is still on wobbly legs! Can Mazzuca finish him?
Baumgartner scoring well with a low kick there.
Baumgartner seems to have recovered his senses.
Baumgartner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzuca was well out of range. Poor timing from Baumgartner.
Mazzuca throws a low kick but Baumgartner avoids it.
Baumgartner throws a good cross that connects.
Baumgartner cracks Mazzuca with a good jab.
A low kick from Mazzuca is predictable there
enabling Baumgartner to counter with a crisp jab.
Mazzuca is rocked!
Mazzuca misses with a low kick.
Baumgartner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazzuca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mazzuca walks into a left hand.
Oh Mazzuca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baumgartner lands a big right hook! Mazzuca looks hurt but is still standing! Baumgartner lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Mazzuca falls down and Baumgartner dives in with a huge hammer fist! Mazzuca's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Baumgartner runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Baumgartner!
Roger Baumgartner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai comes to the cage accompanied by Sever the Wicked. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urai looks to land a body kick but Volkov moved away.
Volkov looks to throw the jab but Urai is out of range.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Urai.
Urai checks the leg kick.
Volkov scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Volkov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Urai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Volkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urai.
Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Urai avoids it.
Urai lands a jab to the nose.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urai moves away.
Urai 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.
Volkov moves into the clinch.
Volkov misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Volkov on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Volkov.
Volkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Volkov avoids a wild elbow strike from Urai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Urai.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Volkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai blocking some punches.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Urai controls his hands.
Urai lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov has been cut.
Volkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Volkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urai is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Urai.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urai's elbow.
Urai struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkov controls his hands.
Urai misses with an elbow strike.
Urai misses with an elbow strike.
Urai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Volkov.
Urai tries to land a knee to the head but Volkov blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Volkov.
Volkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Volkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urai misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urai throws an elbow but misses.
Volkov tries a body shot but Urai blocks it.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Urai is trying to trip Volkov. He has hold of a leg but Volkov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Urai persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Volkov trying to keep a closed guard but Urai is proving a slippery customer.
Volkov wants to sweep here but Urai controlling him for the moment.
Volkov has control of Urai's left arm, preventing Urai from doing any damage.
Urai wants to pass the guard but Volkov is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Volkov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Volkov has escaped and now he's on top!
Urai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volkov is one step ahead there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Volkov cracks Urai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Urai saw it coming and moves away.
Urai 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.
Urai tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Volkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A solid body kick from Volkov.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urai.
Urai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Urai scores with a decent looking hook.
Urai looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Urai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkov flicks out a counter leg kick but Urai steps away.
Volkov scores with a spinning back kick!
Volkov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Volkov misses with a kick to the body.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Volkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volkov lands with a hook. Urai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Urai or perhaps it was just good defense by Volkov, which made it look bad.
Volkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volkov is out of range and Urai settles back down.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov throws the left hand but Urai avoids the punch easily.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Volkov slams his shin into Urai's torso.
Volkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urai misses the jab.
Volkov thumps Urai with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Urai.
Urai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volkov misses with a combination
and Urai counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Urai misses
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Urai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Urai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a kick to the body.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Urai counters with a straight right hand.
Urai throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urai was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Urai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
Volkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Urai looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Volkov clobbers Urai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urai ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Volkov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Volkov is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Urai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
Urai throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Urai.
Urai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Urai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Volkov feints and then cracks Urai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urai down.
A shot to the liver by Volkov. Beautiful body shot.
Volkov misses with a jab to the body
enabling Urai to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Urai.
Urai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Urai saw that one coming.
Urai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Volkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Volkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urai's sensitive parts.
Urai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volkov lands a head kick. Urai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Volkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Urai misses with a looping right.
Urai misses with an uppercut.
Urai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Urai down.
Urai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Volkov blocks the low kick.
Volkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Urai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Urai looks for the body kick but Volkov saw that one coming.
Urai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Urai misses the shot to the body.
Urai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Volkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov slips under a jab from Urai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Urai misses with a looping left.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Volkov cracks Urai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Urai.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urai was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Urai connects with a looping right hand.
Urai looks to land a combination but Volkov avoids it well.
Urai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Volkov tried to score with a low kick but Urai checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov throws a nice head kick!
