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CEC 413 OLYMPICS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamite comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Black Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustin takes the fight into the clinch.
Gustin lands an uppercut.
Dynamite lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustin won't want to take too many of those.
Dynamite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gustin throws a punch but it's blocked by Dynamite.
Gustin lands a hook that snaps the head of Dynamite backwards.
Gustin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dynamite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dynamite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dynamite looking to throw knees to the head but Gustin is blocking nicely.
Gustin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dynamite tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustin avoids the damage to the body.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gustin gets through Dynamite's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustins head.
Gustin manages to break the clinch.
Gustin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dynamite.
Dynamite rushes Gustin and presses him up against the cage.
Dynamite missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dynamite putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gustin stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gustin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gustin managing to block the knees to the body from Dynamite.
Dynamite slowing the pace effectively.
Gustin missing with knees to the body.
Dynamite misses with a knee to the head.
Gustin takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustin lands a jab-cross combination.
Gustin throws a head kick that misses
and Dynamite cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Gustin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dynamite.
Dynamite dodges the punch combination from Gustin.
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!
Dynamite throws a looping overhand right but Gustin ducks down to avoid it.
Gustin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gustin lands a big head kick that sends Dynamite tumbling to the mat! Gustin takes a step backwards and waves Dynamite back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dynamite is rocked!
It looks like Black Dynamite has been cut.
Gustin and Dynamite are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Gustin throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Dynamite into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Gustin knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Melvin Gustin!
A victorious Melvin Gustin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Thug Feat T.I. & Bun B - 3 Kings. Worrell has chosen Feuer Frei by Rammstein as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Nelson Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.
Gunn misses with a jab to the body
and Worrell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gunn scores with a punch to the head.
Worrell 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.
Gunn tries to score with a low kick but Worrell moves his leg out of the way.
Gunn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Worrell throws out a loose jab but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Worrell. That snapped Gunn's head back.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Worrell.
Gunn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Worrell misses the target.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Worrell's shoulder, as Worrell tries to avoid the shot.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Worrell.
Peter Worrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Worrell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Worrell misses with a kick to the body.
Worrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gunn throws a hook but Worrell avoids it easily.
Gunn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Worrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Worrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell looks to land a left hand but Gunn moved out of range nicely.
Gunn tries to work over Worrell's front leg with a kick but Worrell checks it.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Worrell.
Gunn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Worrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunn connects with the punch.
Worrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunn circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Worrell.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Worrell with a hook.
Worrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Gunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunn throws a leg kick which misses Worrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Worrell tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn throws a body punch but Worrell moves out of range.
Worrell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gunn digs a good hook to Worrell's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a leg kick but Worrell moved away.
Worrell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn tries to counter by clinching up but Worrell breaks away and moves out of range.
Worrell clinches.
Worrell misses with an elbow strike.
Worrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worrell pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Worrell.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunn.
Gunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Worrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
It looks like Nelson Gunn has been cut.
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Worrell lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Worrell.
Worrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gunn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Worrell fails to land.
Worrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunn lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunn misses with an elbow strike.
Gunn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Worrell backwards.
Worrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Worrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worrell blocking some punches.
Worrell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn is trying to stall.
Worrell throws a head punch that misses.
Worrell lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Worrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunn's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worrell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunn effectively controlling the action here.
Gunn is looking to control Worrell's arms but Worrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the cage.
Worrell can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Worrell misses with some punches.
Worrell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Worrell.
Worrell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn taking a breather.
Worrell effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Worrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nelson Gunn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Worrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Worrell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Worrell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Worrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Worrell. That did some damage!
Worrell has Gunn up against the cage in a clinch.
Worrell lands an uppercut.
Worrell takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.
Worrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Worrell throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn leaning against his opponent.
Gunn is trying to stall.
Gunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Worrells head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.
Worrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Worrell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Worrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunn's brow.
Worrell pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
Gunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Worrell cracks Gunn with a nice body shot.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Worrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Gunn.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Worrell - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worrell.
Gunn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worrell scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn prevents a body shot from Worrell.
Worrell has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Worrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peter Worrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Worrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gunn misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gunn lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gunn is working Worrell over against the cage.
Worrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Worrell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell working aggressively here.
Worrell has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Gunn tries a body shot but Worrell blocks it.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
Worrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn slows down the pace here.
Worrell lands a nice shot to the body.
Worrell pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worrell pushes Gunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Worrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Worrell blocks with his arms.
Worrell lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gunn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Worrell misses with the head strike.
Worrell lands an elbow inside.
Worrell pushes Gunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Worrell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worrell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Worrell scores with a hook to the body.
Worrell lands an elbow inside.
Worrell avoiding damage.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Worrell leaning against his opponent.
Worrell lands a left hand.
Worrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Worrell tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Worrell works on Gunn's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Worrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gunn loads up on a big right hand but Worrell slips the punch.
Worrell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Worrell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Worrell misses.
Gunn throws a body punch but Worrell moves out of range.
Worrell closes the distance and clinches.
Worrell has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Worrell misses with the head strike.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
A short uppercut from Worrell.
Worrell misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunn misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Worrell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worrell misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worrell gets through Gunn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Worrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worrell scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell is working Gunn over against the cage.
Worrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gunn is rocked!
Worrell can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Worrell misses with a body punch.
Worrell scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Worrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Worrell lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Worrell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Worrell lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
Gunn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunn obliges.
Worrell misses with some punches.
Gunn stalling in the clinch but Worrell improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Worrell working aggressively here.
Nelson Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Worrell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gunn misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Worrell backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn trying to stall but Worrell improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunn.
Worrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gunn lands a left hand.
Worrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Worrell pushes Gunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Worrell digs a right hand into Gunn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunn's gas tank.
Worrell lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
Worrell pushes Gunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Worrell scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Worrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Worrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Worrell.
A hook to the body from Worrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worrell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Worrell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worrell.
Gunn misses with an elbow strike.
Worrell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Worrell lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
Worrell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunn.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunn throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Worrell.
Worrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn lands with a light punch inside.
