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L.V.P. - Michaels vs Holyfield PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Tischler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexio Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Tischler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tischler takes one to the side of the head.
Tischler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tischler lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Alexio Silva has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Tischler. Beautiful body shot.
Tischler rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Tischler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tischler as Silva tries to tie him up.
Tischler has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Tischler is struggling to control the position.
Tischler swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tischler is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tischler.
Tischler keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Tischler working a defensive guard but Silva passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for a kimura but Tischler is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tischler is looking to improve his position.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tischler is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tischler wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tischler is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Tischler's temple.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Tischler's hands, connecting with Tischler's forehead.
Tischler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tischler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Tischler is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tischler keeps moving.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Tischler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tischler is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Tischler has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tischler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tischler sneaks back into half guard.
Tischler wants to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Tischler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tischler moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Tischler has wrist control.
Tischler keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexio Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexio Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tischler tries a head kick but it misses.
Tischler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Tischler throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tischler thinking.
Tischler gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Tischler manages to retain guard.
Tischler is trying to keep Silva in close.
Alexio Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tischler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tischler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Tischler stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Tischler wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his hands on Tischler's head, controlling the position.
Tischler content to stall in guard here.
Tischler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva controls Tischler momentarily but Tischler frees himself.
Tischler trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Tischler is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tischler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tischler trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tischler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tischler misses with a head kick.
Tischler gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tischler's head.
Silva trying to control but Tischler is working from the bottom.
Tischler trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Tischler wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tischler gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tischler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tischler is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tischler looking to control but Silva passes into half guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Tischler is defending well.
Tischler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tischler has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tischler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tischler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva postures up.
Tischler wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tischler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tischler drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexio Silva'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. This is the final round!
Tischler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tischler gets a clinch.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tischler misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Tischler.
Tischler swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tischler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tischler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva jumps guard but Tischler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tischler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tischler misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tischler tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva trying to stall but Tischler improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Tischler.
Tischler throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Tischler lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tischler.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tischler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tischler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tischler misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tischler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tischler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tischler defends it nicely.
Jan Tischler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexio Silva.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Jan Tischler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexio Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Tischler sneaks back into half guard.
Tischler is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tischler avoid being mounted?
Tischler is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tischler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is really stuck here.
Tischler looking for the choke but no joy.
Tischler working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tischler lands a shot to the body.
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tischler is hanging on to Silva's back as he tries to escape.
Silva trying to control but not successfully.
Silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tischler gets his way!
Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break free.
Tischler has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Silva rolls, trying to escape but Tischler keeps control of the position.
Silva trying to control the hands but Tischler breaks the grip.
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tischler's arms.
Tischler lands punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Tischler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexio Silva!
After the fight, Alexio Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Manpipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viet Nam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Manpipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viet Nam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manpipe misses with a double jab
and Nam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manpipe throws a lazy right hand but Nam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Nam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manpipe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nam lands a head shot.
Manpipe is rocked!
Manpipe misses with a takedown attempt
and Nam counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Manpipe out cold! What a finish! Nam is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viet Nam!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen LeFleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morrow (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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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Allen LeFleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by LeFleur.
LeFleur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Morrow tries to land a front kick but LeFleur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
LeFleur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrow.
It looked like LeFleur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Morrow motions for LeFleur to come forward. Morrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
LeFleur appears to be looking for a big counter.
Trent Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeFleur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morrow tries a quick counter leg kick but LeFleur is wise to it.
Morrow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morrow has a takedown stuffed.
LeFleur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow throws an overhand right that lands on LeFleur's shoulder, as LeFleur tries to avoid the shot.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LeFleur.
A little feinted left hand from LeFleur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
LeFleur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
LeFleur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrow.
Morrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. LeFleur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFleur throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Morrow slips under a jab.
LeFleur avoids a kick to the body.
LeFleur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
LeFleur misses with a body shot.
Morrow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits LeFleurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrow misses with a hook.
Morrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped LeFleur in his tracks.
LeFleur throws a nice head kick!
