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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gimme Shelter. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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40
157 lbs
32 - 25 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrycki staying out of range there.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick by Petrycki misses
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrycki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Petrycki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stone's calf.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stone 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.
Stone 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.
Petrycki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Stone misses
letting Petrycki counter with a right hand.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrycki should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Petrycki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petrycki jabs at Stone's body.
Petrycki gets a clinch.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone working aggressively here.
Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrycki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petrycki lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Stone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrycki forces Stone back against the cage and clinches.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrycki has hold of one of Stone's legs. Stone is fighting the takedown attempt but Petrycki gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrycki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrycki stands and steps away. Stone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Petrycki connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrycki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Petrycki down.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrycki throws a head kick that half lands.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki moves into the clinch.
Petrycki manages to break the clinch.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrycki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone thuds his right hand into Petrycki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrycki throws a body shot but no joy.
Stone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stone leaning against his opponent.
Petrycki wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrycki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrycki.
A short left from Stone.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Petrycki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone misses with some punches.
Petrycki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stone after a bit of a struggle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrycki manages to break the clinch.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stone!
Stone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrycki counters with a nice leg kick.
Petrycki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover.
Petrycki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petrycki counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone lands with an overhand left.
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 Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrycki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone cracks Petrycki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrycki is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrycki was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Petrycki catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrycki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrycki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Petrycki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Petrycki throws a front kick that sends Stone stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Stone looks to move away, Petrycki throws a big counter combo but Stone just gets out of the way.
Petrycki ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Stone there.
Petrycki shoots and misses
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrycki takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrycki.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Petrycki.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Petrycki checks the leg kick.
A jab from Stone does it's job there.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Petrycki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone tries to clinch but Petrycki moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki forces Stone back against the cage and clinches.
Petrycki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrycki closes the distance and clinches.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrycki.
Petrycki letting Stone take a breather here.
Stone taking a breather.
Petrycki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Petrycki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrycki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrycki. That snapped Stone's head back.
Petrycki scores with a shot to the body.
Petrycki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petrycki off to one side.
Stone tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petrycki throws a right hand that misses
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrycki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've been informed that Stone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Petrycki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrycki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrycki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdan Petrycki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrycki looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Stone lunges at Petrycki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petrycki's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrycki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
Stone misses with a straight left.
A big right from Stone misses.
Petrycki looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
Petrycki shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Petrycki clinches up against the cage.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Petrycki.
Petrycki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrycki.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrycki blocking some punches.
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 Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A shot to the body from Stone misses
and Petrycki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrycki. That's going to slow Stone down.
Petrycki slips a straight right by Stone.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrycki.
Petrycki lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone tries to clinch
and Petrycki counters with a three punch combo that has Stone backing up. Stone nods at Petrycki to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Petrycki down.
Petrycki has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Stone working aggressively here.
Petrycki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrycki moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stone or not.
Petrycki manages to break the clinch.
Stone tries to clinch but Petrycki moves away
and Petrycki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Petrycki takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrycki blocks an uppercut.
Petrycki takes a shot to the head.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrycki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Stone.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrycki.
Knuckle Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrycki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrycki is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Petrycki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrycki lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Nice defenses there by Petrycki.
Petrycki is looking to counter with head kicks.
Petrycki gets a double leg takedown into Stone's guard.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stone is working an open guard so Petrycki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Petrycki's belly button to the back.
Petrycki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stone's half guard.
Stone trying to hold on to Petrycki's head to control him but Petrycki postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Petrycki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stone trying to control from the bottom.
Petrycki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petrycki with a hook.
Petrycki clinches.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrycki.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrycki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stone avoids it.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone misses with some punches.
Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Petrycki thinks about countering with a head kick.
Petrycki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrycki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stone is looking to slow Petrycki down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Petrycki lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Petrycki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrycki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki!
A pretty intense looking Bogdan Petrycki took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Cardinale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardinale has chosen No Easy Way Out 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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35
183 lbs
22 - 19 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicola Cardinale!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell avoids the body shot from Cardinale.