Worrell is leaning against Gunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worrell pushes Gunn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Worrell lands a damaging elbow.
Nelson Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Worrell tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Worrell back against the cage.
Worrell tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Worrell back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Worrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Worrell.
Worrell lands a left hand.
Worrell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Gunn.
Worrell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunn.
Worrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Worrell avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
Worrell cracks Gunn with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunn.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Worrell misses with the head strike.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Worrell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Worrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worrell 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Worrell!
After winning the bout, Peter Worrell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Nelson Gunn stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judge Machina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judge Machina has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Judge Machina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vesnev.
Machina smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machina lands with a kick to the ribs.
Machina listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Machina slips a jab from Vesnev.
Machina attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Machina needs to keep his hands up - Vesnev had a free shot at his head there.
Machina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vesnev counters with a straight right hand.
Yury Vesnev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesnev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vesnev thumps Machina with a low kick.
Machina throws a series of strikes that have Vesnev backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesnev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vesnev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vesnev.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machina.
Machina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machina checks a low kick from Vesnev.
Vesnev misses with a shot to the body
and Machina makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vesnev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vesnev shoots in and drives through. Machina sprawls well.
Vesnev looks to score with a jab to the body but Machina is just out of range.
Good shot there by Vesnev.
Machina fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Vesnev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machina is looking to slow Vesnev down with leg kicks.
Machina takes one to the side of the head.
Machina throws a head kick that misses
enabling Vesnev to counter with a crisp jab.
Vesnev blocks a head kick by Machina.
Vesnev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Machina takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesnev lands a body shot.
Machina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vesnev moves away.
Vesnev misses with a takedown attempt - Machina sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vesnev has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machina tries to avoid it but Vesnev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machina to the ground. Machina escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Judge Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yury Vesnev.
A combination from Vesnev does no damage.
Vesnev misses with a hook
and Machina counters with a nice body kick.
Vesnev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vesnev looks winded!
Vesnev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vesnev gets tackled into the cage by Machina. Machina maintains the clinch.
Machina putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vesnev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vesnev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vesnev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machina gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machina leaning against his opponent.
I was talking to Machina's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vesnev.
Machina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vesnev backwards.
Machina lands a hook that snaps the head of Vesnev backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev misses with a punch to the body.
Vesnev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machina blocks a body shot from Vesnev.
Vesnev missing with knees to the body.
Machina stalling against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machina - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machina gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vesnev.
Machina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vesnev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vesnev lands a right hand.
Vesnev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machina backwards.
Machina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machina lands a good knee to the midsection. Vesnev won't want to take too many of those.
Vesnev tries a body shot but Machina blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vesnev backwards.
Machina lands an elbow that stopped Vesnev in his tracks for a moment.
Machina lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machina connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vesnev's face.
Machina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vesnev shoots in but Machina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vesnev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Machina on his heels. He'll look to pass Machina's guard now, I'm sure.
Vesnev trying to control but Machina is working from the bottom.
Machina trying to keep a closed guard but Vesnev is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vesnev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Judge Machina will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machina throws a head kick that misses.
Vesnev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vesnev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machina moves into the clinch.
Vesnev gets through Machina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vesnev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vesnev throws the left hand but Machina avoids the punch easily.
Vesnev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Machina!
Vesnev tries for a takedown but Machina circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesnev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judge Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yury Vesnev.
Vesnev is breathing heavily.
Machina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vesnev.
It looked like Machina was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vesnev.
Machina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machina moves forwards but Vesnev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Machina connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vesnev. Vesnev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Machina throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Vesnev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Machina throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vesnev.
Machina feints and then cracks Vesnev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vesnev down.
Machina throws the kick towards the body but Vesnev avoids it.
Judge Machina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesnev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Machina finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Machina moves away from the strike by Vesnev.
Vesnev looks to land a right hand but Machina moved out of range.
A low kick from Machina is predictable there
and Vesnev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machina throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vesnev on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Machina finds it's target.
Machina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machina.
Machina tries to clinch up.
Machina looks to score with a jab to the body but Vesnev is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Machina misses.
Vesnev shoots in for a takedown but Machina shows good takedown defense.
Machina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Machina.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Machina moves out of range.
Vesnev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machina pinned against the cage. Machina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Vesnev misses.
Vesnev misses with a hook. Machina ducked under it nicely.
Vesnev tries for a takedown but Machina circles away easily
and Machina counters with a nice body shot.
Vesnev avoids the head kick by Machina.
Machina throws a sloppy head kick and Vesnev moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina stuffs the takedown.
Vesnev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vesnev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Machina scores with a kick to the body.
Machina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vesnev can do to turn this around?
Machina connects with a solid leg kick.
Machina scores with a head kick.
Vesnev loads up on a big right hand but Machina slips the punch.
Vesnev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Machina.
Machina drives through and clinches with Vesnev against the cage.
Vesnev has a couple of punches blocked by Machina.
Machina lands a body punch.
Machina breaks from the clinch.
Vesnev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machina misses with a head 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!
Machina tries to bum rush Vesnev with a series of wild strikes but Vesnev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vesnev. Machina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Judge Machina is winning the standup battle so far.
Vesnev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machina can pounce on him.
Machina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machina thuds a left hand into Vesnev's body.
Machina feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vesnevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Machina throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vesnev throws a series of punches but Machina moves out of range.
Vesnev swings for the body but Machina moves out of range.
Machina cracks the inside of Vesnev's front leg.
Machina pushes Vesnev away with a front kick.
Machina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vesnev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vesnev avoids the body shot from Machina.
Vesnev missing with a left hand there. Machina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machina throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Machina dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Machina finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Machina feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vesnev's calf.
Machina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vesnev's sensitive parts.
Machina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machina walks into a straight right hand from Vesnev.
Machina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vesnev throws out the jab.
Vesnev just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Machina misses
and Vesnev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vesnev's sensitive parts.
Vesnev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machina.
Vesnev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machina sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vesnev somewhat.
Vesnev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machina moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesnev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machina tried to counter with a leg kick but Vesnev avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev takes one to the side of the head.
