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GKNY 39 - Wolek Vs Souza PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan Selmy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone closes the distance and pushes Selmy back into the cage.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Stone.
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Selmy jumps guard but Stone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stone has Selmy pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Selmy is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Stone - that's hurt Selmy badly! Oh, another knee lands and Selmy is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Selmy doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jack Stone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Dahlberg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Riggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggins checks a low kick from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg tried to score with a low kick but Riggins checks it.
Riggins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dahlberg throws a nice looking combination but Riggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riggins throws a jab but it's blocked by Dahlberg.
Riggins lands a really nice looking cross but Dahlberg seems unphased.
Dahlberg avoids the head kick by Riggins.
Riggins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dahlberg tries to land a leg kick but Riggins saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Riggins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahlberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riggins.
Dahlberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Riggins misses.
Dahlberg wants to counter the offense by Riggins and move into the clinch position.
Riggins looks to land a combination. Dahlberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahlberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tim Riggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dahlberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riggins at a distance.
Dahlberg with a nice cross.
It looks like Tim Riggins has been cut.
Dahlberg jabs at Riggins's body.
Riggins moves out of range of the strikes.
Riggins lands an overhand right.
Riggins motions for Dahlberg to come forward. Riggins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dahlberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Riggins misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Dahlberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Riggins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggins lands a jab to Dahlberg's midsection.
Dahlberg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Riggins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dahlberg blocks a head kick by Riggins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riggins.
A lazy left from Dahlberg finds it's target.
Riggins connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riggins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riggins misses with a straight right.
Riggins misses with a lunging right hand
and Riggins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dahlberg has closed the distance and engaged Riggins in a clinch.
Dahlberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riggins backwards.
Riggins lands with a short shot to the head.
Riggins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Riggins is trying to maintain a safe position but Dahlberg gets an underhook and turns Riggins into the cage.
Riggins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dahlberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dahlberg stalling.
Riggins pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dahlbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Riggins lands with a kick to the temple. Dahlberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dahlberg swings for the body but Riggins moves out of range.
Riggins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dahlberg finds it's way through Riggins's defenses.
Riggins throws a head kick but Dahlberg moves out of range.
Riggins scores with a head kick.
Riggins throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Riggins backs off Dahlberg throws a huge counter combo but Riggins manages to avoid it all.
Riggins lands with a nice body punch.
Dahlberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dahlberg cracks Riggins with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Riggins falls to his knees and Dahlberg doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Dahlberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devon Gilliam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Fromage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Gilliam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rene Fromage!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fromage tries to clinch up but Gilliam circles away and keeps his distance.
Fromage throws a head kick but Gilliam moves out of range.
Fromage misses with a looping right.
Gilliam throws a jab when Fromage was well out of range.
Fromage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fromage connects with a jab.
Fromage throws a sloppy head kick
and Gilliam counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gilliam.
Gilliam is fighting to break Fromage's control of his arms but Fromage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fromage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilliam wants to control from the top but Fromage keeps moving.
Gilliam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fromage keeping moving, preventing Gilliam from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilliam throws an elbow that misses. Fromage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gilliam's guard. Nice move by Fromage!
Gilliam pulls Fromage in close to his closed guard and prevents Fromage from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gilliam wants to hit a switch here but Fromage passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gilliam there!
Gilliam is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromage avoids the attempt from Gilliam to control.
Gilliam doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilliam is desperately trying to improve his position but Fromage has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilliam is working hard here to advance position.
Fromage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gilliam tries to hold on but Fromage pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fromage controlling from mount.
Gilliam can't escape the position.
Fromage controlling the pace for now.
Gilliam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fromage controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Fromage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fromage throws a sloppy head kick and Gilliam moves out of range easily.
Gilliam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fromage sprawls and moves away.
Fromage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fromage tries a head kick but it misses.
Fromage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fromage throws a sloppy head kick and Gilliam moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Gilliam misses its intended target.
Gilliam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gilliam takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fromage lands a leg kick that knocks Gilliam off balance momentarily.
Fromage avoids the body shot from Gilliam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fromage lands with a hook. Gilliam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gilliam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Fromage misses.
Gilliam changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fromage throws a head kick that misses.
Gilliam attempts a counter takedown but Fromage avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fromage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fromage connects with a body shot.
Fromage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gilliam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fromage sprawls and moves away.
Fromage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gilliam avoids the head kick by Fromage.
Gilliam attempts a counter takedown but Fromage avoids it well and moves away.