Cardinale throws a push kick but Martell slaps the foot to one side.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cardinale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cardinale looks to land a combination but Martell avoids it well.
Cardinale avoids the body shot from Martell.
Martell tries to land a front kick but Cardinale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cardinale tries to counter with a clinch but Martell shakes him off and moves away.
Cardinale ducks under a wild hook from Martell.
Martell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cardinale.
Martell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardinale was well out of range. Poor timing from Martell.
Cardinale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martell.
Martell looks for the body kick but Cardinale saw that one coming.
Martell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martell looks to throw the jab but Cardinale is out of range.
Martell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cardinale tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardinale tries a head kick but it misses.
Cardinale misses with a body kick.
Cardinale throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell throws a lazy right hand but Cardinale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cardinale 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.
Cardinale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cardinale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martell closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardinale.
Cardinale breaks the clinch.
Cardinale lands a head kick. Martell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cardinale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martell takes a step back to recover.
Martell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cardinale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cardinale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martell to score with a decent uppercut.
Cardinale tries to bum rush Martell with a series of wild strikes but Martell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cardinale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cardinale managing to block the knees to the body from Martell.
Cardinale is trying to pull guard but Martell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cardinale managing to block the knees to the body from Martell.
Cardinale takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cardinale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardinale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Cardinale.
Cardinale throws a head kick but Martell moves out of range.
Martell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martell throws a front kick that sends Cardinale stumbling back into the cage.
Cardinale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martell is out of range.
Cardinale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martell avoids the head kick by Cardinale.
Martell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martell moves in looking to clinch but Cardinale pushes him off.
Cardinale scores with a jab. Martell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cardinale lands a nice hook to Martell's body. Martell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cardinale feints and then cracks Martell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martell down.
Martell scores with the left hand. Cardinale knows he should have avoided that one.
Martell looks to land a body kick but Cardinale moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cardinale.
Martell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardinale was well out of range. Poor timing from Martell.
Martell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cardinale connects with a solid leg kick.
Martell throws a push kick but Cardinale slaps the foot to one side.
Martell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheers as Martell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cardinale doesn't seem phased though.
Martell throws a nice looking combination but Cardinale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martell misses with a straight right.
Martell blocks a head kick by Cardinale.
Martell takes a swing at Cardinale's ribcage but misses.
Cardinale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardinale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardinale lands with a slapping head kick.
Martell lands a nice shot to the body.
Cardinale moves out of range of the leg kick from Martell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cardinale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martell rather than just go for the knockout.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardinale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martell.
Martell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cardinale misses with a head kick.
Cardinale scores with a spinning back kick!
Cardinale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martell moves into the clinch.
Martell has a couple of punches blocked by Cardinale.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cardinale is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardinale breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Cardinale blocks the leg kick.
Cardinale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martell blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Cardinale 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.
Martell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Cardinale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab from Cardinale.
Martell looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardinale is just out of range.
Cardinale tries to counter with a clinch but Martell shakes him off and moves away.
Martell misses with an uppercut.
Cardinale throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martell counters with a body kick that stops Cardinale in his tracks momentarily.
Martell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martell moves out of range of the body kick from Cardinale.
Martell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cardinale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martell takes a step back to recover.
Martell looks to throw the jab but Cardinale is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardinale looks for the body kick but Martell saw that one coming.
Martell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cardinale thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martell if he has to take too many more of those.
Nicola Cardinale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cardinale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martell takes a step back to recover.
Cardinale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martell at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cardinale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cardinale moves out of range of the body kick from Martell.
Martell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Cardinale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cardinale looks for the body kick but Martell saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cardinale, right into the meat.
Nicola Cardinale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cardinale throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Cardinale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cardinale checks a leg kick.
Martell sets himself, and Cardinale steps forward looking for the clinch! Martell avoids it this time.
Cardinale connects with a crisp jab.
Cardinale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cardinale scores with a head kick.
Martell drives through and clinches with Cardinale against the cage.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martell avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardinale is just out of range.
Martell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cardinale's hands.
Cardinale misses with a low kick.
Cardinale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cardinale plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cardinale, pushing him back against the cage.