Machina throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machina lands a big head kick that sends Vesnev tumbling to the mat! Machina takes a step backwards and waves Vesnev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vesnev is rocked!
It looks like Yury Vesnev has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Machina! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Judge Machina!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ottis Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Toole is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO. This should be a great matchup!
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37
245 lbs
34 - 20 - 0 |
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279 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ottis Toole!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws the kick towards the body but Toole avoids it.
Toole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toole throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Toole throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Toole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magomedov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Toole manages to circle out of the way.
Toole throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Magomedov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Toole is in Magomedov's guard.
Toole wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Toole is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Toole pushes down on Magomedov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Magomedov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is pressing down on Toole's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Toole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov has momentary wrist control but Toole slips an elbow through the middle.
Magomedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toole's guard.
Toole looking for a sweep. Not yet Toole, not yet.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
Magomedov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Magomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Toole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Toole's legs - danger averted.
Toole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toole's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Magomedov trying to control but Toole is working from the bottom.
Magomedov throws an elbow that misses. Toole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magomedov's guard. Nice move by Toole!
Toole trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Toole.
Magomedov 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.
Toole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toole trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Toole manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Toole keeps moving.
Magomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toole's head.
Toole wants to sweep but no luck.
Magomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toole keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toole looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toole keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov won't allow Toole to sweep him here.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Toole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Toole wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magomedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Magomedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Ottis Toole has been cut.
Magomedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Magomedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Toole moves out of range.
A slow jab from Toole misses its intended target.
Magomedov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Toole manages to circle out of the way.
Toole misses with a straight right.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
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 Konstantin Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ottis Toole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Toole lands a glancing blow to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov is looking to clinch but Toole is avoiding it.
Magomedov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toole's head.
Toole misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov is looking to counter the offense by Toole and move into the clinch.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Toole is having none of it.
Magomedov scores with a body shot.
Toole throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Magomedov moves out of range as Toole strikes.
Toole blocks a low kick nicely.
Magomedov stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Magomedov.
Toole lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Magomedov lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Toole's half guard.
Konstantin Magomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magomedov is keen to just control but Toole is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Magomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toole won't allow Magomedov to pass to mount.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Toole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov is looking to stall here but Toole recovers full guard.
Toole keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Toole looking to control.
Toole looking for a sweep. Not yet Toole, not yet.
Toole working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Toole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Toole working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toole.
Toole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magomedov.
Konstantin Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Magomedov misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Toole lands a slapping body shot.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Toole ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Toole misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toole gets the takedown into side control.
Magomedov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Toole.
Toole throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Toole working the strikes but Magomedov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Toole working the head and body with strikes.
Magomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magomedov has hold of Toole's hands but Toole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov trying to hold on to Toole's head to control him but Toole postures up.
Toole is looking to stall here but Magomedov recovers full guard.
Toole trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Toole throws an elbow that misses. Magomedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Toole's guard. Nice move by Magomedov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Konstantin Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ottis Toole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Toole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov catches Toole with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Toole misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
Toole misses with a series of wild punches.
Magomedov throws a push kick but Toole slaps the foot to one side.
Toole takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Magomedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Toole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Toole avoids nicely.
Toole throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Toole or perhaps it was just good defense by Magomedov, which made it look bad.
Magomedov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Magomedov gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Toole is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Magomedov!
Our winner, Konstantin Magomedov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ottis Toole was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent may have won this time, but I'm going to eat his children. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Accept's Balls To The Wall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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32
218 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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36
225 lbs
29 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya throws a body punch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez takes one on the button.
It looks like Juan Velasquez has been cut.
That kick from Stroya tenderised Velasquez's leg. Velasquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Velasquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Stroya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroya moves out of range as Velasquez strikes.
Stroya misses with a hook. Velasquez ducked under it nicely.
Stroya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velasquez.
Stroya tries a low kick but Velasquez avoids it.
Stroya scores with a shot to the body.
Stroya sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stroya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Velasquez looks for the body kick but Stroya saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya scores with a push kick.
Juan Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya cracks Velasquez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Stroya blocks the low kick.
Stroya tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez throws a fast counter high kick but Stroya manages to duck under it in time.
Velasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stroya counters by moving into the clinch.
Velasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stroya misses with a punch on the inside.
Velasquez is trying to force a seperation but Stroya has the dominant position.
Stroya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velasquez manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velasquez 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 Stroya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stroya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stroya half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Velasquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroya.
Velasquez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stroya.
Stroya lunges at Velasquez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Velasquez's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stroya.
Velasquez flicks out a counter leg kick but Stroya steps away.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez throws a big counter head kick but Stroya avoids it with no problem.
Velasquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stroya misses with a low kick.
Velasquez throws a head kick but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya misses with a straight left.
Velasquez throws a shot from downtown. Stroya moves away and avoids it.
Stroya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velasquez.
Stroya is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Velasquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya digs a good body shot into Velasquez's ribs.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Velasquez.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Velasquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Stroya misses its intended target.
Velasquez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velasquez scores with a leg kick.
Velasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Stroya moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Stroya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stroya throws a solid leg kick but Velasquez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stroya.
Velasquez throws a fast counter high kick but Stroya manages to duck under it in time.
Stroya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stroya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Velasquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to slow Stroya down with leg kicks.
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!
Stroya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stroya tries to land a leg kick but Velasquez saw it coming and moves away.
Velasquez throws a head kick but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Stroya throws the left hand but Velasquez avoids the punch easily.
Velasquez looks for the body kick but Stroya saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Velasquez.
Velasquez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stroya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velasquez's head.
Stroya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Velasquez! Stroya is out on his feet! Velasquez rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Stroya is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Stroya is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Velasquez!
Juan Velasquez gave a mention to BeastMode in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirty comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dear Penis - Country song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eiji Kawashima had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dickie Dirty!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Dirty.
Dirty steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kawashima misses.
Dirty throws the kick towards the body but Kawashima avoids it.
Kawashima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dirty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dirty connects with a solid leg kick.
Dirty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kawashima swings for the body but Dirty moves out of range.
Kawashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Dirty wants to clinch up but Kawashima keeps it at a distance.
Kawashima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dirty.
The crowd cheers as Dirty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawashima doesn't seem phased though.
Kawashima throws the kick towards the body but Dirty avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dirty has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick from Dirty.
Kawashima throws a wild body kick that Dirty sees coming a mile off.
Dirty misses with a body shot.
Kawashima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawashima scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima digs a good body shot into Dirty's ribs.
Dirty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dirty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Dirty.
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
Dirty misses with a series of wild punches.
Kawashima jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dirty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dirty takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
Kawashima takes one to the chin there.
Dirty throws a body kick that misses.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dirty throws a leg kick but Kawashima sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kawashima misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawashima.
Kawashima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kawashima tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dirty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kawashima just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawashima throws a solid leg kick but Dirty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kawashima.
A big left from Dirty misses.
Dirty throws a head kick but Kawashima moves out of range.
Dirty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kawashima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dirty slips a straight right by Kawashima.
Dirty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawashima digs a good body shot into Dirty's ribs.
Kawashima lands with a nice body punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kawashima enables Dirty to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kawashima manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dirty trying to control but Kawashima is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kawashima is on top in guard.
Dirty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kawashima defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kawashima defends it easily.
Kawashima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dirty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kawashima has managed to get both his arms back between Dirty's legs - danger averted.
Dirty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kawashima slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kawashima passes Dirty's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kawashima controlling the pace.
Dirty is looking for a sweep. Kawashima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dirty is looking to get back to full guard here but Kawashima has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dirty tries to improve position but can't.
Kawashima happy to just control the position for now.
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 Eiji Kawashima will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dirty moves out of range of the body kick.
Kawashima has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dirty.
Dirty lands the left hand.
Kawashima moves out of range of the strikes.
Dirty moves out of range of the body kick from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a series of punches but Dirty moves out of range.
Kawashima throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dirty to counter with a crisp jab.
Dirty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dirty throws a shot from downtown. Kawashima moves away and avoids it.
Kawashima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kawashima, right into the meat.
Kawashima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Dirty coming out on top.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kawashima but Kawashima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Kawashima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawashima just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickie Dirty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kawashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima throws a body punch but Dirty moves out of range.
Dirty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kawashima lands a leg kick that knocks Dirty off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty lands with an overhand left.
Kawashima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kawashima walks into a left hand.
Dirty defending well as Kawashima loads up on a big left hand.
Kawashima connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dirty. Dirty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dirty checks the leg kick.
Dirty throws a body shot but no joy.
Dirty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body.
Dirty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sloppy strikes from Dirty. Those never looked like landing.
Kawashima throws a lazy uppercut
and Dirty counters with an inside leg kick.
Kawashima walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dirty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dirty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dirty connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima misses with a head kick.
Kawashima tests Dirty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dirty throws a leg kick but Kawashima sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dirty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kawashima doesn't seem bothered though.
Dirty throws a leg kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima moves out of range as Dirty strikes.
Dirty cracks Kawashima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawashima tried to counter with a leg kick but Dirty avoided it.
Good exchange - Kawashima coming out on top.
Kawashima connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawashima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dirty.
Kawashima is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dirty.
Kawashima checks a low kick from Dirty.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Dirty moved away.
Kawashima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dirty manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Kawashima finds it's target.
Dirty throws a body punch but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima is looking to wear down Dirty with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dirty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a body kick that misses.
Dirty only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kawashima thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Dirty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Kawashima misses.
Dirty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dirty scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kawashima, right into the meat.
Kawashima scores with a jab to the body.
Kawashima throws a push kick but Dirty slaps the foot to one side.
Dirty wants to slow Kawashima down by chopping away at his legs.
Kawashima throws a nice looking combination but Dirty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawashima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dirty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kawashima.
Dirty staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dirty.
Dirty scores with a punch to the head.
Kawashima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawashima scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawashima throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kawashima works the jab nicely.
Dirty checks a leg kick.
Kawashima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dirty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kawashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dirty.
Kawashima moves away from the strike by Dirty.
Nice defenses there by Dirty.
Kawashima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Dirty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kawashima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dirty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
Kawashima swings for the body but Dirty moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Kawashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eiji Kawashima will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kawashima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Dirty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kawashima defends it well.
Dirty misses with a looping right.
Dirty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kawashima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dirty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dirty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirty.
Kawashima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawashima checks a leg kick nicely.
Dirty takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
Dirty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawashima.
Dirty punishes Kawashima's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dirty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawashima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick from Dirty is predictable there
and Kawashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dirty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawashima.
Dirty lands the left hand.
Dirty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty throws a lazy uppercut
and Kawashima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kawashima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kawashima throws a head kick that Dirty semi-blocks.
Kawashima cracks Dirty with a good jab.
That kick from Dirty tenderised Kawashima's leg. Kawashima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kawashima getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dirty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kawashima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dirty misses the jab.
Dirty throws a wild body kick that Kawashima sees coming a mile off.
Kawashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dirty.
Kawashima throws a lazy body kick
and Dirty counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty has Kawashima up against the cage in a clinch.
Dirty has Kawashima pressed against the cage, preventing Kawashima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawashima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dirty checks it well.
Kawashima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dirty can pounce on him.
Dirty throws a solid leg kick but Kawashima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dirty.
Dirty misses with a straight left.
Kawashima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dirty misses with a straight left.
Kawashima is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dirty throws a hook but Kawashima blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Dirty misses.
Kawashima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawashima swings for the body but Dirty moves out of range.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Dirty misses with a hook. Kawashima ducked under it nicely.
Kawashima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dirty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirty is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima misses with a leg kick.
Dirty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dirty throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kawashima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kawashima scores with a nice head shot.
Dirty closes the distance and pushes Kawashima back into the cage.
Dirty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
Kawashima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dirty keeps control of Kawashima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dirty presses Kawashima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dirty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dirty is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kawashima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima throws a push kick but Dirty slaps the foot to one side.
Dirty throws a body shot but no joy.