Fromage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilliam.
Gilliam dives in and scores a takedown into Fromage's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fromage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fromage controls Gilliam momentarily but Gilliam frees himself.
Gilliam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gilliam throwing strikes but missing.
Gilliam trying to control but Fromage is working from the bottom.
Gilliam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilliam manages to get himself to full guard.
Gilliam is trying to keep Fromage in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilliam is adopting a defensive guard.
Gilliam wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fromage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fromage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gilliam trying to control the position here.
Fromage content to stall in guard here.
That's four 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.
Gilliam controlling Fromage's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fromage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fromage throws a nice head kick!
Fromage's corner calls for a 1-2. Fromage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Fromage. Beautiful body shot.
Fromage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilliam throws out the jab.
Fromage lands a head kick. Gilliam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fromage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fromage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilliam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Fromage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fromage throws a head kick but Gilliam moves out of range.
Gilliam shoots in looking for a takedown. Fromage tries to sprawl out of it but Gilliam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fromage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fromage throws a head kick that half lands.
Gilliam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fromage circles away.
A head kick misses from Fromage.
Gilliam appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rene Fromage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fromage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilliam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fromage lands a jab to the nose.
Gilliam looks to throw the jab but Fromage is out of range.
Fromage lands a high kick!
Fromage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fromage throws a head kick that misses.
Gilliam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fromage sprawls and moves away.
Fromage connects with a high kick.
Gilliam shoots in but Fromage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gilliam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fromage misses the jab.
Fromage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fromage misses with a looping left.
Fromage scores with a jab to the body.
Fromage tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilliam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fromage cracks Gilliam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fromage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gilliam's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fromage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gilliam scrambles back to his feet.
Devon Gilliam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromage throws a sloppy head kick and Gilliam moves out of range easily.
Gilliam half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fromage slips under a jab from Gilliam.
Gilliam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilliam misses with a hook. Fromage ducked under it nicely.
Fromage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fromage lands a nice hook to Gilliam's body. Gilliam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fromage lands a high kick!
Fromage throws a head kick that misses.
Gilliam throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilliam closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fromage quickly recovers to half guard.
Gilliam thows a huge punch but Fromage dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fromage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gilliam is keen to just control but Fromage is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilliam not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilliam throwing shots but Fromage is blocking nicely.
Gilliam seems to be working for a kimura but Fromage defends the submission attempt.
Gilliam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fromage is looking to control Gilliam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fromage avoid being mounted?
Fromage regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gilliam.
Gilliam throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Gilliam trying to control but Fromage is working from the bottom.
Fromage pulls Gilliam in close to prevent any damage.
Gilliam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fromage's head.
Gilliam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fromage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilliam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gilliam stands up over Fromage, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gilliam throws an elbow that misses. Fromage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gilliam's guard. Nice move by Fromage!
Fromage trying to control but Gilliam is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Fromage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fromage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Fromage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Blackfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfoot has chosen Canadian Aboriginal Festival 2011. Drum songs as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robby Blackfoot!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfoot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackfoot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a two punch combo.
Blackfoot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blackfoot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Our sources have told us that Berg has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Berg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Berg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blackfoot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackfoot pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackfoot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackfoot breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg throws a right and a left that Blackfoot avoids nicely.
Blackfoot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Berg is rocked!
Blackfoot takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Berg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Come on Blackfoot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blackfoot lands a good knee to the midsection. Berg won't want to take too many of those.
Blackfoot lands a hook that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Nice body punch from Blackfoot - that landed with a thud.
Berg tries to break free but Blackfoot pushes him back against the cage.
Blackfoot trying to land knees to the body.
Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot instigates a clinch.
Berg seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berg is trying to push Blackfoot away but Blackfoot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot misses with the head strike.
Blackfoot avoiding damage.
Blackfoot pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berg blocking some punches.
Berg can't get the takedown.
Blackfoot misses with a punch to the body.
Blackfoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackfoot trying to land knees to the body.
Berg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackfoot taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Blackfoot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackfoot closes the distance and clinches.
Berg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackfoot has him pressed against the cage.
Blackfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackfoot has Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackfoot pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blackfoot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
Berg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blackfoot pushes Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Berg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blackfoot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfoot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blackfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robby Blackfoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackfoot takes the fight into the clinch.
Berg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackfoot stalling against the cage.
Blackfoot prevents Berg from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Blackfoot dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blackfoot has managed to clinch.