Urai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Urai avoids the body shot from Volkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Volkov finds it's way through Urai's defenses.
Urai scores with a hook.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Volkov takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses.
Urai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urai.
Volkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urai can pounce on him.
Urai swings widly with a right hand
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Urai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urai throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urai looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Urai defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Urai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urai throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Urai moves away and avoids it.
Urai throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Volkov finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Nice uppercut there from Volkov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urai loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Urai counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov wants to land a leg kick but Urai is out of range.
Volkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Urai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Urai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urai at a distance.
A jab from Urai misses.
Volkov thumps Urai with a low kick.
Urai looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Volkov throws a nice looking combination but Urai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkov checks a low kick from Urai.
Volkov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Urai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Urai throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Urai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Volkov trying to hold on to Urai's head to control him but Urai postures up.
Urai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Urai wants to work for an arm triangle but Volkov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Volkov actively working from the bottom here.
Volkov won't allow Urai to pass to mount.
Volkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Volkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Urai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Urai sees coming a mile off.
Urai fails with the takedown
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov lands the left hand.
Volkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Volkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Volkov avoids it.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urai.
Volkov throws a push kick but Urai slaps the foot to one side.
Urai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Urai slips under a jab from Volkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donk. Urai catches Volkov right on the button with a cross.
Urai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Urai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Urai scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov misses with a leg kick
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkov cracks the inside of Urai's front leg.
Volkov feints and then cracks Urai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urai down.
Urai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Urai.
Volkov blocks the body kick.
Volkov clinches with his opponent.
Urai blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai wants to stall.
Volkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Urai.
Urai blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Urai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike from Urai.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Volkov.
Volkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volkov can't find room to land a body shot as Urai controls the action.
Volkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Volkov as the two fighters clinch.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkov can't find room to land a body shot as Urai controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
Urai throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urai.
Volkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Volkov blocking some punches.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Urai controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Urai throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkov.
Urai lands a damaging elbow.
Urai misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Volkov.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Volkov.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urai's elbow.
Urai crunches a lovely knee into Volkov's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Volkov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Urai tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing Urai back against the cage.
Volkov prevents a body shot from Urai.
Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov misses with a body punch.
Volkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike from Urai.
Volkov lands with a right to the head.
Urai lands with a light punch inside.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike from Urai.
Urai blocking some punches.
Urai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Volkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urai landing knees to the head.
Volkov tries a body shot but Urai blocks it.
Volkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Urai lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urai misses with a body punch.
Volkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urai backwards.
Volkov taking a breather.
Urai is leaning against Volkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Urai.
Urai digs a right hand into Volkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkov's gas tank.
Volkov blocks a body shot from Urai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Volkov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urai throws an elbow but misses.
Volkov scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Volkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Urai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Volkov tries to work over Urai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Urai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Volkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Volkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urai avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Urai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkov.
Volkov misses with a hook. Urai ducked under it nicely.
Urai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Volkov forces Urai back against the cage and clinches.
Volkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Urai.
Volkov takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urai.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
Urai lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Volkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urai wants the takedown. Volkov is fighting it off but Urai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Volkov's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Urai advances to half guard.
Volkov won't allow Urai to pass to mount.
Volkov is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Urai in particular looking to stall.
Urai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Volkov is just riding it out for now. Urai eventually gives up the hold.
Sam Urai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Volkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Volkov throws an off balance right hand
and Urai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Urai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Urai prevents Volkov from improving his position.
Urai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Volkov keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Volkov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Urai postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Volkov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Urai, into his guard.
Urai can't keep his opponent in guard - Volkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Urai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volkov flicks out a counter leg kick but Urai steps away.
Urai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volkov lands a slapping body shot.
Urai throws a shot to the body.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Urai moved out of range.
Volkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Urai misses with a leg kick
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Urai tried to score with a low kick but Volkov checks it.
Urai moves out of range of the strikes.
Urai tries to work over Volkov's front leg with a kick but Volkov checks it.
A big left from Urai misses.
Urai lands a nice shot that snaps Volkov's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Urai misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volkov pushes Urai up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Urai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Volkov 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 James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov!
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov is the new lightweight champion!
Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am proud communist.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Centurion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami has chosen The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Centurion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulami takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Centurion scores with a decent looking hook.