Morrow scores with a nice strike.
Morrow is looking to chop away at LeFleur's legs.
LeFleur scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeFleur needs to keep his hands up - Morrow had a free shot at his head there.
Morrow looks for the body kick but LeFleur saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeFleur avoids the head kick by Morrow.
Morrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrow checks a leg kick.
Morrow misses with a low kick.
LeFleur tests Morrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LeFleur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
LeFleur is looking for a counter combo.
Morrow connects with a looping right hand.
Morrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrow looks to land a body kick but LeFleur moved away.
LeFleur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
LeFleur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morrow.
Morrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LeFleur misses with a straight left.
Morrow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allen LeFleur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Morrow.
LeFleur throws a hook but Morrow avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow scores with a crisp jab that stopped LeFleur in his tracks.
LeFleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
A counter left hand to the body from LeFleur misses its target.
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrow misses with the body kick
and LeFleur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LeFleur cracks Morrow with a good jab.
LeFleur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrow's hands.
A slow jab from Morrow misses its intended target.
LeFleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrow is just out of range.
Morrow takes a swing at LeFleur's ribcage but misses.
Morrow throws a body shot but no joy.
LeFleur throwing a counter right hand but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Morrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LeFleur.
Morrow takes one to the chin there.
LeFleur ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Morrow lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrow lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LeFleur is able to avoid easily.
LeFleur moves out of range of the body kick from Morrow.
Morrow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morrow dives in for a single leg takedown but LeFleur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen LeFleur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeFleur moves out of range of the body kick from Morrow.
LeFleur throws a hook to the side of Morrow's head but Morrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LeFleur throws a jab when Morrow was well out of range.
LeFleur moves out of range of the body kick.
LeFleur misses with a straight left.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeFleur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morrow misses with a shot to the body
enabling LeFleur to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeFleur.
LeFleur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trent Morrow will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
LeFleur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrow misses with a leg kick.
Morrow throws a poor cross that misses
and LeFleur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morrow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morrow is rocked!
Allen LeFleur is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrow misses with a straight left.
Morrow is still on wobbly legs! Can LeFleur finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by LeFleur! Morrow is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allen LeFleur!
After the fight, Allen LeFleur was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Ballzonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Ballzonya!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scott misses with a low kick as Ballzonya jumps back.
Scott staying out of range there.
Ballzonya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Ballzonya pushes him off.
Ballzonya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya throws an off balance right hand
and Scott counters with a two punch combo.
Ballzonya throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ballzonya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott takes one on the button.
Scott rushes Ballzonya and presses him up against the cage.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballzonya misses with a body punch.
Scott lands a body shot.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ballzonya.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ballzonya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya manages to break the clinch.
Scott moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Ballzonya counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ballzonya lands a glancing blow to the side of Scott's head.
The crowd cheers as Scott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ballzonya doesn't seem phased though.
Scott tries to clinch but Ballzonya moves out of range.
A head kick by Scott misses
and Ballzonya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballzonya manages to avoid it.
Ballzonya avoids the head kick by Scott.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballzonya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ballzonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballzonya throws a push kick but Scott slaps the foot to one side.
Ballzonya throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ballzonya tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick lands from Scott that sends Ballzonya to the canvas. Ballzonya tries to scramble back to his feet but Scott brings him back down into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Ballzonya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Scott misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ballzonya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya keeps trying to improve his position.
Scott taking a breather here.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Ballzonya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Ballzonya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ballzonya wants to get back to his feet but Scott drags him back down.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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 Lewis Scott will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ballzonya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott takes a swing at Ballzonya's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Ballzonya.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
enabling Ballzonya to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ballzonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballzonya was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Scott wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballzonya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Ballzonya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ballzonya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scott has time to react.
Ballzonya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scott on the side of the head.
Ballzonya scores with a nice head shot.
Scott lands a high kick!
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Ballzonya counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by Scott misses
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott closes the distance but Ballzonya moves to the side
and Ballzonya counters with a right hand to the body.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Ballzonya saw that one coming.