Berg is trying to break the clinch but Blackfoot has him pressed against the cage.
Blackfoot has Berg pressed against the cage, preventing Berg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Berg.
Blackfoot wants to counter the offense by Berg and move into the clinch position.
Blackfoot closes the distance and pushes Berg back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackfoot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blackfoot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Simon Berg has been cut.
Blackfoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Berg circles away.
Blackfoot throws a series of punches but Berg moves out of range.
Blackfoot misses with the combination.
Blackfoot clinches up against the cage.
Berg is working for takedown but Blackfoot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Berg is trying to break the clinch but Blackfoot has him pressed against the cage.
Berg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berg can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackfoot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackfoot. Blackfoot obviously looking to wear him down.
Blackfoot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Robby Blackfoot has been cut.
Blackfoot tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Berg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackfoot moves into range and clinches up with Berg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blackfoot is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot has Berg pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Berg prevents a body shot from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Berg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blackfoot can turn it around.
Berg blocking some punches.
Blackfoot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackfoot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Berg blocks an uppercut.
Blackfoot breaks from the clinch.
Simon Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackfoot tried to score with a low kick but Berg checks it.
It looked like Berg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blackfoot tries to clinch but Berg moves out of range.
Robby Blackfoot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackfoot rushes Berg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blackfoot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackfoot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blackfoot tries to clinch up but Berg circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackfoot wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.
Blackfoot drives through and clinches with Berg against the cage.
Blackfoot manages to break the clinch.
Berg throws a series of punches but Blackfoot avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Blackfoot 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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch but Berg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackfoot is looking for the big counter here.
Berg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackfoot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackfoot misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blackfoot misses with a low kick.
Blackfoot wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg blocks a jab.
As Blackfoot looks to move away, Berg throws a big counter combo but Blackfoot just gets out of the way.
Berg slips a jab and a cross from Blackfoot.
Berg tries to counter with a takedown but Blackfoot is quick to defend against it.
Blackfoot scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfoot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blackfoot wants to clinch up but Berg keeps it at a distance.
Blackfoot tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it.
Berg throwing a counter right hand but Blackfoot manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Berg both land. Nice combination.
Blackfoot throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Blackfoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Blackfoot looks to move away, Berg throws a big counter combo but Blackfoot just gets out of the way.
Blackfoot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfoot has Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackfoot lands with a left to the head.
Blackfoot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stalling in the clinch from Blackfoot.
Blackfoot continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Berg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Blackfoot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg wants to break free but Blackfoot has control.
Blackfoot breaks the clinch.
Blackfoot moves into the clinch.
Blackfoot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berg shoots in but no luck this time.
Blackfoot rushes Berg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Berg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berg blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooh!!! Blackfoot has knocked Berg down with a huge combo! Blackfoot steps away and waves a wobbly Berg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berg tries to bum rush Blackfoot with a series of wild strikes but Blackfoot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackfoot closes the distance and clinches.
Robby Blackfoot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg is working for takedown but Blackfoot is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Blackfoot.
Berg is working for takedown but Blackfoot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blackfoot taking a breather.
Blackfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackfoot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackfoot has managed to clinch.
Simon Berg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackfoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robby Blackfoot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackfoot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robby Blackfoot!
Post fight, Robby Blackfoot took to the microphone: 'He was a chump. I demand some real competition!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Goss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goss tries to move into range but Skog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goss blocks a head kick by Skog.
Some bone on bone action there as Goss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goss blocks a jab.
Dan Skog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skog goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Skog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goss has time to react.
Skog throws a leg kick
and Goss counters with a nice body shot.
Goss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skog. Skog obviously looking to wear him down.
Goss blocks a low kick nicely.
Goss moves in looking to clinch but Skog pushes him off.
Skog throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog misses with a low kick.
Skog throws a shot to the body.
Goss slips under a jab from Skog.
Goss appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Goss moves out of range of the strikes.
Skog looks to throw a body kick
and Goss counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Goss wants to free his trapped foot but Skog is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Goss is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Goss throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goss lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skog wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skog knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goss drops an elbow to the side of Skog's head.
Goss tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skog knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goss thows a huge punch but Skog dodges it nicely.
Skog controlling the position well.
Skog gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skog keeping moving, preventing Goss from controlling successfully.
Goss works over Skog with some ground and pound from guard.
Goss wants to control from the top but Skog keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Goss tries to free his leg and advance position but Skog is retaining full guard.
Skog managing to control the position.