Dirty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dirty.
Kawashima bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dirty's head.
Kawashima ducks right into an uppercut from Dirty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirty is just out of range.
Kawashima misses with a hook.
Dirty replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kawashima blocks it well.
Kawashima feints and then cracks Dirty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dirty down.
Dirty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dirty.
Dirty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dirty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawashima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dirty counters with a good low kick that Kawashima was not able to check.
Dirty lands a really nice looking cross but Kawashima seems unphased.
Dirty misses with an uppercut. Kawashima saw that one coming.
Kawashima is looking for a counter combo.
Dirty moves away from the strike by Kawashima.
Kawashima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dirty 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.
Dirty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dickie Dirty just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima'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.
Kawashima slips under a jab from Dirty.
Kawashima checks a low kick from Dirty.
Dirty misses with a looping right.
Dirty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kawashima.
The fighters circling - Dirty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kawashima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kawashima misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Dirty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kawashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dirty.
Dirty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kawashima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dirty's knee momentarily.
Kawashima throws a chopping leg kick but Dirty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kawashima moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawashima throwing a counter right hand but Dirty manages to avoid it.
Dirty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima slips under a jab.
Kawashima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dirty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
Kawashima lands a jab to the nose.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Dirty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kawashima's half guard.
Dirty is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kawashima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dirty's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dirty's back!
Kawashima trying to control.
Kawashima biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kawashima keeps control of the position as Dirty tries to break free.
Kawashima slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima keeps control of the position as Dirty tries to break free.
Kawashima gets his hands free as Dirty looks to control.
Kawashima has good solid back control here.
Dirty tries to escape but Kawashima has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kawashima controlling the positon.
Eiji Kawashima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawashima gets his hands free as Dirty looks to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawashima is looking to control Dirty but Dirty is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima had his way with Dickie Dirty in that round.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kawashima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dirty.
Kawashima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kawashima there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dirty checks the leg kick.
Kawashima throws a leg kick
and Dirty counters with a good, hard body kick but Kawashima shrugs it off.
Dirty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirty walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kawashima.
Dirty steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kawashima. That one must have hurt.
That kick from Dirty tenderised Kawashima's leg. Kawashima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dirty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dirty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawashima.
Dirty throws the left hand but Kawashima avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima misses with an uppercut.
Kawashima throws the kick towards the body but Dirty avoids it.
Kawashima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kawashima tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima moves out of range as Dirty throws a body kick.
Kawashima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dirty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kawashima misses
enabling Dirty to counter with a crisp jab.
Dirty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dirty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dirty scores with a shot to the body.
Kawashima connects with a leg kick. Dirty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dirty takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
Kawashima thuds his shin into the meat of Dirty's side.
Dirty connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kawashima. Kawashima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dirty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirty.
Dirty throws a body punch but Kawashima moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kawashima misses the target.
Kawashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawashima throws a leg kick which misses Dirty's front leg but catches the back leg as Dirty tries to avoid it.
Kawashima swats away the attempt to clinch by Dirty.
Dirty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dickie Dirty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima throws a hook to the side of Dirty's head but Dirty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Dirty finds it's way through Kawashima's defenses.
Dirty blocks a leg kick.
Kawashima throws a head kick but Dirty moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kawashima.
Kawashima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dirty.
Dirty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kawashima. Kawashima obviously looking to wear him down.
Dirty jabs Kawashima right on the nose. Kawashima blinks but takes it well.
Dirty connects with a body shot that sends Kawashima's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Kawashima.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dirty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kawashima - the referee stops the clock and Dirty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kawashima. Dirty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dirty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawashima throws out the jab.
Kawashima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dirty's sensitive parts.
Nice cross by Dirty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dirty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheers as Dirty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawashima doesn't seem phased though.
Kawashima is rocked!
Dirty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Kawashima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dirty throws a hook but Kawashima blocks it.
Kawashima keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kawashima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dirty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dirty thows a leg kick but Kawashima checks it
and Kawashima counters with a low kick, right behind Dirty 's knee.
Kawashima throws a leg kick which misses Dirty's front leg but catches the back leg as Dirty tries to avoid it.
Dirty misses the jab.
Kawashima throws a leg kick
and Dirty counters with a stiff right hand.
Dirty is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dirty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dirty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dirty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kawashima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirty takes the fight into the clinch.
Dirty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dirty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawashima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dirty misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Dirty scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty misses with the head strike.
Dirty lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dirty.
Kawashima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirty is just out of range.
Kawashima wants to land a leg kick but Dirty is out of range.
Dirty throws a hook but Kawashima blocks it.
Dirty moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dirty throws an overhand right that drops Kawashima like a sack of potatoes! Dirty dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dickie Dirty!
As Dickie Dirty got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm very happy to be back winning and that against a great talent! Good luck in the rest of your career Jack! And John, I want my rematch with Aurelio next!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newmark has chosen On the run as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Newmark!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Reznick misses.
Reznick is looking to score with low kicks.
Newmark looks to throw the jab but Reznick is out of range.
Newmark scores with a jab.
Reznick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Newmark thows a leg kick but Reznick checks it
and Reznick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reznick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reznick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reznick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reznick throws a hook but Newmark avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick avoids the head kick by Newmark.
Reznick forces Newmark back against the cage and clinches.
Newmark missing with knees to the body.
Reznick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reznick lands a right hand.
Newmark takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
Reznick lands a hook that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
Reznick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newmark can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Newmark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reznick lands a nice uppercut.
Reznick stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newmark.
A short right from Reznick on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reznick.
A short right from Reznick on the inside.
Reznick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Newmark is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Newmark.
Newmark is still on wobbly legs! Can Reznick finish him?
Reznick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reznick cracks the inside of Newmark's front leg.
Reznick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newmark looks winded!
Reznick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newmark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reznick counters with a left to the body.
Reznick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newmark seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see that Newmark has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Reznick takes a swing at Newmark's ribcage but misses.
Newmark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reznick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newmark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reznick lands a jab to Newmark's midsection.
Reznick cracks the inside of Newmark's front leg.