Cardinale manages to break the clinch.
Cardinale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martell takes a step back to recover.
Cardinale misses with a low kick as Martell jumps back.
Martell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardinale was well out of range. Poor timing from Martell.
Cardinale wants to counter with a clinch but Martell pushes him away.
Martell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cardinale.
Cardinale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cardinale throws a shot from downtown. Martell moves away and avoids it.
Martell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martell.
Cardinale motions for Martell to come forward. Cardinale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cardinale, right into the meat.
Cardinale tries a head kick but it misses.
Cardinale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martell misses with a straight left.
Cardinale throws a low kick, looking for Martell's leg but Martell calmly moves out of range.
Cardinale throws a series of punches but Martell avoids them all with ease.
Cardinale drops his hands momentarily and Martell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martell tries to clinch up but Cardinale circles away and keeps his distance.
Martell tries to clinch but Cardinale is having none of it.
Martell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cardinale cracks the inside of Martell's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardinale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cardinale misses with a body shot.
Cardinale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martell with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale misses with a body kick.
Martell moves out of range of the body kick from Cardinale.
Martell is looking to counter punch.
Martell misses with a body kick.
Cardinale is looking to land body kicks.
A quick step to the side and Martell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardinale is looking to chop away at Martell's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Martell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cardinale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martell misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Cardinale.
Martell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martell throws the kick towards the body but Cardinale avoids it.
Cardinale misses with a kick to the body.
Martell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cardinale to score with a decent uppercut.
Martell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martell moves out of range as Cardinale throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martell misses with a double jab.
Cardinale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martell.
The fighters circling - Martell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardinale wants to counter with a clinch but Martell pushes him away.
Cardinale moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicola Cardinale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cardinale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martell doesn't seem bothered though.
Martell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cardinale throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martell looks to land a combination but Cardinale avoids it well.
Martell checks a leg kick nicely.
Martell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martell misses with a straight left.
Cardinale tries to land a front kick but Martell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cardinale.
Cardinale scores with a push kick.
Martell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cardinale misses with a hook. Martell ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Martell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cardinale.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell blocks a low kick nicely.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cardinale lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cardinale misses with a body kick.
Martell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martell moves out of range as Cardinale throws a body kick.
Cardinale lands with a slapping head kick.
Cardinale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cardinale.
Cardinale sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martell is looking to clinch but Cardinale is avoiding it.
Martell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cardinale takes a step back to recover.
Martell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cardinale.
Martell throws a nice looking combination but Cardinale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Cardinale.
Martell moves into range and clinches up with Cardinale.
Nicola Cardinale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell can't find room to land a body shot as Cardinale controls the action.
Cardinale is looking to break free of the clinch but Martell has double underhooks.
Cardinale blocks the elbow strike.
Cardinale jumps guard and drags Martell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cardinale is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cardinale had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martell defends it easily.
Cardinale had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martell defends it easily.
Martell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cardinale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martell wants to pass the guard but Cardinale is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinale is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cardinale working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Martell has passed into half guard!
Cardinale looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cardinale looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cardinale wants to get back to full guard.
Martell lands strikes from half guard.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cardinale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cardinale looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cardinale looking for submissions off his back.
Cardinale is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martell pulls his head out easily.
Cardinale works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicola Cardinale.
I've got Cardinale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicola Cardinale!
After the fight, Nicola Cardinale was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Oberyn Martell was interviewed post fight and said 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
183 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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37
169 lbs
34 - 21 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Ingvar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Lang lands the left hand.
Ingvar misses with a hook.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ingvar throws a good cross that connects.
Ingvar lands with a straight right. Lang didn't see that one coming.
Ingvar tests Lang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ingvar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lang's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheers as Ingvar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lang doesn't seem phased though.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang scores with a hook.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ingvar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lang motions for Ingvar to come forward. Lang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ingvar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ingvar - the referee stops the clock and Lang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ingvar. Lang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lang misses with a body punch
letting Ingvar counter with a right hand.
Ingvar misses with a body shot.
Lang feinted with a counter takedown.