Ballzonya keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott thows a leg kick but Ballzonya checks it
and Ballzonya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scott's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballzonya wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
Scott misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott throws a right hand that misses
and Ballzonya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Scott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scott slips a straight right by Ballzonya.
Scott throws a combination that misses
letting Ballzonya counter with a right hand.
Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ballzonya connects with a right hand. Scott shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Ballzonya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott backing away here, and Ballzonya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lewis Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a hook but Ballzonya avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballzonya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Scott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ballzonya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ballzonya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Ballzonya counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Ballzonya counters with a leg kick.
Scott digs a good hook to Ballzonya's body.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballzonya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballzonya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scott with a body shot.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Ballzonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Ballzonya.
Ballzonya catches Scott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ballzonya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballzonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ballzonya in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick
and Ballzonya counters with a straight right hand.
Scott lands with a right hand.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballzonya throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Ballzonya lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballzonya lands a body shot.
Ballzonya tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Ballzonya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Scott moves out of range of the body kick.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballzonya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! Scott slams his shin into Ballzonya's torso.
Scott closes the distance and pushes Ballzonya back into the cage.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya lands a nice uppercut.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya breaks the clinch.
Scott throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ballzonya counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ballzonya misses with a kick to the body.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Ballzonya pushes him off.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballzonya.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballzonya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ballzonya dips to his left and cracks Scott with an uppercut!
Scott clinches up with Ballzonya and pushes him back against the cage.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Ballzonya tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Ballzonya back against the cage.
Ballzonya is stalling here.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballzonya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballzonya lands with a right to the head.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballzonya uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballzonya.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands an uppercut.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.
Ballzonya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Scott.
A left hand lands to the body for Scott.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballzonya backwards.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
Ballzonya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballzonya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballzonya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballzonya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott looks for the body kick but Ballzonya saw that one coming.
Scott takes a swing at Ballzonya's ribcage but misses.
Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ballzonya lands a nice uppercut.
Ballzonya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Ballzonya.
Ballzonya scores with a shoulder strike.
Ballzonya pushes Scott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballzonya.
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 Lewis Scott.
I think Scott 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Scott!
Lewis Scott was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Kovacs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovacs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Kovacs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walter throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovacs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walter throws a one two combo.
Walter throws a right hand that Kovacs ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovacs also avoids with ease.
Walter ducks under a wild hook from Kovacs.
Kovacs ducks under a wild hook from Walter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walter. Kovacs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovacs moves out of range of the body kick.
Walter tries to clinch but Kovacs moves away
and Kovacs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacs misses with a body punch
and Walter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovacs throws the left hand but Walter avoids the punch easily.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs cracks Walter with an open hand slap.
Walter lands with a nice body punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walter, as that shot connected.
Stephan Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter slips under a jab.
Kovacs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovacs circles away.
Kovacs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovacs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kovacs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Walter misses.
Walter drops his hands momentarily and Kovacs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Kovacs.
Walter tries to clinch up but Kovacs circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to keep at a distance but Walter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovacs lands a hook that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovacs avoids the elbow strike from Walter, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walter.
Walter tries to work over Kovacs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kovacs has a couple of punches blocked by Walter.
Kovacs misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovacs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walter trying to stall but Kovacs improves his position.
Walter breaks from the clinch.
Kovacs lands a nice hook to Walter's body. Walter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kovacs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovacs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovacs fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovacs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovacs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Kovacs.
Walter misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kovacs.
Walter moves into the clinch.
Kovacs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovacs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kovacs.
Kovacs misses with the head strike.
Walter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kovacs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kovacs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kovacs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Walter.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Kovacs swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter prevents a body shot from Kovacs.
Kovacs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovacs throws a punch but it's blocked by Walter.
Kovacs throws a punch but it's blocked by Walter.
Kovacs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walter.
Kovacs throws a punch but it's blocked by Walter.
Walter tries to circle away but Kovacs has him pinned against the cage.
