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L.V.P. - 606 / 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nix's entrance music is Gorilla Militia by Bliss n Eso. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Margera's choice of entrance music: Sail. Joey Nix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bam Margera's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Margera is fending him off so far but Nix persists. Nope, Margera circles away and we're back to standing.
Nix gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Margera.
Margera gets caught flat footed, as Nix shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Margera wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nix manages to pass to side control.
Margera is defending against the submission attempts here by Nix.
Nix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nix seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Margera tries to kick Nix off but Nix keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nix is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Margera defends it well.
Margera is looking to escape.
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.
Margera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nix is stalling here. Margera is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nix seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Margera has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Margera lands a few punches from side control.
Nix tries to buck Margera off but Margera is having none of it.
Nix wants to control but Margera postures up.
Margera working the ground and pound from side control.
Margera working the ground and pound.
Margera wants to control but Nix is keeping him busy.
Margera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nix is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nix taking a bit of punishment here - Margera scoring with strikes.
Margera throwing strikes but Nix manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Margera is letting Nix control him for a moment.
Nix prevents Margera from escaping the position.
Nix looks up at the clock and then as Margera takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nix smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nix decides to stand back up.
Nix lands with a straight right. Margera didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Margera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Margera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nix takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nix is not content to let Margera control the position.
Margera grinds an elbow into Nix's temple.
Nix is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bam Margera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nix scores with a jab to the head.
Nix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Margeras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Margera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Margera misses.
Nix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera tries for a takedown but Nix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nix stuffs the takedown.
Joey Nix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Nix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Despite the aggression on Margera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Margera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nix connects with a right hand. Margera shakes it off.
Margera is rocked!
Nice shot lands for Nix.
Margera is still on wobbly legs! Can Nix finish him?
It looks like Nix has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Margera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nix is looking to counter punch.
Nix lands a big uppercut and Margera crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Margera looks OK. Nix waves Margera back to his feet!
Nix connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Margera. That did some damage!
Nix is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Nix shuts the power down on Margera. Lights out, game over! Nix is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joey Nix!
Joey Nix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Solo Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Han Solo Berger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Halo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger drops his hands momentarily and Halo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Han Solo Berger has been cut.
Berger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halo clinches with his opponent.
Berger blocks an uppercut.
Berger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Berger.
Berger blocking some punches.
Halo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Berger.
Halo lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Halo.
Halo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Berger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Berger lands a nice uppercut.
Halo prevents a body shot from Berger.
Halo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halo scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berger backwards.
A hook to the body from Halo.
Berger misses with some punches.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Berger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Berger avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berger.
Halo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo pushes Berger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berger working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Berger.
A right hand to the body from Halo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Berger is looking to control Halo's arms but Halo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berger has his back to the cage.
Halo lands a body punch.
Berger misses with a punch to the body.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Berger controls his hands.
Halo working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Halo as the two fighters clinch.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bergers head.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Berger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo scores with a shoulder strike.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berger blocks a body shot from Halo.
Berger taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berger.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Halo lands a nice uppercut.
Berger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berger controlling the action here for a moment.
Halo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berger or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Halo.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Halo tries a body shot but Berger blocks it.
Berger lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berger trying to control the position but instead, Halo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Berger into the cage.
Halo tries a body shot but Berger blocks it.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Berger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Berger stalling in the clinch but Halo improves position.
Berger has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
Berger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halo cracks Berger with a nice body shot.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Halo lands a nice uppercut.
Halo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Han Solo Berger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Berger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berger is rocked!
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Berger is predictable there
and Halo counters with a hugh head kick that removes Berger from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Halo!
Michael Halo is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Michael Halo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonald's choice of entrance music: Vader - Blood Of Kingu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald misses the body punch
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tony McDonald has been cut.
McDonald throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.
As McDonald looks to move away, Norton throws a big counter combo but McDonald just gets out of the way.
McDonald staying out of range there.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Norton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from McDonald misses.
McDonald scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Norton misses.
It seemed like McDonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norton.
Norton checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald 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.
Norton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Norton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Norton misses with a hook
and McDonald finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Norton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Norton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Norton can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Norton.
Norton has had enough of the clinch but McDonald keeps him there for the moment.
Norton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonald! But no joy.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Norton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
Tony McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
A counter left hand to the body from Norton misses its target.
Norton scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonald should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald lands an overhand right.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norton lands a big uppercut and McDonald crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McDonald looks OK. Norton waves McDonald back to his feet!
McDonald is rocked!
That has opened up Tony McDonald's cut even more.
Norton fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked McDonald out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Scott Norton!
Scott Norton very nearly forgot to thank CBK Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Galante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leo Galante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galante swings for the body but Hughs moves out of range.
Galante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hughs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hughs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hughs 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.
Hughs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Galante cracks Hughs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Galante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Galante misses with a punch to the body.
Galante blocks the elbow strike.
Galante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hughs is rocked!
Galante 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs is trying to push Galante away but Galante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galante.
A short uppercut from Galante.
Galante tries to work over Hughs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hughs is still on wobbly legs! Can Galante finish him?