Reznick cracks Newmark with a left hook right on the temple and Newmark goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Reznick lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Newmark is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Reznick!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai has chosen Sever the Wicked as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akihiro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Urai.
Urai throws a front kick aimed at Akihiro's knee but Akihiro avoids it well.
Akihiro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Urai trying to control but Akihiro is working from the bottom.
Akihiro is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro is adopting a defensive guard.
Urai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Urai wants to pass the guard but Akihiro is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akihiro works Urai's body with a nice hook.
Daken Akihiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akihiro throws a front kick aimed at Urai's knee but Urai avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Akihiro.
Akihiro tries to clinch there but Urai circles away.
Akihiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urai moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro is looking to chop away at Urai's legs.
Akihiro scores with a leg kick.
Urai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akihiro's head.
Akihiro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Urai lands with an overhand left.
Akihiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Urai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akihiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urai misses with an uppercut. Akihiro saw that one coming.
Daken Akihiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urai throws the kick towards the body but Akihiro avoids it.
Akihiro feints a jab promting Urai to slip. Akihiro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Urai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akihiro.
A jab from Akihiro finds it's way through Urai's defenses.
Akihiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urai.
Akihiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick from Akihiro lands but Urai takes it in his stride.
Akihiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urai.
Akihiro thinks about countering with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urai.
Urai throws a nice looking combination but Akihiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai misses with a leg kick.
Urai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akihiro.
Urai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akihiro avoids the head kick by Urai.
As Urai backs away, Akihiro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Akihiro misses.
An inside leg kick from Urai misses.
Akihiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akihiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akihiro scrambles back to his feet.
Urai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Akihiro as he checks the leg kick.
Urai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urai throws a sloppy head kick and Akihiro moves out of range easily.
Urai throws a big shot that misses.
Akihiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akihiro. That's going to slow Urai down.
Akihiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akihiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Urai is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urai. Urai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Urai misses with a hook
and Akihiro counters with a straight right hand.
Akihiro lands the left hand.
Urai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akihiro throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
Akihiro misses with an uppercut.
Urai misses with a low kick as Akihiro jumps back.
Akihiro connects with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Akihiro slams his shin into Urai's torso.
Akihiro works over Urai's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Akihiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Urai off the cage and back into range.
Urai is rocked!
Urai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Urai is still on wobbly legs! Can Akihiro finish him?
Urai throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Akihiro was covering up waiting for the punch and Urai finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Urai seems to have recovered his senses.
Akihiro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akihiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Daken Akihiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akihiro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akihiro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Urai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akihiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akihiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urai walks into a left hand.
Akihiro misses with a hook. Urai ducked under it nicely.
Urai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akihiro to score with a decent uppercut.
Akihiro moves out of range of the body kick from Urai.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urai.
Akihiro digs a good hook to Urai's body.
Urai's coach down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Urai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akihiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akihiro slips a straight right by Urai.
A slow jab from Urai misses its intended target.
Akihiro misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Akihiro misses.
Urai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Akihiro.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akihiro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Akihiro.
Urai looking for a takedown.
A short right from Akihiro on the inside.
Urai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Urai is breathing heavily.
Akihiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
A nice left hand lands by Akihiro.
A nice left hand lands by Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a nice uppercut.
Akihiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Urai.
Akihiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akihiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Akihiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urais head.
Akihiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urai can do to turn this around?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akihiro's brow.
Akihiro digs a right hand underneath Urai's ribcage. Urai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akihiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Urai.
A hook to the body from Akihiro.
Akihiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Urai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urai takes a shot to the head.
Akihiro lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Urai.
Urai pushes off an throws an elbow but Akihiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
Urai blocking some punches.
Akihiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akihiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Urai.
A shot in the inside from Akihiro.
Akihiro dodges an elbow strike from Urai.
Urai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Akihiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Akihiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro drops Urai onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Urai is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right hook to the body lands for Akihiro.
Akihiro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Urai! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Akihiro is unloading with more strikes now! Urai drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daken Akihiro!
Daken Akihiro made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sorry fuckers...The Mongrel is here.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by Livin It Up. Donny Donowitz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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40
163 lbs
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28
158 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
54 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Burton!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burton.
Burton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Donowitz walks into a straight right hand from Burton.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
A left lands for Burton.
Burton throws a shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Burton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Donowitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burton.
Burton tries for a takedown but Donowitz circles away easily
and Donowitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burton moves out of range of the strikes.
Burton looks to land a left hand but Donowitz moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz throws out a leg kick but Burton moves out of range and Donowitz only half commits.
Donowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burton avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Burton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Donowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donowitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burton's knee momentarily.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
Burton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donowitz with a hook.
Burton misses with a right hand
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donowitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Burton avoids it.
Burton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Donowitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donowitz. Donowitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donowitz as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Burton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Burton lands with a hook. Donowitz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz throws out a loose jab but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Donowitz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burton. That one must have hurt.
Burton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Burton missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burton was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Burton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burton misses with a hook
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick.
Burton walks into a stiff left hand from Donowitz.
Burton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
Donowitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Burton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burton misses with a body punch
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donowitz tries to move into range but Burton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick.
Burton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donowitz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burton.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Burton moved out of range.
Burton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burton misses with a hook.
Donowitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burton's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Donowitz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burton doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz backing away here, and Burton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
Donowitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Burton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donowitz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donowitz. Burton shrugs it off though.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donowitz pinned against the cage. Donowitz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donny Donowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Burton.
Burton 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Burton.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burton can do to turn this around?
Donowitz takes a swing at Burton's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burton.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Burton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Donowitz has got the better of the exchanges.
Burton with a poor takedown
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burton misses the jab.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donowitz swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Burton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burton blocks a low kick nicely.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burton doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Burton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burton darts in looking for a takedown but Donowitz gets double underhooks and turns Burton into the cage.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Burton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burton's sensitive parts.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Burton checks it
enabling Burton to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Burton's belly button to the back.
Burton avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burton! But no joy.
Burton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burton looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Donowitz throws a solid leg kick but Burton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donowitz.
Burton feints the counter takedown.