Kovacs stalling.
Kovacs swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kovacs's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kovacs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walter.
Kovacs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kovacs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walter doesn't seem bothered though.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Kovacs moves out of range easily.
Kovacs throws a jab when Walter was well out of range.
Walter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kovacs dodges the punch combination from Walter.
Kovacs scores with a hook.
Stephan Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovacs works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Kovacs.
A quick step to the side and Walter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walter is looking to wear down Kovacs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovacs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovacs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter tries to score with a low kick but Kovacs moves his leg out of the way.
Walter throws a body punch but Kovacs moves out of range.
Kovacs lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovacs throws the left hand but Walter avoids the punch easily.
Kovacs lands a jab to Walter's midsection.
Kovacs clobbers Walter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walter blocks a jab.
Walter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Walter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walter moves to clinch but Kovacs breaks away
and Kovacs counters with a nice uppercut.
Walter throws a right hand that misses
and Kovacs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kovacs there.
Walter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kovacs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovacs keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovacs wants to counter the offense by Walter and move into the clinch position.
Walter swinging wildly here.
Kovacs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovacs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Kovacs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walter's head backwards.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovacs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kovacs.
Walter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Kovacs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovacs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Kovacs pushes him off.
Kovacs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovacs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovacs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Walter.
Kovacs throws out a counter right but Walter avoids it with no problem.
Kovacs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kovacs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walter misses with a wild combination.
Kovacs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kovacs's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovacs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovacs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovacs. Walter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovacs keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter throws a lazy uppercut
and Kovacs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kovacs keeps it at a distance.
Kovacs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovacs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter misses with the body kick
and Kovacs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kovacs cracks Walter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kovacs swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kovacs keeps it at a distance.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kovacs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovacs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter ducks right into an uppercut from Kovacs.
Walter throws out a loose jab but Kovacs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovacs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kovacs blocks a head kick by Walter.
Kovacs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovacs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walter tries to clinch but Kovacs moves away
and Kovacs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Stephan Walter has been cut.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Kovacs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
Kovacs cracks Walter with an open hand slap.
Walter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovacs throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to clinch there but Kovacs circles away.
Walter wants to clinch
letting Kovacs counter with a right hand.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovacs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter throws a series of punches but Kovacs moves out of range.
Walter tries to clinch but Kovacs is having none of it.
Walter tries to clinch there but Kovacs circles away.
Kovacs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kovacs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walter throws a right and a left that Kovacs avoids nicely.
Kovacs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walter's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovacs tries to counter with a clinch but Walter shakes him off and moves away.
Walter misses with a leg kick.
Kovacs throws out a counter right but Walter avoids it with no problem.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Kovacs pushes him off.
Walter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walter duly obliges.
Kovacs misses with a wild body shot.
Walter tries to clinch up
and Kovacs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kovacs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kovacs cracks Walter with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovacs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kovacs! But no joy.
Kovacs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kovacs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kovacs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kovacs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walter on the side of the head.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter Kovacs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walter misses with a body shot.
Jab by Kovacs.
Walter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kovacs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Kovacs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walter wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovacs looks to score with a jab to the body but Walter is just out of range.
Walter tries to move into range but Kovacs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walter tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Kovacs to counter with a crisp jab.
Walter Kovacs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kovacs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Walter takes one to the side of the head.
Kovacs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walter.
Kovacs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stephan Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovacs avoids the head kick by Walter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Kovacs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovacs 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Kovacs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dre Parker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Parker avoids the head kick by Miller.
Parker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miller eats them both and turns towards Parker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parker clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Parker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker letting Miller take a breather here.
Miller lands a body punch.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parker prevents it.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Miller tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker takes one to the chin there.
Miller thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parker tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miller lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller tries for a takedown but Parker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parker in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Parker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Parker throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parker defends it nicely.
Miller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Parker staying out of range there.
Miller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parker avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Parker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like David Miller has been cut.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Parker counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Miller!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker decides to return to a standing position.