Centurion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boulami.
Centurion misses with a straight left.
Centurion gets tackled into the cage by Boulami. Boulami maintains the clinch.
Boulami throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boulami throws a punch but it's blocked by Centurion.
Centurion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
Boulami takes a shot to the head.
Boulami breaks the clinch.
Boulami needs to keep his hands up - Centurion had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Boulami misses.
Centurion thumps Boulami with a low kick.
Boulami takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Centurion's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Boulami finds it's way through Centurion's defenses.
Centurion misses with a low kick as Boulami jumps back.
Centurion is looking to clinch but Boulami is avoiding it.
Boulami throws a front kick that sends Centurion stumbling back into the cage.
Centurion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boulami dodges an elbow strike from Centurion.
With the fighters up against the cage, Centurion throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Boulami.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Centurion looking to throw knees to the head but Boulami is blocking nicely.
Centurion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Centurion misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boulami.
Centurion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boulami has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boulami works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boulami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Centurion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Centurion trying to land knees to the body.
Boulami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Centurion's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Centurion obliges.
Boulami lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Boulami.
Nice elbow from Centurion.
Boulami is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Centurion gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Boulami fails to land.
Centurion blocks a body shot from Boulami.
Centurion is working Boulami over against the cage.
Centurion trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Centurion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boulamis head.
Centurion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boulami.
Centurion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Centurion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boulami.
Boulami tries to pull guard but Centurion won't allow it.
Centurion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boulami avoids it.
Centurion lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from Centurion.
Centurion misses with a body punch.
Centurion lands a nice knee to the body.
Boulami looks winded!
Centurion tries a knee to the head but Boulami blocks it.
Centurion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Centurion can't find room to land a body shot as Boulami controls the action.
Boulami avoiding damage as Centurion throws knees to the body.
Centurion lands an elbow inside.
Centurion lands a nice knee to the body.
Centurion landing knees to the head.
Centurion lands a left hand.
Boulami misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion lands a nice knee to the body.
Centurion lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Centurion.
Centurion lands a body shot.
Boulami avoiding damage as Centurion throws knees to the body.
Centurion lands a shoulder strike.
Boulami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boulami is trying to maintain a safe position but Centurion gets an underhook and turns Boulami into the cage.
Boulami avoiding damage as Centurion throws knees to the body.
Boulami lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boulami.
Boulami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Centurion backwards.
Centurion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boulami dodges an elbow strike from Centurion.
Centurion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boulami.
Still in the clinch, Boulami scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boulami throws a head punch that misses.
Centurion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulami will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Centurion up against the cage.
Centurion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boulami has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boulami blocks a body shot from Centurion.
The referee calls for Boulami to work.
Boulami taking a breather.
Centurion comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boulami lands a left hand that snaps the head of Centurion backwards.
Centurion misses with a body punch.
Boulami lands a right hand that snaps the head of Centurion backwards.
Boulami tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Centurion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlos Centurion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Boulami.
Knees in the clinch landing for Centurion.
Boulami misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Centurion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boulami prevents a body shot from Centurion.
Centurion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Centurion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boulami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Centurion.
Centurion gets through Boulami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Centurion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boulami tries to clinch
and Centurion counters with a good, hard body kick but Boulami shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Centurion.
Boulami throws a leg kick but Centurion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Centurion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Centurion catches Boulami with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boulami looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Centurion wriggles free and stands up.
Boulami scores with a crisp jab that stopped Centurion in his tracks.
Boulami loads up on a big right hand but Centurion slips the punch.
Boulami throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boulami shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boulami takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Centurion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boulami throws a lazy right hand but Centurion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice cross by Boulami.
Centurion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boulami can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Boulami misses its intended target.
Centurion with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Centurion manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boulami.
Boulami misses with a body shot.
Centurion jabs Boulami to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Centurion.
Boulami tries to clinch up.
Centurion lands a leg kick that knocks Boulami off balance momentarily.
Centurion gets a clinch.
Centurion misses with a knee to the head.
Centurion misses with an elbow over the top.
Boulami blocks the elbow strike.
Boulami misses with a hook from the clinch.
Centurion blocking some punches.
Centurion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Centurion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boulami lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boulami tries to throw a body punch but Centurion avoids it by throwing Boulami back against the cage.