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughs throws an elbow but misses.
Hughs seems to have recovered his senses.
Hughs dodges an elbow strike from Galante.
Galante lands a damaging elbow.
Galante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Galante.
Hughs blocks an elbow strike from Galante.
Galante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galante.
Galante lands a shoulder strike.
Hughs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Galante has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Galante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Galante avoids the elbow strike from Hughs, against the cage.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Galante on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galante avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Galante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galante managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs cracks Galante with a nice body shot.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galante avoids it.
Galante managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Galante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galante's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galante.
Galante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughs prevents a body shot from Galante.
Hughs digs a right hand underneath Galante's ribcage. Galante let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hughs lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galante gets through Hughs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hughs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Galante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughs's elbow.
Galante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughs misses with some punches.
Galante tries to throw a body punch but Hughs avoids it by throwing Galante back against the cage.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galante avoids it.
Galante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galante digs a right hand underneath Hughs's ribcage. Hughs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hughs misses with some punches.
Hughs blocks an elbow strike from Galante.
Galante comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Galante throws an elbow but misses.
Galante lands a shot to the body.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galante.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Galante - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Galante misses with the head strike.
Galante working aggressively here.
Galante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughs's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Galante.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Galante avoids the damage to the body.
Galante scores with a shoulder strike.
Galante avoids a wild elbow strike from Hughs.
Hughs misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Galante dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galante dodges the punch combination from Hughs.
Galante pushes Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Galante is struggling to control the position.
Galante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hughs misses with a knee strike.
Galante gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galante can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Galante.
Hughs lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Galante on the inside.
Leo Galante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Galante as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hughs is breathing heavily.
Galante blocks an uppercut.
Galante throws a head punch that misses.
Galante throws an elbow but it misses.
Hughs working aggressively here.
Galante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughs's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galante.
Hughs dodges an elbow strike from Galante.
Galante managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Galante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Galante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hughs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Galante gets through Hughs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galante stuns Hughs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galante cracks Hughs with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hughs looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Galante finish him?
Galante instigates a clinch.
Hughs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hughs is trying to push Galante away but Galante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Galante managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Galante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughs backwards.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but Galante blocks with his arms.
Galante stalling the fight.
Galante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs is pressed against the cage. Galante pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hughs! Two more big strikes from Galante and Hughs crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leo Galante!
A very excited looking Leo Galante made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
134 lbs
12 - 14 - 2 |
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24
144 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Middleton!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Middleton. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Middleton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Middleton motions for Martin to come forward. Middleton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Middleton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin is looking to counter punch.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Middleton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Middleton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Middleton. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Middleton.
Martin tried to counter with a leg kick but Middleton avoided it.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Middleton.
Middleton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Middleton slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Middleton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Middleton misses with an uppercut
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Middleton throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but Middleton manages to avoid it.
Middleton throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Middleton. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Middleton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Middleton misses with a head kick.
Martin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Middleton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Middleton.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but Middleton manages to avoid it.
Middleton throws a leg kick
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Middleton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Middleton.
A lazy body kick from Middleton
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Martin blocks the low kick.
Middleton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Middleton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A good leg kick by Middleton.
Middleton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middleton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Josh Middleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin looks to land a combination but Middleton avoids it well.
Middleton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Middleton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Middleton tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Middleton. That snapped Martin's head back.
Middleton scores with a spinning back kick!
Middleton misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Middleton moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Middleton.
Middleton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martin is out of range and Middleton settles back down.
As Middleton looks to move away, Martin throws a big counter combo but Middleton just gets out of the way.
Middleton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Middleton throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Middleton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Middleton misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Middleton staying out of range there.
Middleton swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Middleton 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.
Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Middleton connects with a nice looking jab.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Middleton throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Middleton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Middleton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Middleton misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin scores with a jab.
Middleton dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middleton misses with a looping right.
Martin moves away from the strike by Middleton.
Martin throws a counter high kick but Middleton was just alert enough to avoid it.
Middleton looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin attempts a counter takedown but Middleton avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Middleton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Middleton throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Middleton lands an overhand right.
Martin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Josh Middleton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Martin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Middleton throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Middleton misses.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but Middleton manages to avoid it.
Middleton is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Middleton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Middleton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Middleton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Middleton misses with a body kick.
Martin is looking to counter the offense by Middleton and move into the clinch.
Martin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Middleton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
Middleton misses with a looping right.
As Middleton tries to get set, Martin tries to push him back and clinch up but Middleton manages to avoid the attempt.
Middleton throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Martin tries to counter with a takedown but Middleton is quick to defend against it.
Middleton blocks a head kick by Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Middleton throws an off balance right hand
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Middleton looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Middleton throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Middleton 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Middleton throws a nice head kick!
Middleton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Middleton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Middleton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Middleton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Middleton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Middleton sprawls and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Middleton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martin.
Middleton takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Middleton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Middleton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Middleton looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Middleton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Middleton.
Martin is looking to counter punch.
Middleton misses with a combination
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Middleton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Middleton throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Middleton. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Middleton.