Ingvar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Ingvar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lang on the side of the head.
Ingvar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ingvar throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ingvar looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ingvar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Lang throws a front kick aimed at Ingvar's knee but Ingvar avoids it well.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ingvar.
Lang tried to counter with a leg kick but Ingvar avoided it.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Ingvar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lang in his tracks.
A big left from Ingvar misses.
Ingvar misses with a looping left.
Lang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ingvar.
Lang throws out a powerful jab.
Ingvar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ingvar checks a leg kick.
Donk. Ingvar catches Lang right on the button with a cross.
Ingvar moves away from the strike by Lang.
Ingvar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ingvar misses with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Ingvar.
Ingvar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang is looking to counter the offense by Ingvar and move into the clinch.
Lang is looking to wear down Ingvar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ingvar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ingvar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Good work by Lang as he checks the leg kick.
Lang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lang blocks a jab.
Lang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been informed that Ingvar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ingvar throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Ingvar avoids the body shot from Lang.
Ingvar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ingvar scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lang misses with a lunging right hand
and Ingvar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ingvar misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Ingvar throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Ingvar misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ingvar tries to land a front kick but Lang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Lang misses the target.
Ingvar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Ingvar ducks down to avoid it.
Lang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Ingvar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ingvar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lang lands a nice shot that snaps Ingvar's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngve Ingvar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ingvar misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ingvar blocks the leg kick.
Ingvar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Ingvar saw that one coming.
Ingvar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ingvar checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ingvar! But no joy.
Ingvar misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang staying out of range there.
Ingvar 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.
Ingvar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lang avoids the head kick by Ingvar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingvar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang attempts a counter takedown but Ingvar avoids it well and moves away.
Ingvar thuds a left hand into Lang's body.
Good work by Lang as he checks the leg kick.
Ingvar looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lang misses.
Lang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ingvar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ingvar misses with a looping right.
Lang scores with a nice body kick.
Lang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ingvar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lang.
Lang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ingvar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Lang.
Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ingvar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ingvar fakes the leg kick and cracks Lang in the body.
A big right from Ingvar misses.
Lang is looking to counter the offense by Ingvar and move into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ingvar 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 Lang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar misses with a right hand
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingvar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Lang throws a push kick but Ingvar slaps the foot to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lang!
Ingvar looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Lang is looking to counter punch.
Lang throws a wild body kick that Ingvar sees coming a mile off.
Yngve Ingvar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lang throws a wild body kick that Ingvar sees coming a mile off.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ingvar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Ingvar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ingvar throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ingvar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lang backs up against the cage.
Ingvar scores with the left hand. Lang knows he should have avoided that one.
Ingvar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lang's calf.
Ingvar loads up on a big right hand but Lang slips the punch.
Lang throws the left hand but Ingvar avoids the punch easily.
Ingvar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ingvar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ingvar misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a solid body kick.
Ingvar misses with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lang might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingvar lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lang tenderised Ingvar's leg. Ingvar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ingvar swinging wildly here.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ingvar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ingvar.
Ingvar throws a big shot that misses.
Ingvar wants to land a leg kick but Lang is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yngve Ingvar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body kick there by Lang.
Lang lands with an overhand left.
Ingvar throws a head kick that misses.
Ingvar connects with a right hand. Lang shakes it off.
Lang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ingvar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lang.
Ingvar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ingvar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from Ingvar.
Lang 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.
Ingvar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
Ingvar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Lang walks into a stiff left hand from Ingvar.
Ingvar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingvar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ingvar needs to keep his hands up - Lang had a free shot at his head there.
Ingvar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Ingvar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ingvar throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
Lang lands with an overhand left.
Lang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ingvar can pounce on him.
Lang throws out a leg kick but Ingvar moves out of range and Lang only half commits.
Ingvar misses with a double jab
and Lang counters with a big head kick but Ingvar shrugs it off.
Ingvar is rocked!
Ingvar fails to land with a series of punches.
Ingvar is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Ingvar throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ingvar seems to have recovered his senses.
Lang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lang.
Ingvar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ingvar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ingvar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingvar misses with a body kick.