Donowitz throws out a loose jab but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burton loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Burton takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Donowitz.
Burton throws a solid leg kick but Donowitz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burton.
Burton throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burton.
Burton counters with a body kick.
Burton moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burton misses with a kick to the body
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Burton was not able to check.
Donowitz scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton is looking to land body kicks.
Burton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donowitz.
Donowitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donowitz throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burton misses with a jab to the body
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donowitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donowitz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burton doesn't seem bothered though.
Donowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burton with a nice cross.
Burton throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burton 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 Donowitz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donowitz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
Donowitz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donowitz connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Donowitz. No joy for Burton on that attempt.
Donny Donowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Burton.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick from Burton.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burton is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
Donowitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burton.
Donowitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donowitz sneaks out the side door and pushes Burton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Burton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burton is looking to slow Donowitz down with leg kicks.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Burton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donowitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz scores with a nice head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a jab.
Burton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donowitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Donowitz checks a low kick from Burton.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burton manages to avoid it.
Donowitz looks to land a body kick but Burton moved away.
Burton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burton scores with a leg kick.
Burton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Donowitz misses its target.
A jab from Burton misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and Burton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donowitz's guard.
Donowitz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Burton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Burton lands a glancing blow to the side of Donowitz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burton manages to avoid it.
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Burton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burton lands a nice shot to the body.
Burton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Donowitz sneaks out the side door and pushes Burton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Burton throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burton moves out of range of the body kick.
Burton misses with a looping right.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
Burton thuds a left hand into Donowitz's body.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Burton with an uppercut!
Burton connects with a nice looking jab.
Burton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donowitz digs a good body shot into Burton's ribs.
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Burton moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz misses with a straight right.
Burton moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a head kick that misses.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Donowitz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slapping body kick lands there for Donowitz.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donowitz is fending him off so far but Burton persists. Nope, Donowitz circles away and we're back to standing.
Donowitz swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burton! But no joy.
Burton misses with an uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burton misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a body shot.
Donowitz cracks the inside of Burton's front leg.
Burton cracks Donowitz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burton checks a leg kick.
Burton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burton.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Donowitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burton misses with a straight right.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burton manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Donowitz misses
and Burton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burton throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz wants to stand and escape but Burton is having none of it.
Burton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donowitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Burton moves away and avoids it.
Burton slips under a jab.
Burton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice defenses there by Burton.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burton.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Donowitz lands a jab.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton lands a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donowitz.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donowitz takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton darts in looking for a takedown but Donowitz gets double underhooks and turns Burton into the cage.
Donowitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Burton.
Burton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Burton checks it
and Burton counters with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a hook.
Burton feints a counter leg kick.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burton moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Donowitz. Beautiful body shot.
Donowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burton momentarily.
Burton lands a really nice looking cross but Donowitz seems unphased.
Burton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a nice body shot.
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but Burton ducks down to avoid it.
Donowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Burton misses.
Burton thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
and Donowitz counters with a lovely shot 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!
Burton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burton is looking to score with low kicks.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Burton moved out of range.
Burton lands a nice shot to the body.
Burton lands a nice shot that snaps Donowitz's head back.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz's shoulder, as Donowitz tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz misses with a kick to the body.
Burton throws a lazy head kick
and Donowitz counters with a body kick that stops Burton in his tracks momentarily.
Burton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donowitz. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Burton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donowitz with a body shot.
Burton throws a body kick that misses.
Burton swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Burton.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz misses the target.
Burton's corner calls for a 1-2. Burton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Burton.
Donowitz stuns Burton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donowitz.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Burton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
Donowitz thuds his right hand into Burton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donowitz swivels and escapes.
Burton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Donowitz sneaks out the side door and pushes Burton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Burton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donowitz.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton throws a leg kick
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Burton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burton! But no joy.
Donowitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Burton misses with a takedown attempt
and Donowitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donny Donowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Burton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz had his way with Jack Burton in that round.
That's time! Donowitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donowitz lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donowitz.
Burton tries a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Burton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donowitz's calf.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz scores with a head kick. Burton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Burton darts in looking for a takedown but Donowitz gets double underhooks and turns Burton into the cage.
Burton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
Donowitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burton misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton connects with the punch.
Burton with a hook.
Burton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burton throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Burton is predictable there
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burton throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burton throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Burton feints and as Donowitz raises his hands in defense, Burton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burton trying to control the position from guard on top but Donowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Donny Donowitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burton's guard.
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!
Burton keeping moving, preventing Donowitz from controlling successfully.
Burton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donowitz tries to stand but Burton is controlling from the bottom.
Burton looking for a guillotine here but Donowitz defends easily.
Burton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Donowitz passes into half guard.
Jack Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is trying to control. Burton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burton is trying to control but can't.
Donowitz wants to get back to his feet.
Donowitz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donowitz is stalling here. Burton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Donowitz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton trying to control the position but Donowitz is working away.
Donowitz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Burton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Donowitz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Donowitz can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Burton.
Well Donowitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jami Balkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jami Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Page lands with a straight right. Balkan didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Jami Balkan has been cut.
Page misses with a lunging right hand
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balkan sizes up Page with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balkan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balkan swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balkan swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Balkan backing away here, and Page unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Balkan is predictable there
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Balkan slips the punch.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Balkan misses the target.
Balkan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balkan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balkan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Page tries to land a leg kick but Balkan saw it coming and moves away.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Page lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Page blocks the body kick.
Page lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balkan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Balkan blocks the leg kick.
Balkan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Page tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a wild body kick that Page sees coming a mile off.
Balkan connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Page cracks a nice hook into Balkan's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan checks the leg kick.
Balkan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Page takes a swing at Balkan's ribcage but misses.
Balkan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page misses with a leg kick
and Balkan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Page avoids the body shot from Balkan.
A nice side step and Page releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Page gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Page looks to land a left hand but Balkan moved out of range nicely.
It looks like Balkan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Page.
As Page backs away, Balkan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Balkan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balkan misses with a series of wild punches.
Page lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A shot to the liver by Balkan. Beautiful body shot.