Parker avoids the body shot from Miller.
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 David Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Miller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but Parker avoids it well and moves away.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller misses the body punch
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Miller there.
Parker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Parker counters with a series of strikes that sends Miller to the canvas! Parker follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Miller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dre Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker moves in close and cracks Miller with a massive right hand! Miller, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dre Parker!
Dre Parker took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks to the BFT for sticking with me through the tough times!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Bashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roscrow is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wicked Gil. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
256 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Bashman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry Roscrow!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roscrow throws a leg kick but Bashman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roscrow throws a right hand that Bashman ducks under and follows up with a left that Bashman also avoids with ease.
Bashman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roscrow.
Bashman cracks a nice hook into Roscrow's ribs.
Bashman lands a nice hook to Roscrow's body. Roscrow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roscrow misses with a left hand
and Roscrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Perry Roscrow has been cut.
Bashman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bashman dodges the punch combination from Roscrow.
Bashman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bashman cracks the inside of Roscrow's front leg.
Roscrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roscrow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashman scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bashman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bashman.
Roscrow looks winded!
Roscrow misses with a leg kick
letting Bashman counter with a right hand.
Roscrow is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Bashman Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Roscrow is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hulk Bashman!
A relieved looking Hulk Bashman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Anywhere (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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393 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Lanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Anywhere!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanes lands with a straight right. Anywhere didn't see that one coming.
A head kick lands from Anywhere that sends Lanes to the canvas. Lanes tries to scramble back to his feet but Anywhere brings him back down into side control.
Lanes is rocked!
It looks like Tony Lanes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anywhere tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oh Lanes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anywhere stands up and beckons Lanes to his feet.
Anywhere cracks Lanes's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Lanes slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Anywhere can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Anywhere!
In defeat, Tony Lanes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I cant believe I lost to this bag of shit fuck your life '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nailatikau might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Number of the Bollywood. Epeli Nailatikau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa shoots for a takedown but Nailatikau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nailatikau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nailatikau lands a right hook to the body.
Nailatikau is looking to slow Jaa down with leg kicks.
Nailatikau misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Jaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nailatikau. Nailatikau obviously looking to wear him down.
Jaa avoids a kick to the body.
Nailatikau throws a shot from downtown. Jaa moves away and avoids it.
Jaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nailatikau avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nailatikau!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nailatikau has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jaa but great work by Nailatikau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nailatikau asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nailatikau decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Epeli Nailatikau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nailatikau counters with a low kick, right behind Jaa 's knee.
Epeli Nailatikau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Jaa.
Jaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Nailatikau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nailatikau lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nailatikau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nailatikau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nailatikau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nailatikau duly obliges.
Nailatikau throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
Nailatikau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Nailatikau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nailatikau wants it to stay on the feet.
Nailatikau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaa checks a low kick from Nailatikau.
Jaa with the counter takedown but Nailatikau avoids it easily.
Nailatikau swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nailatikau is looking to slow Jaa down with leg kicks.
Nailatikau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaa is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa shoots in but Nailatikau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jaa takes one to the side of the head.
Jaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Nailatikau finish him?
Nailatikau throws an overhand right that drops Jaa like a sack of potatoes! Nailatikau dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Epeli Nailatikau!
During a confident post fight interview, Epeli Nailatikau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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37
212 lbs
23 - 19 - 0 |
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32
217 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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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
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels cracks a nice hook into Holyfield's ribs.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses
and Michaels counters with an inside leg kick.
Holyfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holyfield throws a wild body kick that Michaels sees coming a mile off.
Holyfield takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Michaels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Michaels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holyfield.
Holyfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holyfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Michaels is wise to it.
Michaels misses with a leg kick.
Holyfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michaels finds it's way round the side to connect with Holyfield's head.
Michaels tries to keep at a distance but Holyfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michaels wants to break free but Holyfield has control.
Michaels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michaels wants to break free but Holyfield has control.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holyfield.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holyfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield throws an elbow that misses.