Boulami scores with a shot to the side of Centurion's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boulami blocks a body shot from Centurion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Centurion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boulami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boulami is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Centurion.
Boulami manages to break the clinch.
Centurion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boulami thows a leg kick but Centurion checks it
and Boulami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boulami throws a low kick but it's checked well by Centurion.
Centurion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Centurion tries to clinch up but Boulami circles away and keeps his distance.
Centurion is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Centurion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boulami ducks under a wild hook from Centurion.
Boulami tries a quick counter leg kick but Centurion is wise to it.
Centurion throws the left hand but Boulami avoids the punch easily.
Boulami swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boulami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Boulami backs away, Centurion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Centurion instigates a clinch.
Boulami has a couple of punches blocked by Centurion.
Carlos Centurion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Centurion.
Centurion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boulami's defenses.
Boulami lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boulami fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boulami is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carlos Centurion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Boulami.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami is trying to drag Centurion to the mat but Centurion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Boulami fails to land.
Centurion misses with an elbow strike.
Centurion misses with a punch to the body.
Centurion tries to land knees in the clinch but Boulami avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Centurion as Boulami tries to tie him up.
Centurion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Centurion working Boulami over with knees to the body.
Boulami managing to block the knees to the body from Centurion.
With the fighters up against the cage, Centurion throws an elbow but misses.
Boulami blocks a body shot from Centurion.
Boulami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Centurion scores a nice knee to the body.
Centurion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Centurion tries to work over Boulami's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Centurion lands a body shot.
Centurion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Omar Boulami's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centurion tries to land knees in the clinch but Boulami avoids the damage to the body.
Centurion scores with a shot to the side of Boulami's head.
Centurion blocks an uppercut.
Centurion is working Boulami over against the cage.
Centurion lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boulami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Centurion landing knees to the head.
Centurion landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Centurion.
Centurion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Centurion connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boulami's face.
Centurion pushes Boulami back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Centurion scores with a shoulder strike.
Centurion crunches a lovely knee into Boulami's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Centurion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Centurion crunches a lovely knee into Boulami's ribcage.
A short left from Centurion.
Centurion lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Centurion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
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!
Boulami throws a leg kick
and Centurion counters with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Centurion. No joy for Boulami on that attempt.
Centurion wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Centurion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Centurion lands with an overhand left.
Boulami takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boulami walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Centurion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boulami.
Centurion throws a body punch but Boulami moves out of range.
Boulami throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Centurion. That snapped Boulami's head back.
Centurion throws a leg kick but Boulami checks it.
A nice side step and Boulami releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centurion blocks a leg kick.
Boulami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Centurion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Centurion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boulami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Centurion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Centurion tries to clinch up but Boulami circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulami misses with a body shot.
Carlos Centurion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Centurion throws the left hand but Boulami avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Boulami.
Boulami appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Centurion lands with a nice body punch.
Carlos Centurion is winning the standup battle so far.
Centurion keeps Boulami at a distance using the push kick.
Boulami checks a leg kick.
Boulami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Centurion pinned against the cage. Centurion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carlos Centurion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Boulami.
Boulami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Centurion throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boulami tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Centurion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Centurion is looking to counter the offense by Boulami and move into the clinch.
Centurion tests Boulami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boulami takes one to the chin there.
Boulami lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boulami takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Centurion scores with a hook.
Centurion moves out of range of the leg kick from Boulami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami tries to land a front kick but Centurion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boulami.
Boulami moves out of range as Centurion throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Centurion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Centurion keeps the fight on the outside.
Boulami swats away the attempt to clinch by Centurion.
Boulami scores with a jab.
Boulami tries to score a power double leg takedown but Centurion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boulami somewhat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Centurion.
Centurion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centurion connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centurion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Centurion. Boulami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boulami misses with a straight left.
Boulami takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Centurion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boulami throws a sloppy head kick and Centurion moves out of range easily.
Boulami blocks a leg kick.
Omar Boulami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Boulami 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boulami looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Centurion misses with a body kick.
Boulami lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Centurion fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Centurion checks a leg kick.
Centurion scores with a jab.
Boulami takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Centurion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Boulami avoids a kick to the body.
Boulami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Centurion thumps Boulami with a low kick.
Boulami moves forwards but Centurion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carlos Centurion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Centurion scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boulami in his tracks.