Skog keeping full guard, as Goss tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog wants to sweep but no luck.
Goss stands and throws Skog's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Skog tries to bench press Goss off him but Goss keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Skog struggling a bit here.
Goss tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Skog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Skog is looking to regain half guard here but Goss keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Skog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goss working the body and head with strikes.
Skog avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Goss.
Skog is looking for a sweep.
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 Alex Goss will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skog works the jab nicely.
Goss tries to clinch there but Skog circles away.
Skog pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goss is out of range and Skog settles back down.
Dan Skog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skog loads up on a big right hand but Goss slips the punch.
Skog throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alex Goss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goss closes the distance and pushes Skog back into the cage.
Skog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skog manages to break the clinch.
Skog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goss.
Goss feinted with a counter takedown.
Skog lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Skog throws a leg kick but Goss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goss is looking to counter the offense by Skog and move into the clinch.
Skog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goss has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Goss postures up in Skog's guard and throws a big left but Skog blocks it.
Goss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goss stays in close to Skog's body and controls the position.
Skog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goss is one step ahead there.
Goss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goss trying to control but Skog is working from the bottom.
Goss looking to pass the guard.
Goss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Skog trying to keep a closed guard but Goss is proving a slippery customer.
Skog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goss.
Goss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss lands a couple of elbows.
Skog utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alex Goss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skog bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goss's guard.
Goss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goss throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Goss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skog avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Goss tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss is looking for a triangle here but Skog uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Goss is looking for a sweep.
Goss is not content to let Skog control the position.
Goss seems a little lost for a moment, as Skog dominates the positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goss manages to work his way to half guard, despite Skog's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Skog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crunch! Skog slams his shin into Goss's torso.
Skog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skog throws a sloppy head kick and Goss moves out of range easily.
Goss is looking for a counter combo.
Skog stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skog wants it to stay on the feet.
Goss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goss scores with a takedown into Skog's guard.
Skog is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Goss actively working from the bottom here.
Skog is keen to just control but Goss is a slippery customer.
Skog controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Goss manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goss being controlled here, momentarily.
Goss looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skog is one step ahead there.
Skog slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss looking to control.
Goss will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Skog wants to pass the guard but Goss is keeping the position.
Goss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Skog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goss.
Skog manages to get to full guard.
Skog controls Goss momentarily but Goss frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss is looking to work some ground and pound but Skog has wrist control.
Goss looking to pass the guard.
Goss throws a big elbow that misses.
Goss works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Goss wants to work for an arm triangle but Skog is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Skog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goss seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skog does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Goss tries to pass to full mount but Skog defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Goss.
I think Goss 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Goss!
Alex Goss managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo lands a jab to Coholic's midsection.
Puzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Coholic as he connects with a hook.
We've been told by Coholic's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puzo.
Coholic lands a nice shot to the body.
Puzo throws a low kick but Coholic moves out of range easily.
Coholic tries to keep at a distance but Puzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Puzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coholic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coholic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puzo moves to clinch but Coholic breaks away
and Coholic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coholic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coholic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puzo.
Coholic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coholic throws a series of punches but Puzo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puzo defending well as Coholic loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo pushes Coholic up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Coholic.
Puzo lands a right hand.
Coholic gets through Puzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puzo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coholic's efforts to push away.
Coholic misses with a punch on the inside.
Coholic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puzo throws a head kick that half lands.
Coholic 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Coholic misses the target.
Puzo tries to clinch but Coholic moves out of range.
Coholic dips to his left and cracks Puzo with an uppercut!
Coholic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coholic misses with a few strikes there.
Puzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Coholic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Coholic.
Puzo 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.
Puzo throws a body kick that misses.
Coholic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Coholic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab from Puzo.
Coholic misses with a straight right.
Puzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coholic slips under a jab.
Coholic throwing a counter right hand but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Puzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coholic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coholic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coholic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puzo.
Coholic misses with an uppercut.
Coholic misses with a straight right.
Puzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puzo blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coholic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puzo scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Coholic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puzo instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Coholic fails to land.
Coholic lands with a light punch inside.
Coholic digs a right hand into Puzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puzo's gas tank.
Coholic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coholic.
Coholic is trying to push Puzo away but Puzo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Puzo cracks Coholic with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Puzo.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coholic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Puzo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Puzo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Coholic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Coholic avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Puzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Coholic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo lands a body punch.
Coholic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puzo tries to work over Coholic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo prevents Coholic from breaking the clinch.