Michaels misses with a body punch.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Michaels stalling against the cage.
Michaels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holyfield tests Michaels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Holyfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
Holyfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karl Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holyfield misses with a takedown
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Michaels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Holyfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
Holyfield scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Holyfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holyfield drops his hands momentarily and Michaels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holyfield darts in looking for a takedown but Michaels gets double underhooks and turns Holyfield into the cage.
Holyfield has managed to clinch.
Holyfield breaks from the clinch.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Michaels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels tries to bum rush Holyfield with a series of wild strikes but Holyfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Michaels lands with a hook. Holyfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Michaels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with the combination.
Holyfield misses with an uppercut.
Michaels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield takes one on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Michaels there.
Holyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense.
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Holyfield saw that one coming.
Holyfield is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holyfield slips under a jab.
Holyfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels punishes Holyfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Michaels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Holyfield looks winded!
Holyfield walks into a jab.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lunges at Holyfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holyfield's hand.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holyfield fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Michaels to the ground. Holyfield is now in Michaels's guard.
Michaels has his feet on Holyfield's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Holyfield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holyfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Michaels is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holyfield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Holyfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holyfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Holyfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by Holyfield or perhaps it was just good defense by Michaels, which made it look bad.
Michaels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holyfield can do to turn this around?
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Holyfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Holyfield shoots in but Michaels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holyfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holyfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels slips under a jab from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses.
Holyfield misses with a hook. Michaels ducked under it nicely.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield throws a leg kick but Michaels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holyfield checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holyfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Holyfield misses.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Holyfield.
It looked like Michaels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karl Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holyfield throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.
Holyfield with a poor takedown
and Michaels counters with a nice leg kick.
Karl Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holyfield's knee momentarily.
Holyfield is breathing heavily.
Michaels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holyfield.
Holyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holyfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holyfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michaels is fending him off so far but Holyfield persists. Nope, Michaels circles away and we're back to standing.
Holyfield slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Holyfield throws a big shot that misses.
Michaels is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Michaels.
Michaels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holyfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Holyfield clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Holyfield on the inside.
Michaels tries a body shot but Holyfield blocks it.
Michaels misses with the head strike.
Holyfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holyfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Michaels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holyfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holyfield is looking for a takedown.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Holyfield drops down looking for an ankle pick but Michaels pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holyfield fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Michaels to the ground. Holyfield is now in Michaels's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels is pulling down on Holyfield's head to control his posture.
Holyfield stopping the sweep attempt from Michaels.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Michaels stopping the sweep attempt from Holyfield.
Michaels seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Holyfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Michaels defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michaels is one step ahead there.
Holyfield is trying to control the position but Michaels postures up.
Michaels stopping the sweep attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
Holyfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holyfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michaels is one step ahead there.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Holyfield is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Michaels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Holyfield misses the shot to the body.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels is looking for a counter combo.
Michaels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holyfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holyfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Holyfield throws out a counter right but Michaels avoids it with no problem.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holyfield misses with a straight right.
Holyfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Michaels defending well as Holyfield loads up on a big left hand.
Michaels checks the leg kick nicely there.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holyfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Holyfield misses.
Holyfield jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michaels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holyfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holyfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield is just content to waste time from the top position. Michaels takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
Michaels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Michaels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Michaels preventing the sweep.
Holyfield being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michaels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Holyfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holyfield 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.
Michaels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Holyfield is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Evander Holyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyfield working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holyfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Holyfield, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Michaels lands with a straight right. Holyfield didn't see that one coming.
Karl Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holyfield was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Holyfield loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Holyfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holyfield misses with a straight right.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holyfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michaels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws an off balance right hand
and Michaels counters with a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michaels.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holyfield.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Michaels.
Michaels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michaels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Michaels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holyfield's calf.
Holyfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holyfield throws a head kick that half lands.
Michaels lands with an overhand left.
Michaels lands a high kick!
Michaels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holyfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Michaels lands an overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Michaels checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michaels, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Michaels!
Karl Michaels very nearly forgot to thank Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) 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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