Boulami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Centurion but Centurion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boulami ducks right into an uppercut from Centurion.
Centurion is looking to clinch.
Boulami connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Carlos Centurion has been cut.
A big left from Boulami misses.
Centurion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boulami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boulami buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Centurion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Centurion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Centurion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes to the cage accompanied by Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii . Thornton has chosen Pusha T - Exodus 23:1 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Terrence Thornton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton misses with a body shot.
Bickle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle moves out of range as Thornton strikes.
Thornton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bickle's calf.
Bickle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bickle catches Thornton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bickle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sali in the buildup to the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thornton.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thornton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Bickle tried to counter with a leg kick but Thornton avoided it.
Thornton fails with the takedown.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Thornton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Thornton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Terrence Thornton has been cut.
Bickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thornton.
Thornton throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle looks to land a left hand but Thornton moved out of range nicely.
Bickle lands a leg kick that knocks Thornton off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bickle misses with a straight right.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bickle.
Thornton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Thornton.
Bickle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thornton misses with a leg kick
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Thornton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bickle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thornton is in Bickle's guard.
Bickle controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thornton stands up over Bickle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bickle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bickle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thornton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thornton being controlled here momentarily.
Thornton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is stalling in the full guard.
Thornton trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle misses with a looping right.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Terrence Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Thornton moves away and avoids it.
Bickle clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Bickle.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle.
Bickle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thornton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Thornton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Thornton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thornton.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Thornton wants to clinch.
It appears Bickle was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bickle's corner calls for a 1-2. Bickle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Thornton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle.
Thornton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bickle scores with a shot to the body.
Thornton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thornton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thornton throws a nice looking combination but Bickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bickle thinks about countering with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bickle as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is looking to score with low kicks.
Bickle wants to land a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
A left lands for Bickle.
Thornton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It appears Bickle was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thornton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
Bickle tries to land a leg kick but Thornton saw it coming and moves away.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thornton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bickle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Thornton.
Bickle missing with a left hand there. Thornton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thornton moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle is looking to slow Thornton down with leg kicks.
Bickle with a jab.
Bickle jabs Thornton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bickle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thornton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Bickle does no damage.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Bickle tenderised Thornton's leg. Thornton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Travis Bickle is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bickle cracks the inside of Thornton's front leg.
The fighters circling - Bickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bickle darts in and clinches Thornton up against the cage.
Thornton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bickle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thornton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thornton blocks an uppercut.
Thornton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Thornton.
Thornton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thornton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thornton can do to turn this around?
Thornton prevents a body shot from Bickle.
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bickle tries to keep at a distance but Thornton has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle works on Thornton's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Thornton lands a nice uppercut.
Thornton swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton breaks the clinch.
Thornton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thornton throws a big right hand that misses.
Thornton wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bickle holds on and takes a little breather.
Bickle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thornton trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bickle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bickle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thornton ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Thornton counters with a body kick.
Bickle moves out of range as Thornton strikes.
Thornton with a nice cross.
Bickle scores with a jab. Thornton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thornton.
Thornton throws a right hand that misses
and Thornton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Bickle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thornton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bickle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thornton connects with a leg kick. Bickle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thornton moves out of range of the body kick from Bickle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a head kick.
Thornton wants to clinch.
Thornton shoots in looking for a takedown. Bickle tries to sprawl out of it but Thornton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bickle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thornton checks a leg kick nicely.
Bickle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bickle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Bickle lands a nice shot that snaps Thornton's head back.
Bickle cracks Thornton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thornton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a body kick.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thornton connects with a right hand. Bickle shakes it off.
Bickle throws a body punch but Thornton moves out of range.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thornton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thornton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Thornton there.
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!
Bickle misses with a lunging right hand
and Thornton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thornton throws a leg kick that misses.
Bickle throwing a counter right hand but Thornton manages to avoid it.
Thornton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bickle counters with a good, hard body kick but Thornton shrugs it off.
Thornton is looking to slow Bickle down with leg kicks.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle staying out of range there.
Thornton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle moves away from the strike by Thornton.
Thornton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bickle scores with a leg kick.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle lands with a cross.
A jab from Thornton misses.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Thornton.
Bickle lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Thornton misses.