Ingvar misses with a right hand
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Ingvar misses
and Lang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Ingvar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Ingvar.
Lang tries to work over Ingvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Ingvar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingvar.
Lang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ingvar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ingvar misses with some punches.
Ingvar breaks from the clinch.
Ingvar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang cracks Ingvar with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Ingvar there.
Ingvar misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Lang drops Ingvar with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ingvar! Lang dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clubber Lang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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30
155 lbs
19 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Small checks it well.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Small counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Small to acknowledge the strikes.
Small fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Small has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Small misses with a straight left.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Small feinted with a counter takedown.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Small shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Small finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson lands a decent shot there.
Small stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Small tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Small controls from within his opponent's guard.
Small lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Small lands a couple of digs.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Small connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Small preventing the sweep.
Small makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson controls Small momentarily but Small frees himself.
Small scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Small content to stall in guard here.
Small makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Small controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working for a triangle but Small defends it easily.
Small with a flurry of punches that miss.
Small keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Small postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Small defends it easily.
Small stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Small chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Small is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Small preventing the sweep.
Small stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Small doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Small manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Small controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Small slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Small defends well.
Small wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Small landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Small scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Small to regain full guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Small looking to control but Johnson passes into half guard.
Small trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Small is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Small's head.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small gets back to full guard.
Small keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson works over Small with some ground and pound from guard.
Small escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Small is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Small.
Johnson stands up over Small, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Small might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Small is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Small.
Johnson is working Small over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Small.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Small looking to control.
Small tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Small is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Johnson pushes down on Small's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Small's head.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Small is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Small sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Small.
Small lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Small tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Small swinging wildly here.
Johnson defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixie Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Small fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Small misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Small sprawls well. Small wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Small in his tracks.
Nice uppercut lands for Small. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
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!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small feinted with a counter takedown.
Small keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
A right-left combo lands from Small.
Johnson dives in and grabs Small's left leg, looking for a takedown. Small pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Small is looking to counter punch.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Small.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Small feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Small then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Small fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Small throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
Johnson slips a jab from Small.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Small feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Small sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Small drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Small has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Small has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Johnson.
Small looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Small cracks Johnson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Johnson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Johnson is in bad spot here.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Johnson staying busy and making it hard for Small to control.
Small lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Small lands punches and elbows.
Johnson is rocked!
Small is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Small gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Small gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Small apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Small finish him?
Small lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Small drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Small wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Small has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dixie Small showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Small has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Small!
Dixie Small thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kivipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Snead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivipelto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snead clinches up against the cage.
Snead misses with an elbow over the top.
Kivipelto tries to pull guard but Snead won't allow it.
Snead putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kivipelto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snead is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kivipelto is defending well for now.
Kivipelto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kivipelto looks winded!
Kivipelto is trying to pull guard but Snead turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Snead working Kivipelto over with knees to the body.
Snead lands a good knee to the midsection. Kivipelto won't want to take too many of those.
Snead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snead is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kivipelto taking a breather.
Kivipelto trying to stall but Snead improves his position.
Kivipelto is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A short body shot lands from Snead as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snead obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snead fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kivipelto.
Kivipelto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snead was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivipelto.
Jab from Snead.
It looks like Kalle Kivipelto has been cut.
Snead has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snead lands a damaging elbow.
Snead is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivipelto jumps guard but Snead turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sam Snead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kivipelto.
Snead lands a damaging elbow.
Snead breaks from the clinch.
Kivipelto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snead holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Snead 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.
Snead stalls.
Kivipelto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Snead seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kivipelto can turn it around.
Snead trying to land knees to the body.
Snead taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Snead crunches a lovely knee into Kivipelto's ribcage.
Snead lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kivipelto or not.
Snead lands a damaging elbow.
Snead scores a nice knee to the body.
Snead trying to land knees to the body.
Snead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snead connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kivipelto momentarily.
Kivipelto looks to score with a jab to the body but Snead is just out of range.