Coholic is looking to break free of the clinch but Puzo has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coholic can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Coholic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Coholic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coholic fails to land with a series of punches.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coholic throws out the jab.
Puzo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Coholic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puzo.
Puzo tries to clinch up.
Puzo throws a body punch but Coholic moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Coholic.
Coholic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Puzo feints and then cracks Coholic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coholic down.
Puzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coholic finds it's way round the side to connect with Puzo's head.
Jab, jab by Coholic - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Coholic.
Coholic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coholic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puzo can do to turn this around?
Coholic gets tackled into the cage by Puzo. Puzo maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Puzo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coholic throws a head punch that misses.
Coholic stalling in the clinch but Puzo improves position.
Puzo taking a breather.
Coholic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coholic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coholic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coholic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coholic prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coholic wants to get back to striking at distance but Puzo won't allow it.
Coholic has a couple of punches blocked by Puzo.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Coholic controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Puzo.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coholic backwards.
Coholic can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coholic.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coholic throws a head punch that misses.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Coholic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coholic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Coholic.
Coholic stalling in the clinch but Puzo improves position.
Coholic blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Coholic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puzo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coholic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Coholic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coholic misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coholic swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coholic blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo works on Coholic's body with a couple of short punches.
Coholic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puzo prevents Coholic from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Puzo.
Puzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coholic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puzo.
Puzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coholic misses with the head strike.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puzo tries to work over Coholic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Coholic.
Coholic tries to circle away but Puzo has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo keeps control of Coholic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coholic is looking to break free of the clinch but Puzo has double underhooks.
Coholic trying to stall but Puzo improves his position.
Puzo tries to work over Coholic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coholic.
Puzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coholic backwards.
A short right from Puzo on the inside.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Coholic controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Puzo is leaning against Coholic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coholic is looking to control Puzo's arms but Puzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coholic has his back to the cage.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coholic.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo lands a shot to the body.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Coholic misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Coholic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puzo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coholic throws a right hand that Puzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Puzo also avoids with ease.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coholic.
Puzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Coholic.
Coholic misses with a wild combination.
Puzo throws out a leg kick but Coholic moves out of range and Puzo only half commits.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. Coholic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Coholic sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Puzo lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Puzo lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Coholic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coholic misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coholic tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Coholic back against the cage.
Coholic cracks Puzo with a nice body shot.
Puzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coholic prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coholic scores with a shot to the side of Puzo's head.
Coholic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coholic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coholic prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Coholic tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Coholic back against the cage.
Coholic misses with some punches.
Mario Puzo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puzo blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Puzo lands a shot to the body.
Coholic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Coholic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coholic blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
Puzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coholic is trying to break free.
Puzo is working Coholic over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Coholic wants to get back to striking at distance but Puzo won't allow it.
Coholic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puzo stalling against the cage.
Coholic letting Puzo take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Puzo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Puzo scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coholic tries to work over Puzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coholic is trying to force a seperation but Puzo has the dominant position.
Puzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coholic backwards.
Puzo digs a right hand into Coholic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coholic's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coholic.
Coholic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puzo has him pressed against the cage.
Puzo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coholic backwards.
Puzo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Puzo tries a body shot but Coholic blocks it.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coholic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coholic blocks a jab.
Coholic misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Puzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Coholic controls his hands.
Puzo stalling the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Puzo.
A head punch on the inside from Coholic fails to land.
Puzo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coholic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Puzo is keeping busy.
Puzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coholics head.
Coholic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puzo tries a body shot but Coholic blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Coholic fails to land.
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coholic.
Coholic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puzo misses with a hook to the body
and Coholic counters with a straight right hand.
Puzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puzo 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mario Puzo waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davey Gilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: 679. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davey Gilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Williams!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilly slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams scores with a jab. Gilly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilly scores with a nice right hand.
Gilly swinging wildly here.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Gilly moved out of range.
Gilly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gilly scores with a shot to the body.
Gilly scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams swings for the body but Gilly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Gilly.
Gilly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gilly moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gilly obliges.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Gilly, against the cage.
Gilly lands an uppercut.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Gilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Gilly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Williams 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.
Gilly pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Gilly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gilly.
Gilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gilly obliges.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Gilly.
A hook to the body from Gilly.
Gilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilly.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilly finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Gilly fails to land.
Gilly throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Gilly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Gilly misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Gilly working aggressively here.
Gilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gilly creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Williams! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Gilly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davey Gilly!
Davey Gilly very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Flux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Steam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Flux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Steam!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flux throws a big shot that misses.
Steam looks to land a combination but Flux avoids it well.
Steam misses the shot to the body.
Steam 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.
Steam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flux circles away quickly and effectively.
Flux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Flux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steam's sensitive parts.
Steam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flux looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Steam tried to score with a low kick but Flux checks it.
Flux throws a body shot but no joy.
Flux misses the shot to the body.
Steam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steam looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steam counters with a good low kick that Flux was not able to check.
Flux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steam.
Steam throws out a counter right but Flux avoids it with no problem.
Flux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steam checks a leg kick nicely.
Steam lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Dante Flux has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam misses with a low kick.
Steam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steam lands with a cross.
Steam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Steam misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flux. Steam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steam was well out of range. Poor timing from Flux.
Steam is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Flux throws a nice looking combination but Steam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steam cracks Flux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Flux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Flux misses.
Flux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Steam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flux.
Steam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steam blocks a low kick nicely.
Flux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steam throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steam.
Steam looks for the body kick but Flux saw that one coming.
Steam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Flux crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steam - the referee stops the clock and Flux gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steam. Flux manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Steam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam takes a swing at Flux's ribcage but misses.
Flux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steam just manages to avoid it.
Flux scores with a body shot.
Steam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flux misses with a straight left.
Steam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Steam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flux throws a hook to the side of Steam's head but Steam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steam throws a sloppy head kick and Flux moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steam, right into the meat.
Flux slips under a jab from Steam.
Steam avoids the body shot from Flux.
Steam bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steam. Flux does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flux avoids the body shot from Steam.
Nice shot by Steam.
Flux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flux moves away.
Flux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steam takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Flux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Flux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steam's calf.
Flux takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Flux walks into a left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Steam.
A combination from Steam does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Flux.
Steam checks a leg kick.
Steam lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Steam looks to land a body kick but Flux moved away.
Flux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bronson Steam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dante Flux'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.
Steam swings for the body but Flux moves out of range.
Steam throws a leg kick that misses.
Bronson Steam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steam throws a low kick but Flux moves out of range easily.
Steam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flux.
Flux works over Steam's head and body with a nice combination.
Flux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steam on the side of the head.
Flux lands with a shot to the body.
Flux throws a looping overhand right but Steam ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steam.
A bone on bone clash there as Steam blocks the leg kick.
Steam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Steam.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steam throws a push kick but Flux slaps the foot to one side.
Flux throws a leg kick but Steam checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux throws a leg kick but Steam moved away.
Flux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flux slips a straight right by Steam.
It looked like Flux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steam.
Steam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fluxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flux throws a jab but it's blocked by Steam.
Flux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steam misses with a hook.
Flux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steam counters with a two punch combo.
Steam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flux swings for the body but Steam moves out of range.
Flux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steam is able to avoid easily.
Steam lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Flux scoring well with a low kick there.
Steam loads up on a big right hand but Flux slips the punch.
Flux throwing a counter right hand but Steam manages to avoid it.
Steam cracks the inside of Flux's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Flux. Steam does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steam throws a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Flux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Flux misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Steam.
Flux misses with a wild body shot.
Flux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steam scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flux.
A good leg kick by Steam.
Flux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steam manages to avoid it.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Steam misses the jab.
Flux misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux connects with a solid leg kick.
Steam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flux misses with a leg kick
and Steam counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Steam connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Steam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flux doesn't seem phased though.
Flux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flux misses with an uppercut
and Steam counters with a nice leg kick.
Flux digs a good body shot into Steam's ribs.
That kick from Flux tenderised Steam's leg. Steam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steam tries to land a front kick but Flux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Flux staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steam misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steam. That's going to slow Flux down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flux swinging wildly here.
Flux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steam feints and then cracks Flux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flux down.
Steam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steam dodges the punch combination from Flux.
Steam shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Flux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steam.
Flux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steam.
Flux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steam.
Steam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bronson Steam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Flux's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Steam does it's job there.
Steam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flux.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flux. Steam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steam misses with the combination.
Steam throws a combination that misses
and Flux counters with a stiff right hand.
Flux is looking to score with low kicks.
Steam lands a slapping body shot.
Steam checks a leg kick.
Steam throws a wild body kick that Flux sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux scores with a decent looking hook.
Flux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steam.