And Bickle counters with a quick kick to the body but Thornton blocks it.
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 Travis Bickle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thornton throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bickle connects with a solid leg kick.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle digs a good hook to Thornton's body.
Bickle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thornton defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Thornton misses with a hook.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle walks into a stiff left hand from Thornton.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle.
Bickle moves out of range as Thornton strikes.
Bickle feints and then cracks Thornton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thornton down.
Bickle scores with a leg kick.
Thornton lands a head kick. Bickle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thornton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bickle - the referee stops the clock and Thornton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bickle. Thornton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thornton thuds his shin into the meat of Bickle's side.
Bickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thornton's sensitive parts.
Bickle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Thornton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thornton.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Thornton moves out of range easily.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thornton.
Bickle lands a head kick. Thornton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thornton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bickle.
Thornton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bickle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bickle thumps Thornton with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Bickle.
Thornton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses.
Thornton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thornton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton scores with punches from side control.
Thornton controlling the position.
Thornton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thornton working away.
Bickle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bickle wants to control but Thornton postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is putting a hurting on Bickle here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bickle taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bickle taking a bit of punishment here - Thornton scoring with strikes.
Bickle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bickle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bickle wants to control but Thornton postures up.
Bickle sneaks back into half guard.
Bickle trying to control but Thornton postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bickle walks into a straight right hand from Thornton.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bickle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thornton throws a poor cross that misses
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch.
Thornton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
Thornton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle breaks from the clinch.
Bickle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thornton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle gets a clinch.
Bickle is pressed up against the cage. Thornton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bickle down to the mat. Bickle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thornton doesn't manage to clinch there - Bickle circles away.
Thornton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle thuds a left hand into Thornton's body.
Bickle throws a low kick but Thornton avoids it.
Bickle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thornton throws a sloppy body shot
and Bickle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thornton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bickle scrambles back to his feet.
Thornton avoids a kick to the body.
Thornton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thornton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bickle.
Bickle stuffs the takedown.
Thornton lands with a straight right. Bickle didn't see that one coming.
Bickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid body kick from Thornton.
A telegraphed right hand from Thornton misses the target.
Bickle connects with a jab.
Thornton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thornton walks into a left hand.
Thornton has a takedown stuffed.
It appears Bickle was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle lands a nice hook to Thornton's body. Thornton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thornton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Bickle.
Bickle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bickle throws a jab when Thornton was well out of range.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
Bickle throws a push kick but Thornton slaps the foot to one side.
Thornton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bickle defends well and Thornton ends up having to push Bickle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Thornton.
Bickle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thornton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thornton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bickle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bickle seems keen to control Thornton's posture.
Bickle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thornton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bickle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bickle is trying to control the position but Thornton postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thornton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bickle has Thornton pulled in close to control his posture.
Thornton trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bickle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick misses from Thornton.
Thornton takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bickle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thornton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thornton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thornton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bickle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thornton.
Bickle lands a leg kick that knocks Thornton off balance momentarily.
Bickle moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle. That snapped Thornton's head back.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thornton.
Thornton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thornton misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bickle.
Bickle avoiding damage as Thornton throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton blocking some punches.
Thornton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Thornton is rocked!
Thornton prevents a body shot from Bickle.
Thornton is still on wobbly legs! Can Bickle finish him?
Bickle stops a takedown attempt from Thornton.
Bickle has Thornton pressed against the cage, preventing Thornton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thornton seems to have recovered his senses.
Thornton working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle.
Thornton misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thornton.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Bickle.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle presses Thornton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle had his way with Terrence Thornton in that round.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bickle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton connects with a nice looking jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bickle, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bickle.
Bickle throws the left hand but Thornton avoids the punch easily.
Bickle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thornton misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
Bickle digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Thornton misses with an uppercut.
Bickle stuffs the takedown.
Thornton blocks a head kick by Bickle.
Bickle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bickle avoids the head kick by Thornton.
Bickle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thornton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bickle lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bickle circles away.
Thornton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thornton misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bickle throws a big counter combination but Thornton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Thornton.
Bickle lands a leg kick that knocks Thornton off balance momentarily.
Thornton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle avoids the head kick by Thornton.
Bickle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bickle drops Thornton with a naaaaasty hook - Thornton is in real trouble here! Bickle dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Travis Bickle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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