Page takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balkan lands a jab to Page's midsection.
Balkan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balkan misses with a looping right.
Page now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balkan misses with a body punch
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page throws a leg kick but Balkan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balkan scores with a jab to the body.
Page uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balkan.
Page was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Balkan connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan throws a leg kick but Page moved away.
Balkan misses with a body shot
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Balkan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Page doesn't seem phased though.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balkan jabs Page to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Page moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Page fakes the leg kick and cracks Balkan in the body.
Jami Balkan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkan thuds his right hand into Page's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balkan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jami Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page looks to land a right hand but Balkan moved out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Page might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Balkan has got the better of the exchanges.
Balkan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Page counters with an inside leg kick.
Balkan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balkan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Page stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balkan takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Balkan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Balkan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Balkan.
Page misses with a looping left.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkan. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Balkan's shoulder, as Balkan tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balkan lands a really nice looking cross but Page seems unphased.
Page misses with a low kick as Balkan jumps back.
Balkan misses with a wild body shot.
Balkan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Page under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balkan doesn't seem bothered though.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balkan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balkan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Page fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balkan checks it well.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balkan scoring well with a low kick there.
Page takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Page works the jab nicely.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page dips to his left and cracks Balkan with an uppercut!
Jami Balkan's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Page.
Balkan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Balkan misses.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan tries to score with a low kick but Page moves his leg out of the way.
Balkan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Page's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balkan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page lands a leg kick that knocks Balkan off balance momentarily.
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Page slips under a jab.
Page's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Balkan throws a leg kick
and Page counters with a slapping leg kick.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Page misses with the combination.
Balkan connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan'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.
Balkan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkan swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page tries a quick counter leg kick but Balkan is wise to it.
Balkan misses with a low kick as Page jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
Balkan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page lands with a nice body punch.
Balkan throws a poor cross that misses
and Page makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page cracks a nice hook into Balkan's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Page takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Balkan misses with a double jab
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page lands with a nice body kick.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balkan can pounce on him.
Balkan throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
Page tries to score with a low kick but Balkan moves his leg out of the way.
Balkan connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Page.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balkan.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balkan.
Balkan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balkan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Page.
Balkan throws a low kick but Page moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page looks to land a left hand but Balkan moved out of range nicely.
Page 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.
Balkan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Page misses with a body kick.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balkan. That one must have hurt.
Balkan lands a head kick. Page smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Page looks to land a right hand but Balkan moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Balkan misses its target.
Balkan lands a jab to the head.
Balkan misses with a straight left.
Balkan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balkan throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkan finds it's way round the side to connect with Page's head.
Balkan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balkan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Page throws a leg kick
letting Balkan counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Page lands a nice hook to Balkan's body. Balkan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balkan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balkan is looking to slow Page down with leg kicks.
Page dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balkan. That did some damage!
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balkan punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balkan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page fakes the leg kick and cracks Balkan in the body.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
A big right from Balkan misses.
Page misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Page - just one landing.
Page takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Balkan misses.
Balkan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Balkan misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balkan connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Page misses with a hook.
Page avoids the head kick by Balkan.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balkan tries a low kick but Page avoids it.
Balkan jabs Page right on the nose. Page blinks but takes it well.
Balkan throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Balkan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Page counters with a solid body kick.
Balkan lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan avoids a kick to the body.
Page takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Page.
Balkan slips a jab from Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Balkan blocks the leg kick.
Balkan throws a solid leg kick but Page takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Balkan.
Page throws a jab when Balkan was well out of range.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balkan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Balkan settles back down.
Balkan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balkan. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balkan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
Page feints a counter leg kick.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a chopping leg kick but Page manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Balkan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Page tenderised Balkan's leg. Balkan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balkan swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Balkan scores with a hook.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Balkan looks to land a body kick but Page moved away.
Balkan thumps Page with a low kick.
Balkan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Balkan.
Page throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balkan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Balkan with a body shot.
Page misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balkan counters with a right hand to the body.
Balkan throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Balkan throws a front kick that sends Page stumbling back into the cage.
Balkan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balkan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Page throws a front kick that sends Balkan stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Balkan lands.
Page scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balkan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to land body kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Page.
Jami Balkan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page lands a body shot.
Balkan cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
Balkan looks to land a combination but Page avoids it well.
Balkan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balkan connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Balkan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Page in his tracks.
Balkan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Balkan had his way with Dennis Page in that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Balkan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Balkan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Page throws out a leg kick but Balkan moves out of range and Page only half commits.
Balkan connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Balkan.
Page dodges the punch combination from Balkan.
Page steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Balkan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Page's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Balkan misses with a body kick.
Page scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balkan counters with an outside leg kick.
Page tries to land a front kick but Balkan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Balkan throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Page tries to land a front kick but Balkan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Balkan.
Page misses with an uppercut. Balkan saw that one coming.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balkan manages to avoid it.
Balkan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page slips under a jab.
Page lands with a straight right. Balkan didn't see that one coming.
Dennis Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see that Page has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Page misses with a right hand
and Balkan counters with a straight right hand.
Page is looking to chop away at Balkan's legs.
Balkan dips to his left and cracks Page with an uppercut!
Page is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkan walks into a left hand.
Balkan moves out of range of the body kick from Page.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Balkan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Balkan throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page lands a really nice looking cross but Balkan seems unphased.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan checks a leg kick.
Page takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkan.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balkan moves out of range of the strikes.
Page thumps Balkan with a low kick.
Balkan looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balkan.
Page lands with a good body shot.
Page lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Balkan misses with a low kick as Page jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balkan 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 Page has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Page and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Balkan.
Page throws a right hand that misses
and Balkan counters with a leg kick.
Balkan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Balkan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Balkan.
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!
Page misses with a body kick.
Balkan lands with an uppercut that bounces Page off the cage and back into range.
Page fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balkan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Balkan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jami Balkan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Balkan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jami Balkan!
A very excited looking Jami Balkan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Dennis Page was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight Manta counter takedowns suck ass.
I ll be back stronger like always'.
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