Steam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flux lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Flux lands with a nice combination. Steam backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux scores with a nice head shot.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steam. Steam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flux connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flux. Flux obviously looking to wear him down.
Flux slips a jab from Steam.
Nice straight punches there by Steam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steam.
Steam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Flux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steam counters with a low kick, right behind Flux 's knee.
Flux looks to throw the jab but Steam is out of range.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flux appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flux. That did some damage!
A left lands for Flux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flux throws a leg kick but Steam sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steam cracks the inside of Flux's front leg.
Flux takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Steam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Flux at a distance.
Steam takes one to the chin there.
Flux swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steam! But no joy.
Flux thows a leg kick but Steam checks it
and Steam counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steam - that will leave a mark!
Flux misses the shot to the body.
Flux misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Steam.
Flux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Steam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Flux tries to move into range but Steam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flux cracks Steam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Flux misses with a low kick.
Steam doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dante Flux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steam.
Flux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steam.
Steam connects with a body shot that sends Flux's belly button to the back.
Steam plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Steam misses the shot to the body.
Bronson Steam is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Flux will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam scoring well with a low kick there.
Steam closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flux moves away.
Steam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Flux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flux scores with a shot to the body.
Flux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steam.
Steam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steam throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Flux misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Steam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steam scores with a hook to the body. Flux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steam scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flux lands a really nice looking cross but Steam seems unphased.
Steam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flux.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bronson Steam.
Well Steam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronson Steam!
Bronson Steam seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savage Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Savage Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hulk 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.
McKenzie takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hulk.
Hulk throws out a powerful jab.
Hulk misses with a body kick.
That kick from Hulk tenderised McKenzie's leg. McKenzie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hulk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hulk walks into a straight right hand from McKenzie.
McKenzie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKenzie forces Hulk back against the cage and clinches.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
Hulk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hulk misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hulk walks into a stiff left hand from McKenzie.
Hulk throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKenzie. Hulk does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKenzie dodges the punch combination from Hulk.
Hulk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
McKenzie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hulk manages to break the clinch.
AJ McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hulk, pushing him back against the cage.
McKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hulk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McKenzie blocks the body kick.
Savage Hulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulk misses the shot to the body.
Hulk thumps McKenzie with a low kick.
Hulk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKenzie finds it's way round the side to connect with Hulk's head.
Hulk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hulk needs to keep his hands up - McKenzie had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Savage Hulk has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie manages to break the clinch.
McKenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hulk jabs at McKenzie's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKenzie. Hulk does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKenzie misses with a body punch
and Hulk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hulk throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hulk.
Hulk throws a body punch but McKenzie moves out of range.
McKenzie misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hulk.
McKenzie looks to land a left hand but Hulk moved out of range nicely.
Hulk throws out a counter right but McKenzie avoids it with no problem.
Hulk lands a slapping body shot.
McKenzie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hulk momentarily.
McKenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Hulk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McKenzie eats them both and turns towards Hulk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like AJ McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Hulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hulk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Hulk is just out of range.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Hulk slips the punch.
McKenzie tries for a takedown but Hulk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McKenzie punishes Hulk's body with a nice straight punch.
McKenzie lands a body shot.
Hulk misses with a combination
and McKenzie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hulk was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
A swing and a miss from Hulk.
McKenzie throwing a counter right hand but Hulk manages to avoid it.
McKenzie moves out of range of the leg kick from Hulk.
Hulk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hulk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk moves away from the strike by McKenzie.
A telegraphed right hand from McKenzie misses the target.
McKenzie scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie lands a jab to Hulk's midsection.
Hulk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenzie.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hulk.
Hulk gets tackled into the cage by McKenzie. McKenzie maintains the clinch.
McKenzie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKenzie breaks the clinch.
McKenzie cracks Hulk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKenzie.
McKenzie forces Hulk back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to McKenzie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKenzie tries to work over Hulk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKenzie.
McKenzie fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ McKenzie 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.
McKenzie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hulk in his tracks.
McKenzie tries to clinch up.
Hulk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McKenzie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
AJ McKenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
McKenzie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hulks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McKenzie misses with an uppercut. Hulk saw that one coming.
McKenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hulk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McKenzie rather than just go for the knockout.
McKenzie moves in looking to clinch but Hulk pushes him off.
Hulk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McKenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hulk! But no joy.
Hulk throws a jab but it's blocked by McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk clobbers McKenzie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hulk.
Hulk misses with a wild body shot.