Middleton scores with a body shot.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Middleton stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Middleton misses
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Middleton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Middleton scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martin enables Middleton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Middleton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Middleton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Middleton throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but Middleton manages to avoid it.
Middleton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Middleton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Middleton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Middleton pinned against the cage. Middleton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Middleton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Middleton swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Middleton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Middleton.
Middleton takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Martin staying out of range there.
Middleton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
Martin throws a big counter combination but Middleton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Middleton throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Middleton misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Steve Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Middleton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin tries to counter by clinching up but Middleton breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Middleton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Middleton misses
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Middleton is predictable there
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Middleton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Middleton throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Middleton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Middleton throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
Martin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Middleton.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Middleton scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Martin.
I think Middleton 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Middleton!
An out of breath Josh Middleton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Point Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
182 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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31
180 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashley Sheilds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Point Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheilds thuds his right hand into Fighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter catches Sheilds with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sheilds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fighter throws out a counter right but Sheilds avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Sheilds finds it's way through Fighter's defenses.
Sheilds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fighter's head backwards.
Fighter cracks Sheilds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sheilds looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Fighter 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.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fighter looks to land a right hand but Sheilds moved out of range.
Sheilds scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter slips under a jab.
Sheilds scoring well with a low kick there.
Sheilds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sheilds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sheilds walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter takes a swing at Sheilds's ribcage but misses.
Sheilds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fighter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sheilds misses with a straight right.
Fighter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sheilds cracks Fighter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fighter cracks Sheilds with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Fighter misses.
Jab from Fighter.
Fighter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy body kick from Sheilds
and Fighter counters with a straight right hand.
Sheilds moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Sheilds throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
Sheilds ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Fighter scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheilds throws the left hand but Fighter avoids the punch easily.
Fighter throws out a counter right but Sheilds avoids it with no problem.
It looks like Sheilds has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fighter slips a jab from Sheilds.
Sheilds throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheilds moves away.
Nice defenses there by Sheilds.
Fighter throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Sheilds colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Fighter as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Sheilds is left battered and dazed whilst Fighter and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Point Fighter!
During a confident post fight interview, Point Fighter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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149 lbs
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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
41 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cottero.
Tao 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.
Cottero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cottero lands with a hook. Tao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cottero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tao at a distance.
Cottero is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab by Cottero.
Cottero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Cottero sees coming a mile off.
Cottero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tao misses with a looping right.
Cottero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cottero moves forwards but Tao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cottero misses with a hook.
Tao slips under a jab from Cottero.
Cottero scores with a push kick.
Tao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cotteros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cottero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tao's sensitive parts.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cottero moves out of range of the body kick.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Cottero down.
Cottero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tao's calf.
Cottero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tao.
A low kick from Cottero is predictable there
enabling Tao to counter with a crisp jab.
Cottero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Tao looks to throw a body kick
and Cottero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Cottero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cottero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tao as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cottero looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Cottero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tao throws a body punch but Cottero moves out of range.
Cottero slips a jab from Tao.
Cottero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tao lands with a shot to the body.
Tao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cottero takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao misses with a hook.
Cottero lands the left hand.
Cottero tried to score with a low kick but Tao checks it.
The fighters circling - Tao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao missing with a left hand there. Cottero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cottero throws an overhand right that lands on Tao's shoulder, as Tao tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Cottero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cottero digs a good body shot into Tao's ribs.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tao cracks the inside of Cottero's front leg.
Cottero connects with a crisp jab.
Tao tried to score with a low kick but Cottero checks it.
Tao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cottero replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tao blocks it well.
Tao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cottero.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cottero.
Tao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cottero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cottero swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws out a leg kick but Cottero moves out of range and Tao only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottero scores with the left hand. Tao knows he should have avoided that one.
Cottero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cottero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cottero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tao fails to land with a series of punches.
Tao throws a low kick but Cottero moves out of range easily.
Cottero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cottero moves out of range of the strikes.
Cottero thuds his right hand into Tao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tao is rocked!
Cottero fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Tao square on the jaw! Damn, Tao is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Cottero!
Tommy Cottero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loki Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serlal has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loki Schwager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zbermat Serlal!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serlal lands a body shot.
Serlal scores with a nice right hand.
Schwager scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Serlal lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Loki Schwager has been cut.
Serlal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schwager darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Serlal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schwager.
Schwager misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serlal lands a nice hook to Schwager's body. Schwager takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Serlal lands with a good body shot.
Serlal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schwager will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Serlal's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Serlal duly obliges.
Schwager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serlal drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Serlal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Serlal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schwager looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schwager has control of Serlal's left arm, preventing Serlal from doing any damage.
Schwager is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Serlal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Serlal grinds an elbow into Schwager's temple.
Schwager is working to avoid the ground and pound but Serlal connects with a decent elbow.
Serlal grinds an elbow into Schwager's temple.
Loki Schwager's cut is getting worse.
Serlal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Schwager to see if he's OK.
Schwager is rocked!
Loki Schwager's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Loki Schwager's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zbermat Serlal!
After winning the bout, Zbermat Serlal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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