Snead throwing a counter right hand but Kivipelto manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Snead sends Kivipelto crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Snead is motioning to the referee to let Kivipelto up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kivipelto is rocked!
Kivipelto glances at the clock... BAM! Snead nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kivipelto crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kivipelto is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Snead!
Sam Snead gave a mention to Supreme Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Husky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sito has chosen DMX - What's my name? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konrad Husky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Husky misses.
Sito goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Husky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Husky at a distance.
Husky moves into the clinch.
Husky prevents a body shot from Sito.
Husky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sito misses with a punch on the inside.
Husky is trying to trip Sito. He has hold of a leg but Sito is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Husky persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Husky passes into half guard.
Sito blocking the ground and pound attempt from Husky.
Husky 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.
Sito wants to control but Husky is keeping busy.
Sito might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Husky haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sito is staying active underneath Husky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito is doing well to control the position and prevent Husky from advancing to side control.
Husky controlling the pace.
Husky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sito tries to get to full guard but Husky has control of the leg.
Husky content to control rather than advance.
Sito makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sito.
Sito keeping moving, preventing Husky from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sito looking to control.
Husky trying to control but Sito is working from the bottom.
Husky preventing the sweep.
Sito manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Husky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Husky throws a low kick but Sito avoids it.
Sito tries a quick counter leg kick but Husky is wise to it.
Husky connects with a solid leg kick.
Husky throws a front kick aimed at Sito's knee but Sito avoids it well.
Husky instigates a clinch.
Husky blocking some punches.
Sito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Husky working aggressively here.
Husky blocks an uppercut.
Husky throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Husky.
Husky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sito walks away with a smile on his face. Husky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Husky tries to clinch up.
Husky throws a looping overhand right but Sito ducks down to avoid it.
Sito missing with a left hand there. Husky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sito wants to slow Husky down by chopping away at his legs.
Husky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Husky throws a leg kick
and Sito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Husky thinking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sito enables Husky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sito manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sito managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sito wants to sweep but no luck.
Husky looking to pass the guard.
Sito trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Husky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sito keeping full guard, as Husky tries to pass.
Sito being controlled here, momentarily.
Sito 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.
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 Konrad Husky will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Husky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Husky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sito's guard.
Husky throws a strike but Sito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Husky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Husky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Husky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sito is aware though and is defending well.
Sito trying to control but Husky is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sito controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sito trying to control the position from guard on top but Husky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Husky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sito defends well.
Husky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sito can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Husky is looking for a triangle here but Sito uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sito working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sito creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Husky sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Husky is trying to control Sito's posture but Sito avoids it.
Husky sneaks back into half guard.
Husky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sito pulls his head out easily.
Husky wants to control but Sito is keeping busy.
Husky is staying active underneath Sito, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sito content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Husky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sito pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sito is trying to control the action in half guard but Husky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sito controlling the pace.
Sito is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Husky looking for submissions off his back.
Husky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sito pulls his head out easily.
Husky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Husky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sito wants to control but Husky is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sito scores with a kick to the midsection.
Husky moves in looking to clinch but Sito pushes him off.
Husky takes one on the button.
Husky swings for the body but Sito moves out of range.
Husky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sito lunges at Husky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Husky's hand.
Sito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Husky wants to clinch up but Sito keeps it at a distance.
Husky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sito lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Husky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sito throws a head kick that misses.
Sito swings for the body but Husky moves out of range.
Sito gets tackled into the cage by Husky. Husky maintains the clinch.
Sito blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert Sito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Sito throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sito lunges at Husky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Husky's hand.
Husky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Husky is working away from the top position though.
Sito manages to get to full guard.
Sito wants to sweep here but Husky controlling him for the moment.
Husky looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Husky stopping the sweep attempt from Sito.
Sito trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito controls Husky momentarily but Husky frees himself.
Sito has Husky pulled in close to control his posture.
Sito has his feet on Husky's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sito thumps Husky with a low kick.
Sito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Sito blocks the leg kick.
Robert Sito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Husky tries to work over Sito's front leg with a kick but Sito checks it.
Husky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Husky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Sito as Husky shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito stuns Husky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Konrad Husky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sito throws a leg kick that misses.
Sito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Husky in his tracks.
Husky clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Sito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sito blocks an uppercut.
Husky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Husky.
Sito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sito misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sito.
Sito stops a takedown attempt from Husky.
Nice body punch from Husky - that landed with a thud.
Sito misses with some punches.
Sito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Husky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Husky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sito fails to land.
Husky throws an elbow that misses.
Husky stalls.
Sito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Husky.
Husky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sito trying to stall but Husky improves his position.
Husky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sito misses with some punches.
Husky has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sito regains guard immediately.
Husky wants to control from the top but Sito keeps moving.
Sito looking for a guillotine here but Husky defends easily.
Sito is pulling down on Husky's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Husky trying to control but Sito is working from the bottom.
Husky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Husky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Husky's guard.
Husky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sito avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sito is looking to pass into half guard but Husky pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Husky is in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Sito.
I think Sito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Sito!
Robert Sito decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papaioanou lands with a good body shot.
Demaestri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papaioanou counters with a straight right hand.
Papaioanou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papaioanou moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Demaestri misses the target.
Demaestri throws a looping overhand right but Papaioanou ducks down to avoid it.
Papaioanou misses with a two punch combination.
Enzo Matias Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demaestri misses with the combination.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Papaioanou moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Papaioanou misses its target.
Papaioanou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Demaestri walks into a left hand.
It looks like Enzo Matias Demaestri has been cut.
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!
Demaestri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Papaioanou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Papaioanou misses.
Some wild striking there from Demaestri.
Demaestri misses with a looping right.
Papaioanou has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick which misses Demaestri's front leg but catches the back leg as Demaestri tries to avoid it.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papaioanou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demaestri throws out the jab.
Papaioanou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papaioanou.
Demaestri misses with a wild combination.
Demaestri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papaioanou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papaioanou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demaestri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Demaestri scores with a punch to the head.
Demaestri misses with a body shot.
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!
Papaioanou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Demaestri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papaioanou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Demaestri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Papaioanou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papaioanou ducks under a wild hook from Demaestri.
Demaestri takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Demaestri throws a right hand that misses
and Demaestri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou misses with a low kick.
Papaioanou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demaestri.
Papaioanou avoids the body shot from Demaestri.
A telegraphed right hand from Demaestri misses the target.
Demaestri staying out of range there.
Papaioanou misses the body punch
and Demaestri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papaioanou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Demaestri.
Papaioanou is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Papaioanou closes the distance and clinches.
Papaioanou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Papaioanou has Demaestri pressed against the cage.
Demaestri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Papaioanou tries to throw a body punch but Demaestri avoids it by throwing Papaioanou back against the cage.
Papaioanou trying to control the position but instead, Demaestri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Papaioanou into the cage.
Papaioanou stalling in the clinch but Demaestri improves position.
Demaestri is trying to push Papaioanou away but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Demaestri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Papaioanou stalling.
Papaioanou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Demaestri has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Papaioanou seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Demaestri can turn it around.
Demaestri letting Papaioanou take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lefteris Papaioanou.
Demaestri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Papaioanou counters with a stiff right hand.
Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papaioanou.
Demaestri throws a combination that misses
and Papaioanou makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Demaestri really felt that one!
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Demaestri looks winded!
An inside leg kick lands from Papaioanou.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that Papaioanou avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Papaioanou. Beautiful body shot.
Papaioanou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Papaioanou misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Papaioanou fails to land.
Papaioanou lands a nice shot to the body.
Papaioanou is trying to stall.
Papaioanou is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
Demaestri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefteris Papaioanou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Papaioanou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Demaestri looks to land a right hand but Papaioanou moved out of range.
Demaestri misses with a body shot.
Demaestri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Papaioanou scores with a punch to the head.
Demaestri takes a swing at Papaioanou's ribcage but misses.
Papaioanou misses with a low kick.
Demaestri defending well as Papaioanou loads up on a big left hand.
Papaioanou instigates a clinch.
Demaestri is trying to break the clinch but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage.
Papaioanou lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papaioanou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demaestri can do to turn this around?
Demaestri blocking some punches.
Demaestri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A frustrated look appears on Demaestri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Demaestri as Papaioanou tries to tie him up.
Demaestri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demaestri misses with a combination
and Papaioanou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papaioanou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demaestri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lefteris Papaioanou is winning the standup battle so far.
Demaestri has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Demaestri throws a series of punches but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demaestri.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papaioanou.
Demaestri is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Papaioanou.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papaioanou tries to close the distance and clinch but Demaestri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papaioanou attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papaioanou shoots in for a double leg but Demaestri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Demaestri is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Demaestri misses with a double jab.
Papaioanou lands a jab to the nose.
Demaestri is still on wobbly legs! Can Papaioanou finish him?
Papaioanou walks into a jab.
Demaestri seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Papaioanou to score with a decent uppercut.
Papaioanou lands a big shot that drops Demaestri! Can he finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demaestri being controlled here, momentarily.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet but Papaioanou is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Papaioanou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Papaioanou trying to control the position from guard on top but Demaestri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papaioanou prevents Demaestri from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demaestri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Papaioanou dodges the punch combination from Demaestri.
Papaioanou feints and then cracks Demaestri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demaestri down.
Papaioanou smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Papaioanou lands with a hook. Demaestri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut even more.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot.
Papaioanou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demaestri.
Demaestri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Papaioanou slips a jab and a cross from Demaestri.
Papaioanou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Demaestri swings for the body but Papaioanou moves out of range.
It appears Papaioanou was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou lands with a kick to the temple. Demaestri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papaioanou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demaestri slips a jab from Papaioanou.
Demaestri ducks under a wild hook from Papaioanou.
Demaestri throws a body shot but no joy.
Papaioanou is looking to counter punch.
Papaioanou tries to clinch but Demaestri moves out of range.
Papaioanou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demaestri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demaestri throws a hook to the side of Papaioanou's head but Papaioanou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Papaioanou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Demaestri.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papaioanou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Papaioanou slips a straight right by Demaestri.
An inside leg kick lands from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Demaestri throws a right and a left that Papaioanou avoids nicely.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Papaioanou finds it's way through Demaestri's defenses.
Papaioanou digs a good body shot into Demaestri's ribs.
Papaioanou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Papaioanou dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lefteris Papaioanou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Papaioanou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Papaioanou lands a left and a right that sends Demaestri crashing to the canvas! Papaioanou dives into mount looking to finish!
Demaestri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Papaioanou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Papaioanou works his way to his opponent's back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papaioanou controls the action.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.
Papaioanou looking to break Demaestri's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Demaestri remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Papaioanou will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Papaioanou trying to control.
Demaestri is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Papaioanou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.
Demaestri is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Papaioanou off. It looks like it's working - Papaioanou slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Demaestri displaying calm under pressure there.
Papaioanou tries to clinch up.
Papaioanou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demaestri.
Demaestri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Papaioanou catches Demaestri napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Demaestri to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papaioanou trying to control the position from guard on top but Demaestri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demaestri keeping full guard, as Papaioanou tries to pass.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Demaestri can do anything to dispel that myth.
Demaestri is looking to stand back up but Papaioanou counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Demaestri.
Demaestri is trying to stand.
Papaioanou controlling the action here.
Demaestri is looking to escape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Demaestri!
Papaioanou wants to finish this one by submission but Demaestri is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou looking for a guillotine from mount but Demaestri is having none of it.
Papaioanou controlling from the full mount.
Demaestri somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou lands a really nice looking cross but Demaestri seems unphased.
Demaestri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papaioanou moves away.
Papaioanou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Demaestri just misses with a punch to the body.
Papaioanou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lefteris Papaioanou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Papaioanou jabs Demaestri right on the nose. Demaestri blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Papaioanou.
Nice defenses there by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demaestri's sensitive parts.
Papaioanou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Demaestri looks to land a left hand but Papaioanou moved out of range nicely.
Demaestri misses with a double jab
and Papaioanou counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lefteris Papaioanou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papaioanou has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefteris Papaioanou!
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