Hulk avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a series of punches but Hulk moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Hulk responds with a good body kick, but McKenzie manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheers as Hulk lands an impressive looking overhand right. McKenzie doesn't seem phased though.
Hulk wants to slow McKenzie down by chopping away at his legs.
Decent striking displayed by McKenzie there.
Hulk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hulk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hulk misses with a looping right.
McKenzie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hulk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McKenzie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McKenzie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. McKenzie catches Hulk right on the button with a cross.
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!
Hulk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hulk is looking to chop away at McKenzie's legs.
McKenzie moves in looking to clinch but Hulk pushes him off.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hulk was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKenzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hulk can do to turn this around?
Hulk misses with a wild body shot.
McKenzie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McKenzie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hulk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie moves into range and clinches up with Hulk.
A right hand to the body from McKenzie.
A right handed body shot lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie breaks from the clinch.
Hulk ducks under a wild hook from McKenzie.
McKenzie is looking to clinch but Hulk is avoiding it.
Hulk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hulk throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hulk 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.
McKenzie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hulk throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands with a good body shot.
Hulk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hulk missing with a left hand there. McKenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hulk, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hulk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKenzie.
McKenzie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hulk prevents a body shot from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hulk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie tries to clinch but Hulk moves out of range.
Jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Hulk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hulk throws a hook but McKenzie avoids it easily.
Hulk throws a jab when McKenzie was well out of range.
McKenzie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hulk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for McKenzie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.
McKenzie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hulk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKenzie lands a slapping body shot.
Hulk throws the left hand but McKenzie avoids the punch easily.
Hulk misses with a low kick.
McKenzie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hulk throws a shot from downtown. McKenzie moves away and avoids it.
Hulk lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McKenzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ McKenzie dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hulk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McKenzie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hulk walks into a jab.
Hulk misses with a right hand
and McKenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hulk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McKenzie moves into the clinch.
McKenzie breaks the clinch.
Hulk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie throws a nice looking combination but Hulk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hulk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKenzie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hulk.
McKenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McKenzie checks the leg kick.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McKenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hulk.
Hulk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKenzie.
Hulk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McKenzie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Hulk.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Hulk missing with a left hand there. McKenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKenzie lands a jab to Hulk's midsection.
McKenzie shoots in and drives through. Hulk sprawls well.
McKenzie wants to clinch.
McKenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by McKenzie. Beautiful body shot.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hulk.
McKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Hulk throws a counter combo.
Hulk loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
Hulk lands a head shot.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that Hulk avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie missing with a left hand there. Hulk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hulk walks into a jab.
Hulk misses the shot to the body.
McKenzie throws a body punch but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk throws a solid leg kick but McKenzie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hulk.
McKenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenzie scores with a hook.
McKenzie has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hulk backwards.
Hulk breaks from the clinch.
McKenzie slips a straight right by Hulk.
McKenzie is looking for a counter combo.
Hulk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hulk circles away from the clinch attempt.
McKenzie connects with a nice looking jab.
Savage Hulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
AJ McKenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hulk stuffs the takedown attempt from McKenzie. McKenzie gets slowly back to his feet.
Hulk lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McKenzie lands with a good body shot.
McKenzie tries to clinch but Hulk is having none of it.
Hulk flicks out a counter leg kick but McKenzie steps away.
McKenzie throws a shot to the body.
Hulk throws an off balance right hand
and Hulk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hulk staying out of range there.
Hulk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McKenzie rushes Hulk and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hulk misses with a punch to the body.
Hulk breaks the clinch.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie takes one on the button.
McKenzie misses with a series of wild punches.
Hulk takes a swing at McKenzie's ribcage but misses.
Hulk gets tackled into the cage by McKenzie. McKenzie maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ McKenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McKenzie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ McKenzie!
An out of breath AJ McKenzie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Brazil National Anthem. Wolek has chosen DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Wolek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Wolek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolek was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.
Lukasz Wolek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolek moves away.
Wolek throws a head kick that half lands.
Wolek connects with a single shot there.
Souza needs to keep his hands up - Wolek had a free shot at his head there.
Wolek takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Lukasz Wolek has been cut.
Wolek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Souza is rocked!
and Wolek counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Souza! He's just covering up as Wolek starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Wolek! Lukasz Wolek retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Lukasz Wolek made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Andre Souza spoke after the fight, saying 'NO shame in losing to you, as you are a spectacular talent, but I would have liked to win obviously